I. Background informationStudent: Non-English Major FreshmenTextbook: Practical English Comprehensive Course 1, Unit 7, Text AII. Teaching aims:By the end of the lesson, students should be able to:1.Master new words and sentence patterns of Text A;2.Read the text independently and express their thoughts in English fluently;3.Learn some lessons from Michael Phelps, such as dreaming big, single-minded focus,perseverance and so on.III. Important and difficult points:V ocabulary: cheer, compete, circumstance, routine, apologize, judgment, demonstrate, worthy despite, promise.Phrases: be in the air, believe in, come down to, feel like, resort to, engage in, keep in mind, on track.IV. Teaching aids:PPTV. Teaching procedures:Step 1:warm-up1.Display the theme song of 2008 Beijing Olympic games to students.2.Students guess the name of the song.Step 2: pre-reading1. Show students photos of some famous athletes and then ask them what they have known about them.2. Show a picture of Phelps and give them some detailed information of him.3. students do exercise 1;Step 3: while-reading1.Global Reading(1) Give students 5-8 mins read the text quickly to get the main idea of the text.(2) Check the answer of exercise 1.(3) Lead students read and study new words.2.Detailed ReadingExplain important phrases and difficult sentences:(1) Michael Phelps — the name is now in the air.— A lot of people now are talking about Michael Phelps.be in the air 到处流传，某种感觉到处都有Eg: Change is in the air.(2) dream big: to have a big dream; imagine something ambitious that you would like tohappen; be very Ambitious(有雄心，有抱负)Eg:She had dreamed big and worked hard, and she was a winner in sports and in life.(3) tie v. if two players, teams, etc. tie or are tied in a game or competition, they finish itwith an equal number of points（与…成平局）Eg: England tied 2-2 with Germany in the first round.The scores are tied at 3-3.(4) circumstance n. the conditions that affect a situation, action, event, etc.（情形,情况,环境）Eg: Obviously we can’t deal with the problem until we know all the circumstances.Prisoners can only leave their cells under certain circumstances (= if particularconditions exist).(5) profound a. felt or experienced very strongly or in an extreme way(巨大的，重大的)Eg: His mother’s death when he was aged six had a very profound effect on him.(6) worthy a. deserving respect, admiration or support（值得尊敬的，值得敬仰的，配得上的）Eg: He is a worthy man, I suppose, but he is very dull ( 迟钝的，呆滞的)be worthy of: to deserve to be thought about or treated in a particular way（值得…的）Eg: Two points in this report are especially worthy of notice.(7) talented a. having a natural ability to do something well（有天赋的，天才的）Eg: They opened with a show in which several talented artists were represented.(8) believe in: 1) to trust someone and be confident that they will be successful (信任，信赖)2) to think someone or something exists（相信某人或事物的存在）3) to think that an ideaor a way of doing something is good or right（相信…的可行性）Eg: You’ve got to believe in yourself, or you’ll never succeed.Do you believe in God?I don’t believe in all these silly diets.(9) must n. something which is necessary; something that you must do or must have(必需品)(10) suited to/for: having the right qualities to do something（合适，适宜，适当）Eg: The activities are really best suited to these groups.(11)make a/the difference: to have an important effect or influence on something orsomeone(有影响)Eg: Whatever she did, it made no difference.(12) come down to: if a complicated situation or problem comes down to something, that is the single most important thing（归结为）Eg: It all comes down to money in the end.(13) feel like: to want to have something or do something（想要）Eg: Do you feel like another drink?(14)resort to: to do something that you do not want to do because you cannot find any other way of achieving something（求助于）Eg: I had to resort to violence to get my money.(15) on track: making progress and likely to succeed（走上正轨；在轨道上；上正轨；步入正轨）Eg: They’re on track to make record profits.(16) catch someone doing something 抓住某人做某事Eg: He caught her reading his old love letters.(17) stain v. to permanently spoil something such as someone’s reputation （名誉）受损，玷污Eg: His image will be stained and there should be some impact on his popularity.(18) apologize v. to tell someone that you are sorry that you have done something wrong（道歉）Eg: I must apologize to Isobel for my lateness.(19) engage in: to take part in something（参加，从事，忙于）Eg: Men engage in more high-risk activities than women.(20) demonstrate v. 1) to show that you have a particular ability, quality, or feeling(显示，展示) 2) to show or prove something clearly(证明，证实，论证)Eg: He has demonstrated an ability to meet deadlines(期限).(21) keep/bear in mind: to remember or think about someone or something when you are doing something (记住)Eg: It’s a good idea. I’ll keep it in mind.You must always keep the readers in mind when writing a report.Step 4: post-readingSummarize Text A, and let students do exercise2 and 3 on page 148 to have a deep understanding of the text.Step 5: summary and homework1.Make a summary about what we have learned this lesson;2.Do exercises on page 149 to 151.VI. Anticipated problems:NoneVII. Reflection:教案科目：大学英语授课人：李艳娜。