[教学案例]
The Olympic Games
导入课（Warming up）及阅读课(Pre-reading)教学设计
教学年级：高中一年级
课题名称：An Interview(Unit 2 The Olympic Games)导入课及第一课时阅读课
教材版本：人教课标版（必修2）
授课时间：45分钟
（一）学生分析
我所教的高一年级学生来自全市不同地区，其中有很多来自农村，他们的学习基础（特别是英语学科）各不相同，对英语学习的兴趣也不同。但他们有一个共同的特点：求知欲望强烈，尽管他们的基础不同，只要课堂任务难度合适，他们在课堂上都能尽自己的能力配合老师，注意力集中，积极思考，大胆发言，使我们开学以来的英语课堂显得比较轻松、和谐。学生经过模块一的学习，对教材设计有了一定程度的把握，也知道老师上课的模式和要求，但是根据高中教学的要求，他们的表达能力，分析问题的能力还需进一步提高。我将设计不同难度的任务和活动，以便让尽可能广泛的学生参与到课堂上来。根据我们学校学生的实际，教学进度不能太快，我们的“热身”（Warming Up）“阅读”(Pre-reading及Reading)部分将采用3-4个课时。我们阅读课的第一课时将同学生一起学习课文基本内容，第二课时分析课文结构，语言及完成部分练习。本节进行第一课时的教学。
本单元的话题是“古代奥运与现代奥运会的异同”，学生对“奥运”话题不陌生，也很感兴趣, 但要比较全面总结现代与古代奥运的相似与不同还是存在信息沟的。本课用奥运知识竞赛 “热身”, 激活学生已有的背景知识，激发学生从文章搜索这个话题更多相关信息的兴趣, 并使他们积极主动参与本课时相关话题的思考与讨论。我设计用形式多样难度各异的问题和练习让学生比较全面分析古代奥运与现代奥运的各项知识, 加强他们对奥运的了解, 让他们更加关注奥运会。
（二）教材分析
本单元的话题是The Olympic Games, 介绍奥运会的起源、宗旨以及比赛项目。同时介绍一些古代希腊神化传说和其中一些著名人物。我所授课的“热身”和“阅读”第一课时的Warming Up部分设计了8个问题，考查学生对奥运会基本知识的了解，我把这部分的内容同Pre-reading中的一部分问题结合设计了12个问题，让学生进行知识竞赛（环节2）。Reading部分通过一个虚拟的采访-----两千年前古希腊作家帕萨尼亚斯（Pausanias）与一位当代中国女孩李燕(Li Yan)的对话，向学生介绍了古代和现代奥运会的异同及奥运会的一些基本情况。随同问题的逐步展开，学生对奥运会的了解也越来越全面。这种情景对话式的设计和旧教材同是奥运话题比起来有很明显的优势：生动有趣的对话让学生有一种身临其境的感受，有趣味才有学习的欲望，才能更有效地解决阅读中的问题，这是生硬的说明文达不到的效果。
（三）教学目标
1． 语言知识目标
通过The Olympic Games导入课的活动，考查学生对奥运会基本知识的了解，再通过阅读课的分层学习，让学生积累相关话题的词汇，句型，运用到听、说、读、写活动中。
2．语言技能目标
培养学生分析总结问题的能力。帮助学生提高用英语分析问题的和解决问题的能力，能用英语就奥运会的基本知识进行互相问答，并能简述奥运会的基本知识。
听：训练学生集中注意力、抓住疑问词线索、捕捉特定信息的能力；并熟悉
Interview这种形式。
说：学生能就相关话题表达自己的看法，利用“信息差”进行相问互答。
读：通过Scanning, skimming, careful reading, generalization等阅读
微技能训练，获取关于奥运会的信息，处理信息，运用信息进行推理、判断的能力。
写：运用本单元所学，以本文主人公之一Pausanias的语气写出他到现代进
行了魔幻旅行采访现代奥运后的报道（古代奥运与现代奥运的异同）。
3．学习策略目标
让学生形成主动参与、感知体验、探究发现、合作交流的能力。
4．情感态度目标
（1）帮助学生理解奥运精神，让学生更加关注奥运会。
（2）通过角色扮演，体验用英语交流的成就感。
（3）通过小组讨论，分享他人的智慧，体验合作的成功感和提高合作意识。
5．文化意识目标
了解奥运会，培养全球意识，认识世界一体化以及国际合作的趋势；通过对
比古现代奥运会，加深对奥运会的了解。
（四）教学策略
任务型教学、阅读理解、角色扮演
(五)教学手段
利用多媒体进行教学，制作POWERPOINT课件来展示大部分的教学内容和整个教学过程。图文并茂，形象生动。
（六）教材处理
根据学生学习英语的特点和规律，阶段学习的侧重点以及高一学生的实
际，我们把本单元划分为8课时：
Period 1: Reading (Warming up, Pre-reading, Reading)
Period 2: Reading(Peading, Language Points, Comprehending )
Period 3:GrammarI(Learning about Language, Workbook中的Using Words and Expressions和Using Structures)
Period 4: GrammarII
Period 5: Extensive(Using Language中的Reading和Workbook中的Reading)
Period 6: Listening(Using Language中的Listening和Workbook中的Listening)
Period 7: Speaking(Speaking, Speaking Task和Talking)
Period 8: Writing(Writing和Workbook中的Writing Task和Project)
下面请看第一课时的课堂教学设计。本课时将充分利用教材所提供的练
