Unit2sportingevents-Reading教案ThehonorablegamesStep1:Leading-inAsweallknow,theOlympicGamesareheldeveryfouryearsanditisagreathonorforacountrytohosttheGames.HowmuchdoyouknowabouttheOlympics,forexample,itshistory,ceremoniesandsportingevents?1)HowmanyOlympicGamesdidyousee?2)Whereweretheyheld?3)Doyouthinktheyareexciting?Why?4)WhoisyourfavoriteathleteandwhodoyouthinkisthegreatestOlympian?Why?Step2:FastreadingforgeneralideasGothroughthepassageasquicklyaspossibleandtrytofindanswerstothethreequestionsinpartA.Justfocusonandidentifytheinformationneededtoanswerthesequestions.1)Whatisthespeechabout?2)WhereweretheancientOlympicGamesheld?3)WhorestartedthemodernOlympicGames?A1)ThehistoryandsignificanceoftheOlympicGames.2)AtOlympiainGreece.3)PierredeCoubertin.Step3:Detailedreadingforimportantinformation1.Let’sreadthespeechasecondtimeandcompletePartsC1andC2atpage24individuallytocheckyourreadingcomprehensionandtotestyouranalyticalthinkingskills.C11)Accordingtothespeech,thespeakerisanathlete.anIOCmember2)ThefirstancientOlympicGameswereheldinAD776776BC3)Inthepast,onlyathletesthatspokeItalianwereallowedtocompete.Greek4)TheaimofthemodernOlympicGamesistomakecountriesandpeoplecompetesidebyside.livepeacefully5)ThefirstmodernOlympicGameswereheldinRomein1896.Athens6)DengYapingwonfourOlympicgoldmedalsfortennis.tabletennisC2用心爱心专心NameNationalityWhichOlympicsOlympicachievementsOtherinformationMuhammadAliAmerican1960RomeOlympicsgoldmedal,boxingoriginalnameCassiusClay;wonhisfirstWorldHeavyweightBoxingChampionshipin1964;littheOlympicflameatthe1966AtlantaOlympicsMichaelJordanAmerican1984LosAngelesOlympics;1992BarcelonaOlympicstwogoldmedals,basketballthehighestscorerfortheUSAbasketballteamatthe1984OlympicsHaileGebrselassieEthiopian1996AtlantaOlympics;2000SydneyOlympicstwogoldmedals,distancerunningfirstbecamefamousin1992;brokeworldrecordforthe10kmrunXuHaifengChinese1984LosAngelesOlympicsgoldmedalwonthefirstOlympicsgoldmedalforChinaDengYappingChinese1992BarcelonaOlympicsfourgoldmedals,tabletennisbecameanIOCmemberin2000LiuXiangChinese2004AthensOlympicsgoldmedal,men’s110-metrehurdlesthefirstAsiantowinthisrace2.Nowpleaseanswersomequestionstocheckyourcomprehensionofthepassage:WhatcharacteristicsdotheancientOlympicsandthemodernOlympicsshare?BoththeancientandmodernOlympicGameswere/areheldeveryfouryears.SomeofthesportsplayedintheancientOlympic,suchasdiscus,longjump,wrestlingandrunning,arestillplayedinthemodernOlympics.WhatarethedifferencesbetweentheancientgamesandthemodernOlympicGames?用心爱心专心Theancientgameswerealwaysheldatthesameplace.IntheancientOlympics,onlyGreekmenwereallowedtocompeteandtheyhadtocompetewearingnoclothes.InthemodernOlympics,athletesfromallovertheworldcantakepart,nomatterwhatlanguagetheyspeakorwhatsextheyare.MuhammadAliandMichaelJordanarementionedinthepassage.Whatdothesetwosportspeoplehaveincommon?TheyarebothtalentedanddedicatedTheytrainhardTheyhavecontributedsignificantlytotheirsports.Theyareextremelysuccessfulintheirfields.Theybothhavepassionandenthusiasmforsports.DoyouthinkChineseathletessuchasDengYapingandLiuXiangareasgreatasAliorJordan?3.Let’scompletePartsDandED1.a2c3e4f5d6bE1)significance2)ancient3)compete4)peacefully5)athletes6)achievement7)goldmedal8)mentioned4.Readthespeechagainandthinkaboutthecriteriaforagoodspeechandwhatmakesagoodspeaker.Pleasediscussthefollowingquestions...
