Unit8SportsⅠ.BriefStatementsBasedontheUnitSportsisthemaintopicofthisunit.Thewholeunitconsistsofdifferentkindsofsports.Olympics,interestsandhobbiesetc.Atfirst,aquizisshowedtothestudentstoactivatesthestudents’interestsaboutsports.Olympicsattractstheirattention.Threematchesarearrangedinlisteninginordertoimprovethestudents’listeningability.Speakingcangetthestudentstosaysomethingabouttheirinterestsandhobbies.Inthisway,theycanreviewtheirusefulwords,expressionsandsentencepatternsaswell.Thewholetextandtheactivitiesbeforeandafteritcanhavethestudentsknowthehistory,influenceandscale,aswellasmottooftheOlympics.EspeciallyhostingtheOlympicsin2008inourcountrywillencouragingthestudentsgreatly.ThequestionsinPost-readingcanalsomakethestudentslearntoworkoutproblemspracticallyandseeeverythingfromallsides.Languagestudycanhelpthestudentstoremembersomeusefulwordsaboutsportsandanewgrammaritem.IntegratingskillsshowssanintroductionaboutYaoNingandasksthestudentswriteapassagetointroducetheirfavouritesportsstars.Bytheway,attheendoftheunit,ausefulwaytolearnareoffered,Inaddition,Checkpoint8isahelpinmasteringthegrammaritemofthisunit.Inanactiveatmosphere,thestudents’abilitytolisten,speak,readandwritewillbeimprovedandplentyofusefulwordsandexpressionswillbelearntandmastered.ⅡTeachingAimsandDemandsCategoryContentsbasedonthenewcoursestandardTopics1.Talkaboutsports2.TalkabouttheOlympicGames3.TalkaboutsportsstarsFunctionsInterestsandhobbiesWhichdoyoulike…or…?IlikewatchingitWhat’syourfavouritesport?Shooting,IthinkWhichdoyouprefer,…or…?Ilike…Whatabout…?Iprefer…to…Areyouinterestedin?I’dratherwatchitthanplayit.Yes,verymuch.No,notreally.Sure,IlovesportsWordsandExpressionsBCADcontinentwell-knownathletegoldmedaltorchbadmintonspeedskatingtrackandfieldtiefinaldiveshootingGreececompetitormottofurthertankgymnasticspreparepreparationeffectflamecompeteflagweightpositionsuperstarpointskillweighlittlegesturefacial用心爱心专心StandforbecauseofwouldrathertakepartinpreparationforGrammarThePassiveVoice(2)1.TheFutureIndefinitePassiveVoiceisusedtodescribesomethingthatwillbeaffectedordealtwith.e.g.Moretreeswillbeplantedandnewroadswillbebuilt2.TheFutureIndefinitePassiveVoiceisusedtodescribesomebodywhowillacceptanactionorwillbedealtwithpassively.e.g.AgreatnumberofreporterswillbeinvitedtoBeijingtoreportthe29thOlympicGames.Ⅲ．TeachingTime：FourperiodsⅣ．BackgroundInformation1．HistoryofOlympicGamesTheancientOlympicGamesarepartofamajorreligiousfestivalhonouringZeus．thechiefGreekGod．TheancientGameswerethegreatGreekreligious，athletic，andculturalfestivals．ThefirstOlympicGamesWereheldinGreeceinthesixthcentury，BC．ThefirstGameslastedforonlyonedayandtherewasonlyonecontest—ashortrace．OnlyGreekmenwereallowedtorunintherace．Nowomenandnonon-Greekswereallowedtorunintherace．Womenwerenotevena11owedtowatchtherace，ortobeanywhereneartheracingarea．WomenhavefoughtforjustrepresentationintheOlympicGamessincethebeginningofthemodernOlympicMovement．TheinternationalOlympicCommitteedidnotformallyadmitwomentotheGamesuntil1912atStockholm．TheancientGameswerestoppedinthefourthcenturyA．D．whenGreecewasruledbyRome．ThecompetitioninmoderntimesstartedagaininAthensinl896．SincethentheOlympicGameshavebeenheldeveryfouryearsinmanydifferentcitiesaroundtheworld．ThefollowingisalistofthecitiesoftheOlympicGames．I．1896Athens．GreeceⅡ．1900Par...
