Unit 2 sporting events -Welcome to the Unit教案

step 1 brainstormingat the beginning of the class, let’s first enjoy a song. do you know what the song is about? (the theme song at the 1988 olympic games)good, do you like it? can you sing it? and i wonder whether you like sports. / do you like sports?since you like sports, you may be familiar with some sports stars, let’s play a game, ok? i’ll give a brief description of a certain sports star and you are asked to guess who she or he is. are you clear?  1.she is a girl from beijing; she has once won the olympic championship and many titles in the field of table tennis. (zhang yining) 2.he is from shanghai; he is very tall; now he serves in nba. (yao ming)3.he is also from shanghai, last year in athens he beat his rivals and became the first asian to win the gold medal in the men’s 110-metre hurdles. (liu xiang)4.she is a black lady from u.s.a; she and her elder sister are known as the double black pearls in the field of tennis (little williams)well done! what sports can you play?what sports do you know?for referencemartial arts: chinese wushu, judo, fencing, tae kwon do, karate, etcball games: volleyball, basketball, football, table tennis, golf, badminton, baseball, rugby, ice hockey, etctrack and field: long jump, high jump, pole jump, discus, shot-put, relay race, etc.gymnastics: men’s events-----rings, horizontal bar, double bars, parallel bars, vaulting horse, pommel led horse, floor exercise, etc.women’s events-----balance beam, high and low bars, uneven bars, vaulting horse, floor exercise, etc.who is your favorite sportsperson?why do you admire this sportsperson?they have good team spirit, a stronger character, mental strength and a positive attitude. they bring joy to my life. they are always challenging the limits of humans.do you like playing sports? how much time do you usually spend exercising or doing sports every week?step 2 sharing information1. sports play a very important role in our lives. we see or do sports almost every day. look at the six pictures at page 21.    are you familiar with these sports? do you think we can play these sports every day?what comes to your mind first when you see pictures like these?the international olympic committee (ioc),olympic games, sports meetings, fierce competitions, professional or amateur athletes, exercising for fun, exercising to keep fit…now please look at the pictures and talk about each of them.picture of table tennis