Reading(1)：The Olympic Games优秀教案案例

M4U2 Reading : The Olympic Games

by Pei Wenqing Teaching aims: Help students:

1. to grasp the main idea of the passage

2. to know more facts about the Olympic Games 3. to learn from the Olympic spirit Teaching important and difficult points: Help students learn how to read a speech and learn sth. from the Olympic spirit. Teaching approaches: Self study; situational approach; communicative approach Teaching aids: Blackboard, chalks, power point Teaching procedures: 1.

Lead in

Pics related to the Olympic Games

2.

Learning aims 1. to grasp the main idea of the passage

2. to know more facts about the Olympic Games 3. to learn from the Olympic spirit 3. Self study What is a speech?

A speech is a formal talk that a person gives to an audience.

Speech-maker

Audience Topic

Main structure of the speech Topic Details Conclusion 4.Guidance and exploration the ancient Olympic Games The ancient Olympic Games was first held in the year ________. The place in which they were held was _________ in Greece. They were held every ________years. Some of the sports are still seen today such as _______________________________. According to the tradition, the athletes must all be _______ and they were required to wear________. There was a separate festival for ____________. the Contemporary Olympic Games The contemporary Olympic Games was first held in the year ________ in ________. It was _________ who brought the Olympics back to life. Now both ______ and ______ athletes from _______________ can take part, no matter what ________ they come from.

Summary about the history of

the Olympic Games

similarities differences Ancient

Contemporary

Coubertin's dream: Olympics would make it possible for people of all countries to live side by side in peace.

Ali Jordan Xu Deng sport

time

achievements

Liu

Zhang

The Olympic athletes bring _______________________ and make attempts to _____________________________ 5. Summary What have you known about the Olympics? the history? the significance? athletes?

6.

Consolidation More information about the Olympic Games 7.

Assignment After reading the passage, what's your understanding of the Olympic Games? How can you interpret the Olympic spirit? What can you learn from those athletes?