牛津译林版必修四Unit 2《Sporting events》.pptVIP

Brainstorming: * Unit 2 Sporting Events Reading Do you like sports? Let’s guess what it is! Could you please show us your favorite sport? Boxing Balance beam Wrestling Long jump Relay race Enjoy the video Nest How much do you know about the Olympic Games? How often are the Olympic Games held? How many Olympic Games did you see on TV? Which one do you like best? Who is your favorite athlete? Why? Europe Asia Oceania America Africa A speech: The Olympic Games 1. What is the speech about? The history and significance of the Olympic Games. 2. Where were the ancient Olympic Games held? At Olympia in Greece. 3. Who restarted the modern Olympic Games? Pierre de Coubertin. Fast reading Careful Reading: Listen to the speech and try to divide the passage into 4 parts and get the main idea of each part. Part 1: Part 2: Part 3: Part 4: (Para.1) the topic of the speech (Para. 2-4) the history of the Olympics (Para. 5-8) some famous sports stars and their great contributions (Para. 9-10) the closure of the speech Main ideas How many people were mentioned? Which Olympics Olympic achievements Nationality Name American American 1984 Los Angles Olympics 1992 Barcelona Olympics Chinese 1984 Los Angles Olympics Chinese 1992 Barcelona Olympics 1996 Atlanta Olympics Chinese 2004 Athens Olympics Chinese 2008 Beijing Olympics 1960 Rome Olympics Gold medal, boxing two gold medals, basketball The first gold medal for China four gold medals, table tennis The first Asian to win the gold medal in the men’s 110-metre hurdles gold medal, badminton Muhammad Ali Michael Jordan Xu Haifeng Deng Yaping Liu Xiang Zhang Ning Muhammad Ali Michael Jordan Xu Haifeng Deng Yaping Liu Xiang Zhang Ning Discussion What makes a good speech? 1. tell interesting stories 2. ask questions 3. present statistics 4. use quotations Group work Share the information you have found with your group mates to make a speech for the coming Olympic Games in London.