人教版高中英语 必修二 Unit2 《The Olympic Games ---Reading》

Greek Olympic Games

The temple of Hera in Olympia, Elis, Greece

Once every four years, men from all over Greece came to compete in a great

athletic festival in Elis, in western Greece (Women were not allowed to compete). This

was called the Olympic games because the place was called Olympia. It was a religious

festival to honor the Greek gods Zeus and Hera. We don't know when men first began

celebrating the Olympic Games, but they were certainly already doing it in the time of

Homer, by 776 BC. And they were celebrated from then on, every four years without

fail, until people converted to Christianity and the Roman Emperor Theodosius banned

the games in 393 AD. That's more than a thousand years! The games were so regular

that people used them to date by. They would say, I was born in the second year of the

Book2 Unit 2 The Olympic Games

一、重点词汇总结

1.ancient adj.古代的 in ancient times 在古代；古老的；年代久远的

We were deeply attracted by the ancient buildings.

pete vi. 竞争，对抗，compete with 与……竞争，compete for 竞争以获得……

compete with/against sb. for sth. 为得到某物与某人竞争， compete in (a game, a match) 参加；在……方面竞争，be in competition with sb.和某人竞争

competition n.比赛；竞争，competitor n.比赛者;竞争者，competitive adj.竞争的;有竞争力的

He believed that nobody could compete with him.

More than 1000 competitors took part in the competition to compete for the first prize.

Wang Junxia has competed in two Olympics.

3. take part in 参加

Did you take part in the fighting?

4.medal 奖牌/章 a gold/silver/bronze medal 金/银/铜牌

It’s certain that he will win a silver medal for racing.

5.stand for 是……的意思，代表（不用于进行时）；容忍，忍受（用于否定句中）；支持，主张

P.O. stands for Post Office.

1 Unit 2 The Olympic Games： Reading

【学习目标】：通过阅读课文提高学生阅读能力。

【学习重点】：了解奥林匹克运动会的知识

【学习难点】：完成以下练习题。

Ⅰ.阅读理解

The Olympic Games are held every four years in a different city in the world. Athletes from

different countries compete in a variety of sports which are divided into winter and summer games.

The Olympics began in Greece more than 2,700 years ago. The first recorded Olympic competition

was held in 776 B. C. It was held in an outdoor stadium and about forty thousand people watched

the event. The first thirteen Olympics consisted of only one race running. The games had been

held regularly for about 1, 200 years. Then, in the year 397 the Olympics were prohibited by

the Roman Emperor.

It was not until 1896 that the first Olympics of modern times were held in Athens. From then

on the games are held every four years regularly. The Olympics have become the world＇s most

人教版高中英语必修2《Unit 2 The Olympic Games》

教学目标

Goal For Knowledge

1. Get the students to learn the useful new words and expressions in bold in this

part: ancient, compete, medal, volunteer, Greece, homeland, regular, basis, athlete,

admit, slave, nowadays, gymnastics, stadium, gymnasium, host, responsibility, replace,

swift, motto, take part in, stand f or, as well

2. Let students learn about the basic knowledge on the Olympic Games.

Goal For Ability

1. Develop the students’ reading ability and let them learn different reading

skills.

2. Enable the students to learn to talk about the Olympic Games.

Goal On Emotion

1. Arouse the students’ great interest in the Olympic Games.

2. Develop the students’ sense of cooperative learning.

教学重难点

Key Points about the Class

1. Let the students learn more about the basic knowledge on the Olympic Games.