【正文】 first modern 01ympic Games in Athens, 13 borrowed the phrase from a Dominican priest Henri Dinon. introduced these words while presenting athletic prizes at a college in how did these words bee the motto of the Olympic Games? It was Michel Breal who introduced this phrase at the closing dinner of the congress for the reestablishment of the modern Olympic Games on June 23, the International Olympic Committee formally adopted this phrase as the official motto of the Games. The Olympic Creed The Olympic creed was also introduced at the 1896 Games. As stated by Pierre de Coubertin, the creed is as follows:” The most important thing in the Olympic Games is not to win but to take part, just as the most important thing in life is not the triumph but the struggle. The essential thing is not to have conquered but to have fought well.” The Olympic Flag It was Pierre de Coubertin who conceived the idea of the Olympic flag with five coloured interlocking rings on a white backround. The rings represent the union of the five continents and the meeting of the athletes from all around the world at the Olympic Games. Today, almost a century after the flag’s creation, the six colours, those of the rings (blue, yellow, black, green, red) and that of the white background which stands for peace, still maintain their symbolism and can be found in flags across the world. The Olympic flag was first used during the Antwerp Games in 1920. The Olympic Oath “ In the name of all the petitors, I promise that we shall take part in these Olympic Games, respecting and abiding by the rules which govern them, in the true spirit of sportsmanship, for the glory of sport and the honour of our teams.” At the opening Ceremony of each Games, one athlete from the host country takes Olympic oath on behalf of all peting athletes. This particular gesture of sportsmanship was introduced at the 1920 Games in Antwerp, Belgium. A coach or team official takes a similar oath at each Opening Ceremony. The Olympic Flame The Olympic flame is one of the most visible symbols of the modern Games. Its tradition has survived from the Games of ancient Greece, where a sacred flame, ignited by the sun, burned continually on the altar of the goddess Hera. 14 The modern Olympic flame was first lit in 1928 at the Amsterdam Olympic Games, where it burned throughout the petitions. It has bee a major symbol for solidarity among nations and embodies the Olympic spirit enpassing the ideals of purity, the endeavour for perfection, the struggle for victory, friendship and peace. The Torch Relay During the 1896 Games in Athens, young inspired sportsmen had anised the first torch relays. However, the tradition of the Olympic torch officially began at the Berlin Games in 1936. As in ancient times, the torch is lit by the sun in Ancient Olympia, then passed from runner to runner in a relay to the host city, where it is used to light the Olympic Stadium’s flame during the Games’ Opening Ceremony. The flame then burns until it is extinguished at the Closing Ceremony. Section 3: Words and expressions from unit 2 THE OLYMPIC GAMES honest adj. 1. not disposed to cheat or defraud。 1 Unit 2 The Olympic Games Part One: Teaching Design (第一部分：教學(xué)設(shè)計(jì) ) Period 1: A lesson plan for reading (AN INTERVIEW) Aims To talk about the history of the Olympics games To read an interview about the Olympic Games Procedures I. Warming up Warming up by sharing Morning, everyone! Today we are going to learn about THE OLYMPIC GAMES. But first, I’d like to know how much you know about the Olympics to be held in Beijing. Anything about it is ok. Oh, Li Lei, do you want a try?? Right. You know so much about the Olympics. Toady, we’ll learn more about it in ancient Greece. Warming up by describing Now, boys and girls. I’ll show you a video show of the 28th Olympic Games. Please tell me what it is about and describe it to the class. Ok, Wang Lin, please describe it. Wonderful. That’s Liu Xiang. The hurdle king! Warming up by discussing Hi, class. You know our country is trying her best to prepare for the 2020 Olympic Games. Every one is expecting and excited about it. Let’s discuss what we can do for it. And imagine what we will do at the 2020 Olympics. II. Prereading 1. Asking and answering Now, please read the three questions before the Reading. Let’s do it in turn. Let’s begin from the first row here? ok, you did a good job. Let’s summarize your answers. For reference: 1. In Summer Olympics, there are running, swimming, shooting, wrestling, jumping, football, basketball, volleyball, table tennis, throwing, Javelin, weight lifting, gymnastics, boxing etc. 2 In winter Olympics, there are skiing skating, ice hockey, ski jumping, sledding, snowboarding etc. 2. The 29th Olympic Games will be held in Beijing on Auguster 18th, 2020. 3. To hold the Olympic Games is a rich prize for a country. And it can make a country known in the world. It can stimulate the country’s economy, and help to speed up its development. 2. Imaging and introducing Please look at the three pictures in the reading. Please talk about them. Imagine whatever you can. For reference: The first picture is the status of a great Greek. His name is Pausanias. He was a famous traveler and writer in the second century AD. His Guide to Greece is an extremely prehensive guidebook for tourists, concentrating on buildings, tombs and status and including a lot of information on the mythological, religious and historical background to the monuments described. It is so informative that it may be called the foundation of classical archaeology and this ancient Baedeker is still used as a guide to classical Greece. C