Lead-in:

In Welcome to the unit, six pictures are presented to students. Each one focuses on a popular sport. Sport plays a very important role in our lives. We see or do sports almost every day. Look at the six pictures. Are you familiar with these sports? What do you think of first when you see pictures like these? (Olympic Games, sports meeting, keep fit...)

　教师和学生以(Picture of table tennis)进行一次讨论，然后学生进行模仿分组活动。（The teacher starts a discussion with the students. After that the students have discussions about the other five pictures in groups.）

　The teacher may begin the activity like this: 活动内容可按下面的模式进行。

1. Can you play table tennis?

2. Do you like it?

3. When did you begin to play table tennis?

4. How often do you play it?

5. Who do you play it with?

6. Do you think playing table tennis is a good way to build up your body?

7. Is table tennis your favorite sport? Why?

(It is convenient for people to play and does not require too much equipment. People have to be quick-minded and have rapid responses. It is a good way to make friends and meet new people.)

Reading

As we all know, the Olympic Games are held every four years and it is a great honor for a

country to host the Games. How much do you know about the Olympics, for example, its history, ceremonies and sporting events? Today you will listen to a speech given by Mr. Johnson, a member of the International Olympic Committee, who is visiting a high school in Beijing.

Skimming for main idea:

Listen to the tape to get a general idea of the text and answer the questions on page 22

1.What is the speech about?

2. Where were the ancient Olympic Games held?

3. Who restarted the modern Olympic Games?

Scanning for further comprehension:

Questions:

1. Are there any same points about both ancient and modern Olympic Games?

(Both the ancient and modern Olympic Games were / are held every four years. Some of the sports played in the ancient Olympics, such as discus, long jump, wrestling and running, are still played in the modern Olympics.)

2. What are the differences between the ancient 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