1) talk about sports
2) talk about the Olympic games
3) learn some expressions about interests and hobbies.
4) Use the future passive voice
5) Write a sports star’s profile
Ⅱ Importances
1) Learn the following words and expressions athlete,medal,tarch,badminton,track and field, competitor,stand for,because of,would rather, take part, in preparation for
2) Reading
Learn about “the Olympic games”, read the passage and answer some questions, try to retell the passage.
Ⅲ Difficulties
1) Grammar: the future passive voice: “ will/shall +be +P.P”
2) Write a sports star’s profile.
Ⅳ Time: Five periods
Ⅴ Methods
1) talk about sports
2) talk about the Olympic games
3) give some pictures about the Olympic games to the students.
4) Divide the ss into groups and ask them to discuss freely, according to the following question: Which sport event(s) do you like to watch most? Why ? Is it important to win in a sports match?
5) Learn more about the Olympic games
Ⅵ Teaching process.
The first period
Ⅰgoals
1) talk about the Olympic games
2) listen to the sports reports.
Ⅱ Importances
1) Warming up: Talking and understanding the Olympic games and discuss some questions
2) Listening: listen to the sports reports and understand all kinds of sports.
Ⅲ Difficulties:
1) when and where…
2) how many times…
3) what sports were they playing…
Ⅳ Teaching process:
step one: warming up.
ask the ss about the Olympic games and let them discuss in pairs. Ask the ss to tell sth about the Olympic games in their own words. Introduce the Olympic games to the ss. Complete the exercises in the “ warming up”
step two: listening:
introduction: the listening consists of three sports reports and it tells us three kinds of sports.
1. ask the ss two questions: do you like sports? What sports do you know?
2. tell the ss they will listen to three kinds of sports they like in their daily lives.
3. the first time ask the ss only to listen and not to take any notes. For the second time write djown they key words and the questions I full sentences.
Step three: Practice in class.
Listen to the three sports reports and fill in the blanks.
Ⅴ Homework:
1) read new words and expressions
2) Do wb exercise 2 . talking
Ⅵ Design of writing:
Unit 8 Sports
Warming up:
1) The Olympic games is about…
2) How many sports do you know in the Olympic games?
…
Ⅶ Summary:
The second period
Ⅰ Goals
1) talk about the favourite sports.
2) Talk about interests and hobbies
Ⅱ Importances
Useful expressions about interests and hobbies:
Which do you like, … or …?
What’s your favourite sport?
Which do you prefer, …or …?
Ⅲ Difficulties
I like …best. I prefer…to …. I’d rather watch it than play it.
Ⅳ Teaching process:
step one: Revision
Get the ss to talk about all kinds of sports they know.
Step two: Speaking
Introduction: In this activity, the ss will practice expressing their opinion about sports. Then they’ll be asked to talk about interests and hobbies in useful expressions.
Step three:
Instruction:
1) ask the ss to interview their friends and give at least one reasontosupport their opinion.
2) Ask some questions
3) Ask the ss to word in pairs, talk about their interests and hobbies in useful expressions.
Step four: practice in class
1) Extension: ask the ss to compare different sports and look for things that people seem to enjoy.
2) Wb ex 2. Having a discussion about the causes and effects of some serious problems in the Olympic games
Ⅴ Homework
read new words and expressions
Ⅵ Design of writing:
Unit 8
Your favourite sports, interests and hobbies:
1) which do you like, …or …?
2) Which do you prefer, …or …?
Ⅶ Summary:
The third period
Ⅰ Goals:
Getting to know the Olympic games, read words and expressions by heart.
Ⅱ Importances
1) skimming:
Read the passage quickly, ask and answer some questions: what do
you know about the Olympic games?
2) scanning: write down sth important the year 776 BC __ the ancient Olympic games began the year 393 AD___ the Olympic games stopped 1896___the first Olympic games in modern times.
