Reading(1)：The Olympic Games教学设计一等奖

●Reading The Olympics games Step1: Leading-in Class, the Olympic Games are held every four years and it is a great honor for a country to host the Games. How much do you know about the Olympics, for example, its history, ceremonies and sporting events? 1) How many Olympic Games did you see? 2) Where were they held? 3) Do you think they are exciting? Why? 4) Who is your favorite athlete and who do you think is the greatest Olympian? Why? Step 2: Fast reading for general ideas Go through the passage as quickly as possible and try to find answers to the three questions in part A. Just focus on and identify the information needed to answer these questions. 1) What is the speech about? 2) Where were the ancient Olympic Games held? 3) Who restarted the modern Olympic Games? Answers A 1) The history and significance of the Olympic Games. 2) At Olympia in Greece. 3) Pierre de Coubertin. Step 3: Detailed reading for important information 1. Let’s read the speech a second time and complete Parts C1 and C2 at page 24 individually to check your reading comprehension and to test your analytical thinking skills. Answers C1 1) According to the speech, the speaker is an athlete. an IOC member 2) The first ancient Olympic Games were held in AD 776 776 BC 3) In the past, only athletes that spoke Italian were allowed to compete. Greek 4) The aim of the modern Olympic Games is to make countries and people compete side by side. live peacefully 5) The first modern Olympic Games were held in Rome in 1896. Athens 6) Deng Yaping won four Olympic gold medals for tennis. table tennis C2 Name Nationality Which Olympics Olympic achievements Other information Muhammad Ali American 1960 Rome Olympics gold medal, boxing original name Cassius Clay; won his first World Heavyweight Boxing Championship in 1964; lit the Olympic flame at the 1966 Atlanta Olympics Michael Jordan American 1984 Los Angeles Olympics;

1992 Barcelona Olympics two gold medals, basketball the highest scorer for the USA basketball team at the 1984 Olympics Haile Gebrselassie Ethiopian 1996 Atlanta Olympics; 2000 Sydney Olympics two gold medals, distance running first became famous in 1992; broke world record for the 10 km run Xu Haifeng Chinese 1984 Los Angeles Olympics gold medal won the first Olympics gold medal for China Deng Yapping Chinese 1992 Barcelona Olympics four gold medals, table tennis became an IOC member in 2000 Liu Xiang Chinese 2004 Athens Olympics gold medal, men’s 110-metre hurdles the first Asian to win this race 2. Now please answer some questions to check your comprehension of the passage: What characteristics do the ancient Olympics and the modern Olympics share? Both the ancient and modern Olympic Games were /are held every four years. Some of the sports played in the ancient Olympic, such as discus, long jump, wrestling and running, are still played in the modern Olympics. What are the differences between the ancient games and the modern Olympic Games? The ancient games were always held at the same place. In the ancient Olympics, only Greek men were allowed to compete and they had to compete wearing no clothes. In the modern Olympics, athletes from all over the world can take part, no matter what language they speak or what sex they are. Muhammad Ali and Michael Jordan are mentioned in the passage. What do these two sportspeople have in common? They are both talented and dedicated They train hard They have contributed significantly to their sports. They are extremely successful in their fields. They both have passion and enthusiasm for sports. Do you think Chinese athletes such as Deng Yaping and Liu Xiang are as great as Ali or Jordan? 3. Let’s complete Parts D and E Answers D 1. a 2 c 3 e 4 f 5 d 6 b E 1) significance 2) ancient 3) compete 4) peacefully 5) athletes 6) achievement 7) gold medal 8) mentioned 4. Read the speech again and think about the criteria for a good speech and what makes a good speaker. Please discuss the following questions: Do you think it is difficult to give a speech in front of an audience? Why or why not? What makes a good speech and a good speaker? What are the things a speaker should attach importance to? Is there any relationship between the different topics the speaker mentions? Step 4: Post-reading activities

1.Go over Part E and discuss the questions in pairs. Answers 1. I think the Olympic Games help countries live peacefully side by side. The Olympic motto is ‘Swifter, Higher, and Stronger’. Athletes come from all around the world to compete in the Olympics. They each represent their own country and try to win medals for that country. However, it is not all about winning. Competing in the Olympic is a great honor and it is a great opportunity to meet talented athletes from all over the work. It is also a great opportunity to build relationships with other countries live peacefully, side by side. 2. I think Deng Yaping is the greatest Olympic athlete because she is unarguably the world’s greatest female table tennis player and has won virtually every female title in almost all the word table tennis competitions. The list of Deng’s accomplishments is long and impressive: four-time Olympic champion in table tennis, twice in singles at Barcelona and Atlanta, and twice in doubles with her partner Qiao Hong, in 1992 and 1996. As an experienced player she has nerves of steel and a determination to succeed. At 1.49 meters tall she is the greatest female player of all times. I admire her very much. 3. They set a great example. They work hard, are determined, strong-willed and have great confidence and perseverance. They show us that if you put your mind to something and work hard at it, you will succeed. 2. Let’s divide into several groups and discuss the following questions: What is the spirit of the Olympic Games? What can you learn from it? Do you think that “Swifter, Higher, Stronger” is a good motto not only for sports but also for life in general? Why? Do you agree with the saying “The more gold medals a country wins, the stronger the country is.”? Why or why not? Recently, there was news about athletes using drugs in the Olympic Games. What do you think of this? What can be done to prevent this kind of thing from happening again? 3. Next, let’s have a class debate on the following subject: Hosting the Olympic Games is a great honor for a country, but at the same time it costs a lot of money. Do you think hosting the Olympics will be a good opportunity to develop the host country’s economy and tourism, ···