(4)    What is the spirit of the Olympic Games?

The purpose is to concentrate on the students’ thinking, make them find the main idea quickly to develop some basically skills of reading. It also prepares for knowing something about the Olympics and understanding the main idea of the text.

Step 3 Intensive Reading

Students are required to go through all paragraghs one by one. At the same time, some detailed questions are shown on the screen for them to find the answers.

Questions:

(1)    For what purpose were the ancient Greek Olympics held every four years?

(2)    What events did the ancient Greek Olympics have?

(3)    What did the Frenchman wish to renew?

(4)    According to the Frenchman, what would the Olympic Games bring about?

(5)    Did the Frenchman succeed in renewing the Olympics?

Five minutes later, check the answers with the whole class. From this students can get more details about the Olympic Games. This step holds the most important position of the whole lesson, for it gains the aim of training the students’ reading ability to some content. It referred that students are required to read the passage aloud to ensure the correct pronunciation of some difficult words and the usage of new phrase.

Step 4 Language Points

Pick out some difficult sentences and phrases to explain. Make them understand the passage better and lay a solid basis for applying language points.

1. as early as 776 B.C.

e.g. This desk is as long as 5 meters.

2. every four years

every forth year

e.g. —— How often do you visit your grandparents?

—— Every two weeks?

3. take part in = join in

e.g. Did you take part in the sports meeting held last week in our school?

4. succeed in doing something

5. more and more nations

more and more beautiful

longer and longer

6. compete in

Step 5 Role Play and Discussion

Students work in pairs, one as a reporter , the other as an official working in a sports department. They may make use of the questions in Step Two and Three and some key words given by the teacher.

This is to help the students to review and enforce what they have required and encourage them to exploit it in authentic environment to develop their communicative ability. So the teacher as audience, should give more compliments and praise rather than criticism, to cultivate the students’ confident and protect students’ learning enthusiasm.

Step 6 Consolidation and Learning Tips

1.      Exercise2,3 on Page 253 and 254

2.      Write a passage on Beijing Olympic Games, and employ the Internet if necessary.

The first part is to strengthen the language points. The second one is to emphasize the students’ writing sills. Give some tips on how to choose a cling when writing a passage.

The following is the layout on the blackboard

The Olympic Games

1. as early as 776 B.C.

2. every four years

every forth year

3. take part in = join in

4. succeed in doing something

5. more and more nations

more and more beautiful

longer and longer

6. compete in

That is all about my teaching ideas. Thank you for your patient work!

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