Unit 2 The Olympic Games,Book 2

yes, it tells us the differences and the similarities between the ancient and modern olympics.
2. reading and acting
now let’s play the parts of the greek writer pausanias and the chinese girl li li. now boys, you are pausanias; girls, you are li li. please pay attention to the bold words.
3. reading and finding
now read the text again. the boys shall try to finish the task: what was the ancient olympics like? the girls shall try to finish the task: what is the modern olympics like?
4. reading and collecting information
ok, now let’s read it silently. first let’s talk about the same points between the ancient and modern olympics. who can answer? any volunteers?
then let’s come to the differences.
the similarities
① both are held every four years.
② both are held not for money but for honour.
③ the beliefs are the same. they are: swifter, higher, and stronger.
④ men are allowed to take part both in ancient and modern olympics.
⑤ some events are the same, such as running, jumping, shooting and thowing.
the differences
① there were not winter olympics in the past.
② now competitors are from all over the world. but in the ancient time, only the   people in greece could take part.
③ only men were allowed to take part in the past, now woman are also allowed.
④ in the past, winners got the olive wreath as the prize. now competitors compete for medals.
⑤ the events and athletes in modern time are more than those in the past.
⑥ there is a special village for the competitors to live in, a stadium for competitions, a gymnasium for these who watch the games now. but there were not in the past.)
5. reading and underlining
next you are to read and underline all the useful expressions or collocations in the passage. copy them to your notebook after class as homework.
collocations from an interview
take part in…, gold medals, the spirit of…, be held, in order to, host the olympic games, on a magical journey, find out, the present day olympic games, used to, write about…, come to your time, be admitted as…, two sets of…, enjoy competing in…, compete against…, for the honour of…, reach the standard, be admitted to…, play a very important role, as well as, a stadium for competitions, as a matter of fact, compete for…, olive wreath, feel proud of…, make… happy
ⅳ closing down
closing down by doing exercise
to end the lesson you are to do the comprehending exercises 1 & 2.
closing down by discussing
you know our government has tried its best to compete for hosting the 29th olympic games. it has cost a lot of money. do you think it is worthwhile? why?