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1、Welcome to the unitSport 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 GamesGood afternoon,students and te

2、achers.As a member of the International Olympic Committee,Im delighted to _ _ _(invite)to your school to talk to you about the history and significance of the Olympic Games.Ill s_ some interesting facts and stories with you,and then well have time f_ questions.Do you know when the ancient Olympic Ga

3、mes 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 th

4、ey 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 w

5、ere 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

6、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 chan

7、ged his name to the one we all know,Muhammad Ali.He returned to the Olympic Games in Atlanta in 1996 to light the Olympic flame at the opening c_.A_ sports star I would like to m_ is Michael Jordan.Everyone knows of his success in the NBA,but do you know that he helped the USA basketball team win th

8、e gold medal at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics?Jordan also returned to the Olympics after many years,but u_ Muhammad Ali,he was still c_ for medals.At the 1992 Barcelona Olympics,Jordan won his second Olympic gold medal as a member of the so-called Dream Team.Chinese athletes have also made important

9、 c_ to the Olympic Games.At the 1984 Los Angles Olympics,the Peoples Republic of China returned to the Olympics after 32 years a_.I am sure the whole of China must h_ felt proud when Xu Haifeng won the first gold medal for his country.Deng Yaping,who won four Olympic god medals I 1992 and 1996,is pe

10、rhaps the greatest female table tennis player the world has ever seen.At the 2004 Athens Olympic Games,Liu Xiang excited people all over Asia when he became the first Asian _(win)the gold medal in the mens 110-meter hurdles.The Chinese l_ the way at the 2008 Beijing Olympics,_(win)51 gold medals.For

11、 the first time in history,the Chinese womens gymnastics team won the gold medal.However,the athlete that some people remember most was Zhang Ning,a former badminton champion.At the age of 33,she was much older than the other players.Yet,she h_ on to win the gold medal in the final match.These are s

12、ome of the Olympic athletes who have b_ joy to people a_ the world with their attempts _(push)the boundaries of human achievement.We are looking forward to _(see)more of them in future Olympic Games.Join me in wishing the Olympic Movement a successful future _(match)its past glory.Thank you.Now,are there any questions?