习，借助多媒体来完成教学任务。
（七）教学过程
I．Teaching aims
1. Target language
Help the students know a lot of new and technical vocabulary that applies to each Olympics and is used on other international sporting events.
2. Ability goals.
(1) Enable the students to create some questions and answer some questions on a topic.
(2) Enable the students to summarize the similarities and differences between the ancient and modern Olympics after reading the passage.
3. Learning ability goals
(1)Practise the basic reading skills: skimming(fast-reading) and scanning(careful-reading)
(2)Collect the information in the passage and make it logical.
II. Teaching important points
Introduce the Olympic Games.
III. Teaching difficult points
Summarize the similarities and differences between the ancient and modern Olympics.
IV. Teaching methods
Task-based teaching, and discussion.
V. Teaching aids
A multimedia computer, some garlands and a camera.
VI. Teaching procedures
Step 1: Lead-in(15 minutes)
1)Before the class, listen to a song “Hand in hand” and guess what it is used for.
(设计思路：上课前用一首高亢的奥运会主题歌曲激发学生对奥运的回忆。)
2)Competition
Tell the students that they are going to join in a competition that has 2 rounds to test how much they know about the Olympics. The winners can wear a crown of flowers and take a photo with the teacher.
Round 1: Each group sends 2-3 members. One (If it is needed, two or three may do) acts out as many sport events held in the Olympics as possible in one minute and the other should guess the names of the sports in English. The other groups can not repeat what the others have showed.
(设计思路：设计2轮有关奥运知识的竞赛，全班分4个小组进行，第一轮比赛规则很简单，就是让每组派2-3位同学到讲台上来，其中1-2位在30秒内用肢体语言展现奥运比赛项目，另一位学生用英文单词说出这些项目，说对得一分。其他小组不能重复别人已经表演的项目。这个活动人人都有能力参加，目的在于调动所有学生的积极性，即使英语基础差的学生也有参与的机会和勇气。从锻炼语言能力的角度来说，这个活动并不太具备这种效果，如果能让学生用英语描述运动项目，其他同学猜就更好了，但以我的学生目前的水平还不具备这个能力。)
Round 2: The 4 groups take turns to answer some questions about the Olympic Games.
(设计思路：第二轮竞赛12个奥运相关知识的问题分别由4个小组回答，参加竞赛的学生要先站起来才能看到问题，设计的问题大部分比较简单，主要是培养学生回答问题的勇气。并引发学生求知欲望，进入课文的探究学习。结束这轮比赛后算出各小组得分，冠军戴上花环同老师留影。相信学生会被这样的奖励吸引的。)
Step 2: Reading(20 minutes)
1. Skimming（5 minutes）
(1)Ask them to read the first part of the passage. Show them the photos of Pausanias and Li Yan. Guide them to know that there is going to be an interview between them.
(2) Guess: What are they going to talk about?
(设计思路：让学生开动脑筋，引发他们的好奇心，使学生自然而然地进入新课的教学。)
(3) Ask the students to read the passage quickly and find the answers to 3 questions.
