UNIT 1 The Olympics
第一單元 奧運會
Lesson 1: Higher,Faster,Stronger
第一課： 更高，更快，更強
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?
第一屆奧運會是在什么時候？
We call the first Olympic Games the "ancient" Olympics.
我們把第一屆奧運會稱為“古代”奧運會。
"Ancient" means very,very old.
“古代”意味著非常非常久遠。
The ancient Olympic Games began in Greece in 776 BC.
古奧運會始于公元前776年的希臘。
When did the modern Olympics start?
現代奧運會是什么時候開始的？
We call today's Olympic Games the "modern" Olympics.
我們把如今的奧運會稱為“現代”奧運會。
What does "modern" mean?
“現代”是什么意思？
"Modern","now" and "today" mean the same thing.
“現代”、“如今”、和“當今”是一回事。
The modern Olympics started in Athens,Greece in 1896.
現代奧運會始于1896年的希臘雅典。
Quick Quiz!
小測驗！
Did women compete in the ancient Olympics?
在古奧運會中女子參加競賽嗎？
No,women did not compete.
不，女子不參加競賽。
At the first ancient Olympics,there was only one sport.
在首屆古奧運會時，只有一項運動。
What was it?The sprint.
是什么？短跑。
How many countries sent athletes to the 2004 Athens Olympics?
2004年的雅典奧運會有多少個國家參加？
Two hundred and two countries sent athletes to the 2004 Olympics.
2004年的奧運會，202個國家派運動員參加。
How many athletes competed at the 2004 Olympics?
2004年奧運會有多少名運動員參賽？
More than eleven thousand athletes competed.
超過一萬一千名運動員參賽。
How many sports did the 2004 Olympics have?
2004年奧運會有多少項運動？
It had twenty-eight different sports.
有28種不同的運動。
Amazing Olympic athletes
令人吃驚的奧運健兒
At the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City,
在1968年的墨西哥奧運會中，
American Bob Beamon won the gold medal in the long jump.
美國人鮑勃·比蒙獲得了跳遠金牌。
He jumped an amazing 8.8 metres.
他跳出了令人吃驚的8.8米。
Nobody broke his record for twenty-three years.
23年中沒人打破他的記錄。
Xu Haifeng won China's first Olympic medal.
許海峰為中國獲得了第一枚奧運獎牌。
At the opening event of the 1984 Olympics,he won a gold medal in shooting.
1984年奧運會剛開幕，他就在射擊中獲得一枚金牌。
At the Olympics,athletes compete for medals.
在奧運會上，運動員為獎牌而競爭。
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，就得銀牌；
If you are third,you get a bronze medal.
如果你名列第三，就得銅牌；
If you are twentieth,do you get a medal?No!
如果你名列第二十，你會獲得獎牌嗎？不會！
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 ______?"