The Beijing 2008 Olympic Games

2020/2/71TheBeijing2008OlympicGamesUnit62020/2/72TeachingObjectivesBefamiliarwiththehistoryofOlympicGames.Catchthemainideaofthetext.Masterthekeylanguagepointsandgrammaticalstructuresrelatedtothetopic.2020/2/73IntroductionTheOlympicMottoOlympicHistory2020/2/74Warming-upQuestions:1.WhenwasthefirstOlympicGamesheld?2.HowoftenistheOlympicGamesheld?3.Whendidthemoderngamesbegin?4.Whywerethegamesstoppedin1916,in1940andin1944?5.WerethewomenallowedtocompeteintheancientOlympicGames?6.WhendidwomenbegincompetingintheOlympicGames?7.WhenwilltheOlympicsbeheldinBeijing?2020/2/75Pre-readingTaskWhile-readingTaskPost-readingTaskTheBeijing2008OlympicGames2020/2/76TheOlympicMottoStrongerHigherFaster2020/2/771.InavalleyofAncientGreece,ataplacecalledOlympia,thefirstOlympicGameswasheldin776BC.Thegameswereheldeveryfouryears,forathousandyears.TheGameswereoriginallyapartofareligiousfestivalheldinhonoroftheGreekgod(Zeus.)2.HeraclesisaheroicfigureassociatedwiththefirstGames.Heraclescamewithhisbrothers,definedthelengthofthestadiumatOlympia,organizedafootracewithhisbrothersandcrownedthevictorwithawreathofwildoliveleaves.竞走有王冠的花圈橄榄枝大力英雄,力士OlympicHistory2020/2/783.Themoderngameshavebeenheldeveryfouryearssince1896withtheexceptionsof1916,1940,and1944,whichwerecanceledbecauseofWorldWarsIandII.4.Thegamesweretraditionallyheldonlyinthesummer,butin1924theWinterGameswereaddedandheldeveryfouryearsthereafter.OlympicHistory2020/2/795.WomenwerenotallowedtocompeteintheOlympicGamesuntil1900.Now,theOlympicshavebecometheworldmostimportanteventandthesymbolofsportingfriendshipofallthepeopleoftheworld.6.The2008SummerOlympicGameshavejustbeenheldinBeijing.ItisnecessaryforustogetsomeinformationabouttheOlympicGames.OlympicHistory2020/2/710Sincethe2008SummerOlympicGameshavejustbeenheldinBeijing,CHINA,allofusChinesestudentsshouldgettoknowsomethingaboutit.2020/2/711Whatarethe“threethemes”oftheBeijing2008OlympicGames?WhatistheemblemoftheBeijing2008OlympicGames?WhatisthesloganoftheBeijing2008OlympicGames?WhataretheofficialmascotsoftheBeijing2008OlympicGames?Warming-upQuestions2020/2/712ThreeThemesGreenOlympics—–Olympicvillage–Beijing’sNationalStadiumPeople’sOlympicsHigh-TechOlympics2020/2/7132020/2/7142020/2/715TheEmblemoftheBeijing2008OlympicGamesChineseSeal-DancingBeijingFiveringsChinesesealcharacterof“jing”Beijing20082020/2/716TheSloganoftheBeijing2008OlympicGames“OneWorld,OneDream”2020/2/717TheMascotsoftheBeijing2008OlympicGames2020/2/718WelcometoBeijing2020/2/719Haveaquicklookatthewords&expressionsrelatedtothetopicandreadaloudinstepwiththerecording.sponsorv.发起，主办ripplen.波纹v.起波纹emblemn.象征,徽章unveilv.揭开,揭幕sealn.印,图章calligraphyn.书法mascotn.吉祥物slogann.口号,标语ambassadorn.大使ornamentationn.装饰物2020/2/720TextReadingReadthetextasquicklyaspossible,andtrytograspitsmainidea.2020/2/721OutlineTheBeijing2008OlympicGamesTheEmblemTheSloganTheMascots2020/2/722TheBeijing2008OlympicGamesAt10:08P.M.onJuly13th,2001,Mr.Samaranch,theformerPresidentoftheInternationalOlympicCommittee,announcedinMoscowthatthesponsoringcityofthe29thOlympiadwillbeBeijing.AtthemomentinChinaexcitementrippledthroughtheOlympicconferenceroominBeijing,intothecity,andthroughouttheentirenation.2020/2/723TheBeijing2008OlympicGamesTheEmblemoftheBeijing2008OlympicGamesOnAugust3,2003,theemblemoftheBeijing2008OlympicGameswasofficiallyunveiledtothepublic.Itwasamilestoneinourpreparationsforthe2008OlympicGames.TheofficialemblemofBeijing2008entitled“ChineseSeal-DancingBeijing”cleverlycombinestheChinesesealandtheartofcalligraphywithsportingfeatures,2020/2/724TheBeijing2008OlympicGamestransformingtheelementsintoahumanfigurerunningforwardandembracingvictory.ThefigureresemblesthecharacterJing,whichthenameofthehostcityandrepresentsaparticularlysignificantChinesestyle.2020/2/725...,whichstandsforthenameofthehostcityandrepresentsaparticularlysignificantChinesestyle.standforv.代表,代替,象征.e.g.ThePRCstandsforthePeople’sRepublicofChina.PRC代表中华人民共和国。Theflagstandsforfreedomanddemocracy.这旗子代表自由与民主。ItstandsforCentralIntelligenceagency.它代表中央情报局。2020/2/726TheBeijing2008OlympicGamesTheOfficialMascotsoftheBeijing2008OlympicGamesLiketheFiveOlympicRingsfromwhichtheydrawtheircolorandinspiration,FuwawilltheOfficialMascotsofBeijing2008OlympicGames,carryingamessageoffriendshipandpeace–andgoodwishesfromChina–tothechildrenallovertheworld.FuwaembodythenaturalcharacteristicsoffourofChina'smostpopularanimals–theFish,thePanda,theTibetanAntelope,theSwallow–andtheOlympicFlame.EachofFuwahasarhymingtwo-syllablename--aTraditionalwayofexpressingaffectionforchildreninChina.BeibeiistheFish,JingjingisthePanda,Huan-2020/2/727...,FuwawillserveastheOfficialMascotsofBeijing2008OlympicGames...serveas担任,充当,起…作用,被用作e.g.Theoldmansionservedasthesoldiers‘billetforaweek.士兵在那所古宅里住了一个星期。Heservedasawitnessatthewedding.他在婚礼中当证婚人。Asmallstructureservingasashelter.一种用作庇护所的小建筑。2020/2/728TheBeijing2008OlympicGameshuanistheOlympicFlame,Ying-yingistheTibetanAntelopeandNiniistheSwallow.Whenyouputtheirnamestogether--BeijingHuanYingNi--theysayWelcometoBeijin