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高中英语必修4unit2全单元教案
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Sportplaysaveryimportantpartinourlives.Mostpeople,menorwomen,youngorold,fromalldifferentpartsoftheworld,enjoyplayingorwatchingsports.Inthissection,picturesofsixpopularsportsarepresentedtostudents.Theyareexpectedtofullyparticipateinadiscussiontofindoutwhysportsaresopopularthroughouttheworld.Theyarealsoencouragedtotelleachotherabouttheirfavouritesports.StudentswillpractisetheirspokenEnglishandsharetheiropinionswitheachother.
Brainstorming
1Beginthelessonbyaskingstudentsthefollowingquestions:
Doyoulikesports?
Whatsportsdoyouknow?
Whatsportscanyouplay?
(Ballgames:
volleyball,basketball,football,tabletennis,golf,badminton,baseball,rugby,icehockey,etc.Trackandfield:
longjump,highjump,polevault,diSCUS,shot-put,relayrace,hurdles,etc.Gymnastics:
Men'sevents-rings,horizontalbar,parallelbars,vault,pommelhorse,floorexercise,etc.Women'sevents-balancebeam,unevenbars,vault,floorexercise,etc.)
Writethenamesofdifferentsportseventsontheblackboard.Drawasketchofthesportsbesidethewordsthatstudentsarenotfamiliarwith.
Whoisyourfavouriteathelete?
Iftimepermits,askstudentstomakeaposteroftheirfavouriteatheleteandpresenttheposterinclass.
Whydoyouadmirethisathelete?
(He/Shebringsjoytomylife.He/Sheisalwayschallengingthelimitsofhumanity.)
Doyoulikeplayingsports?
Howmuchtimedoyouusuallyspendexercisingordoingsportseveryweek?
Thepurposeofaskingthesequestionsistogetstudentstotalkaboutfamiliartopics.Encouragestudentstoexpresstheiropinionsandexperiencesfreely.Therearenorightorwronganswers.
2Ifpossible,havestudentsbringpicturesofsportstheyareplayingoronceplayed.Encouragestudentstorecalltheexperiencestheyhadwhileplayingthesesports.Askthemtodescribewhattheydid,howtheydiditandhowtheyfeltatthetime.
Sharinginformation
1Havestudentsfocusontheinstructionsandthesixpictures.Askthemwhattheythinkofwhentheylookatthepictures.Begintheactivitylikethis:
Sportplaysaveryimportantroleinourlives.Wewatchordosportsalmosteveryday.Lookatthesixpictures.Areyoufamiliarwiththesesports?
Doyouthinkwecanplaythesesportseveryday?
Whatcomestoyourmindwhenyouseepictureslikethese?
(OlympicGames,sportsmeetings,fiercecompetition,professionaloramateurathletes,exercisingforfun,exercisingtogetfit,etc.)
Thenhavestudentscarefullylookatthepicturesandtalkabouteachofthem.
Usethefollowingquestionstostartadiscussion:
Pictureoftabletennis
Canyouplaytabletennis?
Doyoulikeit?
Whendidyoubegintoplaytabletennis?
Howoftendoyouplayit?
Whodoyouplayitwith?
Doyouthinkplayingtabletennisisagoodwaytobuildupyourbody?
Istabletennisyourfavouritesport?
Why?
(Itisconvenientforpeopletoplayanddoesnotrequiretoomuchequipment.Peoplehavetobequick-mindedandhaverapidresponses.Itisagoodwaytomakefriendsandmeetnewpeople.)
Picturesofwrestlingandboxing
Doyoulikethesesports?
Doyouenjoywatchingthem?
Howmuchdoyouknowaboutthesesports?
(Boxingwasasportinancienttimesandisstillpopulartoday.Theboxeruseshisorherfiststopunchtheopponent'sheadandbodywiththeaimtoknocktheopponentout.BoxingispopularworldwideasaspectatorsportandgeneratesmillionsofUSdollarsthroughticketrevenue,merchandise,TVrightsandpay-per-viewpackagesofimportantboxingmatches.Somepeopleviewboxingasarchaicandanunnecessarydisplayofviolence,whileitssupportersemphasizeits~elf-expressionandhealthbenefits.Boxingisagoodwaytokeepfit,butthereismuchspeculationaboutthepossibleinjuries,particularlytothebrain,thatcanbeincurredduringboxingmatches.Suchspeculationhasresultedintighterregulationsoverthesafetyoftheboxers.WrestlingisanancientsportandoftenappearedasthemaineventintheearliestOlympiCGames.WrestlingexistsinmanydifferentstylesbutthereareonlytwostylesfeaturedintheOlympics,freestyleandGreco-Roman.InGreco-Romanwrestling,theparticipantscanonlyusetheirupperbodiestothroworcontrolanopponent;however,infreestylewrestlingparticipantscanusetheirlegs.)
Inyouropinion,doyouthinkthesesportsaretooviolent?
(Yes,sometimestheyare.Competitorshavetobeawareofthesafetyprecautionsandwearprotectiveglovesorpaddedhelmets.)
Wouldyouliketobecomeaprofessionalboxerorwrestler?
.
Pictureofwushu
WushuisatraditionalsportinChina.Areyouinterestedinthissport?
Doyouthinkdoingwushucouldmakeyoufitter?
