M4U2Reading教案

1、M4U2 Reading The Olympic Games 教案I. Analysis of teaching materialsThisisthefirstlessonofthisunit.Beforethisclass,theteacherhastaughtthestudentsvocabularyinWordlist.ThereadingpassagetitledThe Olympic Gamesbrieflydescribesthehistory and significance of the Olympics.Suchatopiciscloselyrelatedtostudents

2、life,thusitisveryeasytoarousetheirinterestinlearningthislesson.Thetextcovers4sections.The teachershouldencouragestudentstoskimforthegeneralideaforeachsection,andscanforfurtherunderstanding.Meanwhile,thislessonintroducesplentyofusefulnewwordsandexpressionsabout the Olympics.Inordernottoletstudentsfee

3、lmuchdifficult,theteachershoulddealwithanylanguageproblemswhiletheyarereading.Afterreading,studentsarerequiredtodotheexercisesintheeachsteptoseehowmuchtheyhaveunderstoodthereadingpassage.Theteachercanletthemworkinpairsoringroupstofindtheanswerscooperatively,andthenchecktheiranswerswiththewholeclass.

4、Toconsolidatethecontentsofthereadingpassage,studentsshouldberequiredtotalkaboutthe Olympic spirit intheirownwordsattheend oftheclass.Moreover,homeworkisveryvitalforaneffectiveclass.Sothestudentsareassignedtowriteacompositionabout the Olympic spirit,basedonwhattheyhavelearnedinthislesson.II. Teaching

5、 aims:1. To help students learn more about the Olympic Games such as its history, athletes and future development.2. To have students improve their basic skills of reading and speaking and the ability of presentation.3. To help students have a better understanding of the Olympic spirit and apply it

6、to their own study.III. Teaching important points:1. The history of the Olympics and the mentioned athletes.2. The spirit of the Olympics.IV. Teaching difficulties:1. How to divide the article and get the main idea of each part.2. How to help students present their discussion results about the Olymp

7、ic spirit.V. Teaching methods: Task-based teachingVI. Teaching aids:Multimedia technology, blackboard, chalksVII. Teaching procedures:Step 1 Lead-in: guess the sports event According the information presented, have students guess which sports event it belongs to. (group work)1. Chinese players are s

8、killed at this sport; It is a ball game; It takes place on a hard table divided by a net with a small ball bouncing over it back and forth. ( table tennis )2. It is related to water; It is the sport of jumping into water from a platform in a high place; Tian Liang; ( diving )3. It is a combat sport

9、or fighting sport; It needs strength, endurance, will and bravery; It is a physical and skillful competition between two competitors involving grappling techniques such as throws, takedowns and joint locks. ( wrestling )4. It comes from a Greek soldier, a messenger to announce the war victory;The at

10、hletes from Kenya are good at it;It is a long-distance running event with an official distance of 42.195 kilometers. ( marathon ) 5. It was the first winter sport included in the Olympics, in1908;A picture about the athletes;Itis a sport and activity in which individuals, duos, or groups perform onf

11、igure skateson ice. ( skating )Step 2 Details of the Olympic GamesThe Olympic flag; the founder; time; IOC; motto; history Step 3 Fast reading1. Learn the reading strategy together.To attract the audiences attention, the speaker may ask questions. Therefore, as a reader, you need to think of the que

12、stions while reading. 2. Have the students read the speech by Mr Johnson, a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), who is visiting a high school in Beijing. Then answer the questions. (individual work)(1) What is the speech about?The history and significance of the Olympic Games. (2) H

13、ow many athletes are mentioned in the speech? Five (3) What does the speaker wish for at the end of the speech?He wishes the Olympic Movement a successful future to match its past glory.3. Have students divide the article and get the main idea of each part. (pair work)The Olympic GamesA brief _ to t

14、he OlympicsPara. 1 Part 1The_ of the OlympicsPara._-_Part 2Some athletes and their _Para_-_Part 3Our wish for the future OlympicsPara. 9-10 Part 4Step 4 Detailed reading1. Part 1: The brief introduction to the Olympics. 2. Part 2：The history of the Olympics(1) The ancient Olympics It was held every

15、four years, from the year _to _ at Olympia in Greece. Some of the sports from the ancient Olympics are still seen today, such as _ , _ and _.By tradition, only men were allowed to take part in it with no clothes on. Single women took part in their own competition at a separate festival in honour of

16、Hera. (2) The contemporary OlympicsThe 1st modern Olympics was held in Athens, in 1896 (3) Their similarities and differencesCompared with the ancient Olympics, the modern Olympicswitness some progress.3. Part 3: The athletes and their achievementsMuhammad Ali; Michael Jordan; Xu Haifeng; Deng Yapin

17、g; Liu Xiang; Zhang Ning4. Part 4: Our wish for the future OlympicsStep 5 Consolidation Keys: significance; history; while; differences; whatever; same; peacefully; achievements; part/role; matchStep 6 Discussion 1. Divide students into groups with 4-6 members each and discuss the following question, then do a presentation.What Olympic spirit can you find in the athletes?2. Conclusion : No matter what nation they come from, all of the athletes have made important contributions to the Olympic Games with their constant