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Unit 2 The Olympic Games
教学案
Part One:
Teaching Design
(
第一部分：教学设计
)
Period 1: A lesson plan for reading
(AN INTERVIEW)
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
OL
YMPIC 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 try
？
…Right. You know so
much about th
e Olympics.
Toady
，
we’ll learn more about it in ancient
Greece.
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
imagi
ne 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
here…ok
，
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
eco
nomy
，
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
information
on
the
mythological
，
religious
and
historical
background
to
the
monuments
described.
It
is
so
informative
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 information
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
to
live
in
，
a
stadium
for
competitions
，
a gymnasium for these who watch the
games now. But there were not in the
past.)
5. Reading and
underlining
Next you are to read and
underline all the useful expressions or
collocations in the passage.
Copy them
to your notebook after class as homework.
Collocations from AN INTERVIEW
take part in…
，
gold medals
，
the spirit of…
，
be held
，
in order to
，
host the Olympic
Games
，
on a magical
journey
，
find
out
，
the present
day Olympic Games
，
used to
，
write
about…
，
come to your
time
，
be admitted
as…
，
two sets
of…
，
enjoy
competing in…
，
compete against…
，
for the honour
of…
，
reach the
standard
，
be
admitted to…
，
play a
very important
role
，
as well
as
，
a stadium for
competitions
，
as
a matter of fact
，
compete
for…
，
olive wreath
，
feel proud of…
，
make… happy
Ⅳ
Closing down
Closing down by doing exercise
To end the lesson you are
to do the comprehending exercises 1 & 2.
Closing down by discussing
You know our government has tried its
best to compete for hosting the 29th Olympic
Games.
It has cost a lot of money. Do
you think it is worthwhile
？
Why
？
For reference:
It
is
worthwhile
to
host
the
Olympic
Games.
To
host
Olympic
Games
can
make
our
country
known to the whole world. To host Olympic Games
can make our culture and people
understood by the other peoples. To
host Olympic Games can stimulate the developing of
our
economy.
Closing by
imagining
Imagine what we
will do and what we can do for the 29th Olympic
Games now.
For reference: Maybe we can
serve as volunteers to help the foreign visitors
and athletes
from all over the world.
So at present we should study hard. Especially we
should try our
best to learn English
well.
Closing down by narrating
We can see the text is written in a
conversational style. And there are two speakers.
One is
Pausanias
，
a Greek writer 2000 years
ago
，
the other is
Li Li
，
a Chinese
girl. Now let’s change
it into a
narrative style. In other
words
，
let’s
describe the ancient and modern Olympic
Games in
our own words. Who
would like to have a try
？
For reference: The ancient Olympic
Games began in Greece and were held from 776
B.C. to A.D.393. It was held every four
years. At that time
，
there were not so many sports as
today.
And
women
were
not
allowed
to
take
part
in
the
games.
There
were
not
Winter
Olympics at that
time. Winners got the olive wreath as the prize.
The motto was swifter
，
higher and stronger.
The
modern Olympic Games began in 1891. They’re held
every four years. There are
many
new
sports
in
the
Olympics.
In
the
summer
Olympics
there
are
over
250
different
sports. Women are
not only allowed to join in but also play a very
important role. Now the
competitors
compete for medals. The motto is
swifter
，
higher
and stronger.
Closing down
by summarizing
As
we
have
finished
the
passage
we’ll
sum
up
what
we
have
learned.
First
let’s
see
the
writing
skills.
It
is
written
in
a
conversational
style.
It’s
in
a
very
interesting
way.
It
adopts
a
dialogue
between
Pausanias
who
lived
2000
years
ago
and
a
Chinese
gird
in
modern
world.
Through their
dialogue
，
the
differences and similarities between the ancient
and modern Olympic
Games are made known
to the readers. Just because it is in a
conversational style
，
there are quite
a few oral
spoken English and elliptical phrases.
Through the comparison between the
ancient and modern Olympic
Games
，
we have
learned
the differences and the
similarities between them. Now we can have a deep
understanding of the
Games. From the
passage
，
we can
have a deep understanding of the Games. From the
passage
，
we can
also get to
know that the Olympic Games
are developing and improving. It’s our duty to
make the Olympic Games better and
healthier. We know that one of the slogans for
2008 Beijing
Olympic
Games
is
Green
Olympic
Games.
It
shows
that
people
are
paying
more
and
more
attention to our
environment.
