Unit 2 Sports eventsWelcome to the unitTeaching Aims:1. Arrange a discussion for Ss to find out why sports are popular around the world.2. Encourage Ss to express their own opinions in the discussion.Try to develop their speaking abilityTeaching Important Point:Develop students’ speaking ability.Teaching Methods:Discussion and free talk to involve each student in class activities.Teaching Aids:1. The multimedia2. The blackboardTeaching Procedures;Step 1 Lead-in by asking the following questions:1. Do you like sports? Why?2. What are your favorite sports?3.What sports do you know? (Show pictures to motivate the students)Step 2 PresentationSport plays a very important role in our lives. We see or do sports almost everyday. Summarize familiar games and understand unfamiliar ones.Ball games:V olleyball, basketball, football, baseball, badminton, table tennis, golf, rugby, ice hockey, etc.Track and field:long jump, high jump, pole jump, discus, shot-put, race, relay race, etc.Water games:swimming, diving and water poloGymnastics:Men’s events---rings, horizontal bar, double bars, parallel bars, vaulting horse, pummeled horse, floor exercise, etc.Women’s events---balance beam, high and low bar, uneven bars, vaulting horse, floor exercise, etc.It is said that gymnastics and diving are two of the most beautiful sports in the world, because they both display elements of strength and beauty.Do you agree?Can you name some famous Chinese gymnasts or divers?Wrestling is an ancient sport often appeared as the main event in the earliest Olympic Games. Wrestling exists in many different styles but only two styles feature in the Olympics, namely freestyle and Greco-Roman. Greco-Roman wrestling allows the use of only the participants’upper b odies; however, freestyle allows the use of legs. Boxing became an Olympic sport in 688BC and is still popular today. The boxer uses his or her fists to punch The opponent’s head and body with the aim to knock the opponent out.Kung fu is a traditional sport in China.Are you interested in this sport?Do you enjoy watching kung fu films?Step 3 Practice : Ask Ss to discuss the following questions .What sports do you usually play? How much time do you usually spend doing sports every week?No pains, no gains. No matter what kind of sports you take part in, what do you have to sacrifice (牺牲) in order to be successful in that sport?Step 4 Homework1. Surf the Internet to find more information about sports.2. Write a composition about why people all over the world are crazy about sports.Unit 2 Sports eventsReadingThe Olympic GamesTeaching Aims:1.Enhance students’ reading abilities.2.Enable students to adopt the strategy reading a speech and catch the main idea ofthe text.Teaching Important Points:1.Help Ss know some background knowledge about the history and thedevelopment of the Olympic Games.2.Help them learn some language points.Teaching Methods:1. Improve the students’ reading comprehension.1.Practice to get the students to master what t hey’ve learnt.2.Discussion to make every student work in class.Teaching aids:1.the multi-media2.the blackboard.Teaching procedures:Step 1 Lead- in1. Show pictures about Olympic Games to motivate the Ss’ enthusiasm.2. Talk about the Olympics and encourage the students to share their information and express their opinions.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, for example, its history, ceremonies and sporting events?1. How many Olympic games did you see? Where were they held?2. Do you think they are exciting?3. Who is your favorite athlete and who do you think is the greatest Olympian? Why?Step 2 Fast readingAsk Ss to scan the article and answer the three questions in Part A.1. What is the speech about?The history and significance of the Olympic Games.2. What was Pierre de Coubertin’s hope when he brought the Olympic Gamesback to life?He hoped that the Olympic Games would make it possible for people of all countries to live side by side in peace.3. What does speaker wish for at the end of the speech?He wishes the Olympic Movement a successful future to match its past glory. Step 3 Careful reading1. Read the passage again and check the errors in each sentence.1) According to the speech, the speaker is an athlete. an LOC member2). The first ancient Olympic Games were held in AD776. 776BC3). Everyone was allowed to take part in the ancient Olympics. Only men were4). The contemporary Olympic Games were first held in Rome in 1896. Athens5). At the 2008 Beijing Olympic, the Chinese women’s badminton team won the gold medal for the first time in history. gymnastics6). Zhang Ning was in her late thirties when she competed in the 2008 Olympic Games. early2. Try to fill in the form according to the passage.Answers:3. Finish exercise D and E.1.Do D in class.2.Do E in classAnswers:D 1 a 2 c 3 e 4 b 5 f 6 dE (1) significance (2) movement (3) medal (4) joy(5) competed (6) made contributions (7) honour (8) excitedStep 4 Reading strategyStep 5 Discussion1. Do you think Chinese athletes such as DengYaping and LiuXiang are as great as Muhammad Ali or Michael Jordan? Why?2. In our life, we often hear Sports Spirit. What kind of Sports Spirit can you learn from them? And how can you use the sports spirit in your studies?Step 6 Homework1. Try to remember the useful words, phrases and sentence patterns and know how to use them freely.2. Finish exercises in Workbook.Unit 2 Sports eventsLanguage pointsTeaching Aims:Enable the students to learn vocabularies and language points in the text.Teaching Important and Difficult Points:Help the students to use these language points properly.Teaching procedures & waysLanguage points:1. As a member of the International Olympic Committee, I am delighted to have been invited to your school to talk to you about the history and significance of the Olympic Games.1) delighted adj.高兴的; 欣喜的e.g. He was delighted to be invited to the wedding.他很高兴被邀请参加婚礼。
