Unit 2 Sporting events

Teaching Aims:

1. Participate in a discussion to find out why sports are popular around the world.

2. Develop students’ speaking ability by expressing their opinions in the discussion.

Teaching Important Point:

Develop students’ speaking ability.

Teaching Methods:

Individual, pair or group discussion to make every student work in class.

Teaching Aids:

1. The multimedia

2. The blackboard

Teaching Procedures;

Step 1 Greeting and Lead-in

1. Do you like sports? What sports can you play?

2. What sports do you know?

3. Who is your favorite sportsperson?

4. Do you like playing sports? How

much time do you usually spend

exercising or doing sports every

week?

Stpe 2 Welcome to the unit

Sport plays a very important role in our lives. We see or do sports almost everyday. Look at the following pictures. Are you familiar with these sports?

1. table tennis

Can you play table tennis? Do you like it?

Is it your favourite sport? Why?

2. Wrestling

How much do you know about wrestling? (a short introduction of wrestling)

3. Boxing

Do you like watching it? (a short introduction of boxing)

4. In your opinion, do you think these Sports are too violent?5.Kung fu is a traditional sport in China? Are you interested in it?

6.Which do you prefer, Kung fu or boxing?

7.Itroduction of gymnastics and diving.

Step 3 Pair Work

1. To become a professional gymnast or a diver, you have to sacrifice(犧牲) a lot. What do you think these sacrifices would include?(group discussion)

2.basketball and football, which do you prefer?

3.No matter what kind of sport you take part in ,what are the basic qualities you need to possess in order to be successful in that sport?)

(video of Jordan)

Step 4 Group Work1. Why do you think sport is so popular?2. How often do you play sport? What sports do you usually play?3. What is your favourite sport? Why?Step 5 Homework

1.Find more information about

the business of sport.

2.Preview reading text.