人教版英语必修二Unit 2 The Olympic Games教案3.docx

1、人教版英语必修二Unit 2 The Olympic Games教案3Unit 2 The Olympic GamesPeriod 1 Warming up and readingTeaching Aims:To talk about the history of the Olympics gamesTo read an interview about the Olympic GamesProceduresI. Warming upWarming up by sharingMorning, everyone! Today we are going to learn about THE OLYM

2、PIC GAMES. But first, Id like to know how much you know about the Olympics to be held in Beijing. Anything about it is ok. Oh, Li Lei, do you want a try?Right. You know so much about the Olympics. Toady, well learn more about it in ancient Greece.Finish the form on page 9.Warming up by describingNow

3、, boys and girls. Ill show you a video show of the 28th Olympic Games. Please tell me what it is about and describe it to the class. Ok, Wang Lin, please describe it. Wonderful. Thats Liu Xiang. The hurdle king!Warming up by discussingHi, class. You know our country is trying her best to prepare for

4、 the 2008 Olympic Games. Every one is expecting and excited about it. Lets discuss what we can do for it. And imagine what we will do at the 2008 Olympics.II. Pre-reading1. Asking and answeringNow, please read the three questions before the Reading. Lets do it in turn. Lets begin from the first row

5、hereok, you did a good job. Lets summarize your answers.For reference: 1. In Summer Olympics, there are running, swimming, shooting, wrestling, jumping, football, basketball, volleyball, table tennis, throwing, Javelin, weight lifting, gymnastics, boxing etc.In winter Olympics, there are skiing skat

6、ing, ice hockey, ski jumping, sledding, snowboarding etc.2. The 29th Olympic Games will be held in Beijing on Auguster 18th, 2008. 3. To hold the Olympic Games is a rich prize for a country. And it can make a country known in the world. It can stimulate the countrys economy, and help to speed up its

7、 development.2. Imaging and introducingPlease look at the three pictures in the reading. Please talk about them. Imagine whatever you can.For reference: The first picture is the status of a great Greek. His name is Pausanias. He was a famous traveler and writer in the second century AD. His Guide to

8、 Greece is an extremely comprehensive guidebook for tourists, concentrating on buildings, tombs and status and including a lot of information on the mythological, religious and historical background to the monuments described. It is so informative that it may be called the foundation of classical ar

9、chaeology and this ancient Baedeker is still used as a guide to classical Greece. Can you remember a famous ancient Chinese traveler and writer? He also wrote a book. Yes, his name is Xu Shake. His works is The Notes of Xu Shakes travels.The second picture is the opening ceremony of the Olympic Game

10、s. Maybe this is the principle stadium. Its large and can hold thousands of audience.The third picture is a Chinese athlete named Yang Yang. She won a gold medal for China in the 2002 winter Olympic Games. She is a famous skating player.3. Talking and SharingWe know there are many differences and si

11、milarities about the ancient and modern Olympics. Do you know anything about them? You can simply guess. Yes, Lucy, try III. Reading1. Reading aloud to the recording and finding the general ideaNow please listen and read aloud to the recording of the text AN INTERVIEW. Pay attention to the pronuncia

12、tion and intonation as well as the pauses within each sentence. Then try to get the general idea of the passage. Have you got the main idea? Yes, it tells us the differences and the similarities between the ancient and modern Olympics. 2. Reading and actingNow lets play the parts of the Greek writer

13、 Pausanias and the Chinese girl Li Li. Now boys, you are Pausanias; girls, you are Li Li. Please pay attention to the bold words.3. Reading and findingNow read the text again. The boys shall try to finish the task: What was the ancient Olympics like? The girls shall try to finish the task: What is t

14、he modern Olympics like?4. Reading and collecting informationOk, now lets read it silently. First lets talk about the same points between the ancient and modern Olympics. Who can answer? Any volunteers? Then lets come to the differences.The similarities1 Both are held every four years.2 Both are hel

15、d not for money but for honour.3 The beliefs are the same. They are: Swifter, Higher, and stronger.4 Men are allowed to take part both in ancient and modern Olympics.5 Some events are the same, such as running, jumping, shooting and thowing.The Differences1 There were not winter Olympics in the past