Period 2: A lesson plan
for Learning about Language
(The Future
Passive V
oice)
Aims
：
To learn about future
passive voice
To discover useful words
and expressions
To learn the methods of
words formation
Procedures
I. Warming up
Warming up by dictating
There are
several
important
sentences
in
this
unit.
Let’s
dictate
them.
If
you
can’t
，
learn
them by heart after
class.
①
When and
where will the next Olympic Games be
held
？
②
I live in what
you call “Ancient Greece” and / used to write
about the Olympic Games
more than 2000
years ago.
③
All
countries can take part if they reach the standard
to be admitted to the games.
④
The next
Olympic Games will be held in my hometown.
⑤
It
is
just
as
much
a
competition
among
countries
to
host
the
Olympics
as
to
win
an
Olympic medal.
Warming up by
discovering useful words and expressions
Turn to page 11 and do exercises
1
，
2
，
3
and 5 first. Check your answers against your
classmates’.
II.
Learning about word formation
1. Do
exercise 4 and discover the rules.
Turn
to page 12 and find out the rules of word
formation.
By adding -ing to a
verb
，
we can
change the verb into a noun.
That means
we can change “doing some sport” into “the name of
the sport”.
By adding -er to
a verb
，
we can
change the verb into a noun. That means we can
change
“doing some sport” into “the
person who does the sport”.
2. Means of word-formation in general
Affixation
，
conversion
，
and
composition
(or
compounding)
are
the
chief
means
of
word-
formation in English. Besides
these
，
there are
also other minor ways of word-formation
including
clipping
，
acronymy
，
blending etc.
III. Learning about Present Future
Passive V
oice
Turn to page
13 and do exercise 3. And tell the class the
formation of present future passive
voice.
For reference: Well
done
，
class. We
can follow the following formlation to turn the
future tenses into future passive
voice
；
be going
to be done
，
be
about to be done
，
be to be
done
，
will / shall be
done
，
would /
should be done.
Ⅳ
Closing down by summarizing
t
future passive voice (take “ask” for
example)
Affirmative
I
You
He/she/it
be asked
We will (shall)
You/They will
will
Negative
I
You
He/she/it
will
not
be
Interrogative
Will (shall) I
Will you
Will
he/she/it
be
asked
Will (shall) we
Will you /
they
asked
We will (shall)
not
You / They will not
passive V
oice of phrasal verb
Generally
speaking
，
only
transitive verbs can form the passive
voice
，
for only
transitive
verbs can be followed by
objects. But many intransitive verbs together with
some prepositions and
adverbs can be
used as transitive verbs. So they can also be
followed by the objects.
Therefore
they can also be used in passive voice.
But note that all the phrasal verbs are
used as a whole. When using them in passive
voice
，
we cannot
drop out the prepositions and adverbs. For
examples:
At last they put out the
fire.
At last the
fire was put out.
They will put up a
notice on the wall.
A notice will
be put up on the wall.
Have you sent
for a doctor
？
Has the doctor been sent
for
？
I have never
heard of such a thing before.
Such a thing has never been heard of
before.
We must take good care of the
children here.
The children
must be taken good care of
here.
His
classmates
laughed
at
him
for
the
foolish
mistake.
He
was
laughed
at
for
the
foolish
mistake by his classmates.
Period 3: A
lesson plan for using language
Aims:
To read about the ancient Olympic Games
To listen and talk about hobbies
To write about hobbies
Procedures
1. Warming up
Warming up by introducing
Hi
！
Class. You know Greece is the world-
known country with an ancient civilization. It has
a long history with so much marvelous
culture. The Greeks had wonderful stories about
the Gods
and Goddnesses who were part
of their religion. They believed that these god or
goddesses would
help humans if they
felt sorry for them or if the humans were good
people. However
，
the Gods
did not always
help. They behaved like people who were
unpredictable and capricious. To try to
get the support of the Gods people had
to pray to them and offer them present. In this
story the
Goddess
Hera
，
the wife of
the chief God
，
Zeus was sorry for Hippomenes and
agreed to help
him.
Warming
up by sharing
Now
，
boys and girls. Is there anybody who
can tell us some Greek mythology. You know
they
are
so
famous
in
human
history.
Or
can
you
speak
out
some
names
of
Greek
Gods
and
Goddesses.
Prometeus
普罗米修斯
——
a son of the former chief
God
Sphinx
斯芬克斯
——
a being with a human face
but a lion body
Pandora
潘多拉
——
a beautiful
girl with every ill and evil thought and deed
Zeus
宙斯
——
the chief God who governed the world