Unit 8（Reading）The Olympic Games

c. whether women were allowed to take part in the old olympic games.
d. where the 27th olympic games were held.
⑤. which of the following is not true according to the text?
a. women were unfairly treated around 776bc
b. horse-riding isn’t included in the olympic games
c. every athlete tries to win a medal in the olympic games
d. china is very strong in gymnastics and diving.
 ⑥. what does “another great competition ” refer to?
a. the summer olympic games
b. the winter olympic games in salt lake city in the usa
c. the competition between countries to host the olympic games.
d. the football world cup in south korea.
⑦. which could be another title for the text?
a. the summer olympic games
b. the winter olympic games
c. the world’s greatest sports games
d. a great victory for china
⑧. which of the following can be inferred from the passage?
a. the chinese team was the second strongest in the 25th summer olympic
b. in barcelona men athlete won more than 4 gold medals for the chinese team
c. the olympic games stopped in 193 ad because of corruption(腐敗) and cheating
d. now many countries compete to hold the olympics because they can benefit a lot from the games
⑨. what will happen in ?
a the 28th olympic games will be held
b the 30th olympic games will be held
c the olympic games will be held in beijing
d the winter olympic games will be held
⑩. why do countries compete to host the olympic games?
a hosting the olympic games is considered to be an honor for a country
b the host country will certainly win more gold medals
c the athletes of the host country do not have to travel abroad
d hosting the olympic games makes a country very rich
keys: d c d b b c c d d a 2. ask the ss to listen to the tape and read aloud  the text .t: let's listen to the tape of the passage carefully and understand it further. i'll play it twice. the first time i play it ,just listen. when i play  it  for the second time, you can read the text after it .next we'll  learn some language points together .step5 language points:
1. every four years athletes from all over the world take part in the olympic games.
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