Unit 2 The Olympic Games 教案1(AN INTERVIEW )IntroductionIn this period, after the warming up, students will first be guided to imagine and share their viewsabout the Olympic Games. They will then be helped to read a text entitled THE OLYMPICGAMES. It’s an interview.Examples of “Warming Up” designs are presented in this book for teachers’ reference. Computerand overhead projector may be used to aid the teaching and learning.ObjectivesTo talk about the history of the Olympics gamesTo read an interview about the Olympic GamesFocusWordsmagical, volunteer, homeland, athlete, admit, responsibility, replace, mottoExpressions regular basis, as wellPatterns Only athletes who have reached the agreed standard for their event will beadmitted as competitors.A gymnasium as well.Does anyone want to host the Olympic Games?AidsMultimedia facilities, tape-recorder, photos, diagramsProceduresI. Warming up1. Warming up by sharingMorning, everyone! Today we are going to learn about THE OLYMPIC GAMES. But first, I’dlike to know how much you know about the Olympics to be held in Beijing. Anything about it isOK. Oh, Li Lei, do you want a try?…Right. You know so much about the Olympics. Toady, we’lllearn more about it in ancient Greece.2. Warming up by describingNow, boys and girls. I’ll show you a video show of the 28th Olympic Games. Please tell me what it第 1 页


is about and describe it to the class. Ok, Wang Lin, please describe it. Wonderful! That’s LiuXiang. The hurdle king!3. Warming up by discussingHi, class. You know our country is trying her best to prepare for the 2019 Olympic Games.Everyone is expecting and excited about it. Let’s discuss what we can do for it. And imagine whatwe will do at the 2019 Olympics.II. Pre-reading1. Asking and answeringNow, please read the three questions before the Reading. Let’s do it in turn. Let’s begin from thefirst row here…ok, you did a good job. Let’s summarize your answers.For reference: 1. In Summer Olympics, there are running, swimming, shooting, wrestling, jumping, football,basketball, volleyball, table tennis, throwing, Javelin, weight lifting, gymnastics, boxing etc.In winter Olympics, there are skiing skating, ice hockey, ski jumping, sledding, snowboarding etc.2. The 29th Olympic Games will be held in Beijing on August 18th, 2019. 3. To hold the Olympic Games is a rich prize for a country. And it can make a country known in theworld. It can stimulate the country’s economy, and help to speed up its development.2. Imaging and introducingPlease 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 afamous traveler and writer in the second century AD. His Guide to Greece is an extremelycomprehensive guidebook for tourists, concentrating on buildings, tombs and status and including alot of information on the mythological, religious and historical background to the monumentsdescribed. It is so informative that it may be called the foundation of classical archaeology and thisancient Baedeker is still used as a guide to classical Greece. Can you remember a famous ancientChinese traveler and writer? He also wrote a book. Yes, his name is Xu Shake. His works is TheNotes of Xu Shake’s travels.The second picture is the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games. Maybe this is the principlestadium. It’s 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 the2019 winter Olympic Games. She is a famous skating player.第 2 页


3. Talking and SharingWe know there are many differences and similarities about the ancient and modern Olympics. Doyou know anything about them? You can simply guess. Yes, Lucy, try … III. Reading1. 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 tothe pronunciation and intonation as well as the pauses within each sentence. Then try to get thegeneral 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 let’s play the parts of the Greek writer Pausanias and the Chinese girl Li Li. Now boys, youare 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. Reading and collecting informationOk, now let’s read it silently. First let’s talk about the same points between the ancient and modernOlympics. Who can answer? Any volunteer? Then let’s come to the differences.第 3 页


The similarities1Both are held every four years.2Both are held not for money but for honor.3The beliefs are the same. They are: Swifter, Higher, and stronger.4Men are allowed to take part both in ancient and modern Olympics.5Some events are the same, such as running, jumping, shooting and throwing.The Differences1There were not winter Olympics in the past.2Now competitors are from all over the world. But in the ancient time, only thepeople in Greece could take part.3Only men were allowed to take part in the past, now woman are also allowed.4In the past, winners got the olive wreath as the prize. Now competitors compete formedals.5The events and athletes in modern time are more than those in the past. 6There is a special village for the competitors to live in, a stadium for competitions, agymnasium 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 passage. Copythem to your notebook after class as homework.Collocations from AN INTERVIEWtake part in…, gold medals, the spirit of…, be held, in order to, host the Olympic Games, on amagical journey, find out, the present day Olympic Games, used to, write about…, come to yourtime, be admitted as…, two sets of…, enjoy competing in…, compete against…, for the honorof…, reach the standard, be admitted to…, play a very important role, as well as, a stadium forcompetitions, as a matter of fact, compete for…, olive wreath, feel proud of…, make… happyⅣ. Closing down1. Closing down by doing exercise To end the lesson you are to do the comprehending exercises 1 & 2. 2. Closing down by discussingYou know our government has tried its best to compete for hosting the 29th Olympic Games. Ithas cost a lot of money. Do you think it is worthwhile? Why?第 4 页


For reference:It is worthwhile to host the Olympic Games. To host Olympic Games can make our countryknown to the whole world. To host Olympic Games can make our culture and people understoodby the other peoples. To host Olympic Games can stimulate the developing of our economy.3. Closing by imagining Imagine what we will do and what we can do for the 29th Olympic Games now.For reference: Maybe we can serve as volunteers to help the foreign visitors and athletes from allover the world. So at present we should study hard. Especially we should try our best to learnEnglish well.4. Closing down by narratingWe can see the text is written in a conversational style. And there are two speakers. One isPausanias, a Greek writer 2019 years ago, the other is Li Li, a Chinese girl. Now let’s change itinto a narrative style. In other words, let’s describe the ancient and modern Olympic Games in ourown words. Who would like to have a try?For reference: The ancient Olympic Games began in Greece and were held from 776 B.C. toA.D.393. It was held every four years. At that time, there were not so many sports as today. Andwomen were not allowed to take part in the games. There were not Winter Olympics at that time.Winners got the olive wreath as the prize. The motto was swifter, higher and stronger.The modern Olympic Games began in 1891. They’re held every four years. There are many newsports in the Olympics. In the summer Olympics there are over 250 different sports. Women are notonly allowed to join in but also play a very important role. Now the competitors compete formedals. The motto is swifter, higher and stronger. 5. Closing down by summarizingAs we have finished the passage we’ll sum up what we have learned. First let’s see the writingskills. It is written in a conversational style. It’s in a very interesting way. It adopts a dialoguebetween Pausanias who lived 2019 years ago and a Chinese gird in modern world. Through theirdialogue, the differences and similarities between the ancient and modern Olympic Games aremade known to the readers. Just because it is in a conversational style, there are quite a few oralspoken English and elliptical phrases.Through the comparison between the ancient and modern Olympic Games, we have learned thedifferences and the similarities between them. Now we can have a deep understanding of the第 5 页


Games. From the passage, we can have a deep understanding of the Games. From the passage, wecan also get to know that the Olympic Games are developing and improving. It’s our duty to makethe Olympic Games better and healthier. We know that one of the slogans for 2019 BeijingOlympic Games is Green Olympic Games. It shows that people are paying more and moreattention to our environment.第 6 页