牛津高中英语模块四第二单元课文填空.pptVIP

* Welcome to the unit Sport p________ a very important role in our lives. Many people enjoy playing different sports w________ others just enjoy watching them. B________ are pictures of a few popular sports. Discuss these sports with a partner to see how much you know about them. The Olympic Games Good afternoon, students and teachers. As a member of the International Olympic Committee, I’m delighted to ________ ________ ________ (invite) to your school to talk to you about the history and significance of the Olympic Games. I’ll s________ some interesting facts and stories with you, and then we’ll have time f________ questions. Do you know when the ancient Olympic Games began? It was in the year 776BC. They were held at Olympia in Greece e________ four years, for almost 12 centuries, until AD394。Some of the sports from the ancient Olympics are still seen today, such as the long jump, wrestling and running. At the ancient Olympics, b________ tradition the athletes were all men and they had to compete ________ (wear) no clothes. Single women were allowed to take part in their own competition, at a separate festival in h________ of Hera, the wife of the Greek god Zeus. Today, both male and female athletes from a________ the world can take part, no matter what nation they come from. The contemporary Olympics were first held in 1896, in Athens. It was a Frenchman, Pierre de Coubertin, who brought the Olympics back to life. He dreamt that the Olympics would make it p________ for people of all countries to live side by side i________ peace. Now people all over the world are helping to r________ this dream. A________ them are many well-known athletes. Did you know that perhaps the most famous boxer o________ all time first c________ to public attention during the 1960 Rome Olympics? He w________ the gold medal for the USA, under his birth name Cassius Clay. Afterwards, this young man went on to win the World Heavyweight Boxing Championship in 1964 and later changed his nam