hurdle race in the 2004 Olympic games.
T: OK! Thank you. I?m very glad that you know a lot about sports personalities. The title of this module is The Great Sports Personality. Step Ⅱ Introduction 1. Talking about the pictures
Ask the students to talk about the three pictures. Two minutes later, ask three students to describe the pictures.
T: Now look at the pictures. Who are the people in the pictures and which sports do they play? Have a discussion with your partners. Then I will ask three of you to introduce the three people to us.
A moment later, ask three students to explain the pictures. T: Are you ready now? Ss: Yes.
T: Well, who wants to introduce the first person to us? S8: Let me have a try. The woman in the first picture is Deng Yaping. She is a very famous table tennis player. Though she is short, she plays very well and won many medals. T: Very good! Thank you. What about the second picture?
S9: The man in this picture is Yao Ming. He is a well-known basketball player. He is 2.26 meters tall. He led the Chinese national team to a silver medal in the recent Asian Games.
T: OK! The last picture.
S10: The man in the No.7 uniform is Beckham. He is a leading English footballer and a former star of the legendary team Manchester United. As a player Beckham is particularly known for his free kick expertise, hot temper and spectacular long-range shots.
T: Good job! Thank you for your answers. 2. A quiz for sports knowledge
Ask the students to discuss which of the games in the box are ball games.
T: I?d like to know if you have a good knowledge of sports by doing a quiz. Please look at the box in Activity 2. Try to make sure which of the games in the box are ball
games.
A moment later, check the answers with the whole class. 3. Learning new words
Ask the students to do the exercise by themselves.
T: Now let?s go on to Activity 3. Match the words in the box with the meanings by yourselves. You can refer to your dictionary when necessary. About two minutes later, ask several students to give their answers. 4. Speaking
First ask the students to ask and answer questions about their favorite sport in pairs. T: Now work in pairs to ask and answer questions about your favorite sport. You can use the following words: Who? Where? How often? How good? Who ... with? After a few minutes, ask several students to tell the class their partners? favorite sport. A few minutes later.
T: Now I will ask two of you to talk about your favorite sport. Sample dialogue:
S1: What is your favorite sport? S2: My favorite sport is table tennis. S1: How often do you play table tennis? S2: Three times a week.
S1: Where do you play table tennis? S2: In our school.
S1: Who do you play table tennis with? S2: Li Jun, one of my best friends. S1: Are you good at playing table tennis?
S2: Yes. Most of the time, I win the game when we play together. Step Ⅲ Function and Speaking ( P47 )
Ask the students to read the dialogue and try to understand how the underlined expressions are used.
T: Read the dialogue carefully and answer the questions. When you read the dialogue, please pay attention to the underlined expressions. You may ask your partner for help
if you have any difficulty.
A few minutes later, check the answers with the whole class. T: Now, time is up. Have you finished? Ss: Yes.
T: Which expressions do you think are used to show agreement? Volunteer.
S1: Two expressions are used to show agreement. One is “I agree absolutely”， and the other is “you’re right about that”.
T: You are right. Which expression shows the speaker is not sure that he agrees? S2: The expression is “you may be right”.
T: Not bad! Who would like to tell me which expressions are used to show disagreement?
S3: Let me have a try. We can use the expressions “that’s not the point” and “I’m afraid I don’t agree”. T: Good job!
Ask the students to do the work in pairs. One of the two students should read the sentences in Activity 2. The other one needs to make a reply to the sentences to show degrees of certainty. The part is designed to use the useful expressions the students have just learnt in Activity 1.
T: Well, let?s go on to Activity 2. In this part you will learn to practise using expressions of showing agreement and disagreement. Two students make up a group. One needs to read the sentences in Activity 2, and the other one should make a reply to the sentences with the following expressions: 1) I?m afraid I don?t agree; 2) You may be right; 3) I agree absolutely. For example: One thinks that football is the greatest sport in the world. If the other one agrees with him, he or she should say “I agree absolutely”. Now, please work in pairs.
Give the students enough time to practise in pairs. Then ask several pairs of students to give a performance in the class. Discussion
Ask the students to discuss the four questions in Activity 3. Sample answers:
S1: Who is the greatest sportsperson of all time?
S2: I think Yao Ming is the greatest sportsman of all time. He had one of the most exciting rookie years in NBA history. In the NBA, Yao Ming scored an everge of 13.5 points, 8.2 rebounds, and 1.74 blocks per game, earning him unanimous NBA ALL-Rookie First Team honors. Yao reached three blocks 26 times, as Huston held a 22 vs. 4 record in these contests. He started at center of the western Conference in the 2003 NBA All-Star Game after ranking fourth overall in All-Star balloting with 1,286,324 votes and was named the western Conference Rookie of the Month for December and February.
S1: Which is the most enjoyable sport in the world?
S2: I think the basketball is the most enjoyable sport in the world. There are many famous basketball matches in the world. In USA, the NBA is the most famous, which thousands of hundreds of people in the world watch it through many kinds of media. In China, there are CBA (China Basketball Association) and CUBA (Chinese University Basketball Association). The basketball stars, like Michael Jordan, Yao Ming become household names.
S1: Which is the most popular sport in China today? S2: I think the football is the most popular sport in China today. The football game is a worldwide sport. More and more people focus their attention on the football games. In China, there are so many football fans. Besides, at the very early age, many boys play football in their spare time. In schools and universities, it is also the most popular game.
S1: What qualities do you need to be a great sportsman or a sportswoman? S2: I think I should have a strong body, good skills and never-gives-up spirit. Step Ⅳ Homework
1. Finish off the activities in Everyday English. 2. Preview the reading part.
The Second Period Reading
Teaching goals 教学目标 1. Target language 目标语言
a. 重点词汇和短语
retire, perform, retirement, background, brand, logo, advantage, guarantee, purchase, designer, gymnast, slogan, specific, symbol, on the increase b. 重点句子 P42
They included six out of seven gold medals at the 1982 World Championship. Li Ning retired with the feeling that he had failed.
But it was this sense of failure that made him determined to succeed in his new life. The number of young people with money to spend was on the increase.
If you go into a school or university anywhere, the chances are you will see students in Li Ning tracksuits with the familiar logo. 2. Ability goals 能力目标
Enable the students to have a good understanding of sports personalities and their spirit.
3. Learning ability goals 学能目标
Help the students to learn how to introduce sports personalities and how they succeed. Teaching important points 教学重点 Talk about sports personalities. Teaching difficult points 教学难点
How to analyze the text and grasp the main idea of the text. Teaching methods 教学方法
Skimming, scanning, listening and discussing. Teaching aids 教具准备
A tape recorder, a projector and a blackboard. Teaching procedures & ways 教学过程与方式 Step Ⅰ Greetings and Revision T: Good morning / afternoon everyone! Ss: Good morning / afternoon, Mr. Chen.
T: During the last period, I asked you to do the activities in Everyday English. Now, I will ask four of you to read the sentences with your answers. Check the answers.