unit2 The Olympic Games

Unit 2 The Olympic Games

An interview

一．教学目标

知识目标：让学生了解古代和现代奥运会的一些基本情况。

能力目标：  能力目标： 让学生学习一些阅读方法，skimming , scanning , careful reading

情感目标： 情感目标： 让学生了解奥运精神，关注奥运会。增强民族自豪感和社会责任感。

二．教学方法

多媒体教学

三．教学过程

Step one  lead-in

Have a competition

What do you know about the Olympic Games?

Let’s have a competition.

1. Where did the ancient Olympic Games start?

   A. In Olympia, Greece    B. in   New York, USA

   C. In   Sydney, Australia

2. When and where did the modern Olympics start?

   A. In 1896; in Athens    B. In 1896; in America

   C. In 1896；in India

3. What do the five rings on the Olympic flag stand for(代表）?

A five countries   B five cities   C five continents

4. What’s the motto of the Olympic Games?

5.What was rewarded to the winners in ancient Olympic Games?

A. medals        B. Olive wreaths

6. What was rewarded to the winners in modern Olympic Games?

  A. medals        B. Olive wreaths

7.What’s the host city of the 2016 Olympic Games ?

设计意图：男生女生分组答题，通过小竞赛活跃课堂气氛，学习奥运会知识，引起学生学习兴趣。

Step two  Skim the text to find the main idea.

This interview is mainly about    .

A.   The story of a Greek writer Pausanias and a Chinese girl Li Yan

B.    a magic journey by Pausanias

C.    the similarities and differences about the ancient and modern Olympics

D.the ancient Olympic Games in Greece

Answer: C

设计意图：培养学生归纳总结的能力，掌握阅读方法skimming

Step three

Scan the passage to find out the similarities and differences of the ancient and modern Olympics

Similarities

	The ancient Olympic Games	The modern Olympic Games
Frequency	Both are held every_____ years
Athletes	_____ are allowed  to take part in both ancient and modern Olympics
Aim	Both are held not for money but for ______
Motto

Answer: 1.4 ；2. Men；3. Honor; 4. Swifter, Higher, Stronger.

             Differences

Item	ancient	modern
Types	Only Summer Olympic Games	Summer and ______ Olympic Games
Events	fewer	_____
Athletes	Only men from ____ City.	From_________       including __________
Places	Greece	____
Prize	______________	____________

Answer: Winter   More   Greek      all over the world

 Women    Every country is possible

an olive wreath             medal

设计意图：培养学生捕捉文章细节信息的能力，掌握英语阅读方法scanning

Step four  Careful reading

Read the passage carefully and answer the following questions.

1.     what events did the Ancient Olympic Games have ?

answer:  running races and horse riding

2.     Why does he think Beijing should feel proud ?

answer: It is a great honour to host the Olympic Games .

3.     Why does he think people may be competing for money in the modern Olympic Games ?

answer: The olive wreath has been replaced

设计意图：要求学生根据阅读课文的内容进行分析回答问题，旨在培养学生的归纳和推断能力。

Step five discussion

What can we do to prepare for the 2022 Winter Olympic Games as a citizen of Hebei?

设计意图：通过讨论让学生积极参与到奥运会的筹备活动中，增强学生的社会责任感和民族自豪感。

Step six homework

Surf the Internet to find more information about the Olympic Games.

四．教学反思

第一个环节设置了一个小竞赛学生们都能积极参与，活跃课堂气氛并学习了一些奥运会知识，效果较好。Careful reading 部分学生们回答问题有些困难，可以给出一些提示或设置成选择题。Discussion 环节学生们积极讨论，增强了他们的社会责任感，设置较好。