Unit6SunshineforallReading(I)I.TeachingaimsandlearningobjectivesBytheendofthelesson,studentsshouldbeableto:1.learntopredictthemainideafromthetitle,picturesandcaption;2.learntousesuchreadingstrategiesasskimming,scanningandinferringpronounreferenceinreadingthetext;3.haveaclearpictureofthetextstructure;4.realizetheimportanceofjoiningpublicwelfareactivitiesandhelpothers.II.Teachingcontents1.Newwordsandphrases:expect,chance,similar,necessary,training,task,coach,gold,silver,background,closely,achieve,prize,volunteer,adult,intellectual,disability,event,athlete,confident,giveup2.Newstructures:It’sfantastictoworkasavolunteer.Itwasnecessaryforthesevolunteerstoreceivetrainingbeforedoingthetask.Itwasverybraveofhimtojointhecompetition.ToLiHai,themostimportantthingisnottowinagoldorsilver,buttotakepart.LiHaitriedhisbestandfinishedfourth.It’sgreatforustoworkcloselywiththesespecialathletes.III.FocusofthelessonandpredictedareaofdifficultyHowaretheideasinthetextorganized?IV.TeachingproceduresStep1Pre-reading1.WatchandanswerPlayaclipofvideoaboutthe2014NewJerseySpecialOlympics.Thestudentsareexpectedtoanswerthequestion:Whatworldgamesisthevideoabout?2.ReadthetitleandmakeapredictionAskthequestion:WhenyoureadthetitleVolunteeringfortheSpecialOlympicsWorldGames,whatdoyouwanttoknow?Possiblequestions：(1)WhovolunteeredfortheSpecialOlympicsWorldGames?(2)Whydidhe/shevolunteerfortheSpecialOlympicsWorldGames?(3)Whatdidhe/shedofortheSpecialOlympicsWorldGames?(4)WhataretheSpecialOlympicsWorldGamesfor?(5)WhenandwheredidtheSpecialOlympicsWorldGamestakeplace?/WhichSpecialOlympicsWorldGamesdidhe/shevolunteerfor?(6)HowdidthevolunteerfeelaftervolunteeringfortheSpecialOlympicsWorldGames?3.MakeapredictionfromthepicturesandcaptionLetthestudentslookatthethreepicturesonPages80and81andtrytofindtheanswerstothetwoquestions:(1)WhenandwheredidtheSpecialOlympicsWorldGamestakeplace?(2)Whatdidthevolunteer(he/she)dofortheSpecialOlympicsWorldGames?Askafollow-upquestion:Wheredidyougettheanswer?/Whatledyoutomakesuchaguessing?(1)AnswertoQuestion1:TheSpecialOlympicsWorldGamestookplaceinShanghai,in2007.Igottheanswerfromthepictureanditscaptionintheupper-rightcorneronPage81.(2)AnswertoQuestion2:FromthetwopicturesatthebottomofPages80&81,weguessthevolunteerprobablydidsomeworkthathadsomethingdowithswimming.【设计意图：在正式进入文本阅读之前，让学生阅读标题、观看图片及文字说明，基于标题和图片大胆预测，提取重要信息，激发学生主动阅读的欲望。】Step2While-reading1.FastreadingT:Readthepassagequicklyandfindtheanswerstothefollowingquestions:(1)WhovolunteeredfortheSpecialOlympicsWorldGames?(2)WhichSpecialOlympicsWorldGamesdidhe/shevolunteerfor?T:Wheredidyougettheanswers?2.Skimming(Locateandunderline)T:Pleaselookthroughthetextquicklyandfindoutwhichpartofthetextanswerstheremainingquestionswepredictedatthebeginning.Meanwhileunderlinethenewwordswhichmakeitdifficultforyoutoreadon.(1)WhydidLiuMingvolunteeredfortheSpecialOlympicsWorldGames?(2)Whatdidthevolunteer(s)dofortheSpecialOlympicsWorldGames?(3)WhatareSpecialOlympicsWorldGamesfor?(4)HowdidLiuMingfeelaftervolunteeringfortheSpecialOlympicsWorldGames?【设计意图：通过略读阅读策略，让学生第一次整体阅读文章,定位问题答案。】3.Scanning(1)ReadParagraph2andanswerthequestions.Q1:WhatareSpecialOlympicsWorldGamesfor?Q2:Whatdoesintellectualdisabilitiesmean?(Beingunabletothinkandtounderstandideasandinformat...
