(宗教的)festival.ppt

Thank you ! * THINK ABOUT IT Have you ever watched the Olympics on TV? What’s your favorite Olympic sport? Do you think the Olympics are important? Why or Why not? Follow me The early Olympic Games (from 776 B.C. until 393 A.D.) were celebrated as a religious (宗教的）festival honoring the Greek God Zeus. The games were held in ancient Greece. The first modern Olympic Games took place in 1896 with athletes competing in nine sports events: cycling, fencing, gymnastics, lawn tennis, shooting, swimming, track and field, weight lifting, and wrestling. Follow me Follow me The modern Olympics started in Athens, Greece in 1896. 2004雅典奥运火炬在赫拉神庙点燃 Follow me Olympic mascots 奥运吉祥物 At the 1968 Olympics, American Bob Beamon won the gold medal in the long jump. He jumped an amazing 8.8 meters. XuHaifeng won a gold medal in shooting at 1984 Olympics. He won China’s first Olympic medal. Words Expressions 1. ancient : having existed for a very long time 古代的，从前的 eg. There is an ancient building at the end of the street. 2. gold (n.) golden (adj.) 金子，黄金 金色的，金子般的 eg. golden time 金色时光 A gold watch is much more valuable than a golden watch. 纯金的表当然要比金色的表值钱啦！ 3. medal : solid shiny mineral substance 金属 eg. gold medal 金牌 silver medal 银牌 bronze medal 铜牌 Medals in Athens 4. Record: v. 记录，记载；录音 eg. What do you record in your notebook? (2)n. 记录；最好成绩 eg. One cannot always hold the world record forever. TIPS: record 作动词的读音为 record 作名词的读音为 (3) hold the record 保持记录 break the record 打破纪录 eg. It was not easy for LiuXiang to break the world record at the 2004 Olympics Games. *