Reading(3)：TheOlympicGames.doc

M4 U2 Reading I: Olympic Games(For students)Learning objectives:1. learn how to read and understand a speech.2. gain some relevant knowledge about the Olympic games3. learn from the spirit of the Olympic games Teaching procedures:Step 1 Warming-up Competition about the Olympic GamesStep 2 Fast-reading: Beginning paragraph ( ) the_of the speech Structure ( ) the _and significance of the Olympic Gamesof the speech Body paragraphs ( ) some famous _ and their _ Concluding paragraph ( )the_ of the speechStep 3. Careful reading:Read each part carefully and finish the related exercises.1. Read the sentence below and decide whether they are true(T) or false(F)1. According to the speech, the speaker is an athlete.2. The first ancient Olympic Games were held in 776 BC.3. Everyone was allowed to take part in the ancient Olympics.4. The contemporary Olympics Games were first held in Rome in 1896.6. Zhang Ning was in her late thirties when she competed in the 2008 Olympic Games.2. Read Para2-4 for information about the history Finish a form: Differences and similarities between the ancient and the contemporary gamesDifferencesTime PlaceAthleteSimilarityThe ancient OlympicsThe contemporary Olympics3.Read Para5-8 for information about the athletes.NameNationalityOlympic achievementsMuhammad AliMichaelJordanXu HaifengDeng YapingLiu XiangZhang Ning4.Conclusion: Fill in the blanks ( para9-10) Many athletes have brought _to people with their _ to push the boundaries of human achievement. Wish the Olympic Movement a successful future to _ its past glory.Step 4 Consolidation: Task-based readingTopicThehistoryand(1)_oftheOlympics(2)_ofthegamesTheancientgamesbeganin776BCinGreece(3)_themodernonesin1896inAthens.(4)_betweentheancientandmoderngames1.Onlymenwereallowedtocompetewhileto dayathletesacrosstheworldcantakepart, (5)_nation they come from.2.Theancientgameswereheldatthe(6)_place,butcountriesandpeoplecanlive(7)_togetherinthemodernones.Somewell-knownathletesandtheir(8)_1.MuhammadAliwonthegoldmedalin1960andhisfirstWorldHeavyweightChampionshipin19642.MichaelJordanwonthegoldatthe1984and1992Olympics.3.Chineseathleteshavealsoplayedaimportant(9)_intheOlympicGames.ConclusionTheOlympicswillhaveasuccessfulfutureto(10)_hisgloriouspast.Step 5. Further thinking: 1. Who is your favourite athlete?2. What qualities these athletes have in common?Step 6. Role play: InterviewChoose your favourite athlete and make up dialogues for an interview.Sample:Interviewer: How do you evaluate your performance today ?Interviewee:_Interviewer: what is the secret of your success?Interviewee: .(athletesqualities)._Interviewer: Do you have anything to say to your family, friends or fans ?Interviewee:_Homework1.Write a passage about your favourite athlete and what youve learned.2.Read the article again after class and underline the difficult and important points.Appendix: the sample of your passage Im delighted to have interviewed _ with two other classmates. _ is a great athlete who has made great achievements in the