Unit2TheOlympicGames

1、unit2 the olympic gamesperiod 1 readingi. teaching aims and demands1. knowledge aims：1) get students to know the similarities and differences about ancient and modern olympic games.2）get students to learn the useful new words and expressions in this part： ancient, compete, ,medal, volunteer, regular

2、, basis, athlete, admit, stadium, host, replace, motto, stand for, take part in, as well2. ability aims：1) develop students reading ability and practice fast-reading, careful-reading, discussion.2) enable students to learn to talk about the most impressive things in beijing olympic games.3. emotion

3、aims： arouse students great interest in the olympic games.ii. teaching important points1. train the students reading abilityfast-reading and careful-reading.2. get students to learn more about the basic knowledge on the olympic games.iii. teaching difficult points 1.enable students to learn to talk

4、about the olympic games.2.let students learn to use comparing and contrasting when reading.iv. teaching skills1) task-based teaching and learning.2) discussionv. teaching aidsmulti-mediavi. teaching proceduresstep1 lead-in enjoy a video of the opening ceremony of 2008 olympic games to lead in the to

5、pic： the olympic games.step 2 warming up1. ask students to answer or discuss the following questions：what impresses you most in beijing olympic games?show students some pictures of birds nest, water cube, torch cloud and some athletes.step 3 pre-reading1. looking and reviewingshow some pictures to r

6、eview some past olympic games and go back to the first olympic games .2. imaginingask students to imagine that a man from ancient greece comes to the present day and wants to know something about modern olympics. step 4 reading1. watching and listening for the main ideatwo students play the dialogue

7、 about some basic similarities and differences of the olympic games, and ask students to answer the questions：1) how often are the olympic games held?2) how many kinds of olympics are there in the modern times?3) can women take part in the ancient olympics?2. fast readingread the dialogue fast and d

8、ecide whether the following statements are true or false.1). men and women were allowed to take part in the ancient olympic games.2). the winter olympic games are held every three years.3). the 30th olympic games will be held in london.4). a special village is built for competitors to live in.5). to

9、 hold the olympic is a rich prize and a big honor for a country.answers： ffttt3. careful readinglook at the chart first to know the clue .read the dialogue carefully and answer the following questions：1).how often are the olympic games held?2). how many kinds of the olympic games are there?3).who ca

10、n take part in the games?4). where are the games held?5). what do the winners get as a prize?6). what do the competitors compete for?ask students to fill in the blanks. ancient modernhow often  kinds competitors   prize   place to hold   spirit  

11、; 4. retellingdivide the students into groups to fill in the blanks and then retell the story.5. discussiondiscuss the questions in groups.1) what amazes pausanias about the modern olympic games?2) why do we host the olympic games and what do we get from it?step5 homeworkfind out and underline the importa