Reading(1)：The Olympic Games教案2

Unit 2 Sporting events Reading

The Olympic Games Period 1 Learning Aims: In this part ,you will 1.Learn to read a speech and know about the common elements of a speech. 2.Gain an overall understanding of the article and learn different aspects of the Olympics Games. Teaching aids: 1.the multi-media 2.the blackboard. Teaching procedures: Activity 1.lead in Do you like sports? Could you please show us your favorite sport?

Activity 2 Fast reading

1.What is a speech? A speech is ___________________________________________________________ The ways to make a good speech are_______________________________________________

2.Skim the speech quickly and answer these questions

1.) What is the speech about?

2). What was Pierre de Coubertin’s hope when he brought the Olympic Games back to life?

3).What does the speaker wish for at the end of the speech?

Activity3 Careful Reading:

Task 1:Read para 1-4 and try to complete the following questions 1.Fill in the blanks

____1____Olympics

In _____2_____ At ____4___in Greece

Only Greek ___5____ The _7____ place Athletes ___8___ wearing

no clothes

Modern Olympics

In 1896 In Athens

___6___from the world Different cities around the world

Athletes compete in _9__sport clothes The time to begin

The __3____to begin

Athletes

The host place

Athletes’ appearance

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2.According to the speech, what events survived from the ancient time except ________? A. long jump B. golf

C. wrestling D. running

3 Why are single women allowed to take part in their own competition, at a separate festival?

Task 2: 1.Read paragraph 5-6 and complete the following charts.

Name

Nationality

Name

Nationality

Achievements: 1.

won the gold medal for America in the ____ _____ Olympics 2.

went on to win the 1st World ________

___________

Championship

in 1964

3.

returned to _______________at the opening ceremony in Atlanta in _____ Achievements: 1.

be famous for his success in _________

2.

help the USA basketball team win the gold medal

at the ______ Los Angeles Olympics. 3.

won the 2nd

Olympic gold medal

at the _____

Barcelona Olympics

2.Read the paragraph 7-9 silently and fill in the blanks Chinese athletes have also made important contributions to the Olympic Games.

1)____________won ______gold medals at the 1992 & 1996 Olympics

2)__________won the first gold medal for China at the ____ Los Angeles Olympics 3)_______ is the ___ Asian to win the gold medal in men’s 110-meter hurdles at the ____ Athens Olympics 4).Much older as she was than the other players, _______was able to win the gold medal in badminton at the ___________Olympic 3.What fine qualities do you think these athletes have in common?

3) Which of the following proverbs 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 Task 3 Conclusion The speech can be divided into ____parts and get the main idea of each part. Part1

(para____)

the ____ of the speech Part2

(para____)

the ______ & __________ of the Olympic Games Part3

(para____)

some famous sports ____ and their great ____________ Part4

(para____)

the ________ of the speech Activity4. Consolidation Fill in the blanks with proper words according to the text.( 课文缩写) Mr Johnson was invited to make a speech about the history and ____1___ of the Olympic Games. From his speech, we knew that __2___games began in the year 776 BC. They were held

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at Olympia in Greece every four years until AD 394. The __3____at the ancient games were all men and they had to ___4___wearing no clothes. _5____women were allowed to take part in their own competition, at a separate festival ___6______the wife of the Greek god Zeus. The ___7_____Olympics were first held in 1896. Pierre de Coubertin __8____the Olympics back to life. Mr Johnson introduced some famous athletes in history, such as Muhammad Ali, Michael Jordan, Xu Haifeng, Deng Yaping, Liu Xiang, who have made great __9_____to the Olympic Games. All in all, it was those Olympians who have brought joy to the world with their __10_____to push the boundaries of human achievement. At last, Mr Johnson invited us to join him in wishing the Olympic Movement a successful future to match its past glory.

Homework 1Analyze the following difficult sentences in the text. 1．He dreamt that the Olympics would make it possible for people of all countries to live side by side in peace. [句式分析]

dreamt后的所有部分都是that引导的_____从句；其中it是该从句的______，to live side by side in peace是__________。

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______________________________________________________ 2．Deng Yaping, who won four Olympic gold medals in 1992 and 1996, is perhaps the greatest female table tennis player the world has ever seen. [句式分析]

Deng Yaping，后有两个定语从句是__________________________________

___________________________________

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_________________________________________________________________ 2.阅读理解

In the competition of Olympic weightlifting, the athletes try to lift the maximum (最大的) weight they can. There are special conditions they have to meet in order to compete: body weight, height and strength. The Olympic weightlifting mainly tests the limit of explosive strength (爆发力). There are not many lifters who really like Olympic weightlifting and the explanation is very simple：they are short of explosive strength. The weights used for Olympic weightlifting are added in kilograms. The order by which the athletes enter the competition is not general, but it is set depending on the event. Usually the athlete with the lowest weight begins. If he/she is not successful, he/she can try later. There is a maximum of three lifts allowed for every competition. For many years Olympic weightlifting was only for men. However, now women also take part in Olympic weightlifting. It was at the beginning of the 21st century that women's competitions entered an organized professional environment. For women, Olympic weightlifting is more difficult because of their different body structure. However, strength training techniques (技术)are widely and successfully used by women, too. Lots of the athletes who've ended up in Olympic weightlifting competitions have started with

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strength training only to improve their muscle condition and their body power. However, the demarcation line (界线) is not still very clear between power training and Olympic weightlifting. This is how so many lifters have got into Olympic weightlifting competition, even if their purpose was different at the beginning. 1．In the competition of Olympic weightlifting, athletes need to be all of the following EXCEPT ________. A．the right age

C．the right weight

B．the right

height D．the right strength 2．Few lifters can take part in Olympic weightlifting mainly because ________. A．they are tired of the training B．they haven't been trained correctly C．they can't learn the lifting techniques D．they don't have enough explosive strength 3．How many more times can a lifter try if he/she fails for the first time? A．One.

B．Two. D．Four. C．Three.

4．According to the fourth paragraph, ________. A．men often do better than women in weightlifting B．women need to use different training techniques from men C．men can learn the training techniques better than women D．women used not to be allowed to compete in Olympic weightlifting 5．According to the passage, many athletes began to practice weightlifting because they wanted to ________. A．take part in the Olympics B．get a reward in the competition C．strengthen their body power D．test the limit of explosive strength

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