1. Guess the sports the teacher likes.

2. Ask the Ss to compare the Olympic sports using the structure “… is more … than …” looking at some pictures.

Step 2 Speaking

1. Help the Ss revise & know some names of the Olympic sports.

2. Write a short composition beginning with “If we want to be volunteers in Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. From now on we should …”

Period 3: Speaking & Writing 5 & Around the world & Module Task

Teaching Aims and Demands:

1. Speaking skill: Talk about the sports one likes using comparative forms.

2. Writing skill: To combine sentences using “too” or “also”. Improve the students’ writing abilities.

3. To summarize and consolidate “more … than …” and the new vocabulary.

4. Affection and attitudes: We should love sports.

Learning strategies:

Top-down and Interactive approach and do some exercises.

Teaching Aids: Multi-Media (Tape recorder, video, OHP, handouts)

Teaching Procedures:

Step 1 Revision

1. Read the passage after class.

2. Work in groups of four to discuss: How should we learn English for 2008? Ask some groups to talk about their reports.

Step 7 Homework

1. Ask the Ss to try to say something about themselves using the adverbs they learned.

◇I get to school …

◇The teacher speaks to us …

◇We need to learn English …

◇We need to speak English …

◇I work …

◇I check my vocabulary at home …

◇I listen to my lessons …

2. Learn some language points and write the answers to the questions in Activity2.

Step 5 Retelling

The Ss try to retell the reading passage looking at three pictures and some information.

Step 6 Saying and reporting

1. Find out the pair adverbs with opposite meanings and read the adverbs.

5. Read in groups and fill in the blanks.

Step 4 Learning