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The Special Olympics World Games
牛津译林版
What's wrong with Forrest?
What's wrong with Forrest?
intellectual disabilities
[?nt?'lekt???l]
智力障碍
Can he be a good player?
What type of article is it?
Remember to read the samll print.(小字部分)
What's the article mainly about?
What information can you get?
________________ for the
Special Olympics World Games
Get information from the title and pictures.
Volunteering
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Fast reading
Skim (浏览、略读) the report and answer the questions.
1. Who is the volunteer?
2. What did he volunteer for?
Liu Ming
The Special Olympics World Games.
Fast reading
volunteered for
Who
What
Liu Ming
the Special Olympics World Games .
Fast reading
Read and find the main idea of each paragraph.
Paragraph
Para. 1
Para. 2
Para. 3
Para. 4
Para. 5
Main idea
b. Liu Ming's feeling about the event
a. An introduction to the Special Olympics World Games
c. Liu Ming's experience
d. The meaning(意义)of the Special Olympics World Games
e. The volunteers' tasks
Read the first and last sentence of each paragraph.
volunteered for
Liu Ming
the Olympics World Games.
Special
Careful reading
Para. 2
A fully-grown person
Why is it Special ?
Because the athletes are children and adults with intellectual disabilities.
Careful reading
Para. 2
The Special Olympics World Games give children and adults with intellectual disabilities a chance to show their skills to the world.
Some children and adults have intellectual disabilities.
The Special Olympics World Games give them a chance.
They can use the chance to show their skills to the world.
Can you divide it into three short sentences?
Divide the long sentence into several short ones.
Everyone is equal (平等的).
We should believe in equality (平等) for everyone.
Careful reading
Para. 2
What events do the Special Olympics World Games include?
They include many events similar to those in the Olympics, such as basketball, football and swimming.
A. be the same
B. like sth but not exactly the same
C. be different
volunteered
Liu Ming
the Special Olympics World Games .
for
volunteers
Careful reading
Para. 3
How many volunteers are there?
Over 40000.
What do these volunteers do for the event?
___________ their spare time
________ training before _______ tasks
__________ support for the athletes
________ make it a great success
give up
receive
doing
provide
help
Learn
What can they learn from the training?
They can learn how to...
Pair work
Can you help more people to be a qualified (合格的) volunteer?
A: Hi, Sir/ Madam. I want to be a volunteer for the Special
Olympics. Can you tell me something about the Special... ...?
B: Of course. The Special Olympics... ...
A: If I want to be a volunteer, What should I do?
B: Well. First, you may give up... ...
A: Is it necessary for me to receive... ...?
B: Sure. Then you can provide... ...
With your support, the event will ... ...
A: Thank you very much. I want to join you.
volunteered
Liu Ming
the Special Olympics World Games .
for
Careful reading
Para. 4
As a volunteer, what did Liu Ming do?
He was the swimming coach for a young boy from North China called Li Hai.
Learn
be born with
______________________
be ______ to take part
in the Games
tried his _______and
finished___________
feel more__________
The most important thing is not
to ______________________
but to _______________
intellectual disabilities
brave
best
fourth
confident
win a gold or a silver
take part
Learn more about Li Hai.
Para. 4
A. feel sure about your own ability
B. feel uncertain about your own ability
A
B
Never give up!
Further thinking
What can Li Hai get after taking part in the Games?
A. Happiness
B. Success
C. Experience
D. Confidence
E. Friends
F. Understanding
... ...
volunteered
Liu Ming
the Special Olympics World Games .
for
How did Liu Ming feel?
Before
Now
Liu Ming didn’t know
______________when
he volunteered for
the Special Olympics
World Games,in
Shanghai back in
October 2007.
He thinks it was_____
__________________
of his life.
“ ________________
__________” he says.
but
what to expect
most amazing experience
the
volunteer !
It’s fantastic to work as a
Careful reading
Para. 1
A. confused (困惑的)
B. Sad
C. Surprised
LH: Hi, coach. I finished... ...I didn't win a gold.
LM: Hey, buddy. That's enough. You... ...For us, the most important... ...
LH: Then what do you think of me?
LM: I think it was... ...
LH: Thank you, coach.
LM: How do you feel now, Li Hai?
LH: I feel... ...By the way, do you like to work with me?
LM: Of course. It's .... of my life and it's... ...
Liu Ming talked with Li Hai.
volunteered for
Liu Ming
the Special Olympics World Games .
What is the magic of the Special Olympics World Games?
Careful reading
Para. 5
What is the meaning (意义) of the Special Olympics World Games?
A. They bring people together.
B. They help the special athletes achieve their dreams.
C.They make feel like
athletes and volunteers
part of one big family.
Careful reading
Para. 5
love?
care about?
understand?
respect (尊重)?
equal? (平等的)
... ...
Volunteers
Athletes
Learn
Understanding
Equality
V
A
L
U
E
The Special Olympics World Games help both volunteers and athletes realize their own value (价值).
价值
In daily life, people with intellectual disabilities can do a lot of things like us too.
Please make a talk about them and call on more people to help them.
Ladies and gentleman, today I would like to give you a talk on people
with intellectual disabilities. Except joining the Special Olympics World
Games, they can do many other things like us.
For example, some of them are ... they can...
Some of them are... they are able to...
More and more people with intellectual disabilities can support themselves and realize their own value if ... ...
the government ... ...
the society... ....
We... ...
Thank you for your listening. I hope all of us can take action to make the world better.
If everyone can give a helping hand, not only we can realize our value but also the world will be full of sunshine and love.
Homework:
Search for more information about the Special Olympics World Games.
To be a volunteer in your free time.
Thank you