4th period Listening and speaking 5th period Reading and speaking 6th period Writing

IV 分课时教案

The First Period Reading

Teaching goals 教学目标 1. Target language 目标语言 a. 重点词汇和短语

honest, medal, gymnasium, stadium, admit, take part in, replace, prize, a set of, interview, take part in, a set of, as well as, compete with, compete for, be admitted as, relate to, be related to b. 重点句式

1.Only athletes who have reached the agreed standard for their event will be admitted as competitors。

2. It is in the Summer Olympic that you have the running races，together with swimming，sailing and all the team sports.

3. No other countries could join in, nor could slaves or women! 4. Where are all the athletes housed?

5. As a matter of fact, every country wants the opportunity.

6. It’s a great honour responsibility and also a great honour to be chosen. 7. There’s as much competition among countries to host the Olympics as to win Olympic medals. 2. Ability goals 能力目标

Enable the students to compare the ancient Olympics with the modern ones and try to answer the questions correctly. 3. Learning ability goals 学能目标

Learn how to generalize and compare the similarities and differences. Teaching important points 教学重难点

To solve the questions in Comprehension, and let students find the similarities and differences quickly and correctly and answer the questions.

Teaching methods 教学方法 Listening method Skimming method Task-based method Teaching aids教具准备 A recorder and a computer

Teaching procedures and ways教学过程与方式 Step I Lead-in

T: Good morning / afternoon, class!

Ss: Good morning / afternoon, Mr. / Ms …

Show the students the video of the opening ceremony of the 28th Olympic Games held in Athens on April 14th, 2004. T: Who can tell me what it is about? S: It’s the Olympic Games.

T: You are quite right. Can you describe what you have seen?

S: There are thousands of people on the grand- stands in the stadium. Some are waving small flags, some are cheering, some are whistling. Ss: Yes, many fans... much more noise... T: What is it over the stadium?

Ss: A large Olympic flag with five colorful rings joined together in it. S: I see a large gymnasium.

S: I can see a lot of audience and athletes.

T: Very good. I am sure you are very interested in the Olympic Games and knows a lot about it.

Step II Warming up

T: Now turn to page 9. Please work in pairs and ask each other the following questions. You are given 6 minutes to do it. 6 minutes later,

T: Where did the ancient Olympic Games start?

S: The ancient Olympic Games started in 776 BC in Greece

T: Yes! How many countries competed in the ancient Olympic Games?

S: Only Greek cities used to compete against each other just for the honor of winning, and no other countries could join in.

T: Good! Who could not take part in the ancient Olympic Games? S: Slaves and women could not take part in the ancient Olympic Games. T: Right! When and where did the modern Olympic Games start? S: 776BC; in Greece.

T: Yes! Who was China’s first gold medal winner and for what event? S: Xu Haifeng was China’s first gold medal winner for shooting.

T: Good! What are the three words that show the spirit of the Olympic Games? S: Swifter, Higher and Stronger.

T: Exactly! What do the five rings on the Olympic flag stand for?

S: They stand for five continents, that is Asia, Africa, America, Europe and Oceania. T: You got it! What are the official mascots for the Beijing Olympic?

S: The Mascots consists of five figures, officially named the Five Friendliness. They include Beibei the Fish, Jingjing the Panda, Huanhuan the Olympic Flame, Yingying the Tibetan Antelope, and Nini the Swallow. The first characters of their rhythmic two-syllable names form a sentence：\\ The color of each mascot was chosen in line with the colors of the Olympic Rings.

T: I am very glad you have known so much about the Olympic Games. Step III Pre-reading

T: Today we will read an article: “AN INTERVIEW” from which you can learn more about the Olympic Games. Before reading, please answer the 3 questions on page 9.

First let the Ss discuss the three questions, and then collect answers from the students. A few minutes later,

T: The first one: Do you know any differences between the ancient and modern Olympic Games? List two of them? Volunteer?

S: Now competitors are from all over the world. But in the ancient time, only the

people in Greece could take part.

S: In the past, winners got the olive wreath as the prize. Now competitors compete for medals.

T: Good! For the second question, when and where will the next Olympic Games be held? Volunteer?

S: The next Olympic Games will be held in Beijing in 2008.

T: Yes! We all feel proud of it! Look at the title and the pictures and predict the content.

S: Maybe an ancient writer is interviewing someone in modern times to know more about the information about the modern Olympic Games. T: Then read it quickly and see if you were right. S: Yes, I got it!

T: Congratulations! That’s all for this part. Let’s come to Reading on Page 11. Step IV Reading

Listen to the tape to get the general idea.

T: First listen to the tape, paying attention to pronunciation and intonation, and try to get the general idea of the passage.

While playing the tape, the teacher goes around the classroom. T: Have you got the main idea?

S: Yes, it tells us the differences and the similarities of the ancient and modern Olympics.

T: 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 six minutes to finish it. Six minutes later.

T: First let’s talk about the similarities between the ancient and modern Olympics. Any volunteers?

S1: Both are held every four years.

S2: Both are held not for money but for honor.

S3: The beliefs are the same. They are: Swifter, Higher, and Stronger.