Unit 2 The Olympic Games Using Language 公开课

Unit 2The Olympic GamesPeriod 3Using languageKnowledge:1.Learn more about the Olympic Games2.Master some useful expressions of showing hobbies.Ability:1.To listen and talk about hobbies.2.To improve the students’ ability of speaking & writing.Emotion:Train the students’ ability to cooperate with each other.Teaching important points:1.Learn some useful expressions of showing hobbies..2.Train the students’ writing skills.Teaching difficulties:1. Learn to express themselves in English.2. How to improve the students’ writing skills.Teaching procedures:Step 1. Warming upWarming up by introducingHi! Class. You know Greece is the world-known country with an ancient civilization. It has a long history with so much marvelous culture. The Greeks had wonderful stories about the Gods and Goddesses who were part of their religion. They believed that these god or goddesses would help humans if they felt sorry for them or if the humans were good people. However, the Gods did not always help. They behaved like people who were unpredictable and capricious. To try to get the support of the Gods people had to pray to them and offer them present. In this story the Goddess Hera, the wife of the chief God, Zeus was sorry for Hippomenes and agreed to help him.Warming up by sharingNow, boys and girls. Is there anybody who can tell us some Greek mythology. You know theyⅡ. Guided reading1. Reading and judgingRead the text THE STORY OF ATLANTA, and complete the True or False guestions afterthe text on page14.2. Reading and answeringRead the text again, and answer the following questions.A. What was Atlanta’s problem?B. What were Atlanta’s rules?C. What was Hippomenes’ amazement?D. What made Hippomenes change his mind?E. Whom did Hippomenes turn to for help?F. Can you guess what was the ending?For reference:A. Atlanta could run faster than any men in Greece. But she was not allowed to run in the Olympic Games.B. She promised to be married to a man who could run faster than her. If he could not run as fast as her, he would be killed.C. Hipppomenes could not understand why so many young men wanted to risk their lives.D. Atlanta’s beauty made him understand his amazement and change his mind.E. He turned to the Goddess of love for help.F. Hippomenes was killed because of losing his race.G. He ran faster than Atlanta and married her.3. Reading and underliningNext you are to read and underline all the useful expressions or collocations in the passage. Copy them to your notebook after class as homework.Collocations from THE STORY OF ATLANAbe allowed to, run against…, will be pardoned, hear of…,b e amazed, as fast as…, change one’s mind, ask…for help from…,promise to, will be relaxed, pick up, be confident about…,s hare one’s pain, run past…,compete with…, cheap to marry4. ListeningFor listening turn to page 15 and be ready to do exercises 1.First read the questions carefully and imagine what is the listening about.When doing exercise 2, you must make clear what is wrong with the sentence. And tell the class which is correct, which is wrong and which is only half true.5. ActingNext we are going to put the text A STORY OF ATLANTA on stage. You know there are four characters in the story. Who would like to be them?Who will be Atlanta’s father, the old king?Who will be the Goddess of Love?Ok. Li Li, you are the Greek princess. Zhang Qiang, you are the brave young man Hippomenes. Lucy, you are the Goddess of Love. Zhou Gang, you are the princess’s father. The rest of class, please prepare it in groups of four. Then act your play before class.A text play of THE STORY OF ATIANTATime: one morning in springPlace: at the palacePeople: the old king(K), the princess (A), the young man (H), the Goddess of love (L).F: My dear daughter, you see how beautiful the spring is! You are just like the spring flowers. Why don’t you marry? So many young kings and princess want to marry you, and they are all so rich, smart and nice.A: Oh, dear father. I have promised that I will only be married to a man who can run faster than me. I will run against him. If he cannot run as fast as me, he will be killed. No one will be pardoned.F: But, my dear daughter. No man has won you. They all sent themselves to death. When will you get married?A: I won’t marry unless I am allowed to run in the Olympic Games.(Hippomenes is allowed to come in)H: Oh, my kindest king and my prettiest princess!I’ll marry the princess. I’ll compete with you.A: Do you know the rules?H: Yes, princess!F: Oh, young man! Go away! You can’t win her. You are only losing your life!H: No, I want a try!F: Foolish thing! Go away! Don’t go to die! (Hippomenes was pushed away and felt sad, crying. The Goddess of Love is watching everything above him in the sky and pities him)L: Oh, young man, what’s the matter? Why are you so sad?H: Oh, my Goddess, can you help me? Can you help me to win the princess and marry her?L: Ok, young man. Do you really want to marry her and love her?H: Of course. She is so beautiful.L: Ok, it is easy. Take these three golden apples.Throw apples in front of Atlanta when she is running past and she will be relaxed. When she stops to pick it up, you will be able to run on and win.H: Oh, thank you, my Goddess!(Hippomenes returns to the palace)K: Well, young man, why are you here again?H: My kindest king. I want to marry her and run against her!K: Well, young man. I repeat. Don’t be silly! Go away!H: No. I love her. I will marry her － or die!6. SpeakingNow, let’s carry out a survey of the interests in the class and write down the names of the classmates who have the same interests. You can carry out the task like this.Which do you like, sport, music or collection?Which of the sports do you like best?What is your favorite sport?Are you interested in table tennis?After the survey, the ones who have the same interests sit together and please work in groups of four to talk about their interest.Why do you like this sport / music / collection?When do you begin to like it?What’s enjoyable about the hobby?What have you learned from the hobby?Step III. Guided writing1. Writing an imagined dialogueGroups 1 and 2 are going to write an imagined dialogue between the princess and Hippomenes. You may begin like this : Oh, my dear princess, I want to marry you…2. Writing a descriptionTurn to page 16 and follow the direction to write a description of your favorite hobby.Here is an example:Swimming is my favorite sport. I like it because it can bring me much fun. The process of learning swimming is very interesting. You can try different ways of swimming, such as breaststroke and backstroke. You can swim at any time of the year if you like. In hot summer, if you jump into the river or the sea to have a swim, you’ll feel cool and comfortable. Even in cold winter, you can swim if you are brave enough. It’s a healthy sport and it can build up your body. If you are a beginner, you must be careful.You’ll better not swim alone and bring life buoy with you in case of danger. If you want to be a good swimmer, you must have a lot of practice and have great determination.Step IV. HomeworkFind more information on the Olympic Games and the ancient Greek mythology. Take notes of your finding and report to your classmates next cla ss.。

