I. Teaching aims and demands學習目標和要求：
1.topic話題:
1>Talk about sports
2>Talk about the Olympic Games
3>Talk about sports stars
2.function功能:
Interests and hobbies 興趣和愛好:
Which do you like … or …? I like watching it.
What’s your favourite sport? Shooting, I think.
Which sport do you like best? I like … best.
Which do you prefer, … or …? I prefer … to …
What about …? I’d rather watch it than play it.
Are you interested in it? Yes, very much. /No, not really. / Sure, I love sports.
3.vocabulary詞匯:
BC, AD, continent, well-known, athlete, gold, medal, torch, badminton, speed, skating, track and field, tie, final, dive, shooting, Greece, competitor, motto, further, rank, gymnastics, prepare, preparation, effect, flame, compete, flag, weight, position, superstar, point, skill, weight, title, gesture, facial
Stand for, because of, would rather, take part, in preparation for
4.grammar語法:
The Passive Voice (2) 被動語態:
1>能夠用英語描述事物將受到某種影響或某種處理-使用將來時被動語態。例如：
More trees will be planted and new roads will be built.
2>能夠用英語描述人物將被動地接受某種行為或某種處理-使用將來時被動語態。例如：
A great number of reporters will be invited to Beijing to report the 29th Olympic Games.
5.language usage語言運用
運用所學語言，圍繞體育運動這一話題，完成教材和練習冊中的聽、說、寫的任務；閱讀課文 “The Olympic Games” 并聯系生活中的實際，書寫一篇目短文。
II. Difficult points 難點
III. Main teaching aids教具: A tape-recorder; Multimedia, projector, role cards
Ⅳ. Main teaching methods 教法:
1. The interaction between the teacher and the students, and among the students themselves; Attention to the students’ listening, speaking, reading and writing; and so on.
2. Listening-and–answering activity to help the students go through with the 限listening material.
3. Use both individual work and group or pair work to make every student work and think in class
Ⅴ. Periods: 7-8 periods.
Ⅵ. Teaching procedures 教學過程
Period 1
1. PRESENTATION & REVISION
Talk about the teaching plan for this unit and at the same time tell the students the teaching aims and demands. During this period, do WARMING-UP, LISTENING, SPEAKING.
2. WARMING-UP
Introduction The quiz introduces the topic of the unit and activates the students' background knowledge.
Instruction Ask the students to read about the Olympic Games before they take the quiz ( They can use any source, in English or Chinese). The reading can be done as homework before the students come to class. You can also ask the students to bring more facts and questions to class.
Answers to the exercises:
1C 2B 3A 4B 5C 6A 7B
8 1984 - Los Angeles 2000 – Sydney 2004 – Athens 2008 - Beijing
9 The Summer Olympic Games: badminton, basketball, soccer, table tennis, track and field, swimming
The Winter Olympic Games: speed skating, skiing
Extension If resources are available, and if the students are interested, the students can write more questions and use them in groups, possibly in a game show format or simply as pair questions.
3. LISTENING
Introduction The activity helps the students practise their ability to pick out detailed information from what they hear on the tape.
Instruction Ask the students to listen to the reports on the tape and provide the missing information. Extension Ask the students to write reports about sports events and read them to the class.
LISTENING TEXT:
1 Let’s see what happened in sports today. How about taking a look at the NBA? In today's basketball action, the Los Angeles Lakers won against the Miami Heat. The Lakers scored 20 points in the last quarter, beating the Heat 101-96. Los Angeles has now won their last five games and may be on the way to this year's playoffs.
2 And here are the results from today's soccer league games. Manchester United came back from one goal behind to tie Leeds 2-2 in Wednesday's game. Leeds scored their first goal after only ten minutes. It looked like Leeds would win when they took a 2-1 lead in the second half, but Manchester scored their second goal with five minutes left. Manchester is now two wins away from their third title.
3 The masters of their game once again showed that they cannot be stopped. China won against Russia in Saturday's table tennis match. The Chinese team won the two first singles matches 3-1 and 3-0, while the Russians won the doubles match. China did not give up, but won the singles match. The win in the last singles match gave them a final win of 3-1. China has not lost any matches this year and it doesn't look like any team can beat them.
Answers:
Report 1
What sport were they playing? Basketball
Who won? The Los Angeles Lakers won against/ beat / defeated the Miami Heat.
What was the result? The Lakers scored 20 points in the last quarter, beating the Heat 101-96.
Report 2
What sport were they playing? Soccer / Football
What was the result? Manchester United tied Leeds 2-2.
Report 3
What sport were they playing? Table tennis.
