Reading(1)：The Olympic Games多媒体教学设计及其点评

Reading：The Olympic Games

Teaching aims: 1.

Students are expected to learn some background knowledge about the Olympic Games in this period.

2.

Students are able to gain an overall understanding of the article and learn about the common elements of a speech. 3.

Students are expected to take an active part in the class and improve their skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing through the varieties of activities .

Teaching procedures:

Step1: Lead-in 1.

Greet the class as usual.

2.

Begin a coloring project like the following:

Have students work together to color the Olympic Rings in their mind and show them what the rings really looks like.

T: Look at here! Do you know what’s this? (Yes, it’s the Olympic Rings) How many circles are there? So it has five colors. Please take out your color pens, let’s color it together. And I just need the four fastest students to stick your paper on the blackboard, so finish it quickly.

3.

Encourage students to think about two more questions:

1)

What do the five rings stand for? 2)

Which continent does each color stand for? T: As we know The Olympic Rings is a great symbol of the Olympic Games, but how much do you know about the Olympic Games? Known as the most important sports competitions in the whole world, the Olympic Games have a long history. So in this period, we’re going to read a speech about the Olympics to know more about it.

Step2: Fast reading 1.

Have students go through the speech on Page 22 and 23 as quickly and silently as possible and find out the answers to the three questions given. Remind students to only to focus on and identify the information needed to answer these questions. 1)

What is the topic of this speech? 2)

How many parts can we divide this speech into? 3)

What's the main idea of each part? Check answers with the class.

Step3: Careful reading 1.

Have students divided into two groups to compete to complete some tasks in the following parts. Students are expected to strengthen their comprehension of this article through the various forms of tasks.

2.

Students need to scan the article again to find the specific information asked for in the tasks. Tasks are as below.

Para2-4: Flags in different colors stand for different types of questions. Students can choose any one to answer the question it represents. 1)

How often were the ancient Olympics held？

2)

How did athletes compete in ancient Olympics? 3)

Who brought the Olympics back to life? 4)

Who were allowed to take part in ancient Olympics? 5)

When and where did the ancient Olympics begin? 6)

When and where were the contemporary Olympics first held?

Para5-8:choose any one picture to see what is hidden behind. 1)

Decide whether the statement below is true and if necessary, give your correct answer.

At the 2008 Beijing Olympics, the Chinese women’s badminton team won the gold medal for the first time in history.

2)

How many sports stars are mentioned in this part?And who are they? 3)

Put these words in a correct sentence order and read it out.

to, contributions, Chinese athletes, have made, the Olympic Games, important 4)

Fill in the blanks. Liu Xiang became the first Asian

(win) the gold medal in the hurdles event at the Athens Olympics. 5)

Use the information in this part to make a brief introduction about Michael Jordan in your own words.(at least 3 sentences) 6)

Translation: The Chinese led the way at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, winning 51 gold medals.

Step4: Summary Have students glance over Part3 again and find out how many sports star are mentioned in this part, and who are they. Ask them to list all of them, including foreign athletes and Chinese athletes.

Step5: Free talk T: As we know, these athletes have made great achievements and are extremely successful in their fields, so have you ever dreamt of being a sports star/an athlete? Think about it by yourself. If you were an athlete, what would you do to achieve your goal? As a student, what can you do to realize your dream? Encourage students to volunteer to give their opinions freely.

Step6: Design work Suppose the city you live in is to hold the Olympic Games, work together to design your own version of the Olympic emblem for it!

Step6: Homework 1.

Read the article again and underline the difficult phrases and sentences. 2.

Have students think about the criteria for a good speech and what makes a good speaker after class. 3.

Write a summary about the Olympic Games in about 120 words.