THE OLYMPIC GAMES
Class level：Class1,Grade1 Date: November 25th,2003
Textbook ： Senior English for China Student's Book 1 Content ： Unit 8 Sports —-—The Olympic Games Analysis of the text :
This text gives a brief summary of the history lf the Olympic Games and its development over the years。 The first part of the text explains how the Olympic Games have changed over the years and gives examples of some of the specific changes . The final paragraph describes china’s success in recent Olympic Game and gives a few examples of how China and Beijing are preparing for the 2008 Olympic Games . Teaching purpose : Knowledge :
1. Get the Ss to have a further knowledge of the Olympics , including the history and spirit and
ensure the Ss to love sports.
2. Master “Hot words and useful expression “in the passage。 Ability ：
1。 Furhter develop the Ss’ ability of generalizing.
2. To train the students’ abilities of skimming the text to find the general idea ,scanning the text
to find out specific information quickly and finding the topic sentences of each paragraph 。 3. Develop the Ss’ ability of speaking , reading and thinking. Moral ：
1. Improve the Ss’ teamwork 。
2。 Love sports and love our country 。
3. By reading the passage ， let the students know China is working hard to prepare for the
2008 Olympic Games . To make great contributions for the Beijing Olympic Games ， they should study hard to lay a solid foundation . Teaching demands :
1. Master “Hot words and useful expression “ in the passage 。 2。 learn about the history of the Olympic Games . 3。 Understand the text better .
4. Love sports and love our country 。 Teaching Methods ：
Listening , reading ， pair work ( role play ), group study (ask &answer ）， Thinking ， discussion Teaching Aids : Pictures ， tape recorder, projector ， multimedia computer and specially designed software . Important points ：
1. Let the Ss understand the text better .
2。 To know the history of the Olympic Games Difficult points ：
To teach the students the reading skills and how to use the language freely Keys points :
1。 Arise the student’s interests
2. To encourage Ss to find out the information by themselves 。 Preparation before the class ：
1。 Read the text aloud ， find out the difficult sentences you think . 2. In search for the materials about the Olympic Games 。 3。 Finish the exercises before the class 。 Teaching steps :
Step1。Lead—in
Task 1。play the film of NEW BEIJING ,GREAT OLYMPICS The Olympic Games will be held in Beijing in 2008.Its motto is “new Beijing ， great Olympics ”。 Do you know anything else about the Olympic Games ？ Today we’ll talk about the Olympic Games 。 Purpose : Arise the students and lead in the Opympics Task 2.Introduction to the Olympics （展示课件)
Communicate with the class to present some information of the Olympics . e。 g the five rings ,the Olympic motto ，the IOC , and the host cities of some Olympic Games . 1.—Look at the picture ，what can you see ？ --A flag .Yes ，it is the Olympic Flag 。 2。-What colours can you see ?
--White ,black ，yellow ，green ，red , blue 。
Every flag in the world contains at least one of the colours in the Olympic flag . 4. There are five rings joins together 。Can you guess what the five rings are ？
——They are the five continents 。Asia : yellow ； Europe ： blue ； Africa : black ； America ： black ； Oceania “ green 。 They are joined together as a sign of Friendship 。
Purpose :to help Ss get as much background knowledge about the Olympics as possible Step2. Preparation for reading (3分钟）
Teaching the new words (展示课件——-情景画面+背景音乐)
Learning and guessing new words in some situation can make it easy for students to learn and memorize the words .
1。 An athlete is a sportsman or a sportswoman 。
2。 Show a picture of Carl Lewis , a famous player of track and field 。 3。 ———Who is the girl on the left picture ?
-——She is a famous player 。 She is good at diving 。
-—-She always wins in the games . Can you guess who she is ？ ——-Guo Jingjing.
---Yes ，she is a very famous player of Diving .
—-—Do you know what she did do in the 2004Athens Olympics ？
—-—Gold , medal : Guo Jingjing mounted a victory stand and received a gold medal This a prize for her winning the competition 。Do you know she is from HeHei .She is the pride of us . The Olympic Games started in Greece many years ago 。
Now every 4 Years ，the Olympic games is held. Athletes from all over the world Take part in—the Olympic Games .
