永定县湖雷中学.ppt

1.Facts of the Olympics 1.The ancient Olympics started in the year ______ in _______. 2.The events in the ancient Olympics were ______, _________ , ______, _______ and ________. 3.The ancient Olympics stopped in the year ______. 4.The modern Olympics started in the year ______ in_______.And ______ competitors from____countries competed in it. 5.China first took part in the Olympics in ____. 6.________ was China`s first gold medal winner and he was for the event of____. 7.______ competitors from ____ countries took part in Sydney in the 27th Summer Olympics. 8.The three words used to show the spirit of the Olympics are ______, _____, ______. 9.The sportsmen and sportswomen in the summer Olympics are called _________________. 10.The first three best athletes in each event receive objects coated with______, ______ or ______. 2.BACKGROUND 2. Olive Wreath For the ancient Greeks,the olive tree was a symbol of peace, wisdom and victory. An olive wreath was made,and used to crown the ancient Olympic champions. 3. The Olympic Flag The design of the Olympic flag was adopted in 1913,but it first flew over the Antwerp games in 1920.the five rings represent the five continents: Africa,America, Asia, Europe and Oceania. At least one of the six colors of the flog(including the white blackground) appears in the national flag of every country in theworld. 4. Words for Olympics The International Olympic Committee has become famous in our country since the 29th Olympic Games will take place in China in 2008. So you may think it will be necessary for us students to know some words related to the big games. ①The International Olympic Committee(IOC) ②The IOC Evaluation Committee ③The IOC Executive Board ④The Chinese/Canadian/Japanese Olympic Committee ⑤The Olympic bid to hold the 2008 summer Olympics ⑥Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Bid Committee ⑦Motto of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Bid “New Beijing,Great Olympics” “Green Olympics,People`s Olympics and Hi-tech Oly