Unit17DisabilitiesPeriodFourIntegratingskillsandwritingI.Teachingaims.1Improvethestudents;readingabilitybyreadingthematerial.2.Reviewthecommonverbsthattakeindirectobjects.3.Practisewritinganargumentativecomposition.Keywordsandphrases1.ceremony;dignity;shameful;participant;self-confidence;2seemasif…;takepartin/participatein;everyfouryears;besurroundedby;beshamefulfor;beproudof;competefor;morethanII.TeachingproceduresActivity1.Checktheassignment.Activity2.Integratingskills1.FastreadingReadthepassagequicklyandthenanswerthefollowingquestions.1)HowoftenistheSpecialOlympicsheld?2)WhydomanySpecialOlympicsathletesthinkthat“takingpartintheGamesisavictory”?3)HowdoeventsliketheSpecialOlympicshelpmentallydisabledpeople?4)WherewasthefirstSpecialOlympicsheld?5)WhydoyouthinktheSpecialOlympicsarebecomingmorepopular?6.WhenwilltheSpecialOlympicsbeheldinShanghai?Suggestedanswers:1)Everytwoyears.2)BecauseeachathletehadtotrainformanyyearsandovercomefearandhardshiptoreachtheGames.Forthem,winningisn’ttobethefirstoneacrossthefinishlineorscoringthemostgoals,butthebestyoucanbe.3)BypreparingforandparticipatingintheSpecialOlympics,mentallydisabledchildrenandadultscandeveloptheirabilitytomove,improvetheirhealthandgaingreaterself-confidence.TheSpecialOlympicsisalsoagoodwaytomakefriends.4)InChicago.5)BecauseinterestintheSpecialOlympicshasspreadacrosstheworldandmanycitiesarenowcompetingforthehonourtohosttheevent.6)In2007.用心爱心专心Activity4.WritingpracticeDiscusshowtowriteanargumentativeessay:高考链接:请你根据提示用英语写一篇短文(选自05北京卷书面表达):情景作文某英文报“健康生活”栏目正在讨论有关健康食品、体育锻炼与少年儿童肥胖的问题。下面六幅图画是李明一年中的变化,请根据李明的情况写一篇短文。注意:1.词数不少于60。2.短文的开头已给出。提示词语:junkfood好吃但不利于健康的食品snacks各种零食Ahealthydietandregularexercisemayhelptopreventobesity(肥胖)amongchildren.TakeLiMingforexample.LiMingusedtobeahealthyboy,butWordsandexpressionsmaybehelpful:1.exercise;stairs;2.gotintothehabitof;putonweight;haveabalanced,healthydiet;OnePossibleVersion:Ahealthydietandregularexercisemayhelptopreventobesity(肥胖)amongchildren.TakeLiMingforexample.LiMingusedtobeahealthyboy,butoverayearago,hegotintothehabitofeatingalotofjunkfoodandsnacks.Besides,hespentalotoftimelyingonthesofa,watching用心爱心专心TV,anddidlittleexercise.Asaresult,heputonsomuchweightthathefounditdifficulttoclimbthestairs.SoLiMingdecidedtochangetheunhealthylifestyle.Hebegantohaveabalanced,healthydiet.Healsotookpartinvarioussportsactivitiessuchasswimming,skating,runningandplayingbasketball.Monthslater,LiMingbecameasfitasbefore.用心爱心专心