Who won? China won against / defeated / beat Russia.
What was the result? The Chinese team won the first two singles matches 3-1 and 3-0, while the Russians won the doubles match. The win in the last singles match gave them a final win of 3-1.
4. SPEAKING
Introduction In this activity, the students will practice expressing their opinion about sports.
Instruction Ask the students to interview their friends. Make sure that the students give at least one reason to support their opinion. If necessary, the teacher can provide examples of reasons for liking a sport.
Extension Ask the students to compare different sports and look for things that people seem to enjoy.
Sample dialogue:
1 A: Hi. Can I ask you a question?
B: Sure.
A: Which sport do you like best?
B: Hmm, let me think. Oh, basketball. I think I like basketball best.
A: Why do you like basketball?
B: I like basketball because it is fast and exciting. The players jump high and the games are always very close. Some games are decided in the last few seconds.
2 A: What's your favourite sport?
B: My favourite sport is football. I love watching the Chinese team play. The players are very good and they use a plan to try to beat / defeat the other team.
A: But sometimes two teams playa whole game and never score a goal.
B: Yes, but scoring a goal is not the only exciting thing. Each player will do many amazing things in a game and the players work together to score a goal. Even if the teams don't score a goal, the game is fun to watch.
3 Please use different expressions for a different situation.
5. SUMMARY & HOMEWORK
1. Preview the reading text
2. Learn the new words and expressions by heart.
3. Get ready to be examined in the speaking activities.
Period 2
1. PRESENTATION & REVISION
1. Ask some pairs to act out the speaking activities.
2. During this period, do some reading.
2. PRE-READING
Introduction The pre-reading exercise introduces the topic of the text and helps activate background knowledge.
Instruction Put the students into groups of four. Ask each group member to think and talk about one of the questions. Alternatively, you can ask each group to focus on one question. Visit each group and give help as needed. When group discussion time is up, ask the students to express their personal opinion about the questions given, or, alternatively, elicit responses from volunteers. Remember that answers will and should vary. Students are free to come up with different opinions, but they must state their reasons clearly.
Possible answers:
1 I like watching NBA basketball games, because very often you don't know who wins until the last minute. It's very exciting. Watching the best players play also helps me play basketball better.
I like watching football matches most, because it is teamwork. I can't help feeling excited when someone scores a goal.
I like watching gymnastics most, because in it you'll see both strength and beauty. I wish I could do that too.
2 Yes, it is important to win, because it proves that you are the best and gives you confidence.
No, it is not important to win. It is important to do your best and to have fun while you are competing.
3 Yes, they are important. It is an opportunity to show how strong your country is and how much the people in your country love sports. That's why Chinese people are so crazy about hosting the Olympic Games and winning gold medals. Such a big sports meeting is also good for the local economy.
No, they are not so important. The countries have to spend too much money on training Olympic athletes. It is better if the countries use this money to build more sports centers to help common people keep fit. The Olympic Games are just another sports event.
4 The athletes think it is an honour to take part in the Olympic Games, because it is a meeting of the best sportsmen and sportswomen in the world.
They have a chance to win if they take part in the Olympic Games, and if they do win, they will become rich and famous.
They come to make friends and learn from each other.
3. READING
THE OLYMPIC GAMES
Introduction The reading gives a brief summary of the history of the Olympic Games and its development over the years. The first part of the text explains how the Olympic Games have changed over the years and gives examples of some of the specific changes. The final paragraph describes China's success in recent Olympic Games and gives a few examples of how China and Beijing are preparing for the 2008 Olympic Games.
Instruction Tell the students to read the text silently. Encourage the students to read without using a dictionary. Tell the students to mark any words or phrases whose meaning they cannot guess from context.
This text, which has a lot of specific information( dates and numbers), is good for practising scanning. Choose some sentences with numbers, years or names of people or places and ask the students to scan for specific information.
Students can use what they know about the structure of texts to outline and predict a reading. You can use the texts in the book to familiarize the students with the basic structure and organization of texts that they are likely to read.
Ask the students to scan the text and decide where in the text the questions below are answered.
How many gold medals did Carl Lewis win in the 1984 Olympic Games? Paragraph 4
What were the old Olympic Games like? Paragraph 2
How often are the Olympic Games held? Paragraph 1
What does the Olympic motto mean?
