Unit2TheOlympicGamesWarmingUp,Pre-reading,ReadingComprehensionTeachingGoals:1.ToarouseSs’interestinlearningaboutthehistoryoftheOlympics.2.ToreadaninterviewabouttheOlympics.TeachingProcedures:Step1.Leading-inPurpose:ToactivateSsandarousethemtotalkaboutmascotsintheOlympicGames.Showthepicturesaboutthe2008Olympicmascots(吉祥物).AskSswhethertheyknowsomeothermascots(吉祥物).Step2.WarmingUpPurpose:ToleadSstothetopicofthisunitthroughaquiz.Pairwork:GetSstotalkaboutthequestionsbelow,andthenaskthemtopresentitbeforetheclass.1.WhenandwheredidtheancientOlympicGamesstart?A.776BC;OlympiaB.393BC;RomeC.1896;Greece2.WhendidtheancientOlympicsstop?A.776BCB.393BCC.1888AD3.WhenandwheredidthemodernOlympicGamesstart?用心爱心专心A.1888AD;PairsB.776BC;OlympiaC.1896;Athens4.WhendidChinafirsttakepartintheOlympics?A.1932B.1928C.19365.WhowasChina’sfirstgoldmedalwinnerandforwhatevent?A.ZhouJihong;divingB.Lining;gymnasticsC.XuHaifeng;shooting6.DoyouknowthethreewordsthatshowthespiritoftheOlympicGames?A.taller,faster,strongerB.higher,swifter,strongerC.stronger,quicker,longerSuggestedAnswers:1.A2.B3.C4.A5.C6.BStep3.Pre-readingPurpose:TohaveSslearnaboutsomemoreaboutOlympicsandarousetheirinterest.Individualwork:GetSstoanswerthisquestionindividually.1.HowmanyeventsaretherefortheSummerandWinterOlympics?Canyoulistsomeofthem?2.WhenandwherewillthenextOlympicsbeheld?WhatdoyouthinktheChineseteamwilldoinordertowinmoremedals?SuggestedAnswers:1.IntheSummerOlympics,therearerunning,swimming,shooting,wrestling,jumping,football,basketball,volleyball,tabletennis,throwing.Javelin,weightlifting,gymnastics,boxing,etc.IntheWinterOlympics,thereareskiing,skating,icehockey,skijumping,sledding,snow-boarding,etc.2.The29thOlympicswillbeheldinBeijingonAugust18th,2008.Step4.Reading1.ListeningPurpose:Togetabriefunderstandingofthetext.TotrainSs’listeningability.(1)Listentothetape.(2)AskSstofindthewritingtypeandthemainideaofthetext.Thewritingtype:conversationalstyle(aninterview).Mainidea:comparingthedifferencesbetweenAncientandModernOlympics.2.ScanningPurpose:TogetSstohavesomedetailsinthetext.用心爱心专心Readthetextquicklyandfindoutthesimilarities&differencesbetweenAncientandModernOlympics.(1)Whatarethesimilarities?HowoftenBothareheldeveryfouryears.WhatforBothareheldnotformoneybutforhonour.BeliefsTheyarethesame.Swifter,Higher,andStronger.CompetitorsMenareallowedtotakepartbothinancientandmodernOlympics.EventsSomeeventsarethesame,suchasrunning,jumping,shooting,andthrowing.(2)Whatarethedifferences?AncientModernGamesSummerSummer&winterCountryOnlyGreeceCountriesfromallovertheworldCompetitorsOnlymenMenandwomenPrizeOlivewreathMedalEventsAfewManymore3.ReadthepassagecarefullyandsilentlyandfinishEx2(P11).SuggestedAnswers:用心爱心专心(1)PausaniasisamazedthatmanycountriestakepartintheOlympicGamesandwomentooandtherearetwosetsofGames-theWinterandtheSummerOlympics.(2)BecauseLiYanhasexplainedthatitisagreathonourtohosttheOlympicGames..(3)HethinksthatsomanythingshavechangedintheOlympicGamesthathefearsthatthespiritoftheOlympicsmayhavechangedtoo.4．DiscussionYouknowourgovernmenthastrieditsbesttocompeteforhostingthe29thOlympicgames.Ithascostalotofmoney.Doyouthinkitisworthwhile?Why?Foryourreference:ItisworthwhiletohosttheOlympicgames.TohostOlympicGamescanmakeourcultureandpeopleunderstoodbytheotherpeoples.TohostOlympicGamescanmakeourcountryknowntothewholew...
