Unit 1 The Olympics

Lesson 1

Class opening

Introduce the topic for Unit1. Predict from pictures or teach a key word, Ask the students to predict or guess the unit topic. Then ask “who is on duty?” In this activity, teacher can ask : What day is it today? What’s the date today? What season is it? What’s the weather like? What’s the temperature? A student or a pair of students can talk about the day of the week and the date. They can describe the current weather.

Step1: Ask the class to discuss the questions in “ Think About it”.

Step 2: Check to see if the students have previewed the reading as required. Ask if they have any questions concerning the text. Encourage other students to try to answer the questions. To determine students’ level of understanding ,ask questions such as:

Where does the title of the reading “Higher, Faster, Stronger” come from?

What’s the Chinese word(s) for the Olympics?

What do you know about the Olympics?

Step3: There are some new words in the reading whose meanings you may have to briefly explain or demonstrate to the students in order to smooth their way in listening to the audiotape and understanding the reading. Select one or two sentences containing key words or phrases and ask if anyone has figured out the meaning. If a student replies correctly, ask him or her to share the strategies used to puzzle out the meaning. Remember to give lots of praise for a good try, even if it’s wrong.

Here is suggested list in different groups;

Places: Greece, Athens, Sydney, Mexico City, Los Angeles

Time: ancient, modern, BC(before Christ), AD (Anno Domini-in the year of the Lord, or since Christ was born.)