DoyouenjoywatchingwushufilmslikethosewithJackieChan?
Doyouthinkheisagoodactor?
Picturesofgymnasticsanddiving
Itissaidthatgymnasticsanddivingaretwoofthemostbeautifulsportsintheworld,becausetheybothdisplayelementsofstrengthandbeauty.Doyouagree?
CanyounamesomefamousChinesegymnastsordivers?
Tobecomeaprofessionalgymnastoradiver,youhavetosacrificealot.Whatdoyouthinkthesesacrificeswouldinclude?
2Havestudentsstudythepictures,andthenaskthemthefollOWingquestions.Alternatively,putstudentsintogroupsoffourandallowthegroupstodiscussthequestions.Thenaskseveralgroupstosharetheirideaswiththewholeclass.
Nomatterwhatkindofsportyoutakepartinlwhatarethebasicqualitiesyouneed\topossessinordertobesuccessfulinthatsport?
Ifyouarepartofasportsteamlwhatkindsofthingsshouldyoupayspecialattentionto?
3Organizestudentsintogroupstodiscussthethreequestionsbelowthepictures.Havethemexchangetheiropinionsandmakesurethatallofthemhaveachancetospeak.Havesomegroupsreporttheiranswerstotheclass.Anypossibleanswersarewelcome.
Sampleanswers
1Therearemanyreasonswhysportenjoyssuchpopularitynowadays.Firstofall,physicalexercisecanberefreshingafteraday'swork.Anincreasingnumberofpeople,especiallythosewhoaremainlyinvolvedinofficework,arecomplainingaboutsoremuscles,stiffnecksandblurredvision.There'snobetterwaytoreinvigorateyourselfthanworkingoutinagymorparticipatinginoutdoorsports.Second,itseemsthatmanypeoplewanttoloseweight.Forwomen,stayingslimisveryimportant.Menlikekeepingfitandbeingmuscular.Third,peopleareconcernedwiththeirqualityoflife.Exercisingregularlytopsthelistofadvicethathealthexpertsofferustoimproveourqualityoflife.
2Iplaysportseveryweek.Iamamemberofahealthclub.Ihaveaccesstoallthegymfacilitiesforfree.Attheweekend,Imeetmyfriendsintheclubandwehavealotoffuntogether.Normally,westartat10inthemorning.Weusuallyplaysquashforafewhours.Intheafternoon,wegoswimming.
3Myfavouritesportisjogging.Ithinkithasmanybenefits.Forone,itenhancesmybloodcirculationandstrengthensmylungs.Everyevening,Ijogforhalfanhour.Afterwards,Ifeeltotallyrefreshed.IfIhaveabaddayatschoolandamreallystressed,jogginghelpsmerelaxandpullsmeoutofmybadmood.ItmeansIcanconcentratebetteronmyschoolworkthenextday.
2Iftimepermits,havestudentsreadthearticleinPartAonPage102oftheWorkbooktolearnmoreaboutthebusinessofsport,andanswerthequestionsbelowit.Studentscancompletethisashomework.
Reading
ThereadingtextinthissectionisaspeechgivenbyMrJohnson,amemberoftheInternationalOlympicCommittee,whoisVisitingahighschoolinBeijing.Somebackgrou'ndknowledgeaboutthehistoryandthedevelopmentoftheOlympiCGamesandanintroductiontosomefamousOlympicathletesarepresentedtostudents.TheReadingstrategyinthisunitteachesstudentshowtoreadandunderstandaspeech.Studentswilllearnaboutthecommonelementsofaspeechandtrytoidentifythem.Studentsareexpectedtoimprovetheirreadingcomprehensionandmasterbasicreadingskills.
Lead-in
HavestudentstalkabouttheOlympics.Begintheactivitylikethefollowing:
Asweallknow,theOlympicGamesareheldeveryfouryearsanditisagreathonourforacountrytohosttheGames.HowmuchdoyouknowabouttheOlympics,forexample,itshistory,ceremoniesandsportsevents?
Thepurposeofthisistoarousestudents'interestintheOlympiCSandtogainsomerelevantknowledgeabouttheGames.Thefollowingquestionscouldbeasked:
HowmanyOlympicgameshaveyouseen?
Whereweretheyheld?
Doyouthinktheyareexciting?
Why?
WhoisyourfavouriteathleteandwhodoyouthinkisthegreatestOlympian?
Why?
Encouragestudentstosharetheinformationtheyalreadyknowandtoexpresstheiropinionsfreely.Readingcomprehension
1HavestudentsgothroughthepassageasquicklyaspossibleandtrytofindanswerstothethreequestionsinPartA.Remindstudentsonlytofocusonandidentifytheinformationneededtoanswerthesequestions.
Answers:
A1ThehistoryandsignificanceoftheOlympicGames.
2HehopedthattheOlympicGameswouldmakeitpossibleforpeopleofallcountriestolivesidebysideinpeace.
3HewishestheOlympicMovementasuccessfulfuturetomatchitspastglory.
2HavestudentsreadthepassageagainandcompletePartsC1andC2indiVidually.QuestionsinPartC1checkstudents'abilitytofindspecificinformation.PartC2servesasastrengtheningactivitywhichallowsstudentstoorganizetheinformationtheyhaveread.Afterstudentsfinishtheexercises,checktheanswersasaclass.
Anwers:
C11Accordingtothespeech