1. Enjoy a video with a song which is to celebrate that Beijing win the right to host the 2008 Olympic Games to lead in the topic: the Olympic Games.

2. Different activities such as quiz, guessing game, knowledge about the Olympics, etc. to arouse the Ss' interest of reading.

　　运用多媒体创设直观情景，提供思维材料，使学生有"物"可思，进而发挥师生，人机交互功能，开发学生的听说潜能，使得学生的学习过程形象化、趣味化，使他们产生强烈的表达欲望和高涨的学习热情，从而提高学习效率。为学生接触新知识做准备. 1.Fast reading: Ask students to tell which of the statements are true or false according to the reading passage..

2. Careful reading: Fill in the form, tell the difference between ancient and modern Olympics according to the reading passage.

　　由老师创设一种探索问题的教学情境，让学生在学习小组中交流意见、看法，使学生处于一种良好的积极的求知欲望中，检验学生能否把握作者的观点，培养学生的归纳总结能力和创造性思维能力。 Play the tape for the Ss to follow, then get them to do reading comprehension. 　　通过设计阅读理解题目，检验学生对课文的理解程度，同时把课文的语言现象和语法知识抛开，整体把握这一话题。