Unit1TheOlympicsLesson1ClassopeningIntroducethetopicforUnit1
Predictfrompicturesorteachakeyword,Askthestudentstopredictorguesstheunittopic
Thenask“whoisonduty
”Inthisactivity,teachercanask:Whatdayisittoday
What’sthedatetoday
Whatseasonisit
What’stheweatherlike
What’sthetemperature
Astudentorapairofstudentscantalkaboutthedayoftheweekandthedate
Theycandescribethecurrentweather
Step1:Asktheclasstodiscussthequestionsin“ThinkAboutit”
Step2:Checktoseeifthestudentshavepreviewedthereadingasrequired
Askiftheyhaveanyquestionsconcerningthetext
Encourageotherstudentstotrytoanswerthequestions
Todeterminestudents’levelofunderstanding,askquestionssuchas:Wheredoesthetitleofthereading“Higher,Faster,Stronger”comefrom
What’stheChineseword(s)fortheOlympics
WhatdoyouknowabouttheOlympics
Step3:Therearesomenewwo