Unit2TheOlympicGames教案.doc

Unit 2 The Olympic GamesPeriod 1 ReadingI. Teaching goals1. Knowledge goals1) Get students to learn the useful new words and expressions in this period.2) Get students to know the differences and similarities of the ancient and modern Olympic Games.2. Ability goals1) Develop students’ reading ability and practice fast-reading, careful-reading, and discussion.2) Enable students to learn to talk about the most impressive things of the Olympic Games.3. Emotional goalsArouse students’ great interest in the Olympic Games.II. Teaching important points1. Enable students to learn to talk about the Olympic Games.2. Get students to learn more about the basic knowledge on the Olympic Games.III. Teaching difficult points3. Enable students to learn to talk about the Olympic Games.1. Let students learn to use comparing and contrasting when reading.IV. Teaching skills1. Task-based teaching and learning2. DiscussionV. Teaching aids3. Multi-mediaVI. Teaching proceduresStep 1 Leading-inEnjoy a video of the opening ceremony of 2008 Olympic Games to lead in the topic: the Olympic Games.感想：以一段视频导入本课的话题，这不乏为一种好办法。

但奥运会开幕仪式视频过长，如果只截取其中的某一段会显得较为单调Step 2 Warming up1. Ask students to answer or discuss the following questions:What impresses you most in Beijing Olympic Games?2. Show students some pictures of the bird’s nest, water cube, torch cloud and some athletes.感想：“对于北京奥运会，你印象最深的是什么？”这个问题同样切入主题，让学生有话可说但要用英语表达可能有一定的难度Step 3 Pre-reading3. Looking and reviewingShow some pictures to review some past Olympic Games and go back to the first Olympic Games.4. Imagining 5. Ask students to imagine that a man from ancient Greece comes to the present day and wants to know something about modern Olympic Games.感想：这部分的设计很巧妙。

由当今至古代奥运会过度自然紧接着，让学生设想一个古希腊人穿越到今天，想要了解现代奥运会Step 4 Reading1. Watching and listening for the main ideaAsk two students to play the dialogue about some basic similarities and differences of the Olympic Games, and ask students to answer the questions:1) How often are the Olympic Games held?2) How many kinds of the Olympics are there in the modern times?3) Can women take part in the ancient Olympics?2. Fast readingRead the dialogue fast and decide whether the following statements are true or false.a) Men and women were allowed to take part in the ancient Olympic Games.b) The Winter Olympic Games are held every three years.c) The 28th Olympic Games will be held in Beijing.d) A special village is built for competitors to live in.e) To hold the Olympic is a rich prize and a big honor for a country.Answers: FFTTT3. Careful readingLook at the chart first to know the clue.How often are the Olympic Games held?How many kinds of the Olympics are there?Who can take part in the Games?Where are the Games held?What do the winners get as a prize?What do the competitors compete for?Ask students to fill in the blanks.AncientModernHow oftenKindsCompetitorsPrizePlace to holdSpirit4. RetellingDivide the students into groups to fill in the blanks and then retell the story.5. DiscussionDiscuss the questions in groups.What amazes Pausanias about the modern Olympic Games?Why do we host the Olympic Games and what do we get from it?感想：此部分Reading分为“听—快速阅读—仔细阅读—复述—讨论”五个步骤。

文章篇幅较长，所以要完成此部分有一定的难度但是，这位老师把文章的主要部分以各种不同形式的问题呈现出来，则降低了难度又使得学生对于整篇文章有了较好的理解Step 5 HomeworkFind out and under the important language points in this part.Prepare for the next period.Blackboard designUnit 2 The Olympic GamesAn interviewHow oftenKindsCompetitorsPrizePlace to holdSpirit。