arouse their interest.

1. Enjoy the song Welcome to Beijing which is created for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games to lead in the topic: the Olympic Games.

2. Show some pictures about Beijing Olympic Games.

1) The opening ceremony.

2) The Olympic mascot---Five Friendlies.

3) The stadiums: the Bird's Nest and the Water Cube.

Step 2 Pre-reading

The purpose of this exercise is to find out how much students know of the ancient Olympic Games or remember of recent modern Olympic Games, and then leads in Reading.

How much do you know about the Olympic Games? Test your knowledge with this quiz.

1. Where did the ancient Olympic Games start?

(Olympia in Greece)

2. When and where did the modern Olympic Games start?

(Athens in Greece in 1896)

Who was China's first gold medal winner and for what event?