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1、Unit 2 The Olympic GamesPeriod 1 Warming up Teaching Aims:To talk about the history of the Olympics gamesTo read an interview about the Olympic GamesProceduresI. Warming upWarming up by sharingMorning, everyone! Today we are going to learn about THE OLYMPIC GAMES. But first, Id like to know how much
2、 you know about the Olympics to be held in Beijing. Anything about it is ok. Oh, Li Lei, do you want a try?Right. You know so much about the Olympics. Toady, well learn more about it in ancient Greece.Finish the form on page 9.Warming up by describingNow, boys and girls. Ill show you a video show of
3、 the 28th Olympic Games. Please tell me what it is about and describe it to the class. Ok, Wang Lin, please describe it. Wonderful. Thats Liu Xiang. The hurdle king!Warming up by discussingHi, class. You know our country is trying her best to prepare for the 2008 Olympic Games. Every one is expectin
4、g and excited about it. Lets discuss what we can do for it. And imagine what we will do at the 2008 Olympics.Period2-3 readingStep1Pre-reading1. Asking and answeringNow, please read the three questions before the Reading. Lets do it in turn. Lets begin from the first row hereok, you did a good job.
5、Lets summarize your answers.For reference: 1. In Summer Olympics, there are running, swimming, shooting, wrestling, jumping, football, basketball, volleyball, table tennis, throwing, Javelin, weight lifting, gymnastics, boxing etc.In winter Olympics, there are skiing skating, ice hockey, ski jumping
6、, sledding, snowboarding etc.2. The 29th Olympic Games will be held in Beijing on Auguster 18th, 2008. 3. To hold the Olympic Games is a rich prize for a country. And it can make a country known in the world. It can stimulate the countrys economy, and help to speed up its development.2. Imaging and
7、introducingPlease look at the three pictures in the reading. Please talk about them. Imagine whatever you can.For reference: The first picture is the status of a great Greek. His name is Pausanias. He was a famous traveler and writer in the second century AD. His Guide to Greece is an extremely comp
8、rehensive guidebook for tourists, concentrating on buildings, tombs and status and including a lot of information on the mythological, religious and historical background to the monuments described. It is so informative that it may be called the foundation of classical archaeology and this ancient B
9、aedeker is still used as a guide to classical Greece. Can you remember a famous ancient Chinese traveler and writer? He also wrote a book. Yes, his name is Xu Shake. His works is The Notes of Xu Shakes travels.The second picture is the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games. Maybe this is the princip
10、le stadium. Its large and can hold thousands of audience.The third picture is a Chinese athlete named Yang Yang. She won a gold medal for China in the 2002 winter Olympic Games. She is a famous skating player.3. Talking and SharingWe know there are many differences and similarities about the ancient
11、 and modern Olympics. Do you know anything about them? You can simply guess. Yes, Lucy, try Step2 Reading1. Reading aloud to the recording and finding the general ideaNow please listen and read aloud to the recording of the text AN INTERVIEW. Pay attention to the pronunciation and intonation as well
12、 as the pauses within each sentence. Then try to get the general idea of the passage. Have you got the main idea? Yes, it tells us the differences and the similarities between the ancient and modern Olympics. 2. Reading and actingNow lets play the parts of the Greek writer Pausanias and the Chinese
13、girl Li Li. Now boys, you are Pausanias; girls, you are Li Li. Please pay attention to the bold words.3. Reading and findingNow read the text again. The boys shall try to finish the task: What was the ancient Olympics like? The girls shall try to finish the task: What is the modern Olympics like?4.
14、Reading and collecting informationOk, now lets read it silently. First lets talk about the same points between the ancient and modern Olympics. Who can answer? Any volunteers? Then lets come to the differences.The similarities Both are held every four years. Both are held not for money but for honou
15、r. The beliefs are the same. They are: Swifter, Higher, and stronger. Men are allowed to take part both in ancient and modern Olympics. Some events are the same, such as running, jumping, shooting and thowing.The Differences There were not winter Olympics in the past. Now competitors are from all ov
16、er the world. But in the ancient time, only the people in Greece could take part. Only men were allowed to take part in the past, now woman are also allowed. In the past, winners got the olive wreath as the prize. Now competitors compete for medals. The events and athletes in modern time are more than those in the past. There is a special village
