Reading(1)：The Olympic Games主要内容及教案内容

Module 4 Unit 2

Sporting Events

Reading

The Olympic Games

Step 1 Lead in 1.Ask students some questions. 1)

How much do you know about the Olympic Games? 2)How often are the Olympic Games held? 3)How many Olympic Games did you see on TV? 4) Who is your favorite athlete?

2. Show some pictures to the students. Step 2 Fast reading

Listen to the speech to get the answers.

1.What is the speech about? 2.What was Pierre de Coubertin’s hope when he brought the Olympic Games back to life? 3.What does the speaker wish for at the end of the speech? Step 3 Reading Strategy Fill in the form

Definition

of a speech

Ways to make

a good speech

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Reading for structures

Get the main idea of each part and match them.

Part 1:

the history & significance of the Olympic Games

Part 2:

Part 3:

Part 4:

the end of the speech

the topic of the speech

some famous sports stars and their great contributions Step 4

Detailed reading

1. Read the information about the sports stars and then complete some tables. 2. Read the passage and check the errors in each sentence.

1)According to the speech, the speaker is an athlete.

2)The first ancient Olympic Games were held in AD776.

3)Everyone was allowed to take part in the ancient Olympics.

4)The contemporary Olympic Games were first held in Rome in 1896.

5)At the 2008 Beijing Olympic, the Chinese women’s badminton team

won the gold medal for the first time in history.

6)Zhang Ning was in her late thirties when she competed in the

2008 Olympic Games.

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Which of the following proverbs(谚语）

best suits the athletes

mentioned in this passage? A.

Life is made up of little things. B.

It’s never too old to learn.

C.

Where there is a will, there is a way. D.

Look before you leap, see before you go What proverbs about sports do you know? Life lies in movement.

生命在于运动。

Sport is the source of all life. 运动是生命的源泉。

Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body. 读书健脑，运动强身。

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Step 6

Discussion

What fine qualities(品质) do you think a good athlete

should have ?

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