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Unit 2 The Olympic Games
I
．教学内容分析
本单元的中心话题是“奥运会”
。
Warming
Up
部分通过讨论让学生了解古代和现代奥运会的异同。
Pre-reading
部分的三个问题则进一步考查学生对奥
运会基本常识的了解。
Reading
部分作者通过一个虚拟的采访向读者介绍了古代奥运会与现代奥运会的异同。
Comprehending
部分帮助学生归纳他们已知的和刚学到的
关于古代与现代奥运会异同，并
且进一步讨论奥运会相关知识。
Learning about Language
部分都同单
元主题紧密相关，词汇和语法结构的呈现也尽可能地
安排在相关的语境中。
Using Language
部分通过一个希腊
神话故事来引导学生进行读、听、说、写的综合训练。
Learning Tip
部分鼓励学生在两人活动和小组活动
中积极发言，这样既可以消除害羞的心
理，又有利于学生掌握恰当的交际策略。
II
．教学重点和难点
1
．教学重点
(1)
本单元的生词和短语；
(2)
学会使用将来时的被动语态；
(3)
让学生熟悉奥运会—世界上最
重要的体育盛会；
能用英语就奥运会的基本知识进行
互相问答，
并能简述奥运会的基本知识；
(4)
鼓励学生表达自己的兴趣爱好，要多让学生讲自己熟悉的话题。
2
．教学难点
(1)
指导学生按类别归纳整理词汇，让学生学会有效的记忆
词汇的方法；
(2)
引导学生发现
本单元重点语言结构，让学生自己发现并感悟相关的语言规律，培养
他们的语感。
III
．教学计划
本单元分五课时：
第一、二课时：
Warming
up
，
Pre-reading, Reading,
Comprehension
第三课时：
Learning
about Language
第四课时：
Reading, Writing (Using Language)
第五课时：
Listening, Speaking,
Writing (Using Language)
IV
．教学步骤：
Period 1&2 Warming Up, Pre-reading,
Reading, Comprehension
Teaching
Goals:
1.
To arouse
Ss
’
interest in learning
about the history of the Olympics.
2.
To read an
interview about the Olympics.
Teaching
Procedures:
Step 1. Leading-in
Purpose:
To activate Ss and
arouse them to talk about mascots in the Olympic
Games.
Show the pictures about the 2008
Olympic mascots (
吉祥物
). Ask
Ss whether they know some
other mascots
(
吉祥物
).
Step 2.
Warming Up
Purpose:
To lead Ss to the topic of this unit
through a quiz.
Pair work:
Get Ss to talk about the questions
below, and then ask them to present it before the
class.
1.
When and where did the ancient Olympic
Games start?
A. 776BC; Olympia
B.393BC; Rome
C. 1896; Greece
2.
When did the ancient Olympics stop?
A. 776BC
B. 393BC
C. 1888AD
3.
When and where
did the modern Olympic Games start?
A.
1888AD; Pairs
B. 776BC; Olympia
C.1896; Athens
4.
When did China
first take part in the Olympics?
A.
1932
B. 1928
C. 1936
5.
Who was
China
’
s first gold medal
winner and for what event?
A. Zhou
Jihong; diving
B. Lining;
gymnastics
C.
Xu Haifeng; shooting
6.
Do you know the three words that show
the spirit of the Olympic Games?
A.
taller, faster, stronger
B. higher, swifter, stronger
C. stronger, quicker,
longer
Suggested Answers: 1. A
2. B
3. C
4. A
5. C
6. B
Step 3.
Pre-reading
Purpose:
To have Ss learn
about some more about Olympics and arouse their
interest.
Individual work:
Get Ss to
answer this question individually.
1.
How many
events are there for the Summer and Winter
Olympics? Can you list some of
them?
2.
When and where
will the next Olympics be held? What do you think
the Chinese team will
do in order to
win more medals?
Suggested
Answers:
1.
