Unit 8 Sports
Teaching Aims:
1.Improve the students’ readingability by fast-reading and careful-reading.
2.Enable the students to master the new words and expressions, as well as the language points.
3. Train the students to love and take an active part in the sports.
Teaching Important Points:
1.How to improve the students’ reading ability.
2.How to write a summary.
Teaching Difficult Points:
1.How to grasp the main idea of a paragraph.
2.How to use some useful words and expressions.
Teaching Aids:
A projector and some slides.
Teaching Procedures:
Part 1. Introduction
(1).Mascots of the 29th Olympic Games
T: Girls often like toys.What about this kind of toys?Do you like them?
Show the pictures of “Friendlies”
T: Yes, they are the mascots of the 29th Olympic Games. Do you know mascots?(Write in on the Bb). Yeah, they are sth. thought to bring good luck. Let’s read it together.Mascot;mascot!So, well, do you know where will be the 29th Olympic Games be held?
S: Beijing.
T: Which year?
S: In 2008.
T: Very good.
(2).Origin of the Olympic Games
T: Can you say something about the Olympic Games?Whatever you know!
Ss: …
T: Well done! Then if there is anyone knows why did the ancient people hold this kind of sports games? That means sth. about the origin of the Olympic Games….Well, let’s have a look together.
T: Last week we have learnt the cultural relics, right? The statue of Zeus is related to the Olympic Games here. Look at three new words. Read after me, please. ‘sculptor,sculptor.’ ‘Carve; carve’ ‘Olympia---the name of a place’ So now let’s read the origin of the Olimpic Games together.”
Ss: …
(3).Brainstorming
T:Good, after it was started, people are burning to take part in or watch it. Then can you think out some words that are related to the Olympic Games? (Write it on the Bb) Just like the word ‘mascot’ (Line them). Others?
T: What about someone who train to compete in sports?
S: Athlete.
T: You can also look it up in P54.right?










Read it together.
(4).Group competition
T: You have reviewed the text, and I think you must have a knowledge of the Olympic Games. Since today we’re learning the Olympic Games, the worldwide competition, so I want you to have a group competition and see which group will be the winner today.You should put up your hands after I say “start”.(Encourage all the Ss to jion in)
Q1.When did the ancient Olympic Gamesbegin?Start!
Q2.Where did it take plae?
Q3.What’s the motto of the Olympic Games?
Q4.How often does the Olympic Games be held?
Q5.Where did the 27th Olympic Games be held?
Q6.Where did the 28th Olympic Games be held?
Q7.When did the 28th Olympic Games be held?
Q8.In which Olympic Games, did the Chinese team get 28 gold medals?
Q9.How many gold medals did the Chinese team got in the 28th Olympic Games?
Q10.When will the 29th Olympic Games be held and where?
Q11. What is the Olympic motto?
Q12.How many times did the Olympic Games be stoppped by the war?
T:Each group did a good job.And congratulations to G….
Part 2.Reading
(1).Skimming
T: Now let’s look at some detailed information about the Olympic Games in our text book.P52
T: Firstly, please look through the whole passage quickly and silently, and find out the main idea of each paragraph. Pay attention to the first paragraph and the first sentence of each paragraph.Get to work now.
(Write the main idea on the Bb)
Main idea
Para.1 General introduction
Para.2 The ancient Olympic Games
Para.3 The morden Olympic Games
Para.4 Preperation of the 29th Olympic Games
(2).Scanning
oa_db1 Kinds
T:Now please
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