人教英語新課標必修2全冊精品教案(Unit 2 The Olympic Games)

the second picture is the opening ceremony of the olympic games. maybe this is the principle stadium. it’s large and can hold thousands of audience.the third picture is a chinese athlete named yang yang. she won a gold medal for china in the winter olympic games. she is a famous skating player.3. talking and sharingwe know there are many differences and similarities about the ancient and modern olympics. do you know anything about them? you can simply guess. yes, lucy, try … iii. reading1. reading aloud to the recording and finding the general ideanow please listen and read aloud to the recording of the text an interview. pay attention to the pronunciation and intonation as well as the pauses within each sentence. then try to get the general idea of the passage. have you got the main idea? yes, it tells us the differences and the similarities between the ancient and modern olympics. 2. reading and actingnow let’s play the parts of the greek writer pausanias and the chinese girl li li. now boys, you are pausanias; girls, you are li li. please pay attention to the bold words.3. reading and findingnow read the text again. the boys shall try to finish the task: what was the ancient olympics like? the girls shall try to finish the task: what is the modern olympics like?4. reading and collecting informationok, now let’s read it silently. first let’s talk about the same points between the ancient and modern olympics. who can answer? any volunteers? then let’s come to the differences.the similarities①       both are held every four years.②       both are held not for money but for honour.③       the beliefs are the same. they are: swifter, higher, and stronger.④       men are allowed to take part both in ancient and modern olympics.⑤       some events are the same, such as running, jumping, shooting and thowing.the differences①       there were not winter olympics in the past.②       now competitors are from all over the world. but in the ancient time, only the   people in greece could take part.③       only men were allowed to take part in the past, now woman are also allowed.④       in the past, winners got the olive wreath as the prize. now competitors compete for medals.