Reading(1)：The Olympic Games优秀课堂实录

M4U2 Sports events

---Reading: The Olympic Games Learning goals:

1. Learn how to read a speech.

2. Understand the history and significance of the Olympic Games. 3. Know some famous athletes and their great achievements. Learning procedures: Step 1

Lead-in How much do you know about the Olympic Games? Step 2

Reading strategy Q1: What is a speech? Q2: What should a good speaker do? Q3: What are ways to make a good speech? Step 3

Fast reading This passage could be divided into 4 parts, Please find out the main idea of each part.

Part1 (Para.1)

a.

the end of the speech b.

some famous athletes and their great achievements c.

the history & significance of the Olympic games d.

the topic of the speech Part 2(Para. 2-4) Part 3(Para. 5-8) Part 4(Para. 9-10) Step4

Detailed-reading Part II (Para. 2-4): the history and significance of the Olympic Games

Q1: When did the ancient Olympic Games begin？

Q2: Where were they held and how often？

Q3: What ancient sports can still be seen today? Q4:Who could compete at the ancient Olympic Games？How about the contemporary Olympic Games today？

Now let’s compare the ancient Olympics with the contemporary Olympics. •

The ancient Olympics:

in

;

all

; wearing

;

women. •

The contemporary Olympics: in

;

in

;

both

and

athletes from around the world. Part III (Para. 5-8): athletes and achievements There are 6 athletes mentioned in this part. Who are they?

Then let’s get more information of them one by one. The 1st athlete Name Birth name Nationality Achievements

The 2nd athlete Name Nationality Achievements

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Who won the first gold medal for our country at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics? 

How many Olympic gold medals did Deng Yaping win in 1992 and 1996? 

What was Liu Xiang’s Olympic achievement?

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What was Zhang Ning’s Olympic achievement?

Step5

Discussion Q: What fine qualities do you think athletes have in common? The following proverbs (谚语) best suit the athletes:

Where there is a will, there is a way.

No pains, no gains.

Nothing is difficult, if you put your heart into it.

Step6

Consolidation

Topic The history and (1)___________of the Olympics (2)_______of the games (4)________ between the ancient and modern games The ancient games began in 776 BC in Greece (3) ______ the modern ones in 1896 in Athens. Only men were allowed to compete while today athletes across the world can take part, (5) ______________nation they come from. The ancient games were held in (6) _______, but people of all countries can live side by side (7) ________ in the modern ones.

Some well-known athletes and their(8) ________ Conclusion Muhammad Ali won the gold medal in 1960 and his first World Heavyweight Championship in 1964. Michael Jordan won the gold at the 1984 and 1992 Olympics. Chinese athletes have also made important (9) ____________ to the Olympic Games. The Olympics will have a successful future to (10) _________its past glory. Step7

Homework 1.

Reread the text and find the useful phrases and sentences. 2.

Finish Exercises on page 24.