111Unit2 ProjectTeaching aims: Improve the students ability and provide practice.Master the usage of some useful words and expressions.Write a speech about entering a new sport into the OlympicsImportant points & difficult points:Write a speech and present it in the classProcedure:Step 1 Lead-in1. Can you name some sporting events that are performed in the Olympics?2. Which of them do you like best? Why?3. What can we do to enter a new sport into the Olympics?(show pictures to help the Ss)根據(jù)國際奧委會的資料，奧運會比賽項目是這樣的分的：大項（SPORT）、分項（DISCIPLINE）和小項（EVENT），與雅典奧運會一樣，北京奧運會的比賽項目是大項28項，與雅典奧運會一樣，這28項為：田徑、賽艇、羽毛球、壘球、籃球、足球、拳擊、皮劃艇、自行車、擊劍、體操、舉重、手球、曲棍球、柔道、摔跤、水上項目、 現(xiàn)代五項、棒球、馬術、跆拳道、網球、乒乓球、射擊、射箭、鐵人三項、帆船帆板和排球。其中，有些項目沒有分項，而最多分項最多的項目是水上，包括了游泳、花樣游泳、水球和跳水4個分項，而田徑雖然沒有分項，卻有46個小項，男子24個小項，女子22個小項，是奧運會項目中金牌最多的；其次是游泳，雖然沒有分項，但是有32 個小項，男女各16項。 Requests by International Federations accepted by the EB for the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing    Football    Request: increase number of female teams from 10 to 12. Hockey    Request: increase number of female teams from 10 to 12.Handball    Request: increase number of female teams from 10 to 12.    Aquatics    Request: inclusion of open water swimming 10km event for men and women. Fencing    Requests by International Federations NOT accepted by the EB for the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing    Boxing    Request: introduction of women's boxing, four additional weight categories and 32 athletes.Step 2 Listening and reading:Listen to taping of the passage on page 38, and find out answers to the following questions.Part 1 What requirements must be met before a sport can be considered by IOC? First, a sport must have its own international association.Next, it must be practiced by men in at least 75 countries on at least four continents and practiced by women in at least 40 countries and on three continents. Besides, a current sport must be dropped.Part 2What kind of sports have been removed from the Olympics? Why?Golf, rugby, polo and power boating. Because these sports became less popular and had to make way for new, more popular sports.Part 3What sports have been added in the Olympics only recently? And in which year?Tae kwon do, in 2000.Part 4Which sport is still trying to get into the Olympics?Wushu, a Chinese martial art.Step 3 Consolidation:Fill in the blanks1._ a sport into the Olympics can be a long _. There are many _ that must be met before a sport can be _ by the International Olympic Committee.2.Some sports that were part of the Olympics in the past have been _.3. Many people think that _ Olympic sports like rugby and golf will be _ again, as they are now very popular and are played all around the world.4. However, the IOC is looking at _ the number and type of sports _ in the Olympic in the future, so wushu fans _ get what they are hoping for.Step 4 Part BPreparing a speechEntering a new sport into the OlympicsPlanningWork in small groups.Are there any sports you would add to the Olympic programme? Are there any sports you think should not be in the Olympics? If so, which ones and why?Write down the sport your group has chosen _Discuss the tasks listed below and decide which group members will be responsible for each task. Write the names beside each task.Research _ Write the speech _Write the outline _ Give the speech _PreparingFind the information you need and the group decide what to include in the speech.Write an outline of the speech, and when finished, it needs approving by the group.Producing1. Write the speech based on the outline, and make sure that the first sentence gets the audiences attention.2. Correct any mistakes and add any new ideas if possible3. Revise the speech.4. Make notes and familiarize themselves with what they are going today.5. Practise the speech in front of the other group members.Presenting 1. Give the speech to the class.2. Be confident and answer your audiences questions.Homework:1.Finish B1, B2 on page 99 of the workbook.2. Review the whole unit. 111