1、1Unit 2 The Olympic Games Period 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 OLYMPIC GAMES. But first, Id like to
2、 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, boys and girls. Ill show you a
3、 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 the 2008 Olympic Games. Every o
4、ne 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 hereok, you did a good job. Lets
5、 summarize your answers.For reference: 1. In Summer Olympics, there are running, swimming, shooting, wrestling, jumping, 2football, basketball, volleyball, table tennis, throwing, Javelin, weight lifting, gymnastics, boxing etc.In winter Olympics, there are skiing skating, ice hockey, ski jumping, s
6、ledding, 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 development.2. Imaging and int
7、roducingPlease 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 Greece is an extremely compreh
8、ensive 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 archaeology and this ancient Baed
9、eker 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 Games. Maybe this is the principle
10、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 similarities about the ancient an
11、d modern Olympics. Do you know anything about them? You can simply guess. Yes, Lucy, try III. Reading31. 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 pronunciation and intonation as well as
12、 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 Pausanias and the Chinese gir
13、l 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 the modern Olympics like?4. Rea
14、ding 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.4The similarities Both are held every four years. Both are held not for money but for honour.
15、 The beliefs are the same. They are: Swifter, Higher, and stronger. Men are allowed to take part both in ancient and modern Olympics. Some events are the same, such as running, jumping, shooting and thowing.The Differences There were not winter Olympics in the past. Now competitors are from all over
16、 the world. But in the ancient time, only the people in Greece could take part. Only men were allowed to take part in the past, now woman are also allowed. In the past, winners got the olive wreath as the prize. Now competitors compete for medals. The events and athletes in modern time are more than
17、 those in the past. 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 useful expressions or collocations in the pas
18、sage. Copy them to your notebook after class as homework.5Collocations 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, come to your time, be admitted as, two
19、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 downClosing down by doing exercise To end the les
20、son you are to do the comprehending exercises 1 be going to be done, be about to be done, be to be done, will / shall be done, would / should be done.III. Closing down by summarizing81.Present future passive voice (take “ask” for example)Affirmative Negative InterrogativeI You He/she/it will be aske
21、dWe will (shall)You/They willI You He/she/it will not be askedWe will (shall) notYou / They will notWill (shall) IWill youWill he/she/it be askedWill (shall) weWill you / they2.The passive Voice of phrasal verbGenerally speaking, only transitive verbs can form the passive voice, for only transitive
22、verbs can be followed by objects. But many intransitive verbs together with some prepositions and adverbs can be used as transitive verbs. So they can also be followed by the objects. Therefore they can also be used in passive voice.But note that all the phrasal verbs are used as a whole. When using
23、 them in passive voice, we cannot drop out the prepositions and adverbs. For examples:At last they put out the fire. At last the fire was put out.They will put up a notice on the wall. A notice will be put up on the wall.Have you sent for a doctor? Has the doctor been sent for?I have never heard of
24、such a thing before. Such a thing has never been heard of before.We must take good care of the children here. The children must be taken good care of here.His classmates laughed at him for the foolish mistake. He was laughed at for the foolish mistake by his classmates.Period 3: using languageTeachi
25、ng Aims:To read about the ancient Olympic GamesTo listen and talk about hobbies9To write about hobbiesProcedures1. Warming up Warming up by introducingHi! Class. You know Greece is the world-known country with an ancient civilization. It has a long history with so much marvelous culture. The Greeks
26、had wonderful stories about the Gods and Goddnesses who were part of their religion. They believed that these god or goddesses would help humans if they felt sorry for them or if the humans were good people. However, the Gods did not always help. They behaved like people who were unpredictable and c
27、apricious. To try to get the support of the Gods people had to pray to them and offer them present. In this story the Goddess Hera, the wife of the chief God, Zeus was sorry for Hippomenes and agreed to help him.Warming up by sharingNow, boys and girls. Is there anybody who can tell us some Greek my
28、thology. You know they are so famous in human history. Or can you speak out some names of Greek Gods and Goddesses.Prometeus 普罗米修斯 a son of the former chief GodSphinx 斯芬克斯 a being with a human face but a lion bodyPandora 潘多拉 a beautiful girl with every ill and evil thought and deedZeus 宙斯 the chief
