1. (独立完成2，并核对答案。)

(为活跃课堂气氛，可把学生分成组，看哪组的学生完成得快。)

3. (把1a改编为一个小对话，加以巩固。最好用上本单元topic 2所学的表达请求的句型，如：Would you mind…, Would you please…?等。)

For example:

T: When did the modern Olympics start?

Ss:　 In 1896.

T: Would you mind telling me its motto?

Ss:　 Its motto is “Faster, higher, stronger”.

T: Could you please tell me its symbol?

Ss:　 Five rings.

T: What do they stand for?

Ss:　 They stand for the five parts of the world.

T: What colors are the rings?

Ss:　 They are…

(老师示范后，让学生按照老师的要求分组对话，并找两组到讲台前表演。)

Step 4　 Practice 第四步 　练习(时间:12分钟)

2. (再读1a，完成1b。)

T: Now, please look at 1b, complete the reading notes by yourselves.

(核对答案。)

1. (核对1a答案后，给出关键词, 让同学们试着复述1a。)

(用幻灯机打出。)

Step 1　 Review 第一步 　复习(时间:10分钟)

1. (用图片复习，导入新课。)

Work in pairs. The teacher shows pictures or phrases to ask the students to answer questions. The teacher can give a model first.

(Show the phrase:Take part in the Olympics for the first time.)

T: When did China take part in the Olympics for the first time?

Ss:　 In 1952 China took part in the Olympics for the first time.

(呈现许海峰在奥运赛场上举枪射击的图片。)

T:　　 Who won the first gold medal in the Olympics in the history of China?

Ss:　 Xu Haifeng.

(展示刘翔在奥运赛场上的图片。) T:　　 Who is he? Did he get a gold medal in the Olympics?

Ss:　 He is Liu Xiang. Yes. He got a gold medal in Athens Olympics.

(学生两人一组讨论。)

(展示悉尼奥运会吉祥物图下注明时间和地点“2000 Sydney”。)

S₁:　 Which Olympics mascots are these?

S₂:　 They are Sydney Olympics mascots.

(展示雅典奥运会吉祥物，图下要有时间和地点“2004 Athens”。)

S₃:　 Which Olympics mascots are these?

S₄:　 These are Athens Olympics mascots.

(展示福娃的图片。)

S₅:　 Which Olympic mascots are these?

S₆:　 They are Beijing Olympics mascots.

T: Stop, please! Beijing will host the 2008 Olympics. It’s our dream to host the Olympics. What should we do for the Olympics? Please discuss it.

S₁:　 We should build up our bodies.

S₂:　 We should make our country more beautiful.

S₃:　 We should let more foreign people know our country.

…

T:　　 Good. Do you want to know more about the Olympics? OK, let’s talk about it in Section D.

(导入新课。)

Step 2　 Presentation 第二步 　呈现(时间:10分钟)

(通过谈论有关奥运的知识，学习生词，呈现新课。)

T: Today we will talk more about the Olympics. Look at the blackboard.(老师在黑板上张贴一张白纸同时在纸上用红色彩笔画上一个环。)

Ss: It’s a…(环)

T: Yes. In English we can call it “ring”.

(板书)

(然后再用黄、蓝、绿、黑四种颜色画出另外四个环，组成一个奥运五环。)

T: How many rings are there?

Ss: There are five.

T: What color are they?

Ss: They are red, yellow, blue, green and black.

T: Right! Do you know what they are? They are the symbol of the Olympic Games.

(板书)

T: But what do the rings stand for? Who can tell me?

(可能有部分学生知道五环代表着什么，让学生试着用英语回答，若有困难老师给予指导帮

助并解释。)

T: They stand for five parts of the world. But do you know what the motto of Beijing Olympics is? You can look at the picture in 2b on page 22. What is it? Who can tell me?

(板书)

S₁: One World, One Dream!

T: That’s right. Do you want to know when the modern Olympics started? What is its motto? Please listen to the tape in 1a and answer the questions.

(板书或用幻灯机展示。)

(可听两遍，听后核对答案。)

T: Now open your books, listen to the tape in 1a again and fill in the blanks by yourselves.

(放录音的同时板书。)

Step 3　 Consolidation 第三步 　巩固(时间:7分钟)

录音机/多媒体图片/幻灯片/小黑板

3. Go on learning something about the Olympics.

2. Review and summarize the Simple Future Tense.

1. Learn some useful words and expressions:

modern, ring, symbol, least, at least, be fond of

2. Homework:

(以“2008年北京奥运会将给我们带来什么，我们应该怎样为奥运做贡献”为主题，用英语写一篇“我为奥运做贡献”的小短文。)

板书设计：

Section D

The main activities are 1a and 5. 本课重点活动是1a和5。