1. Are there any same points about both ancient and modern Olympic Games?

(Both the ancient and modern Olympic Games were/are held every four years. Some of the sports played in the ancient Olympics, such as discus, long jump, wrestling and running, are still played in the modern Olympics.)

2. What are the differences between the ancient and the modern Olympic Games?

(The ancient games were always held at the same place. In the ancient Olympics, only Greek men were allowed to compete and they had to compete wearing no clothes. In the modern Olympics, athletes from all over the world can take part, no matter what language they speak or what sex they are.)

3. What do Muhammad Ali and Michael Jordan have in common?

They are both talented and dedicated. They train hard. They have contributed significantly to their sports. They are extremely successful in their fields. They both have passion and enthusiasm for sports.)

Summary:

Mr Johnson, a member of the International Olympic Committee, gave a speech about some background knowledge about the history and the development and significance of the Olympic Games and an introduction to some famous Olympic athletes.

The Reading strategy

Ask students to read the speech again and while reading the speech. Ask them if they noticed that there were a lot of quotations, interesting stories and statistics in the speech. Then tell them a good speech should:

1. keep the audience interested all the time.

2. use quotations or present statistics.

3. ask questions which doesn't really need answering. But the question may get the audience's brains working.

Words and expressions:

3研析：

词汇

honorable adj. 可敬的, 荣誉的, 光荣的

ex: Though it is honorable to be a cleaner, many people wouldn't like to do that