必修2Unit-2阅读课..doc

Teaching design for Module 2 Unit 2 The Olympic Games Period 1 Warming up and reading 南宁一中 黄庆芬 Analysis of teaching material The topics of this unit are ancient and modern Olympic Games and the Olympic spirit. Students will learn about the origin of the Olympics as well as the aim of the Games and the sports events that can usually be seen at the Games. Some famous Greek myths, legends and characters will be introduced to students, too. As the cradle of western civilization, Greek Mythology has a deep relationship with Greek history and the origin of the Olympic Games. Also, it’s of great help for students to learn about western cultures and the development of the English language. The purpose of the reading part is to let students know some general knowledge of the ancient and modern Olympics and to help them understand the Olympic spirit. While learning, they will become more concerned about the greatest sports games of human race. Students will be able to master some reading skills like skimming, scanning and summarizing through various reading activities. Besides, teachers should encourage students to pay more attention to the characteristics of having an interview and enable them to make an interview on their own. Analysis of students My students are mostly from the countryside. They are lacking in the basic knowledge and the cultural background of the topic--- the Olympic Games. As senior students, they have the ability to read. And the topic is interesting and will easily arouse the students’ learning emotion. As for the learning methods, they are poor in cooperative learning skills. Some students are not active in class and some students don’t like English so much. Therefore, I’ll have the students study in a relaxing atmosphere. Students will understand the new knowledge in certain degree through the mental process of seeing, hearing, reading, thinking, saying, etc. And they should make preparations for completing the new study task with the teacher’s hel