Teaching Design (教学设计)Unit 2 The Olympic Games(reading practice)

1、Teaching Design (教学设计)Unit 2 The Olympic Games(reading practice)I. Teaching targets：1. Knowledge target： Get the students to learn some history knowledge about the Olympic Games.2. Ability target： Get the students able to find out the main idea and the other detailed information while reading; help

2、to improve their reading ability.3. Emotion target： Arouse the students interest in learning English by learning about the Olympic games.II. teaching important points： Try to get the students involved in reading activities so that they can learn something.III. Teaching proceduresStep 1. Lead in ： Ge

3、t the class started by asking the following questions： 1. How old were you in the year 2008? 2. What Games took place in Beijing in 2008? 3. What do you know about the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games?Step 2. Pre-reading： Read the following news as fast as you can and work out the questions below.The Summ

4、er Youth Olympic Games were held in Nanjing in 2014. The Youth Olympic Games (YOG) is an international sports event also organized by the International Olympic Committee. The games are held every four years. The first summer version was held in Singapore from 14 to 26 August 2010 while the first win

5、ter version was held in Austria from 13 to 22 January 2012. The age limitation of the athletes is 14 to 18. These Games will also feature cultural exchange programs and opportunities for athlete to show their competence. (90 words)What? YOG (The Youth Olympic Games)When? 2014Where? Nanjing ChinaWhy?

6、 Cultural exchange / show competenceStep 3. Careful reading: get the class the complete the following tasks.Task 1. Read the following passage and learn something about the ancient Olympic GamesThe first Olympic Games at Olympia were held in 776 BC. They were held every four years from 776 BC. In an

7、cient Greece games were designed to show worship(崇拜)for the gods and heroes. They were also held as part of religious ceremonies (宗教仪式) to honor dead heroes. But from the beginning, the games at Olympia served to strengthen the Greek sense of national unity(统一). So every four years thousands of sold

8、iers stopped all wars and crowded to a small sanctuary(圣殿) in northwestern Greece for five days in the late summer，and they did so for only one reason, that is, to watch the Olympic Games. The athletes competed not for victory or material(物质的) goods but only for the honor of being Olympic competitor

9、s. However, only free men who spoke Greek could compete instead of athletes from any country and the games were usually held at Olympia instead of moving around to different places every time. The ancient Olympics had a rich variety of games. Many of these games are the ancestors(前身) of our modern O

10、lympic Games. Some of the games in which the young men competed were : running, jumping and wrestling and so on. Slaves were not allowed to take part in the games, nor were women. After about the year 393 AD the Olympic Games stopped. For centuries there were no Olympic Games. But they were not forg

11、otten. (232 words)Questions: 1. when did the ancient Olympic Games start?2. Why did soldiers stop war and crowd to a small sanctuary?3. Who could not compete in the Games?4. Can your show some of the games of the Ancient Olympics?Complete the sentences:1. The Ancient Olympic Games were held to_ 2. A

12、thletes competed not for _but for_ _. 3. Only free men who _ could compete and the Games were usually held at Olympia instead of _.Task 2. Read the following passage and learn something about the Modern Olympic Games.The first Olympic Games in modern times took place in 1896. They were held in Greec

13、ethe country in which the Games were born. In the Games about 300 athletes from just twelve countries participated. After that more and more countries joined in the Games. Besides athletes who took part, many participants were tourists who happened to be in Greece at the time. Since 1896, the games

14、have been held every four years except during the interruption of the two World Wars. Nowadays The games have grown enormously in scale(规模) and are now held in different cities all over the world. The Games are two main sets of Gamesthe Winter and the Summer Olympics and both are held every four yea

15、rs. In 2000, over 10,000 athletes from 227 countries went to Sydney, Australia, for the 27th Olympic Games! There were 300 different events in the Games. Horse-riding, hammer throw and shooting were some of the more unusual events. In the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games, the Chinese team got 28 gold medal

16、s. Following the history-making success, China won another great competition in 2001 which was not for a medal. It was the competition between countries to host the Olympic Games. In 2008, the 29th Olympic Games was held in our capitalBeijing. It was not only a great honor to be chosen but also a gr

17、eat responsibility. To make it the best ever, the capital city had made several big changes ahead. New buildings and sports fields were built. More trees were planted and new roads were constructed. The people of Beijing, and of the whole nation, got prepared to light the Olympic torch to welcome at

18、hletes and sports fans from all over the world. There is no doubt that countries compete against each other for the honor to hold the games. London enjoyed the opportunity in 2012.The Olympic motto is Faster, Higher, Stronger. It means that every athlete should try to run faster, jump higher and thr

19、ow further. They do their best to win medals. (327 words)Questions: 1. When did the modern Olympic Games start?2. Are the Games held in the same place? How often does it take place?3. What is the Olympic Motto?Complete the sentences:1. The Modern Olympic Games differs from the Ancient Olympic Games

20、in its scale:2. The two things that China were successful in were:_ 3. What did China do to make the 2008 Olympics best ever_ Step 4. Extensive reading: read the news report and discuss the question below.In 2016, athletes from around the world will compete for gold medals in the Summer Olympics. Ev

21、en though the games are three years away, Brazils people already feel like winners.The nation was selected to host this important sporting event in October 2009. It will be the first Olympics held in South America.The games will take place in Rio de Janeiro. The city beat out three other sites, Madr

22、id, Tokyo and Chicago, to host the event. When the International Olympic Committee chose Rio de Janeiro, cheering people gathered on the citys streets. “This is good news for Rio and for the whole country,” says the former president Sueli Ferreira.The Olympics are expected to attract tens of thousands of v