新人教版高一英语必修2第二单元 unit 2 the olympic games 全单元学案.doc

Book2 Unit 2 The Olympic Games 单元学习目标 Learn about the Olympic Games and sports. Compare the ancient Olympics with the modern ones and learn how to generalize and compare the similarities and differences. Learn how to use The Future Passive Voice to express the idea... 4. Talk about the story of Atlanta. Period 1 Warming up and reading Warming up I. Basic information about the Olympic Games: Choose the right answers. 1. When and where did the ancient Olympic Games start? A. 776BC; in Greece B. 776AD; in Greece 2. What events were there in the ancient Olympic Games? A. Table tennis, jumping, volleyball, swimming B. Running, jumping, shooting, throwing, wrestling 3. When did the ancient Olympic Games stop? A. 393 AD B. 398AD 4. When and where did the modern Olympics start? A. In 1896; in Athens B. In 1896; in America 5. How many competitors from how many countriescompeted in 1896? A. There were 1131 competitors from 113 countries. B. There were 311 competitors from 13 countries. 6. When did China first take part in the Olympic Games? A. In 1932 B. In 1940 7. Who was China’s first gold medal winner and for what event? A.Xu Haifeng; table tennis B.Xu Haifeng; shooting 8. How many competitors from how many country take part in the 27th Summer Olympics in Sydney? A. Over 10,000 athletes; 119 countries B. Over 10,000 athletes; 184 countries II. Cooperative learning: discuss the following questions 1. How many events are there for the Summer and Winter Olympics? Can you list some of them? 2. Do you know any differences between the ancient and modern Olympic games? List at least two of them. Reading I. Skimming Skim the passage and answer the questions: Who is Pausanias? Who is Li Yan? What are they mainly talking about? II. Scanning Scan the passage and find the differences and similarities between the ancient Olympic games and the modern Olympic games. III. Careful Reading 1. Read t