Unit 2 Reading The Olympic Games Ma Jingying

Unit 2 Reading The Olympic Games Ma Jingying

Learning aims • 1. Gain an overall understanding of the passage; • 2. Master the reading strategy of reading a speech; • 3. Try to write a short passage about an athlete.

Look at some pictures and tell what sports they are!

Running Swimming

Playing basketball Playing badminton

Wrestling Boxing

Rio Olympic Games

Discussion How much do you know about the Olympic Games? 1. What's the motto of the Olympic Games? Faster, Higher and Stronger. 2. How often are the Olympic Games held? Every four years. 3. Which city will hold the next Olympic Games in 2020? Tokyo.

A speech: The Olympic Games

Reading Strategy Reading a speech

Definition of a speech Ways to make a good speech 1. tell an interesting story a formal talk that a person gives to an audience 2. use quotations 3. present statistics 4. ask questions

The writer actually wants to _______by asking the question “Do you know when the ancient games began? ” A. get the right answer B. get the audience interested in his topic C. give you a chance to speak D. show what he knows about the games

Fast Reading Read the speech quickly to get the main idea of each part.

1. Match the general idea of every part Part 1 (para 1): A. some famous sports stars and their great contributions Part 2 (paras 2~4 ) B. the closure of the speech Part 3: (paras 5~8 ) Part 4: C. the topic of the speech D. the history & significance of the Olympics

2. Which of the following shows the right structure of the passage? A B 1 2 1 3 3 4 C 2 4 1 2 3 4 D 1 3 2 4

Detailed reading Get detailed information Part II

in 776 BC The ancient games History The contemporary games at Olympia in Greece only Greek men (unmarried women) in 1896 in Athens athletes from around the world

Detailed reading Part III

Muhammad Ali Michael Jordan Six Xu Haifeng sports stars Deng Yaping Liu Xiang Zhang Ning

Name Muhammad Ali Nationality American Achievements: 1. won the gold medal for America in the 1960 Rome Olympics 2. went on to win the 1 st World Heavyweight Boxing Championship in 1964 3. returned to light the Olympic flame at the opening ceremony in Atlanta in 1996

Name Michael Jordan Nationality American Achievements: 1. won the gold medal at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics 2. won the 2 nd Olympic gold medal at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics

won the first gold medal at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics won 4 gold medals at the 1992 & 1996 Olympics the 1 st Asian to win the gold medal in men’s 110 meter hurdles at the 2004 Athens Olympics hung on to win the gold medal in the final match

Extension What good qualities do you think these athletes have in common?

a. They work very hard to achieve their aims. b. They have passion/love for both sports and their countries. c. They are not satisfied with the present and they struggle for better.

Which of the following proverbs(谚语） best suits the athletes mentioned in this passage? A. Life is made up of little things. B. It’s never too old to learn. C. Where there is a will, there is a way. D. Look before you leap, see before you go

Summary about the athletes These are some of the Olympic athletes who to people across the world bring joy _____________and make attempts to push the boundaries of human achievement __________________.

Consolidation Fill in the blanks with proper words according to the text.

Topic significance the The history and (1)_______of Olympics The ancient games began in 776 BC in Greece History while (2)_____ (3) ______ the modern ones in 1896 in Athens. of the games Differences (4)____ between the ancient and modern games Only men were allowed to compete while today athletes across the world can take part whatever (5)______language they speak. same The ancient games were held at the (6)_____ place, but countries and people can live (7) peacefully _______together in the modern ones.

Some wellknown athletes and their(8) achievements ______ Muhammad Ali won the gold medal in 1960 and His first World Heavyweight Championship in 1964 Michael Jordan won the gold at the 1984 and 1992 Olympics. Chinese athletes have also played an important part/role (9) ______in the Olympic Games. Conclusion The Olympics will have a successful future to (10) match _____his glorious past.

Assignment 1. Write a short passage about the athlete you like best. 2. Finish Parts D&E on Pages 24 -25.

The following words and phrases may be helpful for your writing. hard-working, brave, courageous, positive, persistent, competitive be proud of sb. ; come to public attention; make contributions to; compete for/win the gold medal; make contributions to; the first man/woman to do; at the age of; hung on to do; achieve/realize one's dream; never give up