Reading(1)：The Olympic Games优质课教案

Unit 2 The Olympic Games 西安高新第一中学

张林峰

I．教学内容分析

本单元的中心话题是“奥运会”。

Warming Up部分通过讨论让学生了解古代和现代奥运会的异同。

Pre-reading部分的三个问题则进一步考查学生对奥运会基本常识的了解。

Reading部分作者通过一个虚拟的采访向读者介绍了古代奥运会与现代奥运会的异同。

Comprehending部分帮助学生归纳他们已知的和刚学到的关于古代与现代奥运会异同，并且进一步讨论奥运会相关知识。

Learning about Language部分都同单元主题紧密相关，词汇和语法结构的呈现也尽可能地安排在相关的语境中。

Using Language部分通过一个希腊神话故事来引导学生进行读、听、说、写的综合训练。

Learning Tip部分鼓励学生在两人活动和小组活动中积极发言，这样既可以消除害羞的心理，又有利于学生掌握恰当的交际策略。

II．教学重点和难点

1．教学重点

(1) 本单元的生词和短语；

(2) 学会使用将来时的被动语态；

(3) 让学生熟悉奥运会—世界上最重要的体育盛会；能用英语就奥运会的基本知识进行互相问答，并能简述奥运会的基本知识；

(4) 鼓励学生表达自己的兴趣爱好，要多让学生讲自己熟悉的话题。

2．教学难点

(1) 指导学生按类别归纳整理词汇，让学生学会有效的记忆词汇的方法；

(2) 引导学生发现本单元重点语言结构，让学生自己发现并感悟相关的语言规律，培养他们的语感。

III．教学计划

本单元分五课时：

第一、二课时：Warming up，Pre-reading, Reading, Comprehension 第三课时：Learning about Language 第四课时：

Reading, Writing (Using Language) 第五课时：Listening, Speaking, Writing (Using Language) IV．教学步骤：

Period 1 Warming Up, Pre-reading & Reading

Teaching Goals:

1. To arouse Ss’ interest in learning about the history of the Olympics.

2. To read an interview about the Olympics. Teaching Procedures: Step 1. Leading-in Purpose: To activate Ss and arouse them to talk about mascots in the Olympic Games.

Show the pictures about the 2008 Olympic mascots (吉祥物). Ask Ss whether they know some other mascots (吉祥物). Step 2. Warming Up

Purpose: To lead Ss to the topic of this unit through a quiz. Pair work: Get Ss to talk about the questions below, and then ask them to present it before the class. 1. When and where did the ancient Olympic Games start? A. 776BC; Olympia

B.393BC; Rome C. 1896; Greece 2. When did the ancient Olympics stop? A. 776BC

B. 393BC

C. 1888AD 3. When and where did the modern Olympic Games start? A. 1888AD; Pairs

B. 776BC; Olympia

C.1896; Athens 4. When did China first take part in the Olympics? A. 1932

B. 1928

C. 1936 5. Who was China’s first gold medal winner and for what event? A. Zhou Jihong; diving

B. Lining; gymnastics

C. Xu Haifeng; shooting 6. Do you know the three words that show the spirit of the Olympic Games? A. taller, faster, stronger

B. higher, swifter, stronger

C. stronger, quicker, longer Suggested Answers: 1. A

2. B

3. C

4. A

5. C

6. B Step 3.

Pre-reading Purpose: To have Ss learn about some more about Olympics and arouse their interest.

Individual work: Get Ss to answer this question individually. 1. How many events are there for the Summer and Winter Olympics? Can you list some of them? 2. When and where will the next Olympics be held? What do you think the Chinese team will do in order to win more medals? Suggested Answers:

1. In the Summer Olympics, there are running, swimming, shooting, wrestling, jumping, football, basketball, volleyball, table tennis, throwing. Javelin, weight lifting, gymnastics, boxing, etc. In the Winter Olympics, there are skiing, skating, ice hockey, ski jumping, sledding, snow-boarding, etc. 2. The 29th Olympics will be held in Beijing on August 18th, 2008. Step 4. Reading 1. Listening

Purpose: To get a brief understanding of the text.

To train Ss’ listening ability.

