Reading(2)：The Olympic Games优秀教案范文

A learning plan for “The Olympic Games”

(Pages 22 and 23, Unit 2, Book 4)

Learning aims: 1. To learn some important sentence structures and useful phrases in the text 2. To appreciate some beautiful expressions in the text 3. To put the language points in the text to practical use Learning focuses: 1. Learn to analyse some sentence structures such as “It was … that …”, “must have done”, etc. 2. Learn to use some useful phrases like “in honour of”, “lead the way”, “hang on”, etc. Learning methods: 1. Learn the language through varieties of examples 2. Pair work and cross-check Learning procedure: Step 1 --- warming up exercises-dictation

1. committee

2. significance

3. tradition 4. compete

5. honor 6. contemporary 7. flame. 8. absence

9. gymnastics

10. attempt

11. boundary

12. movement. 13. stadium

14. transport

15. citizen. Step 2—Key words

1. (Line 2) I am delighted to have been invited to your school to talk to you about the history and significance of the Olympic Games.

[搭配] be delighted to do sth. 很高兴做某事

be delighted at/with …

对……很高兴

be delighted that …

很高兴……

1) I’d be absolutely delighted to come. 我非常乐意过来。

2) I’m delighted at your success. 对你的成功我感到很高兴。

3) She was delighted that you could stay with her. 你能留下来陪她，她很高兴。

[单词积累] delight

v.& n.使高兴；高兴，快乐

delightful

adj.令人愉快的

delightfully

adv.高兴地，快乐地

[拓展] take delight in…

以……为乐

delight in sth./doing sth. 以……为乐；喜欢做某事

with delight 高兴地

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to one’s delight=to the delight of sb. 使某人感到高兴的是

2. (Line 3) He mainly talked about the history and significance of the Olympic Games.

Be of great/little significance

[拓展] Significant adj.

意味深长的

As is known to all, team spirit is very significant to team sports. Therefore, as coaches, we should attach significance to training players to learn how to cooperate in a team.

3. (Line10-11) At the ancient Olympics, only men were allowed to compete wearing no clothes.

[搭配] compete in 在……中比赛/竞争

compete for为……而比赛/竞争

Compete against/with与……竞争/比赛

[单词积累] competitor

n.竞争者

competition

n.竞争，比赛

competitive

adj.竞争性的，比赛性的

4. (Line 13) Single women were allowed to take part in their own competition, at a separate festival in honour of Hera.

in celebration of ______________

in favor of ___________

in need/want of

___________

in praise of ___________

in recognition of __________

in defence of ___________ in search of ___________

in the hope of ___________

in (the) face of

___________

I feel honoured to introduce Zhang Lili to you. She was honoured as one of the top ten Inspiring Figures in China in 2012.She deserves the award for her honourable deed. She is an honour to our school.

5. (Line 36) China returned to the Olympics after 32 years’ absence.

absence

n.缺席，不在场；不存在

_______(adj.)

__________(antonym)

be absent from _____________ in one’s absence _____________

in the absence of sth._______________

--Why is the little girl crying her heart out? --____________________________________ - 2 -

__________________________(因为她哥哥在她不在的时候把她的芭比娃娃大卸八块)

6. (Line 49) No, she still hung on to win the gold medal in the final match.

①Though badly injured, Liu Xiang still hangs on to follow his dream. ②---May I speak to …?

---Hang on. I’ll see if he is here.

③Let’s hang on to those photos---they may be valuable some day.

7. The athletes have brought joy to people across the world with their attempts to push the boundaries of human achievement. 1).It is reported that a prisoner who had been charged with an attempted murder attempted to break prison last night, but failed. 2) The students are hosting a sale of work in an attempt to raise money for the Ya’an earthquake-stricken area. 3) ---Why do you look so upset? ---I am worried about the driving test tomorrow. ---Take it easy. Since you have practised a lot in the driving school, I am sure you will pass it

at the first attempt.

Step 3 --- Important structures

1. (Line 16) It was a Frenchman, Pierre de Coubertin, who brought the Olympics back to life.

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强调句型“It is/was + 被强调部分

+ that(指人可用who) …”，常用于强调句子的主语、宾语或状语。如强调谓语，则使用“do/does/did + 动词原形”。

1) Mary found a wallet in the clinic yesterday. (请依次强调①②③④⑤)

①

⑤

②

③

④

① It was

. ② It was

. ③ It was

. ④ It was

. ⑤ Mary

a wallet in the clinic yesterday.

2) 真正重要的是一个人的所作而非所说。

that counts.

3) It was the year 2008

(that/when) Beijing held the 29th Olympics.

It was in the year 2008

(that/when) Beijing held the 29th Olympics.

小贴士：如果是强调句型，则去除强调结构“It is/was … that…”后句子成分仍然完整。

4) It was Coubertin who brought the Olympics back to life. (对划线部分提问)

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brought the Olympics back to life? ×

It was who/whom that / Whom was it that brought the Olympics back to life?

5) It was not until 1920 ______ regular radio broadcasts began. (高考链接)

A. while B. which C. that D. since

6) ---Where did you get to know her? ---It was on the farm ______ we worked. (高考链接)

A. that B. there C. which D. where

7) 是许海峰为中国在奥运会上夺得首金。

. 2. (Line 37) I am sure the whole of China must have felt proud when Xu Haifeng won the first gold medal for his country. ◎

must have done表示“一定做了某事”，是对已发生事情的肯定推测（情态动词用法为本单元语法重点）

can’t/couldn’t have done 不可能做了某事(已发生)

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may/might have done 可能做了某事(已发生，might可能性比may小)

must be doing 一定在做某事(正发生) / can’t be doing 不可能在做某事(正发生) / may be doing 可能在做某事(正发生) Can sb be doing …? 某人可能在做……吗？(正发生)

Can/Could sb have done …? 某人可能做了……吗？(已发生)

注意：疑问句中表示可能性不可以用may或might 1）---Where’s our baby? ---Oh, it

(可能在睡觉).

---Where’s our baby? ---Oh, it

(一定在睡觉).

---Where’s our baby? ---Oh,

(不会在睡觉吧)? 2）The ground is wet. It

(想必下雨了) last night.

The ground is wet. It

(可能下雨了) last night.

The ground is wet.

(可能下雨了吗) last night? 3）Some people who don’t like to talk much are not necessarily shy; they ______ just be quiet people. (高考链接)

A. must B. may C. should D. would 4) It ______ be the postman at the door. It’s only six o’clock. (高考链接)

A. mustn’t B. can’t C. won’t D. needn’t Step 4 --- Pair work

1.昨晚我们观看了一场中国和古巴排球决赛。

2.一共六位选手参加了比赛。

3.为了赢得比赛，每个运动员都重视团队合作。

4.尽管对手很强大，但是队员们还是坚持了下来。

5.令我们开心的是，最后中国队以3比2获得了冠军，夺得了金牌。

1.Last night we watched the volleyball final between China and Cuba. 2.Altogether 6 players competed in the match. 3.In an attempt to win the match, every player attached significance to team cooperation. 4.Although the competitors were great/ powerful, our players managed to hang on. 5.To our great delight, the Chinese team won the championship by a score of 3-2 and got the gold medal. Step 5 ----Homework

Write a news report about the volleyball final between China and Cuba based on the sentence translation, trying to use the words and phrases we have learned.

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