Unit 2 Sporting Events Reading,Reading a speech,Reading Strategy,a formal talk that a person gives to an audience,1. tell an interesting story 2. use quotations 3. present statistics 4. ask questions,The writer actually wants to _by asking the question “Do you know when the ancient games began?” get the right answer get the audience interested in his topic give you a chance to speak show what he knows about the games,Read the speech quickly to get the answers,Fast Reading,What is the speech about?,What was Pierre de Coubertins hope when he brought the Olympic Games back to life?,What does the speaker wish for at the end of the speech?,Get the main idea of each part,Reading for structures,Part 1: Part 2: Part 3: Part 4:,(Para.1),the topic of the speech,(Para. 2-4),the history & significance of ,(Para. 5-8),some famous sports stars and their great contributions,(Para. 9),the closure of the speech,2. Which of the following shows the right structure of the passage?,A,B,C,D,1,2,3,4,1,2,3,4,Get detailed information,Detailed reading,Part II,Detailed reading,history,The ancient games,The contemporary games,in 776BC,at Olympia in Greece,only Greek men (unmarried women),in 1896,in Athens,athletes from around the world,Pierre de Coubertin,brought the Olympics back to life,His dream was that ,Part III,Detailed reading,Six,Muhammad Ali,Michael Jordan,Zhang Ning,Xu Haifeng,Deng Yaping,Liu Xiang,Muhammad Ali,American,1. won the gold medal for America in the 1960 Rome Olympics,2. went on to win the 1st World Heavyweight Boxing Championship in 1964,3. returned to light the Olympic flame at the opening ceremony in Atlanta in 1996,Michael Jordan,American,was the highest scorer for . at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics,2. won the 2nd Olympic gold medal at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics,won 4 gold at the 1992 & 1996 Olympics became an IOC member in 2000,won the first gold medal at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics,the 1st Asian to win the gold medal in mens 110-meter hurdles at the 2004 Athens Olympics,hung on to win the gold medal in the final match,Extension,What fine qualities do you think these athletes have in common?,1. They work very hard to achieve their aims. 2. They have passion/love for both sports and their countries. 3. They are not satisfied with the present and they struggle for better.,Which of the following proverbs(諺語(yǔ)） best suits the athletes mentioned in this passage? Life is made up of little things. Its never too old to learn. Where there is a will, there is a way. Look before you leap, see before you go,Consolidation,Fill in the blanks with proper words according to the text.,significance,History,while,Differences,whatever,same,peacefully,achievements,part/role,match,Presenting a talk show,Assignment,