Unit 6 Be a Champion!
Lesson 31 Don’t Fall, Danny!
Learning aims:
1. Learn the new words and expressions.
2. Know about the Olympic Games.
Important points:
Grasp the new words and expressions.
Difficult points:
How to say something about the Olympics?
Learning steps:
Step 1. Free talk
Ask and answer:
Have you ever watched the Olympics on TV?
What’s your favourite Olympic sport? Why?
Do you think the Olympics are important?
Would you like to know more about the Olympics?
Then talk about the questions in groups.
Step 2. Listening
Play the tape and let the students listen to the first part of the passage, then try to answer.
When and where were the first Olympics?
Then the second part.
1. When did the modern Olympics start?
2. What does modern mean?
The third part.
1. Who won the gold medal in the long jump?
2. Who won China’s first Olympics medal?
At last, check the answers.
Step 3. Reading
Step 4. Quick quiz
Play a game. Ask and answer in pairs. Do it as quickly as possible.
Step 5. Exercises
Step 6. Homework
1. Read the passage after class.
2. Do the exercises in your workbook.
Lesson 32 My Favourite Record
Learning aims:
1. Learn the new words and expressions.
2. Revise the tenses.
Learning important points:
Grasp how to use the words and the phrases.
Learning difficult points:
How to use the verbs in different tenses.
Learning steps:
Step 1. Revision
Revise the language points of last lesson.
Step 2. Leading-in
Step 3. Listening and answering
Step 4. Reading carefully
Step 5. Reading loudly
Read the text loudly, recite the important sentences and phrases.
Step 6. Do exercises in class
Step 7. Homework
Tell your partner about an interesting day you had. Remember to answer the questions below, then write your story down.
Lesson 33 2 800 Years of Sports
Learning aims:
1. Learn the new words and expressions.
2. Revise the last lesson
Learning important points:
Grasp the new words and phrases.
Learning difficult points:
How to compete in “events”. Let students think about more sports.
Learning steps:
Step 1. Free talk
We know about the Olympics, athletes compete in “events” swimming, running, basketball and so on. Now let’s look at what sport Danny will compete in.
Step 2. Come to “Think About It”
Step 2. Listening
Step 3. Reading
Step 4. Explanation
Step 5. Do exercises in class
Step 6. Homework
1. Read the passage after class.
2. Do the exercises in your workbook.
Lesson34 Modern Olympics
Learning aims:
1. Learn the new words and expressions.
2. Revise the last lesson
Learning steps:
Step 1. Revision
Revise the words and the dialogue in Lesson 33.
Step 2. Come to “Think About It”
1. What do you think is the same in every Olympics?
2. What’s your favourite Olympic sport?
3. Do you think the Olympics are important? Why or why not?
Step 3. Listen and follow
Listen to the tape and follow it.
Step4. Do exercises in class
Step 7. Homework
1. Surf the internet to find out more about the Olympic.
2. Play the game in “LET’S DO IT!” part.
3. Do the exercises in your workbook.
Lesson 35 The Dream Team
Learning aims:
Learn the new words and expressions.
Learning important points:
Grasp the new words and phrases.
Learning difficult points:
1. The difference between “such” and “so”
2. Grasp the usage of the Object Clause
Learning steps:
Step 1. Free talk
Step 2. Come to “Think About It”
1. Which sports team do you like best? Why?
2. What is the most important part of a team?
Step 3. Listening
Step 4. Reading
Step 5. Retell
According to the answers to the questions. Try to retell the text.
Step 6. Exercise
Step 7. Homework
Talk about the 2008 Olympics with a partner. Try using the following phrases or any others you can think of: dream team, catch up with, not…anymore, good luck, give up.
Lesson 36 Classroom Olympics
Learning aims:
1. Learn the new words and expressions.
2. Know about “diving”
Learning important points:
Master the new words and expressions.
Learning difficult points:
Talk about the 2008 Olympics using the useful expressions.
Learning method:
Listen, say, read and write
Learning steps:
Step 1. Revision
Revise the words of Lesson 35.
Check the text.
Step 2. Free talk
Step 3. Listen and answer.
Step 4. Reading
Step 5. Quick quiz
Play a game, ask and answer in pairs.
Step 6. Do exercises
Step 7. Homework
Imagine you have a pen pal in Canada. Send an e-mail to him or her telling about your classroom Olympics or a school meeting.