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istory and significance of the Olympic Games. At Olympia in Greece. Pierre de Coubertin. Read the passage again and plete Parts C1and C2 individually. to the speech, the speaker is an athlete. first ancient Olympic Games were held in AD776. the past, only athletes that spoke Italian were allowed to pete. aim of the modern Olympic Games is to make countries and people pete side by side. an LOC member 776BC Greek live peacefully first modern Olympic Games were held in Rome in 1896. Yaping won four Olympic gold medals for tennis. Athens table tennis C2: Name Nationality Which Olympic Olympic achievements Other information Muhammand Ali 1960 Rome Olympics Michael Jordan Haile Gebrselassie Ethiopian Xu Haifeng Deng Yaping Liu Xiang American Gold medal, boxing original name Cassius Clay,won his first World Heavyweight Boxing Championship in 1964。4 f。in honour of。 absence。 limit 1)delighted ;高興的;欣喜的 1. He feels delighted when I tell him the message. am delighted to inform you of the ing vocation. 2)significance ;意味;重要性 1. I’m glad to see you have realized the significance of sports. 2. You should pay attention to the significance of one’s childhood experience. significant ;重要的 3)briefly 。 separate。6 b E:1. significance 2. ancient 3. pete 4. peacefully 5. athletes 6. achievement 7. gold medal 8. mentioned Reading strategy: reading a speech A good speech should keep the audience interested in a