Unit 5 Wining at All Costs.doc

Unit 5 Winning at All Costs Teaching Aims： Master the key words and structures, and learn something about the drug abuse among athletes. The students should also know the harm of drug abuse. Teaching Important and Difficult Points ： VocabularyConfidence, pressure, side effect, dose, pill relieve, illegal, rely, have an effect on, risk, stress Structures when it comes to that …; as … as; more than; twice/three times more than Teaching Methods: 1. Communicative teaching method 2. Task-based teaching method Teaching periods: 8 Teaching Procedures: Lead In The Olympic Games The origin of the Olympic Games is linked to many Greek myths. The institution of the Olympic Games began in 776 B.C. and lasted for 12 continuous centuries before it was abolished in 393 A.D. The first contemporary Olympic Games took place in 1896 in Athens. The modern Olympic Games are the world’s largest pageant of athletic skill and competitive spirit. But at the same time, they have also been displays of nationalism, commerce and politics, which inevitably result in drug misuse for better performance in competitions. Drug Misuse and Anti-Doping Tests To promote their strength and endurance, athletes have long resorted to the use of prohibited substances such as stimulants. The last half of the 19th century saw the beginnings of modern medicine and a significant growth in the use of drugs to improve athletic performance. In 1967 the International Olympic Committee began to take actions against doping. The Olympics over the past three decades have witnessed a lasting war between development of performance-enhancing drugs and study of prohibited substances as well as effective anti-doping tests. Health Risks of Doping Apart from undermining the fairness of competition, the use of drugs can actually rebound on the athlete and cause irreversible damage to the health of athletes. So the fight against the practice of doping in sports not only preserves the well being of Olympic sport and the integ