Reading(1)：The Olympic Games第二课时教案

Unit 2

Sporting events

Reading

Teaching Aims: 1.

To read and understand a speech 2.

To learn the common elements of a speech and try to identify them 3.

To improve reading comprehension and master the basic reading skills Teaching Important Point: Develop students’ speaking ability.

Teaching Methods: Discussion and free talk to involve each student in class activities. Teaching Aids: 1. The multimedia 2. The blackboard Teaching Procedures; Step 1 Lead-in

1)

Watch a short video about the Beijing Winter Olympic 2)

Quiz

1. When did the ancient Olympic Games

start?

A. 1896

B. 1906

C. 776 BC 2. When did the ancient Olympic Games stop? A. 393BC

B. 393 AD

C. 311AD 3. What was rewarded to the winners in ancient Olympic Games? A. Metals

B. Medals

C. Olive wreath 4. How many gold medals did China get in the 2008 Beijing Olympics?

A. 26

B. 28

C. 30

D. 51

5. Which sport is in the Winter Olympic Games?

A. badminton

B. basketball

C. speed skating

D. soccer 6. What do the five Olympic rings stand for?

A. 5 continents(洲)

B. 5 well-known athletes

C. 5 important events

Step 2 Presentation

Sport plays a very important role in our lives. We see or do sports almost everyday. Summarize familiar games and understand unfamiliar ones. Ball games: Volleyball, basketball, football, baseball, badminton, table tennis, golf, rugby,

ice hockey, etc. Water games: swimming, diving Gymnastics: Men’s events---rings, horizontal bar, double bars, parallel bars, vaulting horse, pummeled horse, floor exercise, etc. Women’s events---balance beam, high and low bar, uneven bars, vaulting horse, floor exercise, etc. Wrestling is an ancient sport often appeared as the main event in the earliest Olympic Games. Wrestling exists in many different styles but only two styles feature in the Olympics, namely freestyle and Greco-Roman. Greco-Roman wrestling allows the use of only the participants’upper bodies; however, freestyle allows the use of legs.

Boxing became an Olympic sport in 688BC and is still popular today. The boxer uses his or her fists to punch The opponent’s head and body with the aim to knock the opponent out. Kung fu is a traditional sport in China.

Are you interested in this sport?

Do you enjoy watching kung fu films?

Step 3 Fast-reading

Go through the passage as quickly as possible and try to find the answers to the questions. 1.

What is the speech about?

_____________________________________________________________________ 2.

Where were the ancient Olympic Games held? _____________________________________________________________________ 3.

Who restarted the modern Olympic Games? _____________________________________________________________________

Step 4: Reading strategy A speech is ______________ that a person gives to an audience. To keep the audience interested all the time, the speaker may

1. ______________________, 2. _________________ or 3.__________________. ______________ can also help. Step 4. Careful Reading

Read it again carefully and answer the following questions. 1). According to the speech, who is the speaker? A. an athlete

B. an IOC member

C. a student

D. a professor 2).The writer actually wants to _______by asking the question “Do you know when the ancient games began?”

A. get the right answer

B. get the audience interested in his topic

C. give you a chance to speak

D. show what he knows about the games 3).The purpose of the modern Olympic Games is to ________ according to Pierre de

Coubertin. A. make countries and people communicate and live with each other peacefully. B. spread the spirit of co-operation, persistence, participation and so on. C. compete with each other friendly.

D. all the above. 4). Arrange the events in the right order according to the time they happened. ①

Deng Yaping won four gold medals. ②

PRC returned to the Olympic Games after 32 years’absence.

③

The modern Olympic Games were first held in Athens. ④Muhammad Ali lighted the Olympic flame at the opening ceremony in Atlanta. ⑤.Liu Xiang won the gold medal. A.⑤③④①②

B.③②①④⑤

C.③②①⑤④

D.②③④①⑤