① What are they mainly talking about? （第一段）
② When Pausanias hears that women are allowed to join in, how about his feeling, sad, surprised or happy? ③ When he hears the Olympics are also about being able to run faster, jump higher and throw further, how does he feel? (设计思路：这三个问题都是可以通过快速阅读得出的，指导学生利用问题中的关键字寻找文章出处，快速找到答案。)
2． Scanning(12 minutes)
（1）Get the students to summarize the similarities and differences between the ancient and modern Olympics.
(设计思路：培养学生自主探究能力，帮助学生熟悉课文内容。)
Similarities:
Both are held every four years.
Both are held not for money but for honor.
Men are allowed to take part in both ancient and modern Olympics.
The mottos are the same. They are: faster, higher, and stronger.
Both have running races.
…Differences:
Items
The ancient Olympic Games
The modern Olympic Games
Frequency
1.Every ______years
2. Every ______ years
Types
Only Summer Olympic Games
Summer and
3. ________ Olympic Games
Events
Fewer
4.__________
Athletes
Only men from 5. ________ city
From 6.________ _____________ including 7. __________
Places to host the Olympics
Greece
8._____________________________
Prize
9. _______________
10. _____________
(2) Ask the students to answer some true or false questions.
(设计思路： 课文内容对与错的题型适合学生巩固所学内容，即使基础较弱的学生也有能力进行。)（如果时间不允许，这部分练习省略。）
（3）Summarize the interview by blank-filling.(3 minutes)
(设计思路：要学生没有任何提示进行读后总结是不适合我的学生的实际的，通过填空的形式总结课文内容，适合我的学生当堂阅读后的水平。)
Step 3: Role play(10 minutes)
Four students are in a group. One acts as Pausanias and the other three ancient people from the ancient times who are eager to know about Pausanias’ magical journey. They ask many questions about the modern Olympics. Pausanias answers their questions.
（设计思路：紧抓学生的兴趣，4人一组，其中一人扮演Pausanias，另三人扮演他那个时代的人，他们会问他许多现代奥运的问题，Pausanias回答问题。）
（八）教学反思
这节课目的性很明显，就是调动学生对“奥运会”这一话题的兴趣并总结古代和现代奥运会的一些基本情况。在第一轮三年课改后，我们今年在教学中要集中改进的环节是：课堂小组活动没有做到全员参与。能力好，表现力强的同学在大显身手。而有些同学却很被动。我们课堂容量应该适中，设计的活动任务操作性要强，由易到难，由浅入深，体现面向全体学生的教学原则，学生参与踊跃，体验用英语交流的成就感。如竞赛环节的第一、二轮，即使是成绩不好的学生也敢主动举手发言了。第三轮主要针对英语基础较好的学生设计，但事实证明，基础较差的学生也能设计或从课文中找到不错的问题。但是学生回答问题这个环节就出乎预料了.由于学生的发音良莠不齐, 回答问题的学生听不懂所问的问题,需要教师重复。
在教学中我引导学生根据上下文线索预测故事情节的发展，用不同的阅读策略实现不同的阅读目的，体现新课标的要求。课堂设立奖励机制，对学生平等对待，教学气氛宽松、和谐。学生完成任务后有一个具体的成果：会总结古代与现代奥运会的异同，满足学生获取知识的欲望。从抽查的学生作业来看，达到均分80分的水平。但每班还是有5位左右的同学不能写出比较完整的内容。
我的学生并不是所有的都对英语学习都有浓厚的兴趣，所以我花了很大的力气设计课堂活动，以激发不同层次学生学习的积极性。但是因为同这批学生一起学习的时间不长，还未能培养每一个学生的参与能力，有些学生还是没办法参与其中的一些环节，如让学生概括古代与现代奥运的相似之处的时候，因为没有任何线索提示，这些学生不知如何下手，经过调查，他们反映在我限定的时间内还看不懂课文内容，生词太多。我总是希望使用珠三角一些优秀学校优秀教师的教学方法，经过这几年的实践，也知道不能照搬照抄，但有些方面变通得还是不到位，以后要更认真分析我的学生的实际，做好调查，设计出更适合我的学生的活动任务。另外,本课作为热身和阅读第一课时的合并, 没有时间安排讨论环节,将在第二课时进行。
课件25张PPT。The Olympic GamesOne World One DreamBook 2 Unit 2 Warming up & the Reading(1st period)CompetitionHow much do you know about the Olympic Games?Round 1
Round 2Round 1Rules: Every group sends two members to the platform. One acts out as many sports held in the Olympics as possible in 1 minute. The other one should guess what those sports are. Don’t repeat what the others have acted out. The referee(裁判) for today’s competition is-----Who is he?Samaranchthe former chairman of the International Olympic Committee (IOC)（国际奥委会前任主席）Round 2Rules: Take turns to choose the correct answer to each question. Keep silent when the group member is answering the question. Mr. Samaranch will give each correct answer one point.