In
the
Summer
Olympics,
there
are
running,
swimming,
shooting,
wrestling,
jumping,
football, basketball, volleyball, table
tennis, throwing. Javelin, weight lifting,
gymnastics,
boxing,
etc.
In
the
Winter
Olympics,
there
are
skiing,
skating,
ice
hockey,
ski
jumping,
sledding, snow-
boarding, etc.
2.
The 29th
Olympics will be held in Beijing on August 18th,
2008.
Step 4. Reading
1.
Listening
Purpose
: To get a brief
understanding of the text.
To train Ss
’
listening ability.
(1)
Listen to the tape.
(2) Ask Ss to find
the writing type and the main idea of the text.
The writing type
:
conversational style (an interview).
Main idea
: comparing the
differences between Ancient and Modern Olympics.
2. Scanning
Purpose
: To get Ss to have
some details in the text.
Read the text
quickly and find out the
similarities & differences between
Ancient and Modern
Olympics.
(1) What are the
similarities?
How often
What for
Beliefs
Competitors
Events
(2) What are the
differences?
Both are held
every four years.
Both are held not for
money but for honour.
They are the
same.
Swifter, Higher, and
Stronger.
Men are allowed to take part
both in ancient and modern Olympics.
Some
events
are
the
same,
such
as
running,
jumping,
shooting,
and
throwing.
Games
Country
Competitors
Prize
Events
Ancient
Summer
Only Greece
Only men
Olive wreath
A few
Modern
Summer & winter
Countries
from
all
over
the
world
Men and
women
Medal
Many more
3. Read the passage carefully and
silently and finish Ex2 (P11).
Suggested
Answers:
(1)
Pausanias is amazed that many countries take part
in the Olympic Games and
women too and
there are two sets of Games-the Winter and the
Summer Olympics.
(2) Because Li Yan has
explained that it is a great honour to host the
Olympic Games..
(3)He thinks that so
many things have changed in the Olympic Games that
he fears
that the spirit of the
Olympics may have changed too.
4
．
Discussion
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 your reference:
It is
worthwhile to host the Olympic games. To host
Olympic Games can make our culture and
people understood by the other peoples.
To host Olympic Games can make our country known
to
the whole world. To host Olympic
Games can stimulate our economy, and help to speed
up its
development.
5.
Imagination
Imagine what we will do and
what we can do for the 29th Olympic Games.
For your 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.
6. Summary
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.
7. Language points
Purpose:
To train
Ss
’
language
capacity.
Divide
Ss
into
four
groups
and
ask
each
group
to
discuss
how
to
understand
and
use
the
new
words
and
analyze
the
following
phrases. Give
Ss enough
time
to
learn
the
language
points by
heart.
take part in
…
, in
order to, find out, used to, be admitted
as
…
, compete
against
…
, for the honour
of
…
, be admitted
to
…
, play a role, as well
as, , as a matter of fact, compete
for
…
, proud
of
…
,
8. Retelling
Purpose:
Train students
’
ability of summarizing and expressing.
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 your reference:
The ancient Olympic Games began in
Greece and were held from 776 BC to AD393. 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.
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.
Period 3 Learning about
language
Teaching Goals:
1. To enable Ss to master some new and
useful words and expressions.
2. To get
Ss to have knowledge of this grammar point: future
passive voice.
3. To learn the methods
of word formation
Teaching
Procedures:
Step 1. Warming Up
Make preparations for the grammar by
reminding Ss of several important sentences in the
text.
(1) When and where will the next
Olympics be held?
(2) I live in what
you call
“
Ancient
Greece
”
and used to write
about the Olympic
Games more
than 2,000 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
as a competition among countries to host the
Olympics as to win an Olympic
medal.
Step2. Word formation
1.
Rules of word
formation
Turn to page 12,
finish Ex 1 and find out the rules of
word formation.
Suggested answers:
e
e/competitor
rd
r basis
e
sibility
ium
part in
(1) By
adding
–
ing to a verb, we can
change the verb into a noun, which means we can
“
doing