UNIT 1 The Olympics
第一单元 奥运会
Lesson 1: Higher,Faster,Stronger
第一课： 更高，更快，更强
THINK ABOUT IT!

Have you ever watched the Olympics on TV?

What's your favourite Olympic sport?

Do you think the Olympics are important?

Why or why not?

When were the first Olympics?
第一届奥运会是在什么时候？
We call the first Olympic Games the "ancient" Olympics.
我们把第一届奥运会称为“古代”奥运会。
"Ancient" means very,very old.
“古代”意味着非常非常久远。
The ancient Olympic Games began in Greece in 776 BC.
古奥运会始于公元前776年的希腊。
When did the modern Olympics start?
现代奥运会是什么时候开始的？
We call today's Olympic Games the "modern" Olympics.
我们把如今的奥运会称为“现代”奥运会。
What does "modern" mean?
“现代”是什么意思？
"Modern","now" and "today" mean the same thing.
“现代”、“如今”、和“当今”是一回事。
The modern Olympics started in Athens,Greece in 1896.
现代奥运会始于1896年的希腊雅典。
Quick Quiz!
小测验！
Did women compete in the ancient Olympics?
在古奥运会中女子参加竞赛吗？
No,women did not compete.
不，女子不参加竞赛。
At the first ancient Olympics,there was only one sport.
在首届古奥运会时，只有一项运动。
What was it?The sprint.
是什么？短跑。
How many countries sent athletes to the 2004 Athens Olympics?
2004年的雅典奥运会有多少个国家参加？
Two hundred and two countries sent athletes to the 2004 Olympics.
2004年的奥运会，202个国家派运动员参加。
How many athletes competed at the 2004 Olympics?
2004年奥运会有多少名运动员参赛？
More than eleven thousand athletes competed.
超过一万一千名运动员参赛。
How many sports did the 2004 Olympics have?
2004年奥运会有多少项运动？
It had twenty-eight different sports.
有28种不同的运动。
Amazing Olympic athletes
令人吃惊的奥运健儿
At the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City,
在1968年的墨西哥奥运会中，
American Bob Beamon won the gold medal in the long jump.
美国人鲍勃·比蒙获得了跳远金牌。
He jumped an amazing 8.8 metres.
他跳出了令人吃惊的8.8米。
Nobody broke his record for twenty-three years.
23年中没人打破他的记录。
Xu Haifeng won China's first Olympic medal.
许海峰为中国获得了第一枚奥运奖牌。
At the opening event of the 1984 Olympics,he won a gold medal in shooting.
1984年奥运会刚开幕，他就在射击中获得一枚金牌。
At the Olympics,athletes compete for medals.
在奥运会上，运动员为奖牌而竞争。
If you are first,you get a gold medal.
如果你名列第一，就得金牌；
If you are second,you get a silver medal.
如果你名列第二，就得银牌；
If you are third,you get a bronze medal.
如果你名列第三，就得铜牌；
If you are twentieth,do you get a medal?No!
如果你名列第二十，你会获得奖牌吗？不会！
LET'S DO IT!

In a small group,talk about the Olympic Games.

When and where did they begin?

Then,play "Charades."Take turns acting out a sport.

One group member acts,while the others try to guess the sport by asking "Is it ______?"