29、God who governed the worldHera 天后 the wife of Zeus who governed the love. Guided reading 1. Reading and judgingRead the text THE STORY OF ATLANTA, and complete the True or False guestions after the text on page14.2. Reading and Telling True of FalseRead the text and finish exercise 1 on page14.1. Sh
30、e practiced running to compete in the Olympic Games. ( F )102. At first Hippomenes understood why men ran against Atlanta. ( F )3. Atlanta was not sure she could win. ( F )4. She was so angry about the fact that she could not run in the Olympics. ( T )5. She made as many men as she could share her p
31、ain. ( T )6. Her father did not understand her wish to compete in the Olympics. ( T )7.He did not refuse her wish to choose her husband in a race. ( T )3. Reading and underliningNext you are to read and underline all the useful expressions or collocations in the passage. Copy them to your notebook a
32、fter class as homework.Collocations from THE STORY OF ATLANAbe allowed to, run against, will be pardoned, hear of,be amazed, as fast as, change ones mind, ask for help from, promise to, will be relaxed, pick up, be confident about,share ones pain, run past,compete with, cheap to marry4. ListeningFor
33、 listening turn to page 15 and be ready to do exercises 1.First read the statements carefully and imagine what is the listening about.When doing it , you must make clear the order of them.5. ActingNext we are going to put the text A STORY OF ATLANTA on stage. You know there are four charactors in th
34、e story. Who would like to be them?Who will be Alantas father, the old king?Who will be the Goddess of Love?Ok. Li Li, you are the Greek princess. Zhang Qiang, you are the brave young man Hippomenes. Lucy, you are the Goddess of Love. Zhou Gang, you are the princesss father. The rest of class, pleas
35、e prepare it in groups of four. Then act your play before class.A text play of THE STORY OF ATIANTATime: one morning in spring11Place: at the palacePeople: the old king(K), the princess (A), the young man (H), the Goddess of love (L).F: My dear daughter, you see how beautiful the spring is! You are
36、just like the spring flowers. Why dont you marry? So many young kings and princess want to marry you, and they are all so rich, smart and nice.A: Oh, dear father. I have promised that I will only be married to a man who can run faster than me. I will run against him. If he cannot run as fast as me,
37、he will be killed. No one will be pardoned.F: But, my dear daughter. No man has won you. They all sent themselves to death. When will you get married?A: I wont marry unless I am allowed to run in the Olympic Games. (Hippomenes is allowed to come in)H: Oh, my kindest king and my prettiest princess! I
38、ll marry the princess. Ill compete with you.A: Do you know the rules?H: Yes, princess!F: Oh, young man! Go away! You cant win her. You are only losing your life!H: No, I want a try!F: Foolish thing! Go away! Dont go to die! (Hippomenes was pushed away and felt sad, crying. The Goddess of Love is wat
39、ching everything above him in the sky and pities him)L: Oh, young man, whats the matter? Why are you so sad?H: Oh, my Goddess, can you help me? Can you help me to win the princess and marry her?L: Ok, young man. Do you really want to marry her and love her?H: Of course. She is so beautiful.L: Ok, it
40、 is easy. Take these three golden apples.Throw apples in front of Atlanta when she is running past and she will be 12relaxed. When she stops to pick it up, you will be able to run on and win.H: Oh, thank you, my Goddess!(Hippomenes returns to the palace)K: Well, young man, why are you here again?H:
41、My kindest king. I want to marry her and run against her!K: Well, young man. I repeat. Dont be silly! Go away!H: No. I love her. I will marry her or die!6. SpeakingNow, class. Lets carry out a survey of the interests in the class and write down the names of the classmates who have the same interests
42、. You can carry out the task like this.Which do you like, sport, music or collection?Which of the sports do you like best?What is your favorite sport?Are you interested in table tennis?After the survey, the ones who have the same interests sit together and please work in groups of four to talk about
43、 their interest. Why do you like this sport / music / collection?When do you begin to like it?Whats enjoyable about the hobby?What have you learned from the hobby?III.Guided writing1. Writing an imagined dialogueGroups 1 and 2 are going to write an imagined dialogue between the princess and Hippomen
44、es. You may begin like this : Oh, my dear princess, I want to marry you2. Writing a descriptionTurn to page 16 and follow the direction to write a description of your favorite hobby. Here is an example:Swimming is my favorite sport. I like it because it can bring me much fun. The 13process of learni
45、ng swimming is very interesting. You can try different ways of swimming, such as breaststroke and backstroke. You can swim at any time of the year if you like. In hot summer, if you jump into the river or the sea to have a swim, youll feel cool and comfortable. Even in cold winter, you can swim if y
46、ou are brave enough. Its a healthy sport and it can build up your body. If you are a beginner, you must be careful.Youll better not swim alone and bring life buoy with you in case of danger. If you want to be a good swimmer, you must have a lot of practice and have great determination.IV. Closing down by finding informationGo to the library to read or get online to search in order to find more information on the Olympic Games and the ancient Greek mythology. Take notes of your finding and report to your groupmates next Monday morning.
