Learning about Language教学设计第一课时

Warming up and reading ★Learning Aims: 1.Knowledge aims: To learn about some basic knowledge of the ancient and modern Olympic Games. To master the new words and expressions in this passage. 2.Ability aims: To understand the general idea of the new text to train the reading ability of the students. To be more familiar with some reading skills,such as scanning ,summarizingetc. 3.Emotional aims: To arouse the students’ interest in the Olympic Games and get them to understand the Olympic spirit better.

★Key points: To understand the general idea of the text. To improve the students’ reading ability further.

★Difficult points: To retell the text. To use words and expressions learnd in this text to communicate freely. ★Teaching methods: Task- based teaching and the integral teaching method. ★Learning methods: 组稿：高利英

To use some reading skills to understand the text better.

To be more active in group activities. ★Teaching aids:multimedia, a tape recorder ★Teaching and learning Procedures: StepI. Warming up Lead in the lesson by showing the students a short movie about the 2008 BeijingOlympic games.

Warming up by checking the preview plans Today we are going to learn about THE OLYMPIC GAMES. But first, I’d like to know how well you have prepared for the class…now, take out your preview plans. Check the answers to the exercises on the preview plans with the whole class. Get the students to raise the difficulties or problems they met with in their previewing. StepII. Listening Look at the title and the pictures and predict the content.Then listen to the tape carefully and see if you were right.Then try to get the general idea of the passage.

After listening, ask: Have you got the main idea? Step III.Fast reading

Now read the text quickly and silently. The boys shall try to finish the task: What was the ancient Olympics like? The girls shall try to finish the task: What is the modern Olympics like? Then talk about the similarities and differences between the ancient and 组稿：高利英

modern Olympics. StepⅣ.Careful reading Read the text more carefully and finish two tasks Task 1 Decide which are true and which are false: 1.There are two sets of Games- the Summer and the Winter Olympics and both are held every four years.(

) 2. The Winter Olympics are usually held two years after the Summer Olympics.(

) 3. Slaves and women were allowed to take part in the Games.(

) 4. The 2004 Olympics were held in Greece.(

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5. People in the modern Olympic Games compete for money.(

) Task 2 Ask and answer:SB, P11 Ex2. StepV. Retelling Retell the text according to the following key words The ancient Olympics…every four years…be not allowed to…the modern Olympics...two sets of…not only…but also…the opportunity to …compete for …the motto…

StepVI Exercise Fill in the blanks:④

The _______Olympic Games began in Greece and were held from 776 B.C. to A.D.393. It was held_______ four years. At that time, there were not so many sports as today. And women were not________to take part in the games. There were not 组稿：高利英

Winter Olympics at that time. Winners got the________wreath as the prize. . The_______ Olympic Games began in 1891. They’re held every four years. There are two sets of Games ----the Winter and the Summer Olympics.In the summer Olympics there are over 250 different sports. Women are_____ ______ allowed to join in ______ play a very important role. Now the competitors compete for medals. The motto is _____ ______and_______. Step VII .Discussion Discuss this question in groups:Why do many countries want to host the Olympic Games while others do not. Then prepare for a class discussion. StepVIII. Summary Sum up the lesson by a quiz about the Olympic games: 1.What’s the name of the country where the first Olympics began?

2.What’s the large building called in which many outdoor sportsevents are held? 3.What’s the Olympic motto?

4.This is an award given to the top threewinners in each event in the Olympics? 5.how often are the Olympic Games held? StepIX. Homework 组稿：高利英