高考英语高一英语同步练习必修2 Unit 2 The Olympic Games第4课时 Using language基础练习本单元知识点总结归纳一.翻译下面短语1. 参加活动____________2．一组________________3．也；又_____________4．一个又一个地____________5．作为…接受___________6．被录取______________7．和某人结婚_______________8. 为…而竞争_____________9. 这样；用这种方法_________10. 许诺做某事_____________11. 负责…_____________12. 实际_____________13. 起着重要作用______________14. 每三年_______________15. 代表,象征_____________16. 过去常常干_____________17. be allowed to _________18. make a bargain with___________19. change one’s mind_________20. pick up ______________实战演练一. 单项选择1. Many students signed up for the ___ race in the sports meeting to be held next week.A. 800-meter-longB. 800-meters-longC. 800 meter lengthD. 800 meters length2. Take it easy! The buses in our city go ___.A. each ten minutesB. every ten minutesC. ten minutes eachD. ten minutes every3. —Let’s go swimming, shall we?—_____.A. It’s my pleasureB. It doesn’t matterC. Yes, let’s goD. I agree with you4. Without proper lessons, you could ___ a lot of bad habits when playing the piano.A. put upB. take upC. pick upD. grow up5. He is ________ honest man and he has been waiting for over ______ hour.A. a; aB. an; aC. a; anD. an; an6. When will your daughter ________the entrance examination?A. joinB. take part inC. attendD. take7.We all sang high praise for the important part he ___________ in this match.A. playedB. didC. hadD. took8.They need special care _____ they can live through winter.A. becauseB. so thatC. even ifD. as9. ________ get a good seat, he set out early after supper.A. In order toB. So thatC. So as toD. In order that10. Tom admitted ______ in the examination and he was not admitted _____ the school at last.A. to cheat; toB. cheating; toC. to cheat; asD. cheating; as二. 完型填空Do you know the modern Olympic Games? It started in Greece in 1. The Games areheld 2 years. Many people 3 the Olympic Games can be held in their own countries.At first about ten cities were quite 4 in bidding (申办) for the Olympic Games of 2008. Beijing, Toronto and Paris were 5 cities bidding for the Olympic Games of 2008. The host city of the Olympic Games of 2008 was decided at the IOC (国际奥委会) meeting in July, 2001. In those days Beijing was getting ready for it because it 6 became the host of the Olympic Games of 2000 .Then the Chinese people were all very 7 and cheered because the Olympic Games of 2008 would be held in the capital of China and the Olympic Games had 8 been held before in the country.Chinese people tried their best 9 ready for the Olympic Games of 2008. They worked hard, and they learned English, too. Many new buildings were built.As a result, the chinese people 10 hosted the Beijing Olympic Games in 20081. A.1939 B. 1896C. 1922D. 20082. A. each four B. every fourC. every fewD. three or four3. A. like B. wantC. decideD. hope4. A. ready B. interestingC. interestedD. join5. A. more importantB. the most importantC. more beautifulD. the most beautiful6. A. must B. alreadyC. nearlyD. also7. A. excite B. excitingC. excitedD. sad8. A. never B. everC. justD. yet9. A. get B. getsC. gettingD. to get10.A. afraid B. successfullyC. happyD. sure反馈检测写作: 北京奥运会已落下帷幕。