How many athletes took part in the 2000 Olympic Games? Paragraph 4
Paragraph 3
When did the old Olympic Games begin? Paragraph 2
Where will the 29th Olympic Games be held? Paragraph 5
When were the first modem Olympic Games held? Paragraph 3
4. POST-READING
Answers to the exercises:
1 1 T 2 F (change Further to Stronger) 3 (four gold medals) 4 F (in Sydney) 5 F (29th Olympic Games) or: in Athens 6 F (every four years)
2 1 The Olympic Games have changed in many ways. Many sports are the same, but new sports have been added. Women are now allowed to take part in the Games. There are more competitors now. In 2000, over 10,000 athletes from 227 countries participated in the Olympics.
2 In preparation for the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, new buildings and sports venues will be built, more trees will be planted and new roads will be built.
3 China won 28 gold medals in the Sydney Olympic Games. The events include: shooting, weight lifting, judo, badminton, table-tennis, gymnastics, foot race / walking race, diving and kickboxing / tackwondo.
3 Various answers are possible.
Good effects
1 People all over the world will learn about the city and its people.
2 Many sports fans will visit the city. 3 The preparations (planting trees, building new roads, building new sports venues) will make the city better and more beautiful. Bad effects
1 It is very expensive to host the Olympics. Maybe the money should be used for other things.
2 Too many visitors may do harm to the environment of the city.
3 The venues and buildings may be wasted after the Olympic Games.
5. SUMMARY & HOMEWORK
1. Read the text fluently.
2. Get LANUAGE STUDY ready.
3. Go on remembering the new words and expressions in this unit.
Period 3
1. PRESENTATION & REVISION
1. Have a dictation of the new words and expressions.
2. LANGUAGE POINTS IN THE READING TEXT
(Omitted.)
3. LANGUAGE STUDY
Word study
Answers to the exercises:
1 Greece 2 event 3 competitor 4 motto 5 shooting 6 torch 7 medal 8 athlete
4. GRAMMAR
The Future Passive Voice:
To form the future passive, use will be done, which gives the idea that something will happen in the future. e.g.: The 29th Olympic Games will be held in Beijing. More trees will be planted and new roads will be built by the people of Beijing.
Answers to Exercises 1:
1 A new bridge will be built over the river.
2 Tens of thousands of trees will be planted in Beijing.
3 Some of the rules will be changed.
4 More will be paid to the athletes.
5 Children will be encouraged to take more exercise.
6 The environment in the city will be improved.
Answers to exercises 2:
1 What will be built for the Beijing Olympic Games?
2 Where will the final match be watched by millions of people?
3 By whom will the Canadian flag be carried at the opening of the Olympic Games?
4 How will all the flags be made?
5 What will be taken care of by Mrs. Jones while you are away on holiday?
6 How much money will be spent by the government on this programme?
5. SUMMARY & HOMEWORK
1. Grasp the language points in the reading text.
2. Finish all the exercises in the Student’s Book.
3. Learn to use the Grammar in this unit.
Period 4
1. PRESENTATION & REVISION
1. Check the students on the grammar points.
2. Ask the students to translate some sentences.
2. GRAMMAR EXERCISES
(Omitted.)
3. INTEGRATING SKILLS
Introduction The students are asked to write a profile of a sports star to practise using some of the vocabulary in the unit and to practise describing a person.
Instruction Ask the students to read about Yao Ming and think about what makes an athlete great and successful. Let the students choose their favourite star and write a profile.
Sample writing:
Serena Williams is one of the world's best tennis players. She was born in California in 1981 and has been playing tennis since she was very young. Serena's sister, Venus Williams, is also a top tennis player, and they are both trained by their father.
Serena has won all the big tennis titles: Wimbledon, the US Open, the Australian Open, and the French Open. She is a powerful player: she is tall and has very strong arms and legs.
Many people like Serena because of her outgoing personality and her friendliness. I also like Serena because she uses her spare time to help students in poor areas. A great sports star should do more than just play sports-he or she should also set a good example for others to follow. Serena Williams is a star tennis player who cares about others and tries to help. I think that she is truly a great person.
CHECKPOINT
Answers to Checkpoint 8:
The 29th Olympic Games will be hosted by Beijing in the year 2008.
More trees will be planted and new roads will be built by the people of Beijing.
4. LANGUAGE POINTS IN THE READING TEXT
(Omitted.)
5. SUMMARY & HOMEWORK
1. Write a clear and beautiful short passage in the Exercise-book.
2. Preview WORKBOOK.
Period 5
1. PRESENTATION & REVISION
1. Have a dictation of some phrases.
2. Say something about the students’ writing.
2. LISTENING
Instruction Tell the students that they are going to hear about famous sports stars. Ask them to listen to the tape and fill in the information about the first two stars. The tape will tell the students to think about a third star. Ask the students to follow the instructions on the tape and then work in pairs or groups.
