Unit2 The Olympic Games ????

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Unit2 The Olympic Games ????
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Teaching Contents Analysis

• This lesson is the first one of the unit,
  consisting of four parts 1. Warming up, 2.
  Reading and Comprehension ,3.Discussion ,4
  Consolidation. The text is the most important
  teaching material in this lesson, which extends
  the main topic The Olympic Games and contains
  most of the vocabulary and grammar points that
  students should learn in this unit.

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• This is an interesting and familiar topic for Ss.
  By learning the similarities and differences
  between the Ancient and Modern Olympic Games,
  they are expected to know more about the Olympics
  and feel more proud of being Chinese.

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Teaching aims
1. Train the students speaking and reading
ability 2. Get students to learn something from
the spirit of the Olympic Games and the athletes
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1).Knowledge goals

• a. Enable Ss to listen to, read, and use the new
  words and main sentence patterns, such as,
  compete, competitor,
• (1)I lived in what you call Ancient Greece and
  I used to write about the Olympic Games a long
  time ago.
• (2)Its just as much a competition among
  countries to host the Olympics as to win an
  Olympic medal.
• b. Enable Ss to express their thoughts and talk
  about the Olympic Games.

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2).Ability goals

• a To develop Ss abilities of listening,
  speaking, reading and writing, especially their
  skimming and scanning ability

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3).Emotion goals

• a.By completing the task, Ss are to increase
  their interests in sports and learn how to share
  the Olympic Spirit, Swifter, Higher, Stronger.
• b.Teach Ss why Countries compete to host the
  Olympics to stimulate their love for China, thus
  encourage them to make great contributions to
  improving the international position of China in
  future.

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4 ). Learning methods goals

• a.the ability of self-learning and cooperative
  learning method and use such kind of ability to
  gain and deal with language information.
• b.foster the students questioning spirit to
  improve their ability of analyzing and solving
  problems.
• c."ObservationImitationPractice
  "(???????????)to study language.

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Teaching important points

• 1. Improve the students reading ability,
  especially the ability to find the information
  needed as quickly as possible
• 2. Talk about some Olympic athletes in groups and
  learn from them
• 3. Get to know something about the ancient
  Olympics and modern Olympics

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Teaching Methods

• Communicative Approach(?????)
• Whole language teaching method(???????)
• Task-based method (?????).

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Teaching Procedures

• Step 1. Warming up and lead-in     
• Interest is the best teacher. Therefore, at
  the very beginning of the class, I should SPARK
  the students mind to focus on the centre topic
  The Olympic Games

(Free talk time)
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• Ss are familiar with the BeiJing Olympic Games,
  so in this part, I will invite Ss to enjoy an
  English song --you and me first to attract
  their attention
• Show some pictures of BeiJing Olympic Games

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prosperity
happiness
passion
good luck
health
Beijing Olympic Mascots
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The five interlocking rings stand for friendship
of five continents. Blue Europe Black Africa
Red America Yellow Asia Green Oceania
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Events of the Olympic Games
Gymnastics
Archery
Athletics
Badminton
Baseball
Beach volleyball
Basketball
Boxing
Sailing
Swimming
Cycling
Horse riding
Fencing
Diving
Soccer
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Summer Olympic events

• swimming, relay, gymnastics, weightlifting,
  tennis, table tennis, running, softball, diving,
  wrestling, volleyball, football, basketball,
  judo, pentathlon, javelin, high jump, long jump,
  marathon

Winter Olympic events skating ,skiing, ski
jumping, sledding, snowboarding(?????), ice
hockey(??)
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swifter
stronger
higher
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Step 2. Reading for information Skimming and
scanning  

• In this step, I use Task-based Language Teaching
  method, which can give students a clear and
  specific purpose while skimming and scanning the
  context.
• Task 1  General idea
• Prediction is an important skill in grasping the
  idea of a contest. Consequently, I let the
  students predict the general idea before they
  read in this task.