Ⅲ Difficulties:
Practicing the following language points:
1) every four years/ every fourth year / every second day/every two days/every other day
2) do one’s best/ try one’s best
Ⅳ Teaching process:
Step one: Revision
Get the ss to talk about sports in useful expressions, work in pairs.
Step two: Pre-reading
Introduction: the pre-reading exercise introduces the topic of the
textand helps activate background knowledge. Put the students into groups of four. Ask each group member to think and talk about one of the questions
Step three: Reading
First, get the students to read new words and expressions correctly
Introduction: the reading gives a brief summary of the history of the olympic games and its development over the years.
Instruction:
1) Read the question of the best design. Play the tape for them to listen and understand. Then choose the right answer.
2) Ask the ss 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 game.
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?
Paragraph 2
Where will the 29th olypic games?
Paragraph 5
When were the first modern Olympic games held?
Paragraph 3
3) Deal with some language problems which the ss ask and don’t understand.
1．Every +基数词+时间/距离单位 表“每多少时间/距离”
Every five days every ten metres
2. some of the games in which young men competed were:
3. ranking the third of all the competing countries 是一个动词ing 形式短语作伴随状语。
4．Following the history-making success in the 2000 Sydney Olympics,…
step four: practice in class.
Ask the ss to answer the following questions:
What is the text about? Describe it in your own words.
Step five: Post-reading
1) answer the following questions
2) write complete sentences to fill the chart with the information.
Ⅴ Homework:
read the passage again. Try to retell the passage.
Ⅵ Design of writing on the Bb.
Unit 8
1) how many gold medals…?
2) What were the old Olympic…?
3) How often are the …?
4) When were the first modern Olympic…?
Ⅶ Summary:
The fourth period
Ⅰ Goals:
understand and remember new words and expressions. Garmmar: the future passive voice.
Ⅱ Importances
To form the future passive, use will be done which gives the idea that something will happen in the future..
Ⅲ Difficulties:
use the future passive voice to make sentences: more trees will be planted and new roads will be built by the people of Beijing.
Ⅳ Teaching process:
step one: Revision
Talk about something about the Olympic games.
Step two: word study.
First read the whole sentence, then guess the words about the Olympic games .the first letter has been given.
Step three: Grammar:
The structure of the future passive voice: will/shall be done. It gives the idea that something will happen in the future.
1) They will not paint the house again next year.__ the house will not be painted again next year.
2) What tools shall we needed in the work?____ what tools will be needed in the work.
3) What shall we do to stop the river from being polluted? ___what will be done to stop the river from being polluted?
Step four: Practise in class
Practicing of wb exercise “grammar” using the passive voice to make sentences.
Ⅴ. Design of writing:
Unit 8
1) The 29th Olympic games will be held in Beijing?
2) What will be built for the Beijing?
3) How much money will be spent by the government on this programme?
…
Ⅵ. Summary
The fifth period
Ⅰ. Goals:
integrating skill: read the passage and answer some questions with the information from the text.
Ⅱ. Importances:
Reading the passage and write a profile of a sports star.
Ⅲ. Difficulties
Grammar: the future passive voice.
Ⅳ. Teaching process:
step one: Revision
check the wb exercises. Ask the ss to use the passive voice to make sentences.
Step two: Reading Yao Ming
Introduction: the reading passage is about a profile of Yao Ming, a great Chinese basketball player. The next tells when and where was he born, how much does he weigh, what makes him great? Etc.
Instruction:
1) play the tape for the ss to listen and understand, then answer the following questions:
when and where was he born?
How much does he weigh?
What titles has he won?
How tall is he?
What makes him great in your eyes?
2) ask the ss to write a profile of a sports star to practise describing a person.
3) Ask the ss to read about Yao Ming again and think about what makes an athlete great and successful. Discuss in pairs and give their opinions.
Step three:
Let the ss choose their favourite star and write a profile. Students can use the reading passage and exercise 2 as example.
Step four: checkpoint 8
