Unit2TheOlympicGames第六课时SpeakingandWriting【预习案】预习目标：通过预习，你能够独立完成短文后面的几个问题，并且了解马拉松比赛的由来。PHIDIPPIDIESANDTHEMARATHONInthemodernOlympicGamesthelongestrunningraceiscalledtheMarathon.ItgetsitsnamefromatowninGreececalledMarathon,whichis26milesfromAthens,thecapitalcityofGreece.ThisisthestoryofwhytheMarathonraceisincludedintheOlympicGames.OncetherewasanancientGreeksoldiercalledPhidippides.Heransofastthathewasoftensentonlongjourneyswithimportantmessages.OnedaytheleadersofAthensrealizedthattheircitywasgoingtobeattacked.TheysenttheirarmytothesmalltownofMarathon,wheretheyfoughttheirenemies.Itwasaverylongandhardbattle,butatlastthearmyfromAthenswon.Theywereveryhappy.However,theyknewthatthepeopleofAthenswouldbewonderingwhathadhappened.SotheyaskedPhidippidestogotoAthensandtellthemthegoodnews.Phidippidessetoff.Hewasverytiredafterallthefightingbutheranasfastashecould.AshegotnearAthenshebegantoslowdown.Hisheadwasburstingandhecouldhardlybreathe.Ashegottothecentreofthecity,hefelltotheground.Allthepeoplerusheduptohim.Phidippidesopenedhismouth.“Athensissaved!”hecried.Thenhefelldowndead.HisstorybecamesofamousthatitisrememberedbytheMarathonraceof26miles,whichisthedistancefromMarathontoAthens.Readthepassageandanswerthesequestions:1.WhatwasPhidippides’jobaswellasrunning?________________________________________________________2.WhydidtheGreekArmygotoMarathon?_______________________________________________________3.DidPhidippidesdowhathewasasked?Howdoyouknow?________________________________________________________探究案探究目标：1.你能学会在写作中如何使用关联词。2.你能够完成本节课关于体育运动的写作任务。Ⅰ.自主探究1.QuestionAskthestudentslistthenamesoftheirfamiliarsports.______________________________________________________________________________2.SpeakingTellyourpartneraboutyourfavoritesport.Givereasonswhyyoulikeitsomuch.Thinkabout:(1)Howdoyoubecomeinterestedinthatsport?(2)Whoisyourfavoriteathlete?(3)Whatdoyoudotoimproveyourskill?SomeusefulexpressionsMyfavoritesportis…because…Ilike…because…Ibecameinterestedinitwhen…Myfavoriteathlete/footballer/sportsmanis…Ilikehim/herbecause…Ipractice…InthefutureIhopeto…Ⅱ.合作探究1.Readthewritingsampleonpage16.Payattentiontothewordsinblue.Thenworkwithyourpartnerandanswerthefollowingquestions.Question:Whatisthefunctionofthelinkingwords?2.Accordingtothespeakingpartandthesamplewritingonpage16,pleasewriteashortpassageentitled“Myfavoritesport”..Instructions(1)Beginbyexplainingwhichsportyouhavechosenandwhy.(2)Makethreeshortparagraphsusingtheoutlineyouhavewrittenwhiletalking.(3)Giveareasonforeachofyourideas:oneforeachparagraph.(4)Finishbysayingwhatyouhopetodowiththissportinthefuture.(5)Makeyoursentencesmoreinterestingbyusingsomedifferentlinkingwords.Ⅲ.Studentsselectthebestcompositionintheirgroupandshowitinclass.Thenhelptocorrecttheerrorsifany.训练案Reviseyourpassageaccordingtoyourpartner’ssuggestionsandtheteacher’sinstructions.
