高中英语,Unit,2,The,Olympic,Games教案4新人教必修2.doc

Unit 2 The Olympic Games Period 1 Warming up and reading Teaching Aims To talk about the history of the Olympics games To read an interview about the Olympic Games Procedures I. Warming up Warming up by sharing Morning, everyone Today we are going to learn about THE OLYMPIC GAMES. But first, I’d like to know how much you know about the Olympics to be held in Beijing. Anything about it is ok. Oh, Li Lei, do you want a tryRight. You know so much about the Olympics. Toady, we’ll learn more about it in ancient Greece. Finish the on page 9. Warming up by describing Now, boys and girls. I’ll show you a video show of the 28th Olympic Games. Please tell me what it is about and describe it to the class. Ok, Wang Lin, please describe it. Wonderful. That’s Liu Xiang. The hurdle king Warming up by discussing Hi, class. You know our country is trying her best to prepare for the 2008 Olympic Games. Every one is expecting and excited about it. Let’s discuss what we can do for it. And imagine what we will do at the 2008 Olympics. II. Pre-reading 1. Asking and answering Now, please read the three questions before the Reading. Let’s do it in turn. Let’s begin from the first row hereok, you did a good job. Let’s summarize your answers. For reference 1. In Summer Olympics, there are running, swimming, shooting, wrestling, jumping, football, basketball, volleyball, table tennis, throwing, Javelin, weight lifting, gymnastics, boxing etc. In winter Olympics, there are skiing skating, ice hockey, ski jumping, sledding, snowboarding etc. 2. The 29th Olympic Games will be held in Beijing on Auguster 18th, 2008. 3. To hold the Olympic Games is a rich prize for a country. And it can make a country known in the world. It can stimulate the country’s economy, and help to speed up its development. 2. Imaging and introducing Please look at the three pictures in the reading. Please talk about them. Imagine whatever you can. For reference The first picture is the status of a great Greek. His name is Pausanias. He was a famous traveler and writer in the second century AD. His Guide to Greece is an extremely comprehensive guidebook for tourists, concentrating on buildings, tombs and status and including a lot of ination on the mythological, religious and historical background to the monuments described. It is so inative that it may be called the foundation of classical archaeology and this ancient Baedeker is still used as a guide to classical Greece. Can you remember a famous ancient Chinese traveler and writer He also wrote a book. Yes, his name is Xu Shake. His works is The Notes of Xu Shake’s travels. The second picture is the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games. Maybe this is the principle stadium. It’s large and can hold thousands of audience. The third picture is a Chinese athlete named Yang Yang. She won a gold medal for China in the 2002 winter Olympic Games. She is a famous skating player. 3. Talking and Sharing We know there are many differences and similarities about the ancient and modern Olympics. Do you know anything about them You can simply guess. Yes, Lucy, try III. Reading 1. Reading aloud to the recording and finding the general idea Now please listen and read aloud to the recording of the text AN INTERVIEW. Pay attention to the pronunciation and intonation as well as the pauses within each sentence. Then try to get the general idea of the passage. Have you got the main idea Yes, it tells us the differences and the similarities between the ancient and modern Olympics. 2. Reading and acting Now let’s play the parts of the Greek writer Pausanias and the Chinese girl Li Li. Now boys, you are Pausanias; girls, you are Li Li. Please pay attention to the bold words. 3. Reading and finding Now read the text again. The boys shall try to finish the task What was the ancient Olympics like The girls shall try to finish the task What is the modern Olympics like 4. Reading and collecting ination Ok, now let’s read it silently. First let’s talk about the same points between the ancient and modern Olympics. Who can answer Any volunteers Then let’s come to the differences. The similarities ① Both are held every four years. ② Both are held not for money but for honour. ③ The beliefs are the same. They are Swifter, Higher, and stronger. ④ Men are allowed to take part both in ancient and modern Olympics. ⑤ Some events are the same, such as running, jumping, shooting and thowing. The Differences ① There were not winter Olympics in the past. ② Now competitors are from all over the world. But in the ancient time, only the people in Greece could take part. ③ Only men were allowed to take part in the past, now woman are also allowed. ④ In the past, winners got the olive wreath as the prize. Now competitors compete for medals. ⑤ The events and athletes in modern time are more than those in the past. ⑥ There is a special village for the competitors