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Unit 1 The Olympics
Lesson 1 Higher, Faster, Stronger
Lead in
Think about it!
1. Do you often do some exercises after school? Which sport do you like to do? Why?
2. What’s your favourite Olympic sport?
diving
volleyball
race
swimming
tennis
shooting
The modern Olympics started in Athens, Greece in 1896.
Presentation
The Olympics in Mexico City in 1968.
At the 1968 Olympics, American Bob Beamon won the gold medal in the long jump.
He jumped an amazing 8. 8
metres.
Xu Haifeng won a gold
medal in shooting at
1984 Olympics.
He won China’s first
Olympic medal.
At the Olympics, athletes compete for medals. If you are first, you get a gold medal.
The ancient Olympics:
The first Olympic Games were held in Greece in 776 BC. It lasted for only one day and there was only one contest. It was a short distance race—sprint. And then events were added, and the duration was extended to seven days.
It started in Athens Greece in 1896. They are held every four years in different countries in turn. And the world’s most important contests of sports and games are held in the Olympics.
“Higher, Faster, Stronger” is the motto of the Olympic Games.
The modern Olympics:
Answer the questions:
1. When were the first Olympics?
2. When did the modern Olympics start?
3. A man named Bob Beamon won the gold medal in the high jump, didn’t he?
4. Did Xu Haifeng win China’s first Olympic medal?
1. Did women compete in the ancient Olympics?( )
2. There was only one sport—the sprint at the first ancient Olympics. ( )
3. Two thousand countries sent athletes to the 2004 Olympics. ( )
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1. Did women compete in the ancient Olympics?
在古代奥运会中有女运动员参赛吗?
compete意为 “竞争, 比赛”常与介词with, against(与……