Reading(1)：The Olympic Games教学内容分析

Module4 Unit2 Sports events (reading)

Module 4 Unit 2

Reading

The Olympic Games

Teaching Objectives: By the end of this period, students will be able to 1.express some Olympic events in English; 2.identify the main points of the speech and grasp the information about some famous athletes and their achievements; 3.learn the spirit of struggle from athletes and put what we have learned into practice.

Teaching Important and Difficult Point: Have a good understanding of some famous athletes and their achievements.

Teaching Aids: Multi-media projector; Learning-sheet

Teaching Method:

Task-Based Language Teaching; Audio-lingual Method

Time Arrangement: One period

Teaching Procedures:

StepⅠLead-in

1.Ask one student to give duty report.

2.Show some slides on common knowledge about the Olympic Games.

Step II Fast reading

Skim the speech quickly and answer the following three questions.

1.What is the speech about?

2.What was Pierre de Coubertin’s main contribution to the Olympics?

3. What does the speaker wish for at the end of the speech?

Great hopes make great man.

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Module4 Unit2 Sports events (reading)

Step III Careful reading 1.Read the speech carefully and match the main idea of each part.

Para. 1

the history and significance of the Olympics Paras 2-4

the topic of the speech Paras 5-8

the end of the speech Para. 9

some famous athletes and their achievements

2.Learn the information about some famous athletes and their achievements by playing games.

Step Ⅳ

Self-assessment Listen and judge the statements True or False according to the speech. If it is false, please correct it.

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Step Ⅴ

Discussion

Enjoy a video and discuss a question: what inspirations does the video give to you?

Step Ⅵ

Homework

C1&C2 on page 24 to 25. Great hopes make great man. 2