4. When was the first modern Olympic Games held?
A. 1986 B. 1896 C. 1698
1. When did the ancient Olympic Games start?
1896 B. 1906 C. 776 BC.
2. Where did the ancient Olympic Games start?
A. Athens, Greece B. Sydney, Australia C. New York, USA
3. When did the ancient Olympic Games stop？
A．393 BC. B. 393 AD. C. 311 AD.
7. How often are the Olympic Games held?
Every four years B. Every five years
C. Every three years
5. Where was the first modern Olympic Games held?
A. in Athens B. in Sydney C. in New York
6. How many kinds of Olympic Games are there?
A. 4 B. 3 C. 2
11. What is the host city of 2004 Olympics?
A. Athens, Greece B. Sydney, Australia C. New York, USA
8. What was rewarded to the winners in ancient Olympic Games?
A. Metals B. Medals C. Olive wreaths9. What is the host city of 2000 Olympics?
A. Athens, Greece B. Sydney, Australia C. New York, USA
10. How many gold medals did China win in the 2000 Olympic Games?
A. 16 B. 28 C. 36
FasterHigherStronger12. What is the motto（格言，口号）of the Olympic Games?AsiaEuropeAfricaAmericaOceaniaThe five rings stand for friendship of five continents.附加题：What do the five Olympic rings stand for?Congratulations!ReadingAn InterviewLook at the title and read the background information.
What are they going to talk about?My name is…I’m Li Yan.An interview* Fast--readingRead the passage and then answer these questions. 1. What are they mainly talking about? 2. When Pausanias hears that women are allowed to join in, how about his feeling, sad, surprised or happy? 3. When he hears the Olympics are also about being able to run faster, jump higher and throw further, how does he feel? 1. What are they mainly talking about?The similarities and differences between the ancient Olympics and modern Olympics.Skimmingsimilarity: 2. When he hears that women are allowed to join in, how about his feeling, sad, surprised or happy?
(surprised)3. When he hears the Olympics are also about being able to run faster, jump higher and throw further, how does he feel, sad, surprised of happy? (happy)Both are held every four years.
Both have running races.
Men are allowed to take part in both ancient and modern Olympics.
The mottos are the same. They are: faster, higher, and stronger.
Both are held not for money but for honor.
…careful-readingsimilaritiesSome differences between the ancient Olympic Games and the modern Olympic GameswintermoreGreekall over the worldwomenEvery country is
possiblean olive wreathmedals The Olympic Games are the biggest sports meeting in the world, which include two kinds, the ________and the ______ Olympics. Both of them are _____ every ____ _____. All
countries can take part if their athletes reached the ________ to the games. Women are not only _______ to join in but playing a very _________ role. A ______ ______ is built
for the competitors to live in,Summary of the interviewSummerWinterheldfour yearsstandardallowedimportantspecial villagea ________ for competitions, a large swimming pool, a __________ as well as seats for those who watch the games. It’s a great _____ to host the Olympic Games. The Olive wreath has been ________ by medals. But it’s still about being able to run ______, jump ______ and throw _______.
gymnasiumhonorreplacedfasterhigherfurtherstadiumRole Play:In a group of four, one of you acts as Pausanias and the other three ancient people from the Pausanias times, who are eager to know about Pausanias’ magical journey. They ask many questions about the modern Olympics. Pausanias answers their questions.Homework:Write a report about what Pausanias learned about in the modern times. ThankYou
