Besides, the background color: white stands for peace.

(3) What's the motto of the Olympics? Swifter, Higher, Stronger.

Purpose: to stimulate students' background knowledge of the Olympics and be prepared for the following steps.

Reading skills:

(1) Skimming: to go through the text quickly and try to get the general idea of it.

(2) Scanning: to get some detailed(详细的) information you need to know. That is to say, go over the questions or the sentences first and try to find the key words. Next, go through the text as quick as possible to find the sentences with the key words and read it carefully. （浏览问题找关键词，跳读文章并细读关键词所在的句子）

(3) Careful Reading : to read the text carefully to solve some difficult points and have a full understanding of it.

【练习】Skimming

Ask students to read the title and the first paragraph of the text and try to find the following information (3 minutes):

Title: An Interview

Who: Pausanias (A Greek writer) & Li Yan (A volunteer for the 2008 Olympics)

When: on March 18th, 2007

Purpose: to find out about the present-day Olympic Games