Project(2): Making a speech about sport教案设计（一等奖）

Unit 2

Sports events Project: Making a speech about sport Teaching Aims:

Improve the students’ ability and provide practice.

Master the usage of some useful words and expressions. Write a speech about entering a new sport into the Olympics Important Points & Difficult Points: Write a speech and present it in the class Procedure: Step 1 Lead-in 1. Can you name some sporting events that are performed in the Olympics? 2. Which of them do you like best? Why? 3. What can we do to enter a new sport into the Olympics? (show pictures to help the Ss) ●根据国际奥委会的资料，奥运会比赛项目是这样的分的：大项（SPORT）、分项（DISCIPLINE）和小项（EVENT），与雅典奥运会一样，北京奥运会的比赛项目是大项28项，与雅典奥运会一样，这28项为：田径、赛艇、羽毛球、垒球、篮球、足球、拳击、皮划艇、自行车、击剑、体操、举重、手球、曲棍球、柔道、摔跤、水上项目、

现代五项、棒球、马术、跆拳道、网球、乒乓球、射击、射箭、铁人三项、帆船帆板和排球。其中，有些项目没有分项，而最多分项最多的项目是水上，包括了游泳、花样游泳、水球和跳水4个分项，而田径虽然没有分项，却有46个小项，男子24个小项，女子22个小项，是奥运会项目中金牌最多的；其次是游泳，虽然没有分项，但是有32 个小项，男女各16项。

●Requests by International Federations accepted by the EB for the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing Football Request: increase number of female teams from 10 to 12.

Hockey Request: increase number of female teams from 10 to 12.

Handball Request: increase number of female teams from 10 to 12. Aquatics Request: inclusion of open water swimming 10km event for men and women. Fencing Requests by International Federations NOT accepted

by the EB for the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing Boxing Request: introduction of women's boxing, four additional weight categories and 32 athletes. Step 2 Listening and reading Listen to taping of the passage on page 38, and find out answers to the following questions. Part 1

What requirements must be met before a sport can be considered by IOC?

First, a sport must have its own international association. Next, it must be practiced by men in at least 75 countries on at least four continents and practiced by women in at least 40 countries and on three continents. Besides, another sport must be dropped. Part 2 What kind of sports have been removed from the Olympics? Why? Baseball and power boating. Because these sports were judged to have become less popular and had to make way for new, more popular sports. Part 3 What sports have been added in the Olympics only recently? And in which year? Tae kwon do, in 2000. Part 4 Which sport is still trying to get into the Olympics? Wushu

Step 3 Consolidation

Fill in the blanks 1.

_________ a sport into the Olympics can be a long _______. There are many __________ that must be met before a sport can be ________ by the International Olympic Committee. 2. Some sports that were part of the Olympics in the past have been _______. 3. In 2016, rugby and golf, which were earlier played at the Olympics and then ________, will be _______ again, as they are now very popular and are played all around the world. 4. However, the IOC is __________ changing the number and type of sports of the Olympic in the future, so wushu fans nay _____ get what they are hoping for. Step 4 Part B Preparing a speech Winning isn’t everything.

Preparing We are going to read a story about sport. Firstly, think about the following questions: 1. What is the purpose sports? 2. Is sport just about winning, or are there other reasons to take part in? Reading Read the story of Part B and find the answers to the questions.

1. How many matches are talked about in this article? What are they? 2. How many matches are talked about in this article? Which team won in each match? 3. What can we learn from the Kangaroos? Presenting

Work in small groups. Your group is going to prepare a speech about sport. You will be able to start your project after you answer the following questions.

1. What are some different and interesting topics about sport? 2. What topic would your group like to present a speech on? 3. Where will you find information about this topic? 4. How long should your speech be?

5. Who is going to do research for the speech? 6. Who will write and check the speech? 7. Who will deliver the speech to your class? 8. What aids will you need for the speech, and who will provide them? Homework: 1. Finish B1, B2 on Page 99 of the Workbook. 2. Review the whole unit.