I. Learning objectives
By the end of the lesson, students will be able to:
1. summarize different paragraphs with subheadings;
2. learn about the basic knowledge of the Olympic Games;
3. know how to distinguish facts from opinions.
II. Key competence focus
1. Achieve a deep understanding of the Olympic Games and the Olympic spirits.
2.Apply reading strategies to reading tasks and get a deep understanding of the reading material.
III. Predicted area of difficulty
Have a deep understanding about sports spirit.
IV.Teaching procedures
Step 1 Lead-in
1. T greets the class.
T: Class begins, boys and girls! Good morning/afternoon, class! How are you today?
2. T shows some pictures about the Olympic Gamesto Ss and presents some words which are related with the Olympic Games, such as torch, boxing and so on. Then T asks Ss to recognize them and say something about them. After that T presents the correct words below each picture and leads in the topic of this lesson—The Olympic Games.
T: Please look at the screen.Here come some pictures for you. Do you know what they are, who they are and what they are doing?
(torch, Lang Ping, boxing, football, bicycle)
T: Have you ever watched any sporting events? Now, open your textbook and turn to page 15. Let’s watch a short video.
T: Having watched the video, let’s think of the following questions:
• How did you feel about it?
(excited/amazing/proud …)
• Which sporting events in the video do you like best? Why?
I like Formula 1 best.I have been to the Shanghai Grand Prix before.The carswere so loud and fast! I just enjoy the excitement whenever I see a beautiful, shiny automobile racing through the track,which makes me feel like I could beas skilful and confident as the driver too.
• What other sporting events do you know about?
I always watch the Championships,Wimbledon.Held every summer in England,it is the world’s oldest tennis tournament. All of the best players in the worldcompete in the tournament and there are various events for men, women,doubles and juniors.WhenI see the great players on television,the green grasssurfaces and the spectators enjoying these exciting matches,I really want to be there too!
【设计意图：创设情境，引导话题，激发学生的学习期望和兴趣。使学生了解今天要学什么，为新课文内容做好准备。】
Step 2 No Specific Response
T plays the tape of the passage without giving any tasks to Ss.
T: Close your book. Please allow me to read the passage for you. Just listen and have a preliminary perception of the text. OK?