(1) Listen to the tape. (2) Ask Ss to find the writing type and the main idea of the text. The writing type: conversational style (an interview). Main idea: comparing the differences between Ancient and Modern Olympics. 2. Scanning Purpose: To get Ss to have some details in the text. Read the text quickly and find out the

similarities & differences between Ancient and Modern Olympics. (1) What are the similarities?

How often

What for

Beliefs

Competitors

Events

(2) What are the differences? Both are held every four years. Both are held not for money but for honour. They are the same.

Swifter, Higher, and Stronger. Men are allowed to take part both in ancient and modern Olympics. Some events are the same, such as running, jumping, shooting, and throwing.

Games Country Competitors Prize Events Ancient Summer Only Greece Only men Olive wreath A few Modern Summer & winter Countries from all over the world Men and women Medal Many more 3. Read the passage carefully and silently and finish Ex2 (P11).

Suggested Answers:

(1) Pausanias is amazed that many countries take part in the Olympic Games and women too and there are two sets of Games-the Winter and the Summer Olympics. (2) Because Li Yan has explained that it is a great honour to host the Olympic Games.. (3)He thinks that so many things have changed in the Olympic Games that he fears that the spirit of the Olympics may have changed too.

4．Discussion You know our government has tried its best to compete for hosting the 29th Olympic games. It has cost a lot of money. Do you think it is worthwhile? Why? For your reference: It is worthwhile to host the Olympic games. To host Olympic Games can make our culture and people

understood by the other peoples. To host Olympic Games can make our country known to the whole world. To host Olympic Games can stimulate our economy, and help to speed up its development. 5. Imagination Imagine what we will do and what we can do for the 29th Olympic Games. For your reference:

Maybe we can serve as volunteers to help the foreign visitors and athletes from all over the world. So at present we should study hard. Especially we should try our best to learn English well. 6. Summary As we have finished the passage we’ll sum up what we have learned. First let’s see the writing skills. It is written in a conversational style. It’s in a very interesting way. It adopts a dialogue between Pausanias who lived 2000 years ago and a Chinese gird in modern world. Through their dialogue, the differences and similarities between the ancient and modern Olympic Games are made known to the readers. Just because it is in a conversational style, there are quite a few oral spoken English and elliptical phrases. Through the comparison between the ancient and modern Olympic Games, we have learned the differences and the similarities between them. Now we can have a deep understanding of the Games. From the passage, we can have a deep understanding of the Games. From the passage, we can also get to know that the Olympic Games are developing and improving. It’s our duty to make the Olympic Games better and healthier. We know that one of the slogans for 2008 Beijing Olympic Games is Green Olympic Games. It shows that people are paying more and more attention to our environment. 7. Language points Purpose: To train Ss’ language capacity.

Divide Ss into four groups and ask each group to discuss how to understand and use the new words and analyze the following phrases. Give Ss enough time to learn the language points by heart.

take part in…, in order to, find out, used to, be admitted as…, compete against…, for the honour of…, be admitted to…, play a role, as well as, , as a matter of fact, compete for…, proud of…,

8. Retelling Purpose: Train students’ ability of summarizing and expressing.

We can see the text is written in a conversational style. And there are two speakers. One is Pausanias, a Greek writer 2000 years ago, the other is Li Li, a Chinese girl. Now let’s change it into a narrative style. In other words, let’s describe the ancient and modern Olympic Games in our own words. Who would like to have a try? For your reference:

The ancient Olympic Games began in Greece and were held from 776 BC to AD393. It was held every four years. At that time, there were not so many sports as today. And women were not allowed to take part in the games. There were not Winter Olympics at that time. Winners got the olive wreath as the prize. The motto was swifter, higher and stronger.

The modern Olympic Games began in 1891. They’re held every four years. There are many new sports in the Olympics. In the summer Olympics there are over 250 different sports. Women are not only allowed to join in but also play a very important role. Now the competitors compete for medals. The motto is swifter, higher and stronger. Winners got the olive wreath as the prize. The motto was swifter, higher and stronger. The modern Olympic Games began in 1891. They’re held every four years. There are many new sports in the Olympics. In the summer Olympics there are over 250 different sports. Women are not only allowed to join in but also play a very important role. Now the competitors compete for medals. The motto is swifter, higher and stronger.