根据国际奥委会的资料.doc

Unit 2 Sporting eventsProjectTeaching aims: Improve the students ability and provide practice.Master the usage of some useful words and expressions.Write a speech about entering a new sport into the OlympicsImportant points & difficult points:Write a speech and present it in the classProcedure:Step 1 Lead-in1. Can you name some sporting events that are performed in the Olympics?2. Which of them do you like best? Why?3. What can we do to enter a new sport into the Olympics?(show pictures to help the Ss)根据国际奥委会的资料，奥运会比赛项目是这样的分的：大项（SPORT）、分项（DISCIPLINE）和小项（EVENT），与雅典奥运会一样，北京奥运会的比赛项目是大项28项，与雅典奥运会一样，这28项为：田径、赛艇、羽毛球、垒球、篮球、足球、拳击、皮划艇、自行车、击剑、体操、举重、手球、曲棍球、柔道、摔跤、水上项目、 现代五项、棒球、马术、跆拳道、网球、乒乓球、射击、射箭、铁人三项、帆船帆板和排球。其中，有些项目没有分项，而最多分项最多的项目是水上，包括了游泳、花样游泳、水球和跳水4个分项，而田径虽然没有分项，却有46个小项，男子24个小项，女子22个小项，是奥运会项目中金牌最多的；其次是游泳，虽然没有分项，但是有32 个小项，男女各16项。 Requests by International Federations accepted by the EB for the 2008 Olympic Games in BeijingFootballRequest: increase number of female teams from 10 to 12. HockeyRequest: increase number of female teams from 10 to 12.HandballRequest: increase number of female teams from 10 to 12.AquaticsRequest: inclusion of open water swimming 10km event for men and women.FencingRequests by International Federations NOT accepted by the EB for the 2008 Olympic Games in BeijingBoxingRequest: introduction of womens boxing, four additional weight categories and 32 athletes.Step 2 Listening and reading:Listen to taping of the passage on page 38, and find out answers to the following questions.Part 1 What requirements must be met before a sport can be considered by IOC? First, a sport must have its own international association.Next, it must be practiced by men in at least 75 countries on at least four continents and practiced by women in at least 40 countries and on three continents. Besides, a current sport must be dropped.Part 2What kind of sports have been removed from the Olympics? Why?Golf, rugby, polo and power boating. Because these sports became less popular and had to make way for new, more popular sports.Part 3What sports have been added in the Olympics only recently? And in which year?Tae kwon do, in 2000.Part 4Which sport is still trying to get into the Olympics?Wushu, a Chinese martial art.Step 3 Consolidation:Fill in the blanks1._ a sport into the Olympics can be a long _. There are many _ that must be met before a sport can be _ by the International Olympic Committee.2.Some sports that were part of the Olympics in the past have been _.3. Many people think that _ Olympic sports like rugby and golf will be _ again, as they are now very popular and are played all around the world.4. However, the IOC is looking at _ the number and type of sports _ in the Olympic in the future, so wushu fans _ get what they are hoping for.Step 4 Part BPreparing a speechEntering a new sport into the OlympicsPlanningWork in small groups.Are there any sports you would add to the Olympic programme? Are there any sports you think should not be in the Olympics? If so, which ones and why?Write down the sport your group has chosen _Discuss the tasks listed below and decide which group members will be responsible for each task. Write the names beside each task.Research _ Write the speech _Write the outline _ Give the speech _PreparingFind the information you need and the group decide what to include in the speech.Write an outline of the speech, and when finished, it needs approving by the group.Producing1. Write the speech based on the outline, and make sure that the first sentence gets the audiences attention.2. Correct any mistakes and add any new ideas if possible3. Revise the speech.4. Make notes and familiarize themselves with what they are going today.5. Practise the speech in front of the other group members.Prese