Unit2TheOlympicGamesWarmingUp&Pre-reading教材分析Atthebeginningoftheclass,theteacherleadinthetopicoftheunitbyenjoyingavideoaboutaChinesechampionLiuXiangandtalkingaboutotherchampionsandevents.WarmingupprovidesaquizabouttheOlympicGames.ItspurposeistointroducestudentstotheancientOlympicGamesandseehowmuchtheyknowaboutrecentmodernOlympicGames.Pre-readingcontainstwogeneralquestionsabouttheancientandmodernOlympicGames.Studentscanbeencouragedtodiscussthesequestionsandthenoneofthemtellstheclasstheirideas.Processandmethods1.WarmingupInthispartteachersshouldmakesurethestudentsmakefulluseofexercisetolearnaboutthebasicknowledgeontheOlympicGames.Theyshouldnotlookattheanswerstillbothhavecompletedasmuchastheycanofthequestion.InthiswaystudentscanknowoftheancientOlympicGamesandrememberofrecentmodernOlympicGames.2.Pre-readingInthisperiod,teachershadbetterpayattentiontothefirsttwoquestionsarefactual.ThepurposeofthisactivityistofocusthestudentsonthedifferencesbetweenthemodernandancientOlympicGames.2.学情分析高一（上）学生学习积极性较高，思维活跃，观点新颖，敢于提出自己不同的看法及见解。三年的初中英语学习，使学生储备了一定的词汇和英语语言知识，但初中养成的一些学习习惯（如大量机械记忆单词、句型，反复复述课文等）一时还难以改正，而且对高中英语学习的策略和学习环境还很陌生，他们迫切希望获取高中英语学习方法的指导，尤其是在有效的自主学习能力培养方面的指导。同时，高一新生基本具备一定的电脑操作知识和网上搜索和查阅知识的能力。这些都为本课学生运用信息技术进行课堂整合提供了有力的支持。KnowledgeaimLetstudentslearnaboutthebasicknowledgeontheOlympicGames.Abilityaim:EnablestudentstolearntotalkabouttheOlympicGames.EnablestudentstolearntowritesomethingabouttheOlympicGames.Emotionalaim:Arousestudents’greatinterestintheOlympicGames.Developstudents’senseofcooperativelearning.Teachingimportantpoint:LetstudentslearnmoreaboutthebasicknowledgeontheOlympicGames.Teachingdifficultpoints:EnablestudentstolearntotalkabouttheOlympicGames.Teachingmethods:Task-basedteachingandlearningCooperativelearningDiscussionTeachingprocedureStep1Leadin1.SharesomepicturesabouteventsoftheOlympics.2.EnjoyavideoaboutLiuXiang.Step2WarmingupHowmuchdoyouknowabouttheOlympics?1.Showfiveringsflagandtalkaboutit.2.ShowOfficialMascotsoftheBeijing2008OlympicGamesandtalksomethingaboutthem.3.Askotherquestions.(1).WheredidtheancientOlympicGamesstart?InOlympia,Greece(2).WhatarethethreewordsthatshowthespiritoftheOlympicGames?Swifter,higherandstronger(3).HowmanycountriescompetedintheancientOlympicGames?Onlyone,Greece(4).WhenandwheredidthemodernOlympicGamesstart?Athensin1896(5).WhowasChina’sfirstgoldmedalwinnerandforwhatevent?XuHaifeng,shootingStep3pre-readingTelldifferencesandsimilaritiesbetweentheancientandmodernOlympicGame.DifferencesancientOlympicsmodernOlympicsTypes(time)summersummerandwinterPlacesonlyinAthensdifferentcitiesCompetitorsmeninGreeceanybodyreachesthestandardEventsrunningraceshorseriding…over250eventsPrizesolivewreathsmedalsSimilarities1.Bothareheld.2.Bothareheldforbutnotformoney.3.Thesamemotto:.4.areallowedtotakepartin.5.Someeventsare,suchasrunning,jumping,shootingandthrowing…Answers:1everyfouryears2.honor3.Swifter,HigherandStronger.4.Menboth5.thesameStep4Discussion1.IsitworthwhiletohosttheOlympicGames?HostingtheOlympicGameshadgoodeffectsoncity/country,butitalsobroughtsomebadresults.Goodeffects:Badeffects:makemorefriendscostmuchdevelopeconomydisturblifesportsdevelopfastermorepollutionmakethecountryknowntotheworldsportscenterswillnotbemoreinterestinsportsmadefulluseoflater…widerstreets2.Writing(ingroup)Writeashortpassageaccordingtowhatyoudiscussedabove.SampleWehavediscussedaboutwhetheritisnecessarytobidtohosttheOlympicGames.Opinionsaredividedintwo.SomestudentsthinkitisnecessaryforacountrytohosttheOlympicGames.Theybelieveithasgoodeffectsinmanyaspects.First,itwillhelpmakethecity,eventhecountryknowntotheworldandtheenvironmentofthecitywillbeimproved.Besides,moresportscenterswillbebuiltandmanyroadswidened.What’smore,athleteswillimprovetheirskills.However,othersholdtheoppositeopinion.Theythinkalotofmoneywillbespentonthesportscenterswhichwillnotbemadefulluseoflater.What’sworse,visitorscominginlargenumberswilldisturbpeople’normallifeandmaketheenvironmentworse.SowhethertoholdtheGamesneedsustobalancethebadeffectscarefully.Step5SummaryWhatdoyoulearninthisclass?Step5Homework1.Writeapassageaboutyourideasabouteffectsoncity/countryofhostingtheOlympicGamesinabout100words.2.PreviewtheReading:ANINTERVIEW课后反思该教案已用于实际教学，本课教学的成功之处在于有效激发起学生的学习兴趣和主动探索知识的热情，能够带动学生学习的积极性，授课形式多样化且新颖独特。不足之处在于最后的作文环节时间不够充足，未能充分展开。
