Lesson1Higher,Faster,StrongerTeachingContent:Masterywordsandexpressions:modern,gold,record,event,twentiethOralwordsandexpressions:ancient,Athens,Beamon,medal,shooting,athlete,silver,bronze,sprintTeachingAims:1.LearnaboutthehistoryofOlympics.2.Encouragethestudentstoworkhardforourcountry.TeachingImportantPoints:1.LearnsomethingabouttheOlympics.2.Wishesandcongratulations.TeachingDifficultPoints:SomewordsandexpressionsusedintheOlympics.TeachingPreparation:somepicturesofOlympicsTeachingAids:audiotape,flashcards,picturesTypeoflesson:newlessonTeachingProcedure:Step1.ShowsomepicturesofOlympicstotheclass.LetthestudentssaysomethingabouttheOlympics.Showsomenewwordstothestudentswiththehelpofthepictures.Attheend,introducethetopicoftheunittotheclass.Step2.Cometo“THINKABOUTIT.”Step3.Listentothetapeandanswerthefollowingquestions.1.WhenwerethefirstOlympics?2.WhendidthemodernOlympicsstart?Step4.Nowlet’slearnhowtousethenewwords.Makesomesentenceswiththenewwords.Sometimestheycanguessthemeaningsofthenewwords.Step5.Readthetextandfindoutthewordsthatstandforplaces,time,medals,sportsandevents.Places:Greece,Athens,Sydney,MexicoCity,LosAngelesTime:ancient,modern,BC(BeforeChrist),ADMedals:gold,silver,bronzeSportsandevents:race,sprint(ashortrace),longjumping,shootingStep6.Discussthemainideasofthetext.AnswerthequestionsinQuickQuiz!Havethestudentstalkaboutthehistory,sportsandevents,andfamousathletesoftheOlympics.Step7.Dividetheclassintoseveralgroups.Talkaboutthe2008OlympicsGames.Whatdothestudentsknowaboutit?Step8.Cometo“LET’SDOIT”.Playthegameintheclass.Dividetheclassintoseveralgroups.Theneachgrouphaveastudentinfrontoftheclasstoimitateasport.Theothersguessbyusing“Isit______?”Step9.Homework1.Finishtheactivity.2.SearchontheInternetformorewordsabouttheOlympics.Summary:Today’ssubjectisfamiliartothestudents,buttheEnglishwordsabouttheOlympicsaredifficultforthem.Sowemustspendalittletimetodealwiththenewwords.ShowsomepicturestohelpthestudentsknowmoreaboutOlympics.ThepicturesalsohelpthestudentsknowaboutthehistoryofOlympics.
