必修二unit2 the Olympic games教案

Book 2 Unit 2 The Olympic Games

Period 1 Reading—An Interview (Teaching Plan)

Designed by: Yulei

Teaching Aims:

1. Knowledge aim: To let the students know some basic information about the ancient Olympics and modern Olympics.

2.Ability aim:

(1) To get the students familiar with the form of an interview.

(2)To develop students ability of using what they have learned to make a dialogue.

3.Emotion aim:

(1).To arouse students interested in the Olympic Games.

(2) To let the Olympic spirits inspire students in their life and study .Enhance their

national pride.

Teaching important point:

1.Train the students’ reading ability

2.The similarities and differences between the ancient Olympic Games and the modern Olympic Games

3.How to make an interview

Teaching difficult point:

(1)How to enable the students conclude the key information from an interview.

(2)How to enable the students use what they have learned to express their own ideas. Teaching skills

1) Task-based teaching and learning.

2) Discussion

IV. Teaching method: self-learning before teaching mixed with task based teaching Teaching aids

Multi-media

Teaching procedures

Step1 lead-in

Enjoy a song of the Olympic Games to lead in the topic: the Olympic Games.

Step 2 Warming up

Step 1: warming up

Competition:

How much do you know about the Olympics?

1.. How often are the Olympic Games held ?

A. Every 4 years

B. Every 2 years

C. Every 3 years

2. How many kinds of Olympic Games are there?

A. 4

B. 3

C. 2

3. What do the five rings on the Olympic flag stand for?

A. Five countries

B. Five continents

C. Five athletes

4. What are the three words that show the spirit of the Olympics?

A. swifter, higher, stronger

B. Friendship, competition, harmony

5. Where was the 2008 Olympic Games held?

A. England

B. China

C. New York

6.Who was China’s first gold medal winner and for what event?

A. LI Ning , gymnastics

B. Xu Haifeng , shooting

C. Fu Mingxia , diving

7.Which one is the mascots（吉祥物）of Beijing Olympics?

Step 2 :Fast -reading

Listen to the tape, then answer the following questions.

1. Why does Pausanias interview Lili?

2. This interview is mainly about ______.

A. The story of a Greek writer Pausanias and a Chinese girl Li Yan.

B. A magical journey by Pausanias.

C. The similarities and differences about the ancient and modern Olympics.

D. The ancient Olympic Games in Greece.

Step3. Careful –reading

Read the passage carefully and then finish the following questions.

1.Find out the differences and similarities between the ancient and modern Olympic Games.

Differences:

Ancient Olympic Games

1. one set of games

2. fewer events