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Reading
AN INTERVIEW
Ancient times
Modern times
interviewer
interviewee
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According to the text, what do Pausanias and Li
Yan possibly talk about?
Prediction
They mainly talk about the __________and
_________ between the________ and ________
Olympic Games.
similarities
differences
ancient
modern
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2) Individual work

• Skimming and Scanning read the text carefully
  and list the similarities and differences between
  the Ancient and Modern Olympic Games
• Purpose of my design TBLT method is used here to
  help Ss to understand the text better using
  different reading skills. By doing this, Ss can
  understand the main contents in a whole and at
  the same time get some details.

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True or False.
F
( )1.Men and women were allowed to take part
in the ancient Olympic Games.
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( )2.The Winter Olympic Games are held every
three years.
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( )3.The 28th Olympic Games will be held in
Beijing.
( )4. A special village is built for
competitors to live in.
T
T
( )5.To hold the Olympic is a rich prize and
a big honor for a country.
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Task 2 scanning Let ss read the passage once
more and fill in the blank of the
chart.
Items The ancient Olympic Games The modern Olympic Games
Frequency 1.Every ______years 2. Every ______ years
Types Only Summer Olympic Games Summer and 3. ________ Olympic Games
Events Fewer 4.__________
Athletes Only men from 5. ________ city From 6.________ _____________ including 7. __________
Places Greece 8.____________________
Prize 9. _______________ 10. __ ___________
four
four
four
winter
more
all over the world
Greek
women
every country is possible
medals
an olive wreath
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Step 3. Reading for comprehension

•        The purpose of reading is to get the
  correct and useful information. Students should
  not only have a high speed of reading but also
  have a correct understanding of details.

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Task 3 Choose the best answer.
1. Where do all the competitors live? A. A
hotel. B. A special village. C. A
restaurant. D. Nowhere. 2. Which of the
following is an event of Winter Games?
A. Skiing and ice skating B. Running and
races C. Horse riding
D. Swimming
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3. Why do so many countries want to host the
Olympic Games? A. To develop the economy.
B. It is a great honor. C. To make the
country famous. D. They want to make money.
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4. Why does Pausanias think people may be
competing for money in the modern Olympic
Games? A. The winner can get medals. B.
The winner can be awarded lots of money
by their own countries. C. The olive wreaths
have been replaced by medals. D.
Medals are made of gold.
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Questions
1.What upsets Pausanias about modern Winter
Olympic Games?
No running races or horse riding are
included. (Many things have been changed.)
2.What amazes Pausanias about the modern Summer
Olympic Games?
All countries/ women were admitted in the
Olympics.
3.Whe does Pausanias think Athens, Greece and
Beijing, China should feel proud?
They both win the right to host the Olympic Games.
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Step 4 Summary of the interview
The Olympic Games are the biggest sports
meeting in the world, which include two kinds,
the ________and the ______ Olympics. Both of them
are _____ every _____ ______. All countries can
take part if their athletes reached the
__________ to the games. Women are not only
_______ to join in but also playing a very
_________ role.
Summer
Winter
held
four years
standard
allowed
important
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special village

• A ______ _______ is built for the competitors to
  live in, a ________ for competitions, a
  large swimming pool, a ___________ as well as
  seats for those who watch the games. Its a great
  _____ to host the Olympic Games.
• The Olive wreath has been _________ by medals.
  But its still about being able to run ______,
  jump ______ and throw _______.

stadium
gymnasium
honor
replaced
faster
higher
further
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Step 5 Discussion and Act-out

• Discuss the following questions in group of
  four
• (1).why do many Countries want to host the
  Olympic Games while others do not?
• (2).What can we do for the 2012 London Olympics?
• Ask two groups to act out the interview.

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The purpose of the design

• Discussion or Act out is an easy way to inspire
  new ideas and an excellent chance to practice
  English in a cooperative learning atmosphere.
  During the following two activities, The students
  will deepen their understanding of The Olympics
  Spirit.

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Discussing reference
great responsibility
a great honour
Reasons to host the Olympic Games
tourism
national pride
new investment
new sports facilities
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much planning
too expensive
Reasons not to host the Olympic Games
accidents/attacks
pressure
Accommodation??
many stadiums
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Step6 Homework

• Find out and underline the important language
  points in this unit.
• Finish the Workbook reading exercises.
• Prepare for the next period.

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Thank you! Have a good day!