Unit2 sporting events - Reading教案

michael

jordan

american

1984 los angeles olympics;

1992 barcelona olympics

two gold medals, basketball

the highest scorer for the usa basketball team at the 1984 olympics

haile

gebrselassie

ethiopian

1996 atlanta olympics;

sydney olympics

two gold medals, distance running

first became famous in 1992; broke world record for the 10 km run

xu haifeng

chinese

1984 los angeles olympics

gold medal

won the first olympics gold medal for china

deng yapping

chinese

1992 barcelona olympics

four gold medals,

table tennis

became an  ioc member in

liu xiang

chinese

athens olympics

gold medal, men’s 110-metre hurdles

the first asian to win this race2. now please answer some questions to check your comprehension of the passage:what characteristics do the ancient olympics and the modern olympics share?both the ancient and modern olympic games were /are held every four years. some of the sports played in the ancient olympic, such as discus, long jump, wrestling and running, are still played in the modern olympics.what are the differences between the ancient games and the modern olympic games?the ancient games were always held at the same place. in the ancient olympics, only greek men were allowed to compete and they had to compete wearing no clothes. in the modern olympics, athletes from all over the world can take part, no matter what language they speak or what sex they are.muhammad ali and michael jordan are mentioned in the passage. what do these two sportspeople have in common?they are both talented and dedicatedthey train hardthey have contributed significantly to their sports.they are extremely successful in their fields.they both have passion and enthusiasm for sports.do you think chinese athletes such as deng yaping and liu xiang are as great as ali or jordan?3. let’s complete parts d and e

d 1. a  2 c  3 e  4 f  5 d  6 b

e 1) significance    2) ancient       3) compete   4) peacefully 5) athletes 6) achievement7) gold medal 8) mentioned4. read the speech again and think about the criteria for a good speech and what makes a good speaker. please discuss the following questions:do you think it is difficult to give a speech in front of an audience? why or why not?what makes a good speech and a good speaker?what are the things a speaker should attach importance to?is there any relationship between the different topics the speaker mentions?

step 4: post-reading activities1.go over part e and discuss the questions in pairs.