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Lesson 38

• The Olympic Games

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shooting
football
sailing
basketball
wrestling
skating
volleyball
boxing
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• Try to guess the meaning of the underlined
  part from the context.
• a person who practices physical exercises and
  sports demanding strength and speed
• a test of strength, skill, ability, etc.
• moving or able to move at great speed, especially
  without effort
• a short sentence of a few words taken as the
  guiding principle of a person, of a school, etc
• something valuable or desirable, given to someone
  who is successful in a game, race, competition,
  game, etc

( ) 1. The young lion was swift in action
when it saw its prey(??). ( ) 2. During the
competitions, we exchanged(??) experience with
players from other countries. ( ) 3.
Ball-players, runners, boxers, swimmers, etc. are
athletes. ( ) 4. Christine was very happy
because her poem won the first prize of ten
dollars. ( ) 5. Dont lose hope remember the
motto Never say die.
C
B
A
E
D
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the Olympic flag
Five continents
Five rings
Europe
Asia
Africa
Oceania
America
Five rings join together
Friendship
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1992 Olympic Games
1996 Olympic Games
2000 Olympic Games
Summer Olympic Games
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1998 Olympic Games
2002 Olympic Games
Winter Olympic Games
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Motto
Swifter, Higher, Stronger
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( )1. The Winter Olympic Games usually take
place _____. A. every two years B. every four
years C. two years after the Summer Olympics
D. at the same time as the Summer Olympics (
)2. Which of the following is correct about
the Olympic Games? A. The first modern Olympic
Games took place around the year 776 in Greece B.
No women athletes were allowed to take part in
the old Olympic Games C. 311 competitors from 13
countries took part in the old Olympic Games D.
The Olympic Games were never forgotten even
though they were stopped for centuries (
)3. The first modern Olympic Games _____. A.
began in the year 393 AD B. were
held in Greece C. happened in the year 1986
D. took place in Barcelona
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D
B
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( )4. ______ were the old games in which the
athletes competed in the old Olympics. A.
Sailing and shooting B.
Running and horse-riding C. Jumping and wrestling
D. Shooting and running (
)5. Which of the following can be inferred from
the passage? A. The Chinese team was the
second strongest in the 25th Summer Olympics.
B. In Barcelona men athletes won more than 4 gold
medals for the Chinese team C. The Olympic
Games stopped in 193 AD because of corruption(??)
and cheating D. Now many countries compete to
hold the Olympics because they can benefit(??) a
lot from the games
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D
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True or False questions
( ) 1. Both the Summer and Winter Olympics
are held every four years. ( ) 2. The modern
Olympic Games began around the year 779 BC. (
) 3. In the old times both men and women were
allowed to take part in the Olympic
Games. ( ) 4. The first modern Olympic Games
happened in the year 400 AD. ( ) 5. The
Olympic Games were born in Greece. ( ) 6. The
24th Summer Olympics were held in Barcelona in
Spain. ( ) 7. In Barcelona the Chinese team
won 16 medals. ( ) 8. Horse-riding is one of
the unusual sports in the 1992 Olympic Games.
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F
F
F
T
F
F
T
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Fill in the blanks with the numbers given below
A. 776 BC B. 393 AD C. 1896 D.
1984 E. 1992 F. 250 G.
311 H. 8,000
1.       The first Olympic Games in modern times
happened in _______. 2.       There are over
______ different sports in the 1992
Olympics. 3.       The old Olympic Games began
around the year __________ in Greece. 4.       In
______ over ________ competitors from more than
150 countries went to Barcelona for the 25th
Summer Olympics. 5.       In the 1896 games there
were ______ competitors from just 13
countries. 6.       In the _______ Olympic Games,
Carl Lewis won four gold medals. 7.       After
about the year _________ the Olympic Games
stopped.
1896
250
776BC
8,000
1992
311
1984
393AD
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Fill in the blanks with proper words.
The Olympic Games are the biggest sports meeting
in the world. There are _____ kinds of Olympic
Games. _______ is the Summer Olympic Games, and
the ______ is the Winter Olympics. _______ of
them are _____ every ______ years. The old
Olympic Games ______ around the year 776 BC in
_______. At that time there were not _______ many
sports ________ today. And women were not allowed
to ______ _____ _____ the games. But now there
are new sports in the Olympics. Just in the
Summer Olympics there are more than 250 different
sports. And ________ are also allowed to join in
the games. They even compete _____ medals ______
men in some of the games.
One
two
other
Both
held
four
Greece
began
as
so
take part in
women
for
with
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Say something about the 1992 Olympic Games
Key words

1. the 25th Summer Olympic Games
2. 8,000 competitors more than 150 countries
3. 250 different sports
4. some unusual sports
5. Chinese team 16 gold medals

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Comparison

the first old Olympics
the first Olympics in modern times
time
place
competitors
sports
In Greece
776BC
In 1896
In Greece
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July 13th, 2001
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" To hold the Olympic Games is a rich prize for a
country."
Discussion
Can China benefit(??) from the 2008 Summer
Olympic Games?
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Homework

• Summarize the passage
• 2. Finish Exercises in Workbook

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