Reading(1)：The Olympic Games优秀说课稿

M4U2 Reading---The Olympic Games

Teaching aims:

1.

Arouse students’ interest in talking about Olympics.

2.

Help students develop their reading ability. 源:学科网ZXXK]

3.

Encourage students to express their opinions on the Olympics.

Teaching important points: 1.

Help Ss know some background knowledge about the history and the development of the Olympic Games and the six sports stars.. 2.

Help them learn the structure of the text..

Teaching difficult points: 1.

How to read a speech and finish some exercises. 2.

Discuss and speak out the advantages and disadvantages of one thing.

Teaching methods: 1.

Improve the students’ reading comprehension. 2.

Practice to get the students to master what they’ve learnt. 3.

Discussion to make every student work in class.

Teaching aids:

1.

the multi-media 2.

the blackboard.

Teaching procedures:

Step 1

Lead-in The teacher starts the lesson with a question “ what do you know about the Olympics”

as well as a series of pictures about Olympics. ( flag, five rings, mascot, torch, gold medals, and events) Step 2

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There are eight questions for the girls and the boys to answer. The team which gets the most points will be the winner. 1. Which is the emblem of the Beijing Olympic Games?

2. How often are the Summer Olympic Games held? A. Every two years

B. Every four years

C. Every six years 3. In 2008,which Olympic Games was held in Beijing?

A.27th

B.28th

C.29th ……

Step 3

Fast reading Raise five questions from the reading passage, ask students read it quickly to choose the answers directly. 1. What is the speech about?_____ A. The Beijing Olympics B. The history of the Olympic Games

C. The significance of the Olympic Games D. B and C 2. According to the speech, what events survived from the ancient time except_____? A. long jump

B. golf

C. wrestling D. running 3. Where were you able to watch the Olympic Games in 1896?_____ A. In Egypt

B. In America

C. In Greece

D. In Cuba 4. How many famous athletes are mentioned in the speech?_____ A. four

B. five

C. six

D. seven 5. Who became the 1st Asian to win the gold medal in the men’s 110-metre hurdles?____ A. Liu Xiang

B. Deng Yaping

C. Xu Haifeng

D. Zhang Ning

Step 4

Structure reading Check students understanding of the structure of the passage and finish two exercises.:学| 1.

Divide the text into four parts and finish the main idea. 1.Divide the text into four parts andfinish the main idea.Part 1:the introductionof the speech(Para.___)1Part 2:the h_____ & s__________ of ignificanceistorythe Olympic Gamestarssome famous sports s____ and their great a___________chievementsthe c________ of the speechonclusion(Para. 2-4)Part 3:(Para. ____)5-8Part 4:(Para. 9)2.

Which of the following shows the right structure of the passage?

Step 5

Detailed reading Ask students to read the passage again and finish the reading exercises. ( the history of the Olympics ; some information about the six players) such as: ancientthe (1)______ gameshistorythe (2)in (3)____BC776at Olympia in (4)______ Greece______menonly Greek (5)______ singleand (6)________ womenin (7)______1896contemporary_____________gamesAthensin (8) ______athletes from around worldthe (9) ______

Step 6

Discussion Show students a topic related to the Olympic, and ask them to discuss in groups to share their opinions, then speak out their ideas.

Hosting the Olympic Games will have some advantages for the host city, but it will also bring some disadvantages. Do you agree? Why or why not?

Step 7

Homework 1. finish the teaching material. 2. practice speaking the speech. .Divide the text into four parts and finish the main idea. |网]