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Chinese women's basketball team won a silver medal in the Women’s basketball World Cup.
Unit 2 Sports culture
Reading (I)
The Olympics
Quiz
How much do you know about the
Olympic Games?
1.Where were the ancient Olympic Games held?
At Olympia in Greece.
2.How often are the Olympic Games held?
Every four years.
3.What do the Olympic rings stand for?
Five continents .
Europe, Asia, Africa, America, Oceania
Read the passage quickly and answer
the following question.
How many parts can we divide this
passage into ?
Skimming
Five parts.
Part 1: Paragraph 1: Introduction
Part 2: Paragraphs
2-3: Subheading 1______________
Part 3: Paragraphs
4-5: Subheading 2______________
Part 4: Paragraph
6: Subheading 3______________
Part 5: Paragraph 7: Conclusion
1,What is the spirit of the Olympics?
2,Why do the athletes participate in
the Olympics ?
Scanning
Read para.1 carefully and answer the following questions.
They hope to be recognized as
the best of the best.
Paragraph 1 : Introduction.
Friendship, solidarity, and fair play.
Phrases: in the spirit of....
Sentence patterns:sporting event that...
Listen to the tape of paragraphs 2-3 and fill in the blanks according to what you heard.
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The ancient Olympic Games began in the year _________. During the early Games,only Greek ______ were allowed to participate. They competed in such events as ________, _______ and __________. The ancient Olympic Games were held at Olympia in Greece _____________ for almost ______centuries, until they eventually died out around the year __________.
776BCE
men
boxing
running
the long jump
every four years
12
393
Paragraph 2:The ancient Olympics.
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More than _______________,however, the Games rose again. The modern Olympics we