Reading(1)：The Olympic Games教案设计

Unit 2 Sporting events Reading

The Olympic Games

Period 1

By Xia Yanmei

from No. 2 Middle School of Xintian Yongzhou Hunan

Teaching Aims: 1.

Check and enhance students’

reading abilities. 2.

Train Ss to gain an overall understanding of the article and learn to adopt different reading strategies. 3.

Learn and use the Reading Strategy--How to read a speech. Teaching important points: 1.

Help Ss know some background knowledge about the history and the significance of the Olympic Games . 2.

Help them learn the spirits of the Olympic games and learn from the famous athletes who made great contributions to the Olympic Games. Teaching difficult points: 1.

how to read a speech.

2.

how to help the students understand the passage better.. Teaching methods:[来源:学#科#网]

1. Improve the students’

reading comprehension. 1.

Practice to get the students to master what they’ve learnt. 2.

Discussion to make every student work in class. Teaching aids: 1.

the multi-media 2.

the blackboard. Teaching procedures:

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Step 1.lead in 1.

Play the theme song of the 1988 Olympic Games to arouse the students’

interests in the Olympic Games and talk about the Olympics: ask some questions.[来源:学§科§网]

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Encourage the students to share their information they have already know and to express their opinions freely. 设计意图：

①To attract the students’

attention quickly, and in coordination with the title of the text. ②To stimulate the students’

learning interest and motivation. Step 2. Reading Strategy ---Read a speech Show the following form to ask the students to fill in. Definition of a speech

Ways to make a good speech

设计意图：

By learning the Reading Strategy,students will learn the structure of a speech and how to write a speech. 源:Z+xx+k.Com]

Step 3 Reading 1.

Fast Reading---Ask Ss to skim the article and answer the following

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three questions. 1) What is the speech about? 2) Where were the ancient Olympic Games held? 3) Who restarted the modern Olympic Games? 设计意图：

To train students’

ability of fast-reading 2.Reading for structures--Ask Ss to reread the passage and try to get the

Main idea and structure of the article. 1).Match each part with the main idea. Part 1:

A. the history & significance of the Olympic Games Part 2:

B.the closure of the speech Part 3:

C.the topic of the speech Part 4:

D. some famous sports stars and their great contributions 2)

. Which of the following shows the right structure of the passage? A

B

1

1

2

3

C.

D. 2

3

4

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设计意图：

To focus on the students’

reading ability to discover the key words summary the main idea of each part. 3.Detailed reading. Part II 1).The writer actually wants to _______by asking

the question “Do you

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know when the ancient games began?”

A. get the right answer B. get the audience interested in his topic

C.give you a chance to speak

D.show what he knows about the games 2).Find out the differences between the ancient games and the contemporary games

the ancient games

time

place

athlete

the contemporary games

Part III 1.Ask the following question; Who played a very important part in the history of the Olympic Games? Who else played a very important part?

2.List the six famous athletes mentioned in the passage, and ask students to complete the table in C1 on page24 of student’s book. Why does the author choose these athletes? These are some of the Olympic athletes who bring __________________________and make attempts to

______________________________________ Extension；What fine qualities do you think these athletes have in common? 1. They work very hard to achieve their aims. 2. They have passion/love for both sports and their countries. 3. They are not satisfied with the present and they struggle for better.

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Which of the following proverbs(谚语）best suits the athletes mentioned in this passage? A.

Life is made up of little things.

B. It’s never too old to learn.

C.Where there is a will, there is a way.

D.Look before you leap, see before you go 设计意图：

Using a chart can help to break through the difficult point. The students will find it easier to do the task. To enhance the students' independent learning skills and comprehensive skills.

To inspire the students appreciate these athletes’

spirit. Step 4 Consolidation If you are to give a speech about famous athletes, who will you choose? Why? 设计意图：

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To develop the students’

communication skills.

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To encourage the students to use the cooperative learning method. ③

To make the class lively again.

Step 5 Interview and show-time

student A, B, C: students from a high school

student D: An athlete •

Things that make him/her proud •

Training process •

…

设计意图：

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To cultivate the students to hold a positive attitude towards the Olympic Games. Step 5 Summary and Homework Write a short passage about the favourite athelete according to their interview. Para 1: general information about the athlete and the achievements at the Olympic Games. Para 2: the efforts he or she made Para 3: what you have learned from his or her bravery, determination and persistence. 设计意图：

To improve the students’

writing skills of writing an argumentative composition. Step 6 Reflection of this lesson

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