高中英语牛津版第四模块Unit2SportingeventsReadingTheOlympicGamesListentothepassage•Readthepassageagainanddividethepassageintofourparts.•Part1•Part2•Part3•Part4Readingstrategy:readingaspeechWhatisspeech?Aspeechisaformaltalkthatapersongivestoanaudience.Waystomakeaspeech:TellaninterestingstoryUsequotationsorpresentstatisticsAskingquestionscanalsobeveryeffective.•1.Whatisthespeechabout?•2.WhatwasPierredeCoubertin’shopewhenhebroughttheOlympicGamesbacktolife?•3.Whatdoesthespeakerwishforattheendofthespeech?Fastreading1.Whatisthespeechabout?ThehistoryandsignificanceoftheOlympicGames.2.WhatwasPierredeCoubertin’shopewhenhebroughttheOlympicGamesbacktolife?HehopedthattheOlympicGameswouldmakeitpossibleforpeopleofallcountriestolivesidebysideinpeace.3.Whatdoesthespeakerwishforattheendofthespeech?HewishestheOlympicMovementasuccessfulfuturetomatchitspastglory.DetailedreadingOlympicgamesAncientOlympicgamesContemporaryOlympicgamesWhenWherewhoWhenWherewhoC2:NameNationalityWhichOlympicMuhammadAliMichaelJordanXuHaifengDengYapingLiuXiangZhangNingAmericanAmerican1984LosAnglesOlympics1992BarcelonaOlympicsChinese1984LosAnglesOlympicsChinese1992BarcelonaOlympics1996AtlantaOlympicsChinese2004AthensOlympicsChinese2008BeijingOlympics1960RomeOlympicsNameOlympicachievementsOtherinformationMuhammadAliMichaelJordanXuHaifengGoldmedal,boxingBirthnameCassiusClay,firstWorldHeavyweightBoxingChampionshipin1964;littheOlympicflameatthe1996AtlantaOlympicstwogoldmedals,basketballgoldmedalwonthefirstOlympicgoldmedalforChinaDengYapingLiuXiangZhangNingfourgoldmedals,tabletennisgoldmedal,men’s110-metrehurdlesthefirstAsiantowinthisracegoldmedal,badminton1.Accordingtothespeech,thespeakerisanathlete.2.ThefirstancientOlympicGameswereheldinAD776.3.EveryonewasallowedtotakepartintheancientOlympics.4.ThecontemporaryOlympicGameswerefirstheldinRomein1896.anIOCmember776BCMenwereAthensReadthepassageagainandcompletePartsC1andC2individually.5.Atthe2008BeijingOlympics,theChinesewomen’sbadmintonteamwonthegoldmedalforthefirsttimeinhistory.6.ZhangNingwasinherlatethirtieswhenshecompetedinthe2008OlympicGames.earlygymnasticsQuestions:1.WhatcharacteristicsdotheancientOlympicsandthemodernOlympicsshare?2.WhatarethedifferencesbetweentheancientandthemodernOlympicGames?3.MuhammadAliandMichaelJordanarementionedinthepassage.Whatdothesetwosportspeoplehaveincommon?4.DoyouthinkChineseathletessuchasDengYapingandLiuXiangareasgreatasMuhammadAliorMichaelJordan?CompletePartDandE:Answers:D:1a;2c;3e;4b;5f;6dE:1.significance2.movement3.medal4.joy5.competed6.madecontribution7.honour8.excitedReadingstrategy:readingaspeechAgoodspeechshouldkeeptheaudienceinterestedinallthetime.Tell:aninterestingstoryUse:quotationsorpresentstatisticsAskingquestionscanalsobeveryeffective.Discussthefollowingquestionsonpage25:1.DoyouthinktheOlympicGameshelpcountriesandpeoplelivepeacefullysidebyside?Whyorwhynot?2.WhodoyouthinkarethegreatestOlympicathletesandwhy?3.Whatkindofexampledoyouthinkathleteshavesetforyoungpeoplearoundtheworld?Furtherdiscussion:HostingtheOlympicGamesisagreathonourforacountry,butatthesametimeitcostsalotofmoney.DoyouthinkhostingtheOlympicswillbeagoodopportunitytodevelopthehostcountry’seconomyandtourism,orwillitbeaheavyburdenontheeconomy?delighted;significance;briefly;compete;allow;honour;inhonourof;nomatterwhat;separate;sidebyside;recognize;record;c...