本书内容丰富、趣味性强,语言地道规范,专业针对性强;还精挑细选了大量**的体育图片,配备了听力材料,从而使本书的内容更加生动、立体。通过本书的学习,既能掌握**的奥林匹克知识,还可以学到大量的体育专业词汇、体育术语以及地道的体育英语交流方法和技巧,进而能有效激发学生英语学习的积极性,*大程度地提高学习者用英语进行体育方面的交流与沟通的能力,为北京2008年奥运会培养合格的志愿者。
本书共包括20课,每课都关注于奥林匹克文化的某一方面。比如:古奥运会的历史和传统、顾拜旦与现代奥运会的复兴、奥运圣火、五环和格言的来历、会徽和吉祥物的诞生、赛事、运动员、科技与兴奋剂等等。每课分为5部分:
● Lead-in Questions: 对本课主题的学前讨论和思考;
● Read and Explore: 阅读、学习本课主题;
● Content Awareness: 检查对课文阅读的理解;
● Brainstorm: 对本课主题更进一步的思考和研究;
● Culture Salon: 对本课主题的知识延伸。

Unit 1 Legend of the Ancient Olympic Games
Unit 2 Coubertin and the Revival of the Modern Olympic Games
Unit 3 The Olympic Flame and the Torch Relay
Unit 4 The Olympic Rings and the Olympic Flag
Unit 5 The Olympic Motto and the Olympic Creed
Unit 6 The Olympic Emblem
Unit 7 The Olympic Mascot
Unit 8 The Olympic Volunteers
Unit 9 The Olympic Movement
Unit 10 Marketing and Sponsorship
Unit 11 The Summer Olympic Games
Unit 12 China and the Olympic Games
Unit 13 The Winter Olympic Games
Unit 14 The Paralympic Games
Unit 15 Sport Science Meets the Olympics
Unit 16 Drug Use in Sport
Unit 17 Best Athletes of the 20th Century (I)
Unit 18 Best Athletes of the 20th Century (II)
Unit 19 Best Athletes of the 20th Century (III)
Unit 20 Shadows on the Olympic Rings
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