高中英语人教版必修二Unit2TheOlympicGamesUsingLanguage 学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________一、用单词的适当形式完成句子单句语法填空。

根据语境，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

1．Drivers who park their cars on the road, especially influencing traffic flow, deserve_________ (punish).2．Canada has more fresh water __________ any other country in the world.3．The fog was __________ heavy that we could not see anything.4．Having _________ (bargain) with the salesman for an hour, she decided to buy the ring. 5．Before the race really started, the cyclist Armstrong, as well as his teammates, ________ waiting at the starting line.6．I still remember when we left the school, our teachers were shaking our hands and saying goodbye to us one after __________.7．It is those who are willing to give rather than _________ (receive) that deserve to be respected.8．She isn’t quick at _________ (pick) up the language.单句语法填空9．It is reported that a space station_________________(build) on the moon in years to come. 10．The meeting _________________ (hold) in September, not nobody knows the date for sure.11．Sir Denis, who is 78, has made it known that much of his collection is_________________ (leave) to the nation.12．These trees are not going to _________________ (cut) down.13．Hundreds of jobs _________________ (lose) if the factory closes.二、选用适当得单词或短语补全句子选词填空be active in make a bargain run against hear of change one’s mind promise to dopick up one after another deserve to do apart from14．hey have ________ that one is responsible for shopping, the other is in charge of cooking. 15．Have you ________ the news that our team won the game?16．After the meeting was over, the audience left the meeting room ________.17．Those who always break the traffic rules ________ be punished.18．Once you have ________ do something for others, you must carry it out.19．Why did you ________ at the last minute?20．He ________ in sports; he always takes an active part in them.21．I ________ a wallet on my way to school and handed it in.22．Who are you going to ________ in the 100-meter race?23．________ some food, what do you buy for your child for his birthday?三、完形填空完形填空阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

高中英语必修二Unit 2 The Olympic Games公开课教案Using language：Reading and ListeningI. 教材分析This lesson is the fourth period of this unit, which is about the ancient Olympic Games. By studying of this unit, we’llenable the students to know something about the ancient Greek stories, which arouses students ’interest in western culture. Most importantly, it trains students ’reading and listening ability.II ．三维目标1．Knowledge aims1) 1、Important words and expressionsa、glory, bargain, hopeless, foolish, pain, pick up ,one after anotherb、sentence structures①Her father said that she must marry, so Atlanta made a bargain with him.②She could run faster than any men in her country.③He threw the golden apples one after another.④No one will be pardoned.2) Get Ss to learn about the ancient Greek literature.3) Let Ss know more about the ancient Olympic Games.2．Ability aims1) Develop the students ’reading skills by using different reading skills2) Enable Ss to retell the story and act the text play.3．Emotional aims1) Stimulate Ss’love of the ancient Greek literature and culture.2) Train the students ’ability to cooperate with others.III ．Teaching important points1) Develop Ss’reading skills by extensive reading.2) Train the students ’readin geaaknindgsapbility. .IV ．Teaching difficult pointEnable Ss to learn to use different reading strategies such as skimming ,scanning and so on.IV. Teaching aidsMultimedia, computer and blackboard.V．Teaching methods1) Task-based teaching and learning 2) Cooperative learning 3) DiscussionVI. Teaching proceduresStep1. Lead-in11. Ask students some questions to review what they have learned.T: In the first text, we have learned something about the Olympic Games, yes or no?S: Yes.T: Can you still remember where the ancient Olympic Games started?S: GreeceT: What do you call the people or the language of this country?S: GreekT: Greece is an ancient country full of stories; do you think so?S: Yes.As we all know, Greece is the world-known country with an ancient civilization, which has a long history with somuch marvelous culture. The Greeks had wonderful stories about the Gods and Goddesses who were part of their religion.2.Is there anybody who can tell us some Greek legends? You know they are so famous in human history. Orcan you speak out some names of Greek Gods and Goddesses?Zeus The principal god of the Greek pantheon, ruler of the heavens, and father of other gods and mortal heroes.在罗马神话中是朱庇特Jupiter。