4 present a speech about entering a new sport into the Olympics

5 expand vocabulary related to sports and sporting events

合作探究

Welcome to the unit

1. 导入：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 ever)/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。

Can you play table tennis? Do you like it? When did you begin to play table tennis?

How often do you play it? Who do you play it with? Do you think playing table tennis is a good

way to build up your body? Is table tennis your favourite 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

2．体验：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:

Ask the students to discuss the following questions in groups.