Project(1): Making a speech about sport教学设计思路

Unit2

Project Teaching aims:

Improve the students’ ability and provide practice.

Master the usage of some useful words and expressions. Write a speech about entering a new sport into the Olympics Important points & difficult points: Write a speech and present it in the class Procedure: Step 1 Lead-in 1. Can you name some sporting events that are performed in the Olympics? 2. Which of them do you like best? Why? 3. What can we do to enter a new sport into the Olympics? (show pictures to help the Ss) Football Request: increase number of female teams from 10 to 12.

Hockey Request: increase number of female teams from 10 to 12. Handball Request: increase number of female teams from 10 to 12. Aquatics Request: inclusion of open water swimming 10km event for men and women. Fencing Requests by International Federations NOT accepted

by the EB for the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing Boxing Request: introduction of women's boxing, four additional weight categories and 32 athletes. Step 2 Listening and reading: Listen to taping of the passage on page 38, and find out answers to the following

questions. Part 1

What requirements must be met before a sport can be considered by IOC?

First, a sport must have its own international association. Next, it must be practiced by men in at least 75 countries on at least four continents and practiced by women in at least 40 countries and on three continents. Besides, a current sport must be

dropped. Part 2 What kind of sports have been removed from the Olympics? Why? Golf, rugby, polo and power boating. Because these sports became less popular and had to make way for new, more popular sports. Part 3 What sports have been added in the Olympics only recently? And in which year? Tae kwon do, in 2000. Part 4 Which sport is still trying to get into the Olympics? Wushu, a Chinese martial art. Step 3 Consolidation: Fill in the blanks 1._________

a sport into the Olympics can be a long _______. There are many ___________ that must be met before a sport can be ___________ by the International Olympic Committee. 2.Some sports that were part of the Olympics in the past have been ________. 3. Many people think that ________ Olympic sports like rugby and golf will be __________ again, as they are now very popular and are played all around the world. 4. However, the IOC is looking at _________ the number and type of sports __________ in the Olympic in the future, so wushu fans __________ get what they are hoping for. Step 4 Part B

Preparing a speech Entering a new sport into the Olympics Planning Work in small groups. Are there any sports you would add to the Olympic programme?

Are there any sports you think should not be in the Olympics? If so, which ones and why? Write down the sport your group has chosen

_____ Discuss the tasks listed below and decide which group members will be responsible for each task. Write the names beside each task. Research __________

Write the speech ____________ Write the outline _________

Give the speech ____________ Preparing Find the information you need and the group decide what to include in the speech. Write an outline of the speech, and when finished, it needs approving by the group. Producing 1. Write the speech based on the outline, and make sure that the first sentence gets the audience’s attention.

2. Correct any mistakes and add any new ideas if possible 3. Revise the speech. 4. Make notes and familiarize themselves with what they are going today. 5. Practise the speech in front of the other group members. Presenting

1. Give the speech to the class. 2. Be confident and answer your audience’s questions.

Homework: 1.Finish B1, B2 on page 99 of the workbook. 2. Review the whole unit.