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Unit 2 Sports culture
Reading (II)（教學設計）
I. Learning objectives
By the end of the lesson, students will be able to:
understand the usage of the following words and expressions: compete, diverse, demonstrate, proceed, applaud, call on, rank;
2. use the above words and expressions in new situations;
3. divide sports into different categories;
4. rewrite a passage using numbers or years.
II. Key competence focus
1. Understand some new words and expressions.
2. Be able to use the new words and expressions.
III. Predicted area of difficulty
Use the new words and expressions correctly.
IV. Teaching procedures
Step 1 Lead-in
Review the main idea of the article and complete the passage with the correct forms of the words and phrases in the box below.
T: Hello, everyone, nice to meet you! We’ve learned an article on the website. Today we shall review the text, discuss how to use some words and phrases, and practice using them in different situations.
T: Would you fill in the blanks using the given words
【設計意圖：回歸課本，回憶文章。通過篇章結構的理解引領學生到詞匯上面來。】
Step 2 Building vocabulary
1. Word study: compete
(1) Introduce the meanings of compete in different contexts.
T: Every day in daily life, we need to defeat others to get something we want. That is to say, we compete with others to get a gift.
They competed in such events as boxing, running and the long jump. (para. 2)
Compete has two meanings:
· to try to be more successful or better than somebody else who is trying to do the same as you
· to take part in a contest or game
T: Here are two examples for you.
· I am hoping to compete in the marathon.
· Amy and her sister are always competing for attention.
What’s the meaning of compete in each sentence
2) Collocations of compete
T: This word, compete, could be collocated with several prepositions, including with, against, for and in. Do you know the meaning of each collocation Here are three examples:
· The boy often competes with his classmates.
· The boy competed in the marathon three years ago.
· The boy tries his best to compete for the first prize.
T: After grasping the meaning of each collocation, here comes another sentence. And you need to fill in the blanks with these collocations.
· Every athlete competed in the Olympic games tries their best to compete with/against each other for being the best.
2. Word study: diverse
1) Create concrete contexts to further understand diverse.
T: In our life, we will come across diverse people who will teach us a lesson or set a good or bad example to us. These people may come from diverse cultures or countries. Later, some of them will disappear from our life.
· For over a century, people from diverse backgrounds have made joint efforts to help realize Coubertin’s dream. (para. 3)
diverse: very different from each other and of various kinds.
2) Practice
T: One practice for you:
· My interests are very diverse.
3. Word study: demonstrate
1) Introduce the meanings of demonstrate in different contexts.
T: Every day, at school, teachers will demonstrate knowledge in detail with the aid of the Power-point, especially science. Even the complicated experiment will be demonstrated to make us seize it clearly.
· He came to public attention during the 1960 Rome Olympics, when he won the light heavyweight gold medal for the USA, demonstrating great talent and personality in the process. (para. 4)
demonstrate: to show sth clearly by giving proof or evidence
T: In addition, demonstrate has many other meanings in various contexts. Here are three sentences for you. Read them and guess the meanings of each one.
· The theories were demonstrated to be false.
· Her job involves demonstrating new educational software.
· They are demonstrating in favour of free higher education.
From the above examples, we can conclude: To demonstrate is:
· to show sth clearly by giving proof or evidence;
· to show and explain how sth works or how to do sth;
· to take part in a public meeting or march, usually as a protest or to show support for sth.
2) Practice
T: One practice for you：
· Finally, she had the chance to demonstrate her musical talents.
4. Word study: proceed
1) Introduce the meaning of proceed in a concrete context.
T: As we all know, the road to success isn’t smooth. What really matters is to find a suitable and correct way. Once you have found it, you need to proceed to do it. Only in this way can you realize your dream.
· Afterwards, this young man proceeded to become the world heavyweight champion in 1964, and later changed his name to the one we all know—Muhammad Ali. (para. 4)
proceed to do sth: to do something next, after having done sth else first
2) Practice
· Helen outlined her plans and then proceeded to explain them in more detail.
5. Word study: applaud
1) Introduce the meaning of applaud in different contexts.
T: In class, the teacher sometimes will put forward a difficult problem for us to solve. Once solved, we’d like to applaud for him/her to encourage him/her.
· Another sportsperson that should be applauded is Jessica Ennis-Hill. (para. 5)
applaud: to express praise for sb/sth because you approve of them or it
Here comes the first sentence.
· We applaud the decision to go ahead with the new building.
Apart from this, applaud has another meaning. For example：
· They rose to applaud the speaker.
T: Obviously, applaud means show your approval of sb/sth by clapping your hands.
2) Practice
· He started to applaud and the others joined in.
6. Word study: call on
1) Create concrete contexts to further understand call on and learn to make sentences using the phrase.
T: Nowadays, the environment has been worse and worse as a result of all kinds of pollution. So it’s necessary for us to call on the public to take some action.
· The 2008 Beijing Olympics called on the whole world to join in the Olympic spirit and build a better future for humanity with the slogan “One World, One Dream”. (para. 6)
call on: to formally ask someone to do something
2) Practice
T: Read this sentence and complete it.
· I think we should figure out some ways to keep people from polluting the river and call on them to fight against pollution.
7. Word study: rank
1) Create concrete contexts to have a better understanding of rank and learn to apply it.
T: This word rank is often seen in the computer games. If we win, we would get a good rank in the published list of names. Instead, if we are defeated, we will rank lower.
· In addition to hosting the Olympics for the first time, China also ranked first in the medal table. (para. 6)
rank: to give sb/sth a particular position on a scale according to quality, importance, success, etc.; to have a position of this kind.
2) Practice
·The university is ranked first in the country for agriculture.
·At the height of his career, he ranked second in the world.
【設計意圖：通過講解、練習和與學生互動，讓學生了解這些重要詞匯的意義和用法，以及一些搭配。】
Step 3 Consolidation
Summary of vocabulary.
T: Today we have learned some expressions related to the following words. If possible, try to review as often as possible.
【設計意圖：通過與學生的互動，讓學生加深對這些重要詞匯的掌握且學會運用到語境里。】
Step 4 Classification
Sports can be divided into different categories. Think of as many sports as you can and fill in the table below. You can also add your own categories.
T: There are a variety of sports categories in the Olympic Games. Now, it’s time for you to divide the sports that you know into different categories through judging. The following table only contains three categories. Of course, you could add your own categories.
【設計意圖：通過學習和理解運動類型，能夠正確對運動進行分類，加深學生對體育運動的認識。】
Step 5 Writing
T guides Ss to revise the short paragraph below in a similar way.
【設計意圖：給學生布置仿寫任務，能提高他們的模仿和寫作能力。此外，通過運用數字和日期這類“硬事實（hard facts）”改寫段落，讓作品中的觀點更具有說服力。】
Step 6 Sharing and correcting
T encourages some Ss to share their writings and gives timely feedback.
T: Have you finished Is there any volunteer who would like to share your writing with us Come on! Be brave! It doesn’t matter, just have a try.
【設計意圖：提供學生分享寫作的機會，提高他們的成就感和發現錯誤的能力。】
V. Homework
Look up in the dictionary or a reference book to learn more about these words.
【設計意圖：回顧本節課所學重點，鞏固語言點學習，并熟練使用工具書。】
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