人教版高中英语必修二Unit2theolympicgamesReading教学设计

1、 Unit 2 the Olympic Games Reading1. The analysis of teaching materialThis unit is mainly concerned with the Olympic Games. At the end of the studying period, students should be able to describe the origin, goals and events of the Olympics. Students will also be required to contrast the ancient and m

2、odern Olympic Games, as well as figure out the similarities and differences between them.The teaching material contains a transcript of an interview between the ancient Greek writer Pausanias and a Beijing Olympics volunteer Li Yan. Pausanias came to the modern time from the ancient time and was ama

3、zed at the change of the Olympics. He had interesting questions to ask Li Yan to get to know the modern Olympics, thus seeing the improvement of gender equality, the elimination of slavery and other social developments.Around sports projects, the entire unit is designed for students to acquaint West

4、ern culture and develop their English in the specific context.2. Teaching aims1) Knowledge goal：i. Let students get to know the Olympic Games. Create a chance for students to question and answer each other in the situation, and describe briefly the basic knowledge of the Olympic Games. ii. Guide stu

5、dents to systemize the relevant vocabulary about sports and the Olympics. Let students know how to use the new words effectively.2) Ability goal：i. Lead students to discover the new words in the passage, and remember the usages of them, thus be able to use new words to make sentences.ii. Train stude

6、nts to scan the passage to obtain required information, as well as skim the passage to get general information.iii. Improve students ability to comprehend passages.iv. Encourage students to use the information acquired from reading in the process of thinking and discussing.3) Emotion goal：i. Encoura

7、ge students to express their hobbies, as well as deliver their own thoughts in English.3. Teaching points1) Teaching important points:i. Understanding of the origin, goals and some names of the Olympic events.ii. Correct memorization of the new words “host, admit, replace” and their usage.iii. Compl

8、etion of the task of thinking and comparing in English. Students are expected to summarize the similarities and characteristics of the ancient and modern Olympics.2) Teaching difficult points: i. Multi-usage of some important words, such as transitive verbs and intransitive verbs, polysemy which hav

9、e different meanings when treated as nouns, verbs or adjectives. For example, host, replace, admit etc.4. Teaching methods and procedures1) Teaching methodsi. Readinga) Make students master reading skills such quickly looking at the entire passage to get a thorough understanding (skimming), finding

10、detailed information (scanning) and generalizing the main idea of a passage (summarizing).b) Try to use simpler English to explain new words to create an English-speaking background.c) Ask student to play the roles of the interviewer and interviewee to replicate the scene, thus increase their intere

11、sts in and adaptability of English.d) Utilize mind map to help students express thoughts in English.ii. Language pointsa) Repeat newly learned words in class as many times as possible for students to make a deeper impression of the pronunciations and usages of the new words.b) Create opportunity for

12、 students to make sentences and encourage them to master usages of the key words and expressions.c) Depending on their English level, students can start from using the key words in Chinese to make sentences, and then ask help from the classmates and teachers to translate sentences into English. 2) T

13、eaching proceduresi. Greeting （1 min）a) Good morning everyone! Glad to meet you.ii. Reviewing （3 mins）1古代的；古老的 adj._2应受；值得 v_3愚蠢的 adj. _ 4每四年_5.与竞争_ 6.主管；看管_7.代表；象征_ 8.参加；参与_9.讨价还价 vi.便宜货n_10.定期地_11homeland n_12fine vt._13swift adj._14replace vt._15responsibility n_16host vt._ n._17competitor n_18ad

14、vertise v_19nowadays adv._20.one after another _a) Review the newly learned words from the former period.iii. Warming-up （2 mins）a) Show pictures of the Olympic architecture, torch, mascots and medals, and ask students what the pictures are for.b) Display a photo of a summary of different Olympic sp

15、ort events and read out the English names of the events.c) Advocate the motto of the Olympic Games “swifter, higher and stronger”.iv. Fast reading （2 mins）a) Ask students the following questions.1) Do you know any differences between the ancient and modern Olympic Games? List two of them.2) When and

16、 where will the next Olympic Games be held?3) Look at the title and the pictures and predict the content. Then read it quickly and see if you were right.b) Give students three minutes to read the passage quickly to get a general idea out of it.v. Careful reading (7 mins)a) Scan the passage to fill i

17、n the following blanks. Each group is responsible for completing one question. Groups who have accomplished the task will get one point.ItemsThe ancient Olympic GamesThe modern Olympic GamesFrequencyEvery 1._ yearsEvery 2._ yearsTypesOnly Summer Olympic GamesThe Summer and 3._ Olympic GamesEventsFew

18、er4._AthletesOnly men from 5._ citiesAthletes from 6._ the world can take part in, including 7._PlacesGreece8._Prize9._10._b) Complete Task 1 of the Comprehending section after scanning the passage. Find out the characteristics and similarities of the ancient and modern Olympics.Similarities1 have r

19、unning races2 held every four years3 no prize or money for winners4 seen as most important meetingc) Complete Task 2 on the textbook after reading the passage carefully. Ask students the following questions:1) What amazes Pausanias about the Olympic Games?Answer: All the countries as well as woman c

20、an take part in the Olympics, and there are many more sports events.2) Why does he think Athens and Beijing should feel proud?Answer: Because Athens hosted the 2004 Olympic Games, and Beijing hosted the 2008 Olympic Games.3) Why does he think people may be competing for money in the modern Olympic G

21、ames?Answer: He thinks that so many things about the Olympics have changed that he fears that spirit of the Olympics may have changed too.vi. Brain-storming (3 mins)a) Brainstorm in groups the reasons to host and not to host the Olympic Games. Complete Task 3 on Page 11 of the textbook. Each team wi

22、ll get one point for coming up with one reason.vii. Explaining (9 mins)a) Host: To organize a party or hold an event; Eg. The 2016 Olympic Games will be hosted in Rio.To make friends happy;Eg. Can you host my friends while Im away?The person who invites friends to a party or an event;Eg. Yesterday w

23、e were hosts to a few friends.b) Admit: To allow somebody to become a member of a team; Eg. She was admitted to Beijing University last summer.To express something to be true;Eg. She admitted her crime.Eg. He admitted having broken the window.c) Replace: to be used instead of somebody/something else

24、;Eg. Every year we replace our text books with new ones. viii. Practicing (5 mins)The Olympic Games are the most important sports meeting in the world. Pausanias _(过去常常) write about the Olympics. He found that the games had changed much over time. Women and slaves were not allowed to join in the anc

25、ient Olympics. Nowadays, all countries can take part in the Olympics if their athletes are good enough to be _(接纳). Apart from it, the Olive wreath has been _(取代) by medals. What stays the same? Its a great honour to win an Olympic game or _(主办) the Olympic Game. The 2016 Olympics _(被举办) in Rio, and

26、 a new village _(被建设) for athletes. The motto of the Olympics is “swifter, higher, stronger”.a) Complete the following practice to consolidate students knowledge of the new words. Retell what students learned from the interview. Groups will get one point for filling one blank. ix. Role-playing (3 mi

27、ns)a) Have student volunteers play the role of the interviewer and the interviewee to further comprehend the meaning of this passage.x. Summarizing (3 mins)a) Review all the newly learned words again and what is on the blackboard.b) Add up the points of each group and send out small presents to the winning teams.c) Address the principle of “Friendship before competitions”.xi. Homework (1 min)a) Entire class complete the following practice.b) Volunteers work in groups to search for new information about the 2016 Olympic Games, including its date, loc