Unit 3 The Olympic Games教案与反思.docVIP

Unit 3 The Olympic Games 赖清妮 I. Teaching Aims： 1. Enable the students to compare the ancient Olympics with the modern ones and try to answer the questions quickly and correctly so that they learn how to generalize and compare the similarities and differences. 2.Learn some useful words and expressions：medal，gymnasium，stadium，admit，take part in，replace，prize，a set of，interview，as well as，compete with/against/for，replace，etc. 3.Learn some sentence patterns： （1）I lived what you called“Ancient Greece”. （2）I have come to your time to find out about the present day Olympic Games because I know they are to be held in my hometown of Athens. II. Teaching Important Points： 1. Help he students to compare the ancient Olympics with the modern ones and have a clear idea of their similarities and differences. 2.Learn and master some important words，phrases and sentence patterns in this period. III. Teaching Difficult Points： 1. How to find the implied similarities and differences by understanding the speaker’s words and intonation. 2. To master the important language points and sentence patterns in this passage. IV. Teaching Methods： 1. Skimming to get the general idea of the text. 2. Scanning to get detailed information and get to understand the passage better. V. Teaching Aids： A tape and a multimedia. VI. Teaching Procedures： Step 1 Lead-in 1. Greet the students. 2. Introduce the topic of the Olympic Games. （1）Listen to the song Pass the Flame （the theme song of the Athens Olympic Games）. （2）Work in pairs and answer the following questions: a. Where did the ancient Olympic Games start b. How many countries competed in the ancient c. Who could not take part in the ancient Olympic Games d. When and where did the modern Olympic Games start e. Who was China’s first gold medal winner and for what event f. What are the three words that show the spirit of the Olympic Games g. What do the five rings on the Olympic flag stand for h. What are the official mascots for the Beijing Olympics?