Swift : Show Carl Lewis making a finlal sprint in the 100 meters . Competition ： The competition is close 。
Compete : Present the pictures of close matches at the Olympics . Competitor : The competitors are competing in the 100 mete （The whole class read the new words and sentences.） Step3. Reading (20分钟）
Task1. Listen to the tape and tell the following statement true or false .
( ) 1）Both the Summer Olympics and the Winter Olympics are held every four years in the same year。
（ )2)In the early Olympic Games ,only men were allowed to compete and watch the Games 。 （ ）3)The 27th Olympics were held in Los Angeles 。 （ )4)The Olympic motto is “Faster ,Higher ，Further .” ( ）5)The 28th Olympics will be held in Beijing 。
( ）6)The modern Olympic Games began around the year 779 BC . ( ) 7)The first modern Olympic Games happened in the year 400 AD. ( ）8）The Olympic Games were born in Greece。
( )9）Shooting is one of the unusual sports in the Olympic Games .
Task2. Fast Reading
(Read the passage and let the students try to temember the details , then ask questions 。) Read Paragraph 1. 1）。---How often do athletes from all over the world take part in the Olympics? ———Every 4 years。
2）—-—Are the Winter Olympics usually held 4 years before the Summer Olympics? -——No。 It’s 2 years before the Summer Olympics 。 3）The topic sentence of this paragraph : Paral ：The Summer /Winter Olympics 2。Read Paragraph 2,3，4（展示课件) Group study –take turns to ask questions
(1) tell the history of the Olympics
(2） The topic sentences of each paragraph. Para .2.The ancient Olympic Games Para。3。The modern Olympics Para。4。The Olympic motto （this step helps the Ss get a better understanding of the whole text …。) 3.Read Paragraph 5 (展示课件) 1）（Ask questions to help students comprehend the text 。)
—--Do you know which Chinese athlete won the most gold medals in the Olympic games ? —--the 29th Olympic Games
2）.The topic sentence of this paragraph :
Para5: the preparation for the 29th Olympic Games 。
Purpose : to train Ss to glance through the passage quickly to get a general idea . Step4. Further reading (2分钟） (展示课件） The main idea lf each passage
1） Discussion ： the main idea of Part1（Para。1） The Olympic Games are held every 4 years . 2) Discussion ： the main idea of Part 2(para。2—3) The history of the Olympic Games 。 3） Discussion： the main idea of Part 3(Para。4） The Olympic motto—“Swifter ，
Higher , Stronger：”。 4) Discussion: the main of Part4（Para。5） The preparation for the 29th Olympic games 。 Purpose ： discussion in pairs and find out the main idea of each paragraph . Step 5. Comprehension exercise (3分钟) （展示课件） Fill in the blanks according to the text 。 (要求学生边听边写,完成练习。目的是提高\\深化对语言材料的感情能力.Get the Ss to know more about the details about the Olympics.） The Olympic Games are the biggest sports meeting in the world 。There are _____kinds of Olympic Games 。_____is the Summer Games ， and the _____is the Winter Olympics 。_____of them are _____every _____years 。
The old Olympic Games _____around the year 776 BC in Greece 。At that time there were not _____many sports _____today . And women were not allowed to ______ _____ ______ the games .But now there are many new sports in the Olympics .Just in the Summer Olympics there are more than 250 different sports 。 And _____are also allowed to join in the games 。They even compete ______medals _______men in some of the games 。
In 2008. the ____Olympic Games will be held in Beijing 。 To make it best than ever ，the capital city will make some changes ._____ _____and _____ ______ will be built . More trees will be _____and new roads will be _____. The people of Beijing will be preparing to light the _____ _____ to welcome the _____and _____ _____ from all over the world . Step 6： A competition of the Olympics (4分钟） （展示课件) A competition about Olympic Games between Part A and Part B.
