Unit2TheOlympicGamesListening设计

Unit 2 The Olympic Games Listening 教学设计
Teaching goals
1. Target language
a. key words
one after another
b. sentences
1. Many men tried to compete with her, but failed and so were killed. P15
2. He threw the golden apples one after another. P15
3. This story is about a princess and a man who agree to marry. P15
4. The last country I visit is the one with the host town for the Olympics. P51 2. Ability goals
Listen to get the result of the story of Atlanta, the main idea of the story, and write down some key sentences.
3. Learning ability goals
Help the students learn how to look through the questions before listening in order to make sure of important points in the Listening.
Teaching important points
Listen to the three materials about the story of Atlanta, a journey to ask for help, the passing of the torch and finish the questions.
Teaching difficult points
Understand the listening material.
Teaching methods
Listening and cooperative learning.
Teaching procedures & ways
Step I. Revision
Check the homework.
1. I will only be married to a man who can run faster than me.
2. If he cannot run as fast as me, he will be killed.
3. No one will be pardoned.
4. Why will they let themselves be killed...?
5. Throw an apple in front of Atlanta when she is running past and she will be relaxed.
Step II. Listening
First material (P15)
Students are asked to read fast the sentences in Part 2 to get the general idea to choose the best answer.
T: Please open your books on page 15. Before you listen to the tape, please read fast the sentences in Part 2 to get the general idea and choose the best answer.(once) Come to Part 1 and read the sentences quickly.
T: Read the sentences in Part 1 quickly and make sure that you understand every sentence. Pay much attention to the order of the story while listening. Listen to the tape again to number the events. If necessary, pause at the key sentences.
T: Have you got the main idea? Now let's listen to the tape again to check your answer. (After listening) Now discuss your answer with your partners. Check the answer with the whole class. (Ask some students to answer.)
For Part 3, listen to the tape again, and pause at the key sentences. Then check the answer.
T: Before listening, read the part to know the listening points while you are listening, you'd better make notes of the listening points, I will pause where necessary listen to the tape for the last time to have a full understanding of the story.
Second material (P51)
1. Read the following sentences (Part 1) quickly.
T: That's all for this part. Now turn to page 51. Read the sentences in Part 1 quickly and make sure that you understand every sentence. Pay much attention to the order of the story while listening.
2. Play the tape three times. Check the answer.
T: Have you got the answer? If you are not sure, please check with your partners.
3. Listen to the tape for the last time to have a full understanding of the story. Part 2
is as homework.
Third material (P48)
T: Before we listen, I will show you a material about marathon. Then we do the LISTENING on page 48. The marathon was not an event of the ancient Olympic Games. The marathon is a modern event that was first introduced in the Modern Olympic Games of 1896 in Athens, a race from Marathon northeast of Athens to the Olympic Stadium, a distance of 40 kilometers.
The race commemorates the run of Phidippides, an ancient "day-runner" who carried the news of the Persian landing at Marathon of 490 . to Sparta (a distance of 149 miles) in order to enlist help for the battle. According to the fifth century . ancient Greek historian Herodotus, Phidippides delivered the news to the Spartans the next day.
The distance of the modern marathon was standardized as 26 miles 385 yards or km. In 1908 when the Olympic Games were held in London, the distance was the exact measurement between Windsor Castle, the start of the race, and the finish line inside White City Stadium.
This part can be as homework if time is limited.
Step III. Homework
1. Read the listening materials after class. Find the reason why you make a mistake.
2. Finish Part 2 on page 51.
3. Finish the LISTENING on page 48.。