Unit 2 The Olympic Games
Period 1
Pre-class task: about vocabulary of item in the Olympic Games
Step 1 Word Game:
Part 1: Each group get 4 words to guess. one points for each.
Part 2: The quickest to match the word correctly can get 2 points for his/ her group, but if the answer is wrong,
1 points will be lost.
shot put 击剑
discus throw 摔跤
javelin throw 悬挂式滑翔
Marathon 冰球
Canoeing 举重
ice hockey 马拉松
Weightlifting 划独木舟
Wrestling 铁饼
fencing 推铅球
hang-gliding 标枪
Part 3: The quickest to guess the word correctly can get 2 points for his/ her group, but if the answer is wrong,
1 points will be lost.
Rings, high bar, side hors(鞍马)e, vaulting horse(跳马), double bar, free exercises
Step 2 Warming up
Talk about when ,where, and anything you know about the Olympics according to the pictures given.
1. get Ss to talk about pictures
Teacher can give one example
2. let 2 Ss share their understanding of the pictures and act it out for the class
Step 3. Speaking Activity 1 ( Warming up p17)
Page 49 Now turn to page 49 and look at exx.1&2
1.Read through the words and fill in the form
2.Work in pairs and make a simple dialogue using the information in the form by asking:
•Do you know which sports are usually part of the Winter Olympics?
•Which sports are played between team?
•In which sports are Chinese athletes the best?
3.Pairs to act it out
Step 4 Speaking Activity 2
Teacher help the Ss to talk about their hobbies(about sports) by teaching them some expression.
1.show some useful express

asking about
Giving answer, advice, and making decision
Taking about hobbies:
1)Which sport do you like best?
What’s your favorite sport?
What are your hobbies?
Which do you prefer, ..or..?
Are you interested in …?
2)Why do you like…?/What do you learn from…
3)How do you become good at them?
4)Can you tell me sth. about them?
Giving answer, and making decision:
1)I prefer…(to)…/ I like …(best).
2)I (don’t) like (because)…
3)I (don’t) think…(it’s because)…
4)I’m sure that…
5)I’m not sure whether…
6)there is no doubt…
7)Don’t you think that…?

2.explain them if necessary.
3.give some words of sports for Ss to talk with their partner.
4.act it out
Step 6 Homework
1.Find out the fact in Warming up to the number given to you (it’ll be checked tomorrow)
2.Finish Exx.1-4 on p11-12
3.《课程探究》Exx 1&2
4.Go over the new words.

Period 2
Step 1 Number game
Have the Ss to open the book on page 9, try to match the number to the events. The one who get the closest answer will get 1 point of the group
1.show the number to the Ss
2.have the Ss write down the answers by filling with the number in the table
776 B. C. The ancient Olympic Games start in Greece.
393 A. D. The ancient Olympic Games stop
1896 The modern Olympic Games start in Greece.
311&13 The numbers of competitors & countries took part in 1896
1932 China first joined in the Games.
1984 China first got gold medal by Xuhaifeng.
10.000&119 The numbers of competitors & countries joined in Sydney Olympic
2004 China got the 2th place in Athens.
2008China will host the 29th Summer Olympics in Beijing.
3. check and give points to the group.

Step 2 Pre-reading
Showing the Motto of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Bid (北京奥运申报口号) to the whole class.
1.raise a question: “Do you know more about the Olympics history?”
2.get the Ss to read about an interview to get more.
3. get the Ss to make sure the relationship between Pausanias and Lili
Step 3 Reading comprehension
Read the Olympic Games
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