16、.2 Now competitors are from all over the world. But in the ancient time, only the people in Greece could take part.3 Only men were allowed to take part in the past, now woman are also allowed.4 In the past, winners got the olive wreath as the prize. Now competitors compete for medals.5 The events an

17、d athletes in modern time are more than those in the past. 6 There is a special village for the competitors to live in, a stadium for competitions, a gymnasium for these who watch the games now. But there were not in the past.)5. Reading and underliningNext you are to read and underline all the usef

18、ul expressions or collocations in the passage. Copy them to your notebook after class as homework.Collocations from AN INTERVIEWtake part in, gold medals, the spirit of, be held, in order to, host the Olympic Games, on a magical journey, find out, the present day Olympic Games, used to, write about,

19、 come to your time, be admitted as, two sets of, enjoy competing in, compete against, for the honour of, reach the standard, be admitted to, play a very important role, as well as, a stadium for competitions, as a matter of fact, compete for, olive wreath, feel proud of, make happy Closing downClosi

20、ng down by doing exercise To end the lesson you are to do the comprehending exercises 1 & 2. Closing down by discussingYou know our government has tried its best to compete for hosting the 29th Olympic Games. It has cost a lot of money. Do you think it is worthwhile? Why?For reference:It is worthwhi

21、le to host the Olympic Games. To host Olympic Games can make our country known to the whole world. To host Olympic Games can make our culture and people understood by the other peoples. To host Olympic Games can stimulate the developing of our economy.Closing by imagining Imagine what we will do and

22、 what we can do for the 29th Olympic Games now.For reference: Maybe we can serve as volunteers to help the foreign visitors and athletes from all over the world. So at present we should study hard. Especially we should try our best to learn English well.Closing down by narratingWe can see the text i

23、s written in a conversational style. And there are two speakers. One is Pausanias, a Greek writer 2000 years ago, the other is Li Li, a Chinese girl. Now lets change it into a narrative style. In other words, lets describe the ancient and modern Olympic Games in our own words. Who would like to have

24、 a try?For reference: The ancient Olympic Games began in Greece and were held from 776 B.C. to A.D.393. It was held every four years. At that time, there were not so many sports as today. And women were not allowed to take part in the games. There were not Winter Olympics at that time. Winners got t

25、he olive wreath as the prize. The motto was swifter, higher and stronger.The modern Olympic Games began in 1891. Theyre held every four years. There are many new sports in the Olympics. In the summer Olympics there are over 250 different sports. Women are not only allowed to join in but also play a

26、very important role. Now the competitors compete for medals. The motto is swifter, higher and stronger. Closing down by summarizingAs we have finished the passage well sum up what we have learned. First lets see the writing skills. It is written in a conversational style. Its in a very interesting w

27、ay. It adopts a dialogue between Pausanias who lived 2000 years ago and a Chinese gird in modern world. Through their dialogue, the differences and similarities between the ancient and modern Olympic Games are made known to the readers. Just because it is in a conversational style, there are quite a

28、 few oral spoken English and elliptical phrases.Through the comparison between the ancient and modern Olympic Games, we have learned the differences and the similarities between them. Now we can have a deep understanding of the Games. From the passage, we can have a deep understanding of the Games.

29、From the passage, we can also get to know that the Olympic Games are developing and improving. Its our duty to make the Olympic Games better and healthier. We know that one of the slogans for 2008 Beijing Olympic Games is Green Olympic Games. It shows that people are paying more and more attention t

30、o our environment.Period 2 Learning about LanguageTeachin Aims： To learn about future passive voiceTo discover useful words and expressionsTo learn the methods of words formationProceduresI. Warming up Warming up by dictatingThere are several important sentences in this unit. Lets dictate them. If y

31、ou cant, learn them by heart after class.1 When and where will the next Olympic Games be held?2 I live in what you call “Ancient Greece” and / used to write about the Olympic Games more than 2000 years ago.3 All countries can take part if they reach the standard to be admitted to the games. 4 The ne

32、xt Olympic Games will be held in my hometown.5 It is just as much a competition among countries to host the Olympics as to win an Olympic medal.Warming up by discovering useful words and expressionsTurn to page 12 and do exercises 1, 2 and 3 first. Check your answers against your classmates.II. Learning about Present Future Passive VoiceTurn to page 13 and do exercise 1. And tell the class the formation of present future passive voice.For reference: W