Unit2SportseventsWelcometotheunitTeachingAims:1.ArrangeadiscussionforSstofindoutwhysportsarepopulararoundtheworld.2.EncourageSstoexpresstheirownopinionsinthediscussion.TrytodeveloptheirspeakingabilityTeachingImportantPoint:Developstudents’speakingability.TeachingMethods:Discussionandfreetalktoinvolveeachstudentinclassactivities.TeachingAids:1.Themultimedia2.TheblackboardTeachingProcedures;Step1Lead-inbyaskingthefollowingquestions:1.Doyoulikesports?Why?2.Whatareyourfavoritesports?3.Whatsportsdoyouknow?(Showpicturestomotivatethestudents)Step2PresentationSportplaysaveryimportantroleinourlives.Weseeordosportsalmosteveryday.Summarizefamiliargamesandunderstandunfamiliarones.Ballgames:Volleyball,basketball,football,baseball,badminton,tabletennis,golf,rugby,icehockey,etc.Trackandfield:longjump,highjump,polejump,discus,shot-put,race,relayrace,etc.Watergames:swimming,divingandwaterpoloGymnastics:Men’sevents---rings,horizontalbar,doublebars,parallelbars,vaultinghorse,pummeledhorse,floorexercise,etc.Women’sevents---balancebeam,highandlowbar,unevenbars,vaultinghorse,floorexercise,etc.Itissaidthatgymnasticsanddivingaretwoofthemostbeautifulsportsintheworld,becausetheybothdisplayelementsofstrengthandbeauty.Doyouagree?CanyounamesomefamousChinesegymnastsordivers?WrestlingisanancientsportoftenappearedasthemaineventintheearliestOlympicGames.WrestlingexistsinmanydifferentstylesbutonlytwostylesfeatureintheOlympics,namelyfreestyleandGreco-Roman.Greco-Romanwrestlingallowstheuseofonlytheparticipants’upperbodies;however,freestyleallowstheuseoflegs.BoxingbecameanOlympicsportin688BCandisstillpopulartoday.TheboxeruseshisorherfiststopunchTheopponent’sheadandbodywiththeaimtoknocktheopponentout.KungfuisatraditionalsportinChina.Areyouinterestedinthissport?Doyouenjoywatchingkungfufilms?Step3Practice:AskSstodiscussthefollowingquestions.Whatsportsdoyouusuallyplay?Howmuchtimedoyouusuallyspenddoingsportseveryweek?Nopains,nogains.Nomatterwhatkindofsportsyoutakepartin,whatdoyouhavetosacrifice(牺牲)inordertobesuccessfulinthatsport?Step4Homework1.SurftheInternettofindmoreinformationaboutsports.2.Writeacompositionaboutwhypeopleallovertheworldarecrazyaboutsports.
