Unit 5 Discovery课件 上海2025-2026学年沪教版（五四学制）六年级英语上册

Unit 5 Animals and us Mascots and the Olympic Games 1 Olympic Games 奥林匹克运动会 Olympics How often do we hold (举办) the Olympic Games? Who can hold the Olympic Games? When do we hold the Olympics in a year? Every four years Different countries In summer (from July to August) or in winner (around February) summer Olympics 夏季奥林匹克 winner Olympics 冬季奥林匹克 How many times did China hold (举办) the Olympics? When did we hold the Olympic Games? Where did we hold the 2008 and 2022 Olympics? How did we introduce the 2008 and 2022 Olympics? Twice. In 2008 and in 2022. In Beijing. mascot(s) 吉祥物 What do mascots look like? Do they have anything in common? 5 6 Which word is closest in meaning to “a mascot”? mascot /ˈmæskət/ n. 吉祥物 2. What information may we get from the passage? a rule a sign a sportsman 6 7 Read the passage and answer the questions. What is the passage mainly about? 2. How many mascots are mentioned? It’s about different mascots of different Olympic Games. Three. 3. What information can you get from each paragraph? 4. How is the passage organised? national animal 国家动物 1. What is the name of the mascot? 2. Which Olympic Games is it from? 3. What kind of animal is it? 4. What is the symbolic significance (象征意义) of the mascot? a kind of animal that shows the symbol of a country n. 象征 I’m the national animal of China. shanghua zhao (sz) - 序号圆点后都要空一格 静 柒 (静柒) - 已改 10 Read the short passage and complete the information card. Name ________________________________ Mascot of ________________________________ Prototype (原型) __________________ Symbolic significance __________________________ Bing Dwen Dwen Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics giant panda a warm welcome to friends around the world Other information __________________________ the national animal of China 11 Read the second and third short passages and complete the information cards. Name ________________________________ Mascot of ________________________________ Prototype _____________________________ Symbolic significance __________________________ Vinicius Rio 2016 Summer Olympics a mix of different animals fast, high Other information __________________________ The name comes from a Brazilian poet. mix /ˈmɪks/ n. 混合，融合 brazil 巴西 My looks mainly come from monkeys, cats and birds. 12 Read the second and third paragraph and complete the information card. Name ________________________________ Mascot of ________________________________ Prototype __________________________ Symbolic significance __________________________ Sukki, Nokki, Lekki and Tsukki Nagano 1998 Winter Olympics Let’s join in the Winter Games. Good luck owl Other information __________________________ It is also called the Snowlets. booklet, piglet, leaflet shanghua zhao (sz) - Games后的句号被遮挡；good luck小写？ 静 柒 (静柒) - 句号已改；good luck？ What are the features (特点；特色) of those mascots? active and friendly  like the ambassadors (大使)  convey (传递) messages  … easy to recognise Think and discuss. Why does the writer say mascots play an important role in the communication of sports and culture? $