111Unit 2 Sporting eventsWelcome to the unitTeaching Aims:1. Arrange a discussion for Ss to find out why sports are popular around the world.2. Encourage Ss to express their own opinions in the discussion. Try to develop their speaking abilityTeaching Important Point:Develop students speaking ability.Teaching Methods:Discussion and free talk to involve each student in class activities.Teaching Aids:1. The multimedia2. The blackboardTeaching Procedures;Step 1 Lead-in by asking the following questions:1. Do you like sports? Why?2. What are your favorite sports?3. What sports do you know? (Show pictures to motivate the students)Step 2 Presentation Sport plays a very important role in our lives. We see or do sports almost everyday. Summarize familiar games and understand unfamiliar ones.Ball games:Volleyball, basketball, football, baseball, badminton, table tennis, golf, rugby, ice hockey, etc.Track and field:long jump, high jump, pole jump, discus, shot-put, race, relay race, etc.Water games:swimming, diving and water poloGymnastics:Mens events-rings, horizontal bar, double bars, parallel bars, vaulting horse, pummeled horse, floor exercise, etc.Womens events-balance beam, high and low bar, uneven bars, vaulting horse, floor exercise, etc.It is said that gymnastics and diving are two of the most beautiful sports in the world, because they both display elements of strength and beauty.Do you agree?Can you name some famous Chinese gymnasts or divers?雅典奧運 (女子3米跳板)郭晶晶、吳敏霞、(女子10米跳臺)勞麗詩、李婷 (男子3米跳板)彭勃、王峰、王克楠、 (男子10米跳臺)田亮、胡佳楊景輝( 體操項目 ) 張楠(女)、范曄(女)、李婭(女)、程菲(女)、王湉湉(女)、林莉(女)、李小鵬、楊威、黃旭、邢傲偉、滕海濱、肖欽 Wrestling is an ancient sport often appeared as the main event in the earliest Olympic Games. Wrestling exists in many different styles but only two styles feature in the Olympics, namely freestyle and Greco-Roman. Greco-Roman wrestling allows the use of only the participantsupper bodies; however, freestyle allows the use of legs. Boxing became an Olympic sport in 688BC and is still popular today. The boxer uses his or her fists to punch The opponents head and body with the aim to knock the opponent out.Kung fu is a traditional sport in China. Are you interested in this sport? Do you enjoy watching kung fu films? Step 3 Practice : Ask Ss to discuss the following questions .What sports do you usually play? How much time do you usually spend doing sports every week?No pains, no gains. No matter what kind of sports you take part in, what do you have to sacrifice (犧牲) in order to be successful in that sport? Step 4 Discussion1. It is well known that China has been making much progress in many sports events. Do you know what they are? 2. What can we do for 2008 Beijing Olympics?Step 5 Homework1. Surf the Internet to find more information about sports.2. Write a composition about why people all over the world are crazy about sports. 111