Let's have a competition about Olympics .Boys ，you are Group A ，girls B. Let me see which part can do better .
1. Who is the chairman of Intenational Olympic Organization?
(Mr. Rogge ）
2。 When did last Olympic Games begin ？ （They began on August ，2004.) 3.Where did last Olympics hold ？ （In Athens.）
4。 (What event are you interested in most ? (I’m interested in sports very much .）
5。 Did you watch the opening ceremony before？ (Yes ,I watched it with my classmates 。) 6。 Can you name 5 Olympic events ?
（Yes 。Boxing ， Track and Field ，Rowing ，baseball and weight lifing. Shooting ,tennis ，swimming ， diving ，Judo）
7。 What event is China famous for ? (table tennis and badminton )
8。 Do you know the hot topic of Beijing now ？ （Yeah 。Beijing hosted the 2008 Olympics 。）
9. What are the themes raised by the Beijing Olympic Games Bit Committee? （Green Olympics ，Hi—tech Olympics and People’s Olympics。) 10。 Do you know what the motto the 2008 Olympics is ? (Yes .New Beijing ,Great Olympics .）
11. What sport will be introduced in 2008 Olympics ? (Chinese Gongfu.)
purpose： Improve the oral English and learn to communicate in English more frequently Step 7。 Thinking . (3分钟） （展示课件)
1. What does the Olympic motto mean to a middle school student ? 提示语： learn from /obey the school rules ，study hard ， get on well with each other ，have sports ,build our bodies
purpose :Improve the oral English and learn to communicate in English more frequently Step 8.Free talk （5分钟) (展示课件）
After the discussion , give the Ss another thinking question ：
What do think the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing will bring to china ？ (encourage as many answers as possible.) 提示语: （possible answers ）
Good effects : learn about Beijing ，learn about China ，visit other parts of China , plant more trees ，build new roads ，build new sports venues , make our country better , make the city more beautiful
Purpose : Improve the oral English and learn to communicate in English more frequently Step 9 Homework （1分钟) （ 展示课件） Write a report based on the discussion
They can visit the following websites for help ： www.Olympic 。org www。2008—beijing。 Step 10 Ending （2分钟 ） ( 展示课件） Play the theme song of HAND IN HANHD Show the words of song of HAND IN HAND ［附板书设计]
THE OLYMPIC GAMES The main idea of the passage : Part1(Para.1） The Olympic games are held every 4 years . Part 2（Para .2-3） The history of the Olympic Games 。 Part 3 (Para。4） The Olympic motto –“Swifter ,Higher ,Stronger “。 Part4(Para.5) The preparation for the 29th Olympic Games 。
教学后记:
英语阅读教学课的主要目标，就是培养学生语言的交际能力,所以我们在英语阅读课的教学中,始终要坚持以学生为主体，教师起主导作用这种教学思想,要发扬学生是学习英语的主人翁精神，激励他们满怀信\\积极主动地投入到课堂各项英语活动中来.让学生了解英语学习过程,掌握英语的学习规律,学会有效的英语学习方法，从而提高他们的阅读效率，实现我们的英语阅读课教学的目的。
在讲这篇课文时,我注意对学生进行语言信息的整体输入,把理解篇章的内容和结构放在首位,人训练学生的阅读技能及运用语言能力入手设计课堂教学活动，改变过去不重视运用语言进行交际,单纯讲解和传授语言知识的弊端，同时结合课文内容介绍有关文化背景,开阔学生视野，增加 “奥运”知识，传播 “奥运”精神,从而实现这堂课所设立的3个教学目标______语言，文化知识目标\\能力目标和德育教育目标。 ［附］ hand in hand (汉城奥运会主曲) hand in hand various
we feel the beating of our hearts together this our time to rise above
we know the chance is here to live forever for all time (refrain；)
hand in hand we stand all across the land
we can make this world a better place in which to live hand in hand we can ! start to understand
breaking down the walls that come between us for all time every time we give it all
we feel the fame eternally inside us lift our hands up to the sky
the morning calm helps us to live in harmony for all time （refrain x2）
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