Sports Vocabulary
Section A
Word Pretest crawl: v. move slowly, with the body on or close to the ground, or on hands and knees 爬; 爬行; 匍匐行 进 jubilant: adj (fml 文) ~ (about/at/over sth) showing great happiness, esp because of a success 欢欣的, 欣喜的（尤指由於成功） Liverpool were in a jubilant mood after their cup victory. 利物浦队夺得优胜杯後喜气洋洋.
The Beijing 2008 Olympic Games


The Green Olympics (绿色奥运) The Scientific Olympics (科技奥运) The Cultural Olympics (人文奥运) The Olympic ideals; the Olympic spirit (奥林匹克精神) The International Olympic Day (世界奥林匹克日)
The Modern Olympics
THE OLYMPIC MOTTO: faster, higher, stronger

The creed and motto are meant to spur the athletes to embrace the Olympic spirit and perform to the best of their abilities.
Torch relay

The design of the 2008 Olympic Torch was based on traditional scrolls and used a traditional Chinese design known as the "Propitious Clouds" (祥 云). The relay, with the theme "Journey of Harmony", lasted 130 days and carried the torch 137,000 km
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Olympic Torch

Olympic torch was first lighted in 1936. Torch originated from a Greek legend. And since the 1936 Berlin Olympic Game, before each Olympic Games, the lighten ceremony would be hold at Heraion Temple in Olympia. The Greek girl would use the lens to get tinder and light the torch, and then they would deliver the torch to Athens. The torch would be conveyed from Athens to the host city. And the torch should arrive at the host city one day before the opening ceremony. Then at the opening ceremony, the torch would be used to light the Olympic flame in the main athletics hall. The Olympic flame would be kept until the end of the Olympic game.
The Modern Olympics

The modern Olympic Games are the leading international sporting event featuring summer and winter sports competitions. The Olympic Games are held every four years, with the Summer and Winter Games alternating, meaning they each occur every four years but two years apart. Their creation was inspired by the ancient Olympic Games, which were held inOlympia, Greece, from the 8th century BC to the 4th century AD. Baron Pierre de Coubertin founded the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in 1894.

The Olympics
* Origin: The Olympic Games were a series of athletic competitions among representatives of city-states of Ancient Greece. They were held in honor of Zeus . The ancient Olympics were as much a religious festival as an athletic event. Artistic expression was a major part of the games. Sculptors, poets and other artisans would come to the games to display their works in what became an artistic competition.
The Modern Olympics

The Olympic Creed reads: "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."
Section A
Word Pretest exhilaration: n. excitement and happiness bliss: n. [U] perfect happiness; great joy 洪福; 极乐 loyal: adj. ~ (to sb/sth) true and faithful 忠诚 的; 忠贞的 brandish: v. [Tn] wave (sth) in a triumphant or threatening way; display 得意地或威胁地挥动 （某物）; 显示
Section A
Word Pretest bid [I, Ipr, Tn, Tn.pr] ~ (sth) (for sth); (a) offer (a price) in order to buy sth, esp at an auction （购物时）出价; （尤指拍卖时）喊价: She bid 500 (for the painting). 她喊价500英镑（买这幅画）. (b) offer (a price) for doing work, providing a service, etc 投标: Several firms have bid for the contract to build the new concert hall. 有几家公司投标, 争取建造 新音乐厅的合同. carnival: n. [C, U] (period of) public festivities and merry-making occurring at a regular time of year, eg in Roman Catholic countries during the week before Lent 狂欢节; 嘉年华会（天主教国家大斋期前一周内的狂欢）
Unit 6 Sports
Warming-up Questions
1. Name three most popular sports in the U.S. and China respectively, then make a comparison between them. (reference: football, baseball, basketball; pingpong, badminton, biking) 2. Brainstorm: say as much as you know about the Olympics.
The Modern Olympics

The Five Wreaths of Olympics Wherever the five wreaths turn to, wherever the Olympic goes. The five wreaths can have the single color or five colors, which are blue, yellow, black, green and red. The five wreaths mean the unity of the five continents and the athletes who come from all over the world should compete with each other fairly, frankly and friendly in the Olympic Games.