Reading(1)：The Olympic Games公开课教学设计模版

高一M4U2 Reading The Olympic Games 教学设计

Teaching aims: In the class, you are expected to: •

1. know something about the Olympic Games •

2. learn about some famous athletes •

3. learn something from good qualities that the athletes have

Step 1 Lead in:

1.

Do you know these people? They are all famous athletes in China. All of them took part in the _________________ and made great achievements. 2.

More information about the Olympic Games 1)

What do the five rings stand for?

2)

What is the motto(格言) of the Olympics

3)

What do the athletes wear after winning the game?

Step 2 Reading strategy reading a speech 1.

What is a speech? 2.

What do a good speaker should do? 3.

How to make a good speech?

Step 3 Fast reading Read the speech quickly and then get some information about Pierre de Coubertin Pierre de Coubertin was a _____________. He brought _____________ back to life. His dream was that____________________________________________________.

Step 4 Listening for structures Listen to the tape and divide the passage into 4 parts according to

the main idea of each part Part 1 (Para _______) the topic of the speech Part 2 (Para ___-___) the history and significance of the Olympic Games Part 3 (Para ___-___) some famous athletes and their great achievements Part 4 (Para ___-___) the end of the speech

Step 5 Detailed reading

Read the speech carefully and get detailed information Part 2 the history & significance of the Olympic Games 1. When did the ancient Olympic Games begin？

2. Where were they held and how often？

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3. What ancient sports can still be seen today? 4. Who could compete at the ancient Olympic Games？How about the contemporary Olympic Games today？

Part 3 athletes and achievements Who are the famous athletes mentioned in the passage?

1_____________

2_____________

3_____________ Six athletes

4_____________

5_____________

6_____________

1. Name Muhammad Ali Nationality

Achievements 1. won the ____ medal for America in the 1960 Rome Olympics 2. went on to win the 1st World Heavyweight ____________ Championship in 1964 3. returned to ____ the Olympic flame at the ________ceremony in Atlanta in 1996

2. Name

Nationality

American

Achievements 1.

help the USA ______team win the gold medal at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics 2. won the _______ Olympic gold medal at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics as a member of the so-called “____________"

3. Xu Haifeng won the _____ gold medal at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics. 4. Deng Yaping won ___ gold medals at the 1992 & 1996 Olympics.

5. Liu Xiang became the 1st ______to win the gold medal in men’s 110-meter hurdles at the 2004 Athens Olympics. 6. Zhang Ning hung on to win the gold medal in the _____ match.

7. 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 Step 6 Consolidation

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Fill in the blanks with proper words according to the text.

Topic

The history and 1__________of the Olympic 2________of the The ancient games began in 776 BC in Greece while the modern games ones in 1896 in Athens. 3__________ 1.Men and 4______ women

were allowed to compete while today Between the athletes across the world can take part whatever language they ancient and speak. modern games 2.Countries and people can live 5_________ together in the contemporary ones . Some well-known 1.Muhammad Ali won the gold medal in 1960 and his first World athletes and their Heavyweight Championship in 1964.Michael Jordan won the gold at 6__________ the 1984 and 1992 Olympics.

2.Chinese athletes have also made great 7____________to the Olympic Games. Conclusion The Olympics will have a successful future to 8_______his glorious past.

Step 7 Discussion 1.

Who do you think is the greatest Olympic athlete? 2.

What good qualities do you learn from him/ her? Use as many adjectives(形容词) as you can to describe the qualities these athletes have.

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Step 8 Writing

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Write a short passage to introduce your favorite athlete (about 50 words) •

These things can be included: •

brief information •

experiences

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achievements •

qualities _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Step 9 Summary

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We mainly focused on

1.

the ____________________of the Olympic Games 2.

some famous ________ and their great ___________

Step 10 Homework

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Read the passage again and underline some key phrases and sentence structures. •

Search some information about your favorite athlete, then polish up your writing.

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