【正文】 urism, or will it be a heavy burden on the economy? Language points: delighted。 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 。in honour of。Unit 2 The honourable games Reading(1) Talk about the Olympics: As we all know, the Olympic Games are held every four years and it is a great honor for a country to host the games. How much do you know about the Olympics, for example, its history, ceremonies and sporting events? 1. How many Olypmic games did you see? Where were they held? you think they are exciting? is your favourite athlete and who do you think is the greatest Olympian? Fast reading: Go through the passage as quickly as possible and try to find the answers to the questions in Part A. is the speech about? were the ancient Olympic Games held? restarted the modern Olympic Games? The history 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