Unit 2 The Olympic GamesWarming up，Reading and Comprehending一、Teaching Objectives（一）Knowledge objectives1. Students can know some basic knowledge of the ancient and modern Olympic Games.(二) Ability objectives1. Students can master some reading skills to understand the general idea of the text, such as scanning, summarizing etc.（三）Emotional objectives1.Students’ interest in the Olympic Games can be stimulated, so that they can better understand the Olympic spirit.2.To encourage students to participate in physical activities, and increase their sense of honor for the country.二、Teaching Key and Difficult Points1. How to make students master the reading skills to understand the general idea of the text.2. How to stimulate students’ interest in the Olympic Games.三、Teaching methodsTask- based teaching and the integral teaching method四、Teaching aidsA recorder and a computer五、Teaching ProceduresStep I Lead-inShow students the video of the opening ceremony of the 29th Olympic Games held in Beijing on August 8th, 2008. Please tell what it is about and describe it to the class.Very good. I am sure you are very interested in the Olympic Games and knows a lot about it.Step II Warming upNow brainstorm about the Olympic Games. Anything is OK.Step III Pre-readingToday we will read an article: “AN INTERVIEW” from which you can learn more about the Olympic Games. Before reading, Please look at the three pictures in the reading. Please talk about them. Imagine whatever you can.We know there are many differences and similarities about the ancient and modern Olympics. Do you know anything about them? Let’s come to Reading on Page 9-10.Step IV ReadingFirst listen to the tape, paying attention to pronunciation and intonation, and try to get the general idea of the passage. Have you got the main idea?Yes, it tells us the differences and the similarities of the ancient and modern Olympics.Very good. Now can you find the differences and the similarities of the ancient and modern Olympics? Read the passage carefully and find the answers. I will give you 6 minutes to finish it.6 minutes later. First l et’s talk about the similarities between the ancient and modern Olympics. Any volunteers?The five students have given us the similarities. Who can describe the differences?Just now we have discussed the differences and the similarities of the ancient and modern Olympics. I think you have learned much about the Olympic Games.Read the passage carefully again and tell the statements true or false. Then answer Exercise 2 on page 11.1.The winter Olympic Games are usually held in the same year as the Summer OlympicGames. ( )2.There are running races on the ice in the winter Olympic Games.( )3.All countries can take part in Olympics if their athletes reach the standard to be admitted to the games.( )4. All the people in ancient Greek could attend the Olympic Games, except women.( )5.It is very expensive to host the modern Olympic Games. ( )Step V Post-readingComplete the summary of the text and fill in the blanks.The Olympic Games are the biggest sports meeting in the world, which include two kinds, the ________ and the ______ Olympics. Both of them are ____ every ____ _____. All countries can take part if their athletes are _____ _______ to the games. Women are not only _______ to join in but playing a very _________ role.A ______ ______ is built for the competitors to live in, a ________ for competitions, a large swimming pool, a ___________ as well as seats for those who watch the games. It’s a great______ to host the Olympic Games. The Olive wreath has been ________ by medals. But it’s still about being able to run _______, jump _______ and throw _______.Step VI DiscussionDiscuss with your partners “why do so many countries want to host the Olympic Games while other do not?” Use the mind map below to help you. Then prepare for a class discussion. Put forward your ideas and give reasons for your choices.As every coin has two sides, hosting the Olympic Games has its advantages and disadvantages. For our powerful China, it is a good opportunity to host the Olympic Games which can benefit us a lot. What did the Olympic Games in 2008 bring to our country? Think about it and share you ideas in our next class.Step VII Homework1. Review the text.2. Pick out the difficult words, expressions, sentence patterns for you.3.Preview the section of Learning about Language.板书设计The Olympics GamesReading---An InterviewThe Similarities ①②③④⑤The Differences①②③④⑤。