LISTENING TEXT:
Sports Star of the Year
Part 1
Ladies and gentlemen! The time has come for you to decide who the sports star of the year will be. You have three stars to choose from. Let's hear about the stars!
The first star is the football player Ronaldo, from Brazil. Ronaldo has had a very good year. He scored many goals for his club and for his country. Perhaps more importantly, Ronaldo also showed the world that he was able to overcome difficulties. He was hurt twice in the past few years and had to spend a lot of time in hospital and improve his skills. But Ronaldo has done more than just play football, he has also helped the United Nations make the world better.
The second star won a gold medal in the 2000 Olympic Games and seems to get better every year. Jason Kidd led his team to victory after victory, and he helped his teammates become better players. Basketball is important to Kidd and he likes to show everybody that he loves this game. Jason Kidd has also helped children and teenagers love the game and love school, telling them that they can make their dreams come true if they do their best.
Part 2
The third star is ... Well, we need your help with this one. The third star is one of China's many great athletes. There are so many stars to choose from that we can't pick one. Please help us. Work together in groups or pairs and decide which Chinese sports star you think should be chosen as sports star of the year. Don't forget to write down reasons for your choice. When you have finished, use the cards to decide who should be chosen. Report your decision to the class. Thank you and good luck.
Answers to the exercises:
1
Sports Star No.1
Name: Ronaldo
Sport: Soccer / Football
Reasons: He scored many goals.
He overcame difficulties.
He helped the UN make the world better. Sports Star No.2
Name: Jason Kidd
Sport: Basketball
Reasons: He led his team to victory.
He helped his teammates become better players. He helped young people follow their dreams and love school.
2 Encourage the students to think of as many different choices as possible. Various answers are possible. Remind the students to think of different kinds of reasons (see star No.1 and No.2). When the students have decided on a candidate, ask the class to discuss the different choices and try to decide who will be the Sports Star of the Year.
3. TALKING
Introduction This activity gives the students an opportunity to talk about sports and the Olympic spirit and to practise expressing and supporting an opinion.
Instruction Ask the students to choose a role and prepare a role card with reasons for their opinion. You can help them prepare by giving a few examples or by asking questions while the students are preparing the discussion. During the discussion, make sure that everyone is participating and that they are using English. When the groups have finished, ask one member from each group to tell the class what they have discussed. Use their reports to start a class discussion to see which problem you think is the most serious and if there are other serious problems.
Sample Discussion:
A: I am worried about athletes who cheat by using drugs or other methods to win. We watch the Olympics to see the best athletes compete. We do not want to see athletes who cheat or use drugs to win. The best athlete should win without drugs or cheating. Using drugs is dangerous, too. Athletes should not use drugs, because they may get sick and they may make young sports fans think that drugs are good.
B: I think that the biggest problem is that the Olympic judges are unfair. Some judges give lower scores to athletes from countries they don't like, and sometimes judges and referees help a team win. This is wrong. If nothing is done about this, sports fans will get angry and won't watch the Olympics.
C: I agree that these problems are serious, but I also think we should do something about the Olympic officials_ The Olympic Committee has a lot of power and sometimes uses this power the wrong way. Officials from cities that want to host the Olympics also do bad things sometimes. If we want the Olympics to be successful and popular, we must make sure that the officials don't do anything bad.
D: I am worried about the spirit of the Olympics. In my opinion, today's athletes care too much about money and winning. Winning is important, but the Olympic spirit is more important. The Olympic athletes meet to compete, but also to make friends and show that athletes and sports fans from all over the world are like a big family.
4. SUMMARY & HOMEWORK
1. Get ready to be examined in the talking activities.
2. Preview all the exercises in the workbook.
Period 6
1. PRESENTATION & REVISION
1. Ask some pairs to act out the talking activities.
2. PRACTISING
Vocabulary
Answers to the exercises:
1 1C 2 D 3 F 4A 5 B 6 E
2 1 A 2A 3 B 4A
3 1 height 2 weight, weigh 3 preparing, preparation 4 competitors 5 hosted
4 1 Do you know what the one big star and four smaller stars in China's national flag stand for?
2 The woman you met at the meeting yesterday is a well-known American actress.
3 It's cold outside. I would rather stay at home.
4 How many Chinese athletes will take part in the next Olympic Games?
5 When did Xiao Jun join the League?
6 Beijing is now in preparation for the 2008 Olympic Games.
7 The postman takes letters to that mountain village every four days.
8 A total of eight athletes / runners will compete in the 100-metre race.
5 (1) many (2) old (3) are (4) men (5) take (6) compete (7) just (8) like / such as (9) also (10) not
Grammar
Answers to the exercises:
1 1 They won't give her a gold medal.
