必修2Unit2阅读课.doc

Teaching design for Module 2 Unit 2 The Olympic GamesPeriod 1 Warming up and reading南宁一中 黄庆芬Analysis of teaching materialThe topics of this unit are ancient and modern Olympic Games and the Olympic spirit. Students will learn about the origin of the Olympics as well as the aim of the Games and the sports events that can usually be seen at the Games. Some famous Greek myths, legends and characters will be introduced to students, too. As the cradle of western civilization, Greek Mythology has a deep relationship with Greek history and the origin of the Olympic Games. Also, its of great help for students to learn about western cultures and the development of the English language.The purpose of the reading part is to let students know some general knowledge of the ancient and modern Olympics and to help them understand the Olympic spirit. While learning, they will become more concerned about the greatest sports games of human race. Students will be able to master some reading skills like skimming, scanning and summarizing through various reading activities. Besides, teachers should encourage students to pay more attention to the characteristics of having an interview and enable them to make an interview on their own.Analysis of studentsMy students are mostly from the countryside. They are lacking in the basic knowledge and the cultural background of the topic- the Olympic Games. As senior students, they have the ability to read. And the topic is interesting and will easily arouse the students learning emotion. As for the learning methods, they are poor in cooperative learning skills. Some students are not active in class and some students dont like English so much. Therefore, Ill have the students study in a relaxing atmosphere. Students will understand the new knowledge in certain degree through the mental process of seeing, hearing, reading, thinking, saying, etc. And they should make preparations for completing the new study task with the teachers help.Teaching methodsBased on the material and the students learning background, in this lesson, I mainly use “Communicative” Approach, “Question-and-answer activity teaching method“Pair work or individual work method” and “Task-based language teaching” to fulfill my teaching objectives. Task-based language teaching offers students an opportunity to complete the task in which the students use language to achieve a specific outcome. The activity reflects the real life and learners focus on meanings. They are free to use any language they want.Teaching objectivesAfter this lesson, students will be able to:a. know about some basic knowledge of the Olympic Games and the differences between ancient and modern Olympics as well as improve their reading skills like predicting, skimming and scanning by completing the reading tasks designed by the teacher;b. better understand “the Olympic spirit” through further thinking;c. learn some key words and expressions about sports events and the Olympic Games by intensive reading, such as ancient, modern, compete, host, admit, replace, mascots, swift, take part in, stand for, every four years, as well, in charge, one after another, etc.d. understand the structure and characteristics of an interview and know how to have an interview in their real life.Teaching Focus Help students not only improve their reading skills but also master the key words and expressions listed as above.Teaching difficult pointHow to help students understand the structure and characteristics of an interview and practice having their own interview.Teaching proceduresStep I Lead- inPlay a video clip titled “Olympic Games trough history” for the students and ask the question: Which city hosted more modern Olympic Games than the other city in the world? Get the students to think of London, which hosted the Olympics in 1908, 1948 and 2012.Then ask them “When were the Olympic Games held in Beijing?”to remind them of the Beijing Olympics and thus come to the third question: When and where will the next Olympic Games be held? The purpose of this step is to lead in the topic in an easy and interesting way and let the students know the latest host cities of the Games.Step II Warming upHave the students work in pairs and work out the quiz on P.9 then check their answers.The first two steps will help stimulate students schemata about the Olympic Games and arouse their interest in learning.Step III Pre-readingRaise a question to make them think about the differences between the ancient and modern Olympics. In this way, well go naturally into the reading passage.Step IV While- readingTell the students we will read an interview. Ask them to find out who the interviewer is and who the interviewee is so as to get the main characters of the passage. Before reading, ask the students : If you were Pausanias, what aspects would you want to know and what questions would you ask Li Yan about the Present-day Olympic Games?Work in groups of four, raise as many questions as they can and then have one or two groups report their questions.PredictingLook at the title, pictures and the first paragraph and guess:What is the interview possibly about? The history? The events? The athletes? The awards?The purpose of this part is to help students build their scaffold of the knowledge in advance, which lays a foundation for their understanding and offers a conceptual framework for students.Skimming Skim the passage to check their prediction.What does the interview tell us? ( Tick the one mentioned) the ancient Olympic Games the modern Olympic Games good & bad effects of theOG the similarities between them the difference between themConclusion: The interview is mainly about_.Purpose of design: Instruct the students to get the general idea of the interview by skimming.Scanning I (To get some detailed information about the topic).Task: Can you find the similarities and differences of the ancient and modern Olympic Games?Let the students read the passage more carefully and fill in the blanks below: Similarities1. Both are held _.2. _are allowed to take part in both ancient and modern Olympics. 3. Some events are the same, such as_ .4. Both are held not for money but for _. 5. The mottos are the same. They are _. DifferencesItemThe Ancient Olympic GamesThe Modern Olympic GamesTypesOnly Summer Olympic GamesSummer and _ Olympic GamesEventsfewerMore events like _AthletesOnly men from _ city. _ and _ couldnt join in.Athletes who reach the _ _ from_.PlacesGreece_Prize_Scanning II Read the text again and answer the questions in pairs. (To further comprehend the passage.)1. What amazes Pausanias about the Olympic Games?2. Why does he think Athens and Beijing should feel proud?3. Why does he think People may be competing for money in the modern Olympic Games?Answers: 1. He is amazed that so many countries take park in the modern Olympic Games and that women can also compete.2. Because they can host the Olympic Games, which is a great honour.3. Because he feels so much has changed since his original ancient Olympic Games.Purpose of design: Students will be able to complete their framework by various reading tasks, in which different kinds of teaching methods like “Question-and-answer activity teaching method”、 “Pair work or individual work method” . “Task-based language learning”are used. And by doing so, students can understand the reading material better and master some key language points. Step V Post-reading 1. Fill in the blanks using the words in the passage. The Olympic Games are the biggest sports meeting in the world, which include two sets , the _ and the _ Olympics. Both of them are _ every _ years. All countries can take part if their athletes reach the _ to the games. Women are not only _ to join in but play a very _ role. A special _ is built for the competitors to live in, a main reception building, several _ for competitions, and a _ as well. 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 _.Purpose of design: By finishing the cloze test, the students can get a summary of the passage and master the key words they have learned.2. Structure analyzingLead the students to pay attention to the characteristics of an interview.a. Think over the question:What skills do you think are important when you are having an interview? (How to ask questions, what questions are prepared and how to respond to the interviewee.)Find out the sentences that Pausanias used when he was having the interview.How to make an interview?How to start an interviewMy name isI am fromMay I ask you some questions about?Questions preparedHow often do you hold your Games?Where are all the athletes housed? Do you compete for prize money too?How to respondWinter Games? How can the runners.?I see.Please wait a minute.That sounds Oh, yes! You must be very proud.Did you say medals?How to end an interviewHow interesting! Thank you so much for your time.Purpose: This part enables the students to learn about the characteristics of an interview and know how to make an interview. This serves as a very good input for students speaking and writing and it also helps break through the difficult point of this lesson.3. Making an interviewWork in pairs to fin