Reading(1)：The Olympic Games教案推荐

Module 4 Unit 2

Sports events Reading Period 1教学设计

By 包芬

Ⅰ. Teaching aims: 1.

Knowledge and skills To learn something about the history of the Olympic Games; To know the great contributions the famous athletes have made to the Games. 2.

Process and method To know how to read a speech; To train the students’ reading ability(skimming, detailed reading, discussion) 3.

Emotion and attitude To arouse students’interest in sports and learn the spirits from some famous athletes. Ⅱ. Teaching important points:

Get students to learn something about the history of the Olympic Games, and to know the great contributions the famous athletes have made to the Games. Ⅲ. Teaching difficult points:

Enable the students to remember the history and development of the Olympic Games clearly. Ⅳ. Teaching methods: Cooperative learning, task-based learning Ⅴ. Teaching aids:

A computer, a blackboard, a tape-recorder Ⅵ. Teaching procedures:

Step 1 Lead-in 1.

Greetings 2.

Show the pictures of the sports meet in our school to arouse the students’ interest

and lead in the reading topic. Step 2 Pre-reading Watch a video about the origin of the Olympic Games. Step 3 While-Reading 1.

Fast reading

Ask Ss to scan the article and answer the three questions in Part A. 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 speaker wish for at the end of the speech? 2. Careful reading 1.Choose the best answers. 1.The text mainly talks about(

). A.

famous athletes B.

the ancient Olympics C.

the modern Olympics D.

the Olympic Games 2. The ancient Olympic Games began in (

). A.789 BC

B. 787 BC

C. 776 BC

D.767BC

3. Among the following four athletes, the person who won the most Olympic gold medalsis (

).

A. Muhammad Ali

B. Michael Jordan

C. Pierre de Coubertin

D. Deng Yaping 4. Liu Xiang won the gold medal in the men’s 110-metre hurdles at (

).

A.the 1992 Barcelona Olympics

B.the 1996 Atlanta Olympics

C.the 2000 Sydney Olympics

D.the 2004 Athens Olympics

2. Read the passage again and check the errors in each sentence. 1) According to the speech, the speaker is an athlete.

2). The first ancient Olympic Games were held in AD776.

3). Everyone was allowed to take part in the ancient Olympics.

4). The contemporary Olympic Games were first held in Rome in 1896.

5). At the 2008 Beijing Olympic, the Chinese women’s badminton team won the gold medal for the first time in history.

6). Zhang Ning was in her late thirties when she competed in the 2008 Olympic Games. 3. Summary of the speech

In Mr. Johnson’s speech, we know＿＿(much)information about Olympics and many athletes.

We know that the ancient Olympic Games began in the year 776 BC. At the ancient Olympic Games, by ＿＿＿

(traditional)the the athletes were all men. Single women were only allowed ＿＿＿

(take) part in separate festivals in honour ＿＿＿

Hera, the wife of god Zeus.

The father of moderm Olympics was Pierre de Coubertin. He dreamed that the Olympics would make ＿

possible for people all over the world to live in peace.

Mr. Johnson mentioned two famous American athletes, Muhammad Ali and Michael Jordan. He also mentioned some Chinese athletes who have also made important ＿＿＿＿＿＿

(contribute) the Olympic Games,such as Xu Haifeng, D to eng Yaping ,Zhang Ning and Liu Xiang.All of them ＿＿＿＿(exciting) the people all over the world.

The Chinese ＿＿＿(lead) the way at the 2008 Olympics Games, ＿＿＿

(win)51 gold medals.We are looking forward to ＿＿＿(see) more of them in future Olympics Games.

Step 4 Post reading(Discussion)

1. Mr. Johnson mentioned many famous athletes in his speech. So what fine qualities(品质) do you think these athletes have in common? 2. As a student in No.6 middle school,what fine qualities should we have to realize our dreams?

Step 5 Homework 1. Read the speech again to get a better understanding. 2. Finish the exercises in part D and part E. 3. Write a passage with the title “My favorite sports star”.