Unit2WarmingupTheOlympicGames,stadium,tabletennis,cycling,badminton,basketball,tennis,gymnastics,fencing,weightlifting,diving,,FasterHigherStrongerWhatistheOlympicmotto?,What'sthis?blueyellowblackgreenredtheOlympicflag,WhatdoestheOlympicflagmean?Backgroundcolour:whiteShapes:5ringsjoinedtogetherSymbolic(象征)ofpeacethroughoutthegamesthefriendshipofthe5continentsEuropeAsiaOceaniaAmericaAfrica,TheOlympicFlame圣火在吉林传递,Thefirerepresentslifeandenthusiasm.圣火象征着发源于古希腊的文明之光，它照耀着人类前进的道路，激励着人类追求光明、追求理想，朝着崇高的目标不断进取。Olympicflame,ItisaspecialkindofanimalthatrepresentsthecountrywhichhosttheOlympicGames.奥运吉祥物多为举办国民族文化中拟人化的动物，使奥运会更加诙谐而富有人情味。吉祥物始于1972年第20届奥运会。当时的吉祥物是一只小猎狗。OlympicMascot奥运吉祥物,你WelcometoBeijing北京欢迎2008BeijingOlympicMascots,.ThefounderofthemodernOlympicGamesandOlympicMovementPierredeCoubertin,“ThemostimportantthingintheOlympicGamesisnottowinbuttotakepart,justasthemostimportantthinginlifeisnotthetriumph(获胜)butthestruggle(奋斗).Theessentialthingisnottohaveconqueredbuttohavefoughtwell."TheOlympiccreed(信条)wasfirststatedin1896byCoubertin.,WheredidtheancientOlympicGamesstart?A.InGreeceB.IntheUK2.ArewemenallowedtotakepartintheancientOlympicGames?A.YESB.NOChoosetherightanswers.,3.WhydidtheancientOlympicGamesstop?A.BecauseofwarsB.Becauseofdisease4.WhendidChinafirsttakepartintheOlympicGames?A.In1932B.In1940,5.WhowasChina’sfirstgoldmedalwinnerandforwhatevent?A.XuHaifeng;shootingB.XuHaifeng;tabletennis6.Whenandwheredidthe29thOlympictake?A.2008,BeijingB.2012,London,OlympicGamesOlympicGames,internationalsportscompetition,heldeveryfouryearsatadifferentsite.Theathletesfromdifferentnationscompeteagainsteachotherindifferentsports.TherearetwotypesofOlympics,theSummerOlympicsandtheWinterOlympics.ThemodernOlympicGamesbeganinAthens,Greece,in1896.ButtheWinterOlympicswerenotestablisheduntil1924.Intheyearof1940and1944,theOlympicswerenotheldbecauseoftheWorldWarⅡ.,HOMEWORKSurftheinternettoknowmoreabouttheOlympicgames.PreviewtheREADINGpart.Mastertheimportantwordsandexpressionsofthisunit.FindsomematerialsabouttheBeijingOlympicandLondonOlympic.
