Learning about Language教学设计及说课稿

Lesson 3 Sports Stars

Teaching aims:

To read a text for specific information

To provide a title appropriate for a whole text

To use the Present Perfect and Past Simple tenses appropriately

To practise using positive and negative opinion adjectives.

Teaching difficulties:

To use the Present Perfect and Past Simple tenses appropriately

Teaching Aids: computer and cassette

Teaching procedures:

Ⅰ. Warming up

First play the song “Pass the Flame”

Ⅱ Reading

First reading do the exercise true or false

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2.

3.

4.

The two sister plan to take up tennis career all their life.

In competitive matches the two sisters seldom played each other.

The two sisters have no common hobby except tennis.

In their childhood the people around Williams sisters often fought each other using gun.

5. Williams’ parents played an important part in their success.

6. The text refer to us the sisters’ father is good at tennis.

7. If one of them loses the game in their match, the other do the dishes.

8. The two sisters miss their childhood so they often go back to their hometown.

Answers: 1.F 2. F 3.F 4. T 5.T 6.T 7. F 8. F

Ⅲ Further understanding

Get students to guess the meanings of these words and check them while reading

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Listen to the tape and check the answers

Read the text aloud and answer these questions(do the exercise 3)

Read the article again and suggest a title for the text( do the exercise 4)

Title: How to become a tennis star

Road to success

Tennis is my favorite sports

Tennis stars- Williams sisters

Ask student to choose one title. The answer is: Tennis stars- Williams sisters

Do you want to know more information about them? Add new information about the two sisters

Name：Venus Williams

Sex ：female

Birthday :1980.07.17

Weight：

72.7kg

Height ：

185cm

Nationality:

America

event：tennis

转入职业时间 1995 WTA当前排名 3 迄今职业成绩 304胜69负 迄今单打冠军 29 迄今双打冠军 10 2003战绩 17胜3负 迄今职业奖金总额 $ 12,462,628 征战法网纪录次数 6 单打最好成绩 2002亚军 双打最好成绩 1999冠军

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Name ：Serena Williams

Birthday：1981.09.28

Height：

178cm

Weight ：

65.9kg

Nationality ：

America

Event ：tennis

转入职业时间 1995 WTA当前排名 1 迄今职业成绩 224胜41负 迄今单打冠军 22 迄今双打冠军 11 2003战绩 23胜1负 迄今职业奖金总额 $ 11,284,079

征战法网纪录 次数 4 单打最好成绩 2002夺冠 双打最好成绩 1999夺冠

Show some pictures

Picture1

study design in college

Picture2.

the friendly sisters

Picture3

The two sisters’ photo of childhood.The topic of each paragraph

Para1 brief introduction

Para2 their childhood

Para3 training and study

para4 achievement and friendly relationship Ⅳ Voice your opinion

What are the advantages of being sports stars?

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Ⅴ Language points

1. speak about谈论,讲述

We couldn’t get him to speak about his war experiences.

我们无法让他讲述当年战争的经历。

2. interest兴趣；可以和某些动词搭配

He has no interest in fine arts.

他对美术没有兴趣。

I’ve lost my interest in collecting coins.

我已经失去了收集硬币的兴趣。

The guests showed great interest in the new design.

客人们对这种新设计表示出极大的兴趣。

3.come to an end结束

The meeting came to an end at last.

会议终于结束了。

4. amazing adj. 令人惊异的， 指

物 amazed adj.感到惊异的

， 指人

amaze vt 使…惊异

The amazing performance amazed me.

这种另人惊叹的表演让我吃惊

The amazing performance made me amazed.

Ⅵ Vocabulary

Do the exercise 6

Ⅶ Language in Use

Choose a star. Make notes about the important achievements or events in his / her life, and the dates they happened. Don’t worry if you are not exact.

Ⅷ Grammar

Guide students to study Grammar Summary 4, on page 93

Do the exercise 7

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Students look at the sentences from the text and discuss when to use each tense.

Do the exercise 8 and 9

Ⅸ Homework

If time is limited ask students do the exercise 10, 11and 12 as homework

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