→ A gold medal won't be given to her. / She won't be given a gold medal.
2 The construction workers won't pull down the old temple.
→ The old temple won't be pulled down.
3 They won't read the Music of Chance by Paul Auster.
→The Music of Chance by Paul Auster won't be read.
4 The rabbits won't eat the carrots. → The carrots won't be eaten by the rabbits.
5 The Russian businessman won't buy the famous painting by Xu Beihong.
→ The famous painting by Xu Beihong won't be bought by the Russian businessman.
6 The teacher won't mark the students' homework tonight.
→ The students' homework won't be marked tonight.
7 They won't make some parts of the car in the factory.
→ Some parts of the car won't be made in the factory.
8 They won't finish this project in five years. →This project won't be finished in five years.
2
Notice
Classroom building 1 will be cleaned next Monday and Building 2 on Tuesday. The computer center and language lab will be cleaned on Wednesday, and the science labs on Thursday. The library will be cleaned on Friday.
3
Eating food I think all food will be made into juice and chopsticks won't be used.
Drinking water Water will be made into pills and glasses won't be used.
Wearing clothes Electronic clothes will be worn and the colour can be changed by pressing a button.
Building houses Houses will be built in the ocean.
Driving cars Cars will be driven by robots.
Reading books Books will be read on the Internet or on cellphones.
Making phone calls Phones will be built into our body and phone calls will be made simply by speaking.
3. INTEGRATING SKILLS
Reading
FOR THE LOVE OF THE GAME
Introduction The reading portrays some of the lesser known Olympic heroes and suggests that these athletes represent the true Olympic spirit. Each athlete expresses his or her love for their sport and describes what their life is like. They also explain some of the difficulties amateur athletes often have to deal with, such as finding the time and money to train and compete.
Answers to the exercises:
1 1 Unknown athletes often have to work and train at the same time. They also have to pay for their own trips and equipment.
2 For many athletes, the Olympic Games is their only chance to compete in front of a large audience and to represent their country.
3 Various answers are possible. Famous athletes draw big crowds and help their clubs or t_s make money.
2 Various answers are possible.
4. WRITING
Answers to Exercise 1:
Sport: Soccer
Objective:
Shoot the ball into the other team's goal.
Number of players:
Two teams of eleven players: ten outfielders and a goalkeeper.
Sports field:
Grass playing field.
Equipment:
Football, two goals, and a football field.
Basic rules:
Players are not allowed to use their hands. Sport: Table tennis
Objective:
Hit the ball past the other player and get 11 points.
Number of players:
Two or four.
Sports field:
Table.
Equipment:
Two paddles (or rackets), a
small ball, a net, and a table.
Basic rules:
Hit the ball across the net. When you serve, the ball must first bounce on your side of the net. Sport: Basketball
Objective:
Shoot the ball into the other team basket.
Number of players:
Two teams play: five in each team.
Sports field:
Hard floor.
Equipment:
Basketball, two baskets (goals), and a basketball court.
Basic rules:
Players are not allowed to kick the ball Players must bounce the ball when they run. Goals are worth one, two, or three points.
Sample writing:
Basketball and soccer are two of the most popular sports in the world. They are both team sports where each team tries to score the most goals. There are eleven players on a soccer team and five on a basketball team. One of the soccer players is a goalkeeper, whose job is to keep the ball out of the goal. Soccer players score goals by shooting the ball past the goalkeeper into the.
other team's goal. Each goal is worth one point. In basketball, players score by throwing the ball into the other team's basket. Each goal is worth one, two, or three points.
Soccer is played on a large grass field, while basketball is played on a smaller court with a hard floor. Basketball players use their hands to throw the ball but may not kick the ball. Soccer players can kick the ball, but are not allowed to use their hands. Basketball players must bounce the ball when they run with it.
In both soccer and basketball, the players work together as a team to try to win. The best teams may have famous stars, like Ronaldo, David Beckham, and Shaquille O'Neal, but one player cannot win a game. The only way to win is to learn how to make every player do his or her best.
5. SUMMARY & HOMEWORK
1. Finish all the exercises in this UNIT.
2. Finish the supplementary exercises given by the teacher.
Period 7
1. PRESENTATION & REVISION
2. GOING OVER SUPPLIMENTARY EXERCISES
3. SUMMARY & HOMEWORK
Period 8
1. PRESENTATION & REVISION
2. GOING OVER NEW WORDS AND EXPRESSIONS IN UNIT 2
3. SUMMARY & HOMEWORK