Using LanguageⅡ优秀公开课教案

Unit 1 Breaking Records

Period 4: Using language 1.

Teaching aims

1) To get familiar with four famous athletes. 2) To use reading skills such as skimming and scanning to help students understand the text. 3) To be able to introduce a famous athlete based on what will be learned.

4) To have a deeper understanding of spirits of sportsmanship. 2. Important points

To analyze the passage structure with the help of mind maps and know how to introduce a person 3. Difficult points To master the basic elements of introducing people.

II

Teaching procedures 1.

Pre-reading To show a short video about Olympics. What did you see and hear? _____________________________________________________________________

2.

While reading

skimming Read the text quickly and write down the main idea. The text mainly introduces ________________________________________________________________ Para 1:______________ Para 2:______________

Para 3:______________ Para 4:______________ Scanning Read the passage quickly and answer the questions. 1.

Who is the youngest athlete?

2.

Who retired from their sport and then made a comeback?

3.

Who has trained in another profession?

Careful reading

Read the passage carefully, circle the time, underline the events fill in the blanks in the following form.

who when In 1965 Since 1980 where what Para1

_________ ____________ _____________________________________

____________________________________ At the age of 7

Now

Para2

__________ In 1969 In 1988 In 1990 In 1991 ______________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________

In 1992/1993 In 2000

____________ Para3 __________ In 1978 In 1991 In 1992 In 1996 In 2000

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________

Para4

__________ In 1954 In 1978 In 2000 In 2001 In 2002 In 2003 In 2004

___________

_____________________________________

____________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________Post-reading: Brainstorm What qualities do you think these athletes have?

Quality

Guessing Game Who is he? 1.

He was born in Fujian, China. 2.

He is 1.78m tall. 3.

He weighs 72 kg. 4.

At a young age, he was encouraged to learn to play the piano by his parents, and to be a pianist. 5.

.... Performing: We are going to hold a speech show based on the guessing game.

Homework To correct your speech and share it with your classmates.