1、1.How to find the implied similarities and differences by understanding the speakers words and intonation.2.To master the important language points and sentence patterns in this passage.Teaching Methods:1.Skimming to get the general idea of the text.2.Scanning to get detailed information and get to
2、understand the passage better.3.Task-based methods to get the students to comprehend the passage and be able to produce dialogues and talk about their preparations for the 2008 Olympic Games.Teaching Aids:A tape recorder.A multimedia.Teaching Procedures:Step 1 Lead-in1.Greet the students.T:Good morn
3、ing/afternoon,boys and girls!Ss:Good morning/afternoon,Miss.2.Introduce the topic of the Olympic Games.(1)Listen to the song Pass the Flame (the theme song of the Athens Olympic Games).You look so good today.Would you like to listen to some music?Of course/Good idea.(Play the song)Have you ever hear
4、d of the song?Yes/Sure.What is the name of it?Pass the Flame.What else do you know about the song?S1:Its the theme song sung in the 2004 Athens Olympic Games.S2:科兹拉斯 sings it.S3:It calls on people to get united together.(2)Sharing information about the Olympic Games.Good.I can see you have a good id
5、ea about what is happening around us.Talking about the Olympic Games,I have asked you to find as much information as possible on the history,the motto,the event and the previous Olympic Games,right?Have you done that?Yes.So who would like to share the information with us?S4:Let me have a try.I would
6、 like to talk about the events in the Olympic Games.(Introduces the events of badminton,table tennis,hurdles,diving,skiing,skating,volleyball,basketball,volleyball,gymnasium,high jump,weighting lifting and boxing,etc.At the same time,show the information and pictures on the screen.)S5:I want to shar
7、e some pictures I got on the Internet too.(Also shows what he got on the screen.)Look at the first picture.What is it?A big stadium.What about this one?Erh. Its an Olympic torch.Lets have a look at this one.What can you see?A flag.Yes,it is the Olympic flag.There are five rings joined together.Can y
8、ou guess what the five rings are?(Tells the Ss that they are the five continents.They are joined together as a sign of friendshipthe blue one represents the Europe,the yellow one refers to Asia,the black one stands for Africa,the green one is a symbol of Oceania and red one is a sign of America.)Tha
9、nk you!You got so much information with vivid pictures about the Olympic Games.Terrific!Lets give them a big hand for their hard work!3.Get the students to have a quiz about the Olympic Games.Since all of you have either surfed the Internet or read some books to learn about the Olympic Games,what ab
10、out having a competition and see how well you know about them?Woo/Good idea/I like competition!I would like to divide you into four groups.You can answer my questions for your group.Each time when you get the right answer,you shall get one point for your group.In the end the group that wins shall ge
11、t some prizes.It is clear?(T shows some multiple choices or questions on the screen for the Ss to compete against each other and the Ss shall be rather interested and excited.)1.When did the ancient Olympic Games started?A.1896. B.1906. C.776 BC.2.When did the ancient Olympic Games stop?A.393 BC. B.
12、393 AD. C.311 AD.3.What was rewarded to the winners in ancient Olympic Games?A.Metals. B.Medals. C.Olive wreath.4.How many gold medals did China get in the 2004 Athens Olympics?A.26. B.28. C.30. D.32. 5.Which sport is in the Winter Olympic Games?A.Badminton. B.Basketball. C.Speed skating. D.Soccer.
13、6.How many sets/kinds of the Olympic Games are there in the world?7.What is the motto(格言,口号)of the Olympic Games?8.What is the host city of the first Olympics?9.What is the host city of 2000 Olympics?10.What is the host city of 2004 Olympics?11.What is the host city of 2008 Olympics?Suggested answer
14、s:1.C 2.B 3.C 4.D 5.C6.Two the Winter and Summer Olympic7.Higher,Swifter,stronger 8.Athens,Greece 9.Sydney,Australia10.Athens,Greece 11.Beijing,China4.The events in the Olympics.Just now some of you mentioned some events.Now lets learn more.Please turn to Page 49 Ex. 1.Read the names of the events a
15、nd then classify them according to the table.Sporting events in the winter Olympic GamesSporting events played between teamsSporting events done best by Chinese athletesice hockeyskiingice skatingbasketballvolleyballfootballrelay racegymnasticstable tennisbadmintonweight-liftingshooting divingStep 2
16、 PredictingGet Ss to read the title and background information together and predict the main content of the interview.Today we are going to learn more about the Olympic Games.Please open the text book and turn to Page 9.What is the title of the passage?An interview.It is a conversation between two p
17、ersons.Good.Now read the background information together and guess who are the interviewer and interviewee and what they possibly talk about.(Ss read in chorus.)Who is the interviewer?S6:Pausanias.He lived in Greece 2000 years ago.So did he live in the modern or ancient Olympics?He lived in ancient
18、Olympics.What about the interviewee?S7:The interviewee is Lily,who is a Chinese girl.Does she live in the ancient Olympics too?No,she lives in modern Olympics.Very good.(Writes on the blackboard Interviewer Pausaniasancient Olympics,interviewee Lilymodern Olympics.)Now lets guess what might they tal
19、ked about?Its probable that they will talk the similarities and differences between the ancient and modern Olympics.OK,lets read and see whether you are right.Step 3 SkimmingGet the Ss to scan the passage and find the answers to the three questions.At the same time,instruct them to find the differen
20、ces and similarities from the information implied in the intonation,stress,etc.Now read the interview and try to find out the answers to the following questions.You will have four minutes.(1)What do they mainly talk about?(2)What does he say when he hears the women are allowed to join in?(3)How does
21、 Pausanias feel when he hears that Olympic Games are also about being able to run faster,jump higher and throw further?A.surprised B.happy C.sad(After four minutes.)Now time is up.Who can answer the first question?S8:They mainly talk about the ancient and modern Olympic Games,especially the similari
22、ties and the differences.Very good.What about the second one?S9:Let me have a try.When Pausanias hears the women are allowed to join in,he says“Please stop!All those events,all those countries and even women taking part!” We can see he is very surprised.Good job.So is this a similarity or a differen
23、ce?It is a difference.We can see women couldnt take part in the ancient Olympic while women can now.And we can see there are more events in the modern Olympics.Right.Lets see the third and last one.S10:Pausanias feels happy when he hears that Olympic Games are also about being able to run faster,jum
24、p higher and throw further.Well done.So this time is it a similarity or a difference?Its about a similarity.The ancient and modern Olympics have the same motto.Absolutely right.Now we can see that if we want to analyze the similarities or the differences,we should not read the words but also should
25、pay attention to the tones and intonation of the speakers.Step 4 ScanningDivide the Ss into two groups.One stands for Pausanias and the other stands for Lily.Get them to find out all the information about Olympics of their time.Just now we got to know something about Olympics in Pausanias and Lilys
26、time.Now I would like to divide you into two groups.One stands for Pausanias and the other stands for Lily.Please find out all the information about the Olympics of your time.Is it clear?ModernAncientAre there any Winter Olympics?Where are the competitors from?Are there men or women athletes?What are the prizes?Are there any Olympic villages?Are there more events or less?How often are the Olympics held?Are there any man athletes?What is the motto(口号)?What are the events(体育项目)?Is the a special village for athletes?After t
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