Unit2Sportingevents教学设计ReadingTeachingAims:ToreadandunderstandaspeechTolearnthecommonelementsofaspeechandtrytoidentifythemToimprovereadingcomprehensionandmasterthebasicreadingskillsTeachingProcedures:Step1:Lead-in1.TalkabouttheOlympics(withslide-showing)Asweallknow,theOlympicGamesareheldeveryfouryearsanditisagreathonourforacountrytohosttheGames.HowmuchdoyouknowabouttheOlympics,froexample,itshistory,ceremoniesandsportingevents?HowmanyOlympicgamesdidyousee?Whereweretheyheld?Doyouthinktheyareexciting?Why?WhoisyourfavouriteathleteandwhodoyouthinkisthegreatestOlympian?Why?2.Sharetheinformationandexpresstheiropinionsfreely.Step2:Readingcomprehension1.GothroughthepassageasquicklyaspossibleandtrytofindanswerstothethreequestionsinPartA.(Onlyfocusonandidentifytheinformationneededtoanswerthesequestions.)Whatisthespeechabout?ThehistoryandsignificanceoftheOlympicGames.WhereweretheancientOlympicGamesheld?AtOlympiaGreece.WhorestartedthemodernOlympicGames?PierredeCoubertin.2.ReadthepassageagainandcompletePartsC1andC2.Checktheanswerswiththeslide-showingasaclass.3.Furtherreadingcomprehension:WhatcharacteristicsdotheancientOlympicsandthemodernOlympicsshare?WhatarethedifferencesbetweentheancientandthemodernOlympicGames?MuhammadAliandMichaelJordanarementionedinthepassage.Whatdothesetwosportspeoplehaveincommon?DoyouthinkChineseathletessuchasDengYapingandLiuXiangareasgreatasMuhammadAliorMichaelJorddan?4.CompletePartsDandE.(toimprovethestudents’abilitytounderstandthemeaningofnewwordsfromthecontextandbecomemorefamiliarwiththetext)5.Recallthequotations,interestingstoriesandstatisticsinthespeech.6.Readthespeechagainandthinkaboutthecriteriaforagoodspeech.Andthenafterdiscussingthefollowingquestions,takenoteontheblackboard.Doyouthinkitisdifficulttogiveaspeechinfrontofanaudience?Whyorwhynot?Whatmakesagoodspeechandagoodspeaker?Whatarethethingsaspeakershouldattachimportanceto?Isthereanyrelationshipbetweenthedifferenttopicsthespeakermentions?(Expresstheopinionsfreely.)Step3:Post-readingactivities1.GooverPartFanddiscussthequestionsinpairs.(Anypossibleanswersareacceptable.)2.Iftimepermits,haveaclassdebateonthefollowingsubject:HostingtheOlympicGamesisagreathonourforacountry,butatthesametimeitcostsalotofmoney.DoyouthinkhostingtheOlympicswillbeagoodopportunitytodevelopthehostcountry’seconomyandtourism,orwillitbeaheavyburdenontheeconomy?Step4:Homework:Finishtheexercisesinworkbook.
