《Reading(1)：The Olympic Games》优质课教案下载

《Reading(1)：The Olympic Games》优质课教案下载

Teaching Procedures:

Step 1: Lead-in

1.Talk about the Olympics ( with slide-showing)

As we all know, the Olympic Games are held every four years and it is a great honor for a country to host the Games. How much do you know about the Olympics, fro example, its history, ceremonies and sporting events? Do you remember the great event which happened in China in 2008? Show students some pictures to talk about the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

Who is your favorite athlete and who do you think is the greatest Olympian? Why?

Can you say what these events are? (Show more pictures about Olympic events)

What do you know about the Olympic Games？

Five rings—five continents, Mascots, motto, torch, medals, etc.

Who is the Father of the modern Olympic Games? What is his nationality?

IOC

Step 2: Reading comprehension

1.Go through the passage as quickly as possible and try to find answers fto the three questions in Part A. (Only focus on and identify the information needed to answer these questions.)

?What is the speech about? The history and significance of the Olympic Games.

?Where were the ancient Olympic Games held? At Olympia Greece.

?Who restarted the modern Olympic Games? Pierre de Coubertin.

2.Read the passage again and complete Parts C1 and C2. Check the answers with the slide-showing as a class.

Part 1(para 1): the topic of the speech

Part 2(para2-4): the history & significance of …

Part 3(para5-8): some famous sports stars and their great contributions

Part 4(para9): the closure of the speech

3.Further reading comprehension:

What characteristics do the ancient Olympics and the modern Olympics share?

What are the differences between the ancient and the modern Olympic Games?

Muhammad Ali and Michael Jordan are mentioned in the passage. What do these two sportspeople have in common?

Do you think Chinese athletes such as Deng Yaping and Liu Xiang are as great as Muhammad Ali or Michael Jordan?