take part in→work. or play with other people in.
2. Ask the Ss to fill in the gaps with the new words
1. John ____ for a place at their school, but didn’t get in.
2. During the ____, they exchanged experience with the players from other countries.
3.____ will be given for the three best stories.
4. You will need a ____ horse to take you there.
5. Don't lose hope; remember the ____ “Never say die”.
6.I like that painting; it's most____.
7. British ____ won five gold medals in the Olympics.
8. Tell the ____ for the next race to come here.
9. Did you ____ ____ ____ the fighting?
Keys: competed; competitions; Prizes; swift; motto; unusual; athletes; competitors; take part in
STEP Ⅵ:Discussion:
1.Where will the 2008 Olympic Games be held ?
2.What do you think you prepare for the 2008 Olympic Games ?
3.Discus where and when several Olympic Games hold in modern times?
STEP Ⅶ:Exercise:
Ask the Ss to fill in the passage according to the text.
The Olympic Games are held every 1 years. Athletes 2 all over the world 3 it.
The old Olympic Games began around the year 4 in Greece. Many of the sports were the same 5 they are now. 6 were not allowed to take part in it.
After about the year 7 the Olympic Games stopped. For 8 there were no Olympic Games.
The first Olympic Games 9 happened in 10 . It was held in Greece. There are 11
competitors from just 12 countries. In 1992 over 13 competitors from more than 14 countries went to Barcelona for the 15 Summer Olympics! There are over 16 different sports in the games. Sailing, horse riding and shooting are some of the unusual sports. In Barcelona the Chinese team got 17 gold medals, of which 18 were won by women.
STEP Ⅷ Summary
1. We know the history, spirit and meaning of the Olympic Games.
2 .We have learned some language points
3 .prep. +which/whom
STEP Ⅸ Homework:
1. Finish off the exercises in this lesson.
2. Read the passage again.
3. Retell the text
4. Point out the Attributive Clause in this lesson.
探究活动
Discussion:
教师给学生题目进行探讨，如：Which sport do you like best?,教师可提供与此体育运动名称相关词组，如：prefer, good at, badminton, gymnastics, archery, rowing, skating, so on.教师可简单给学生一个范例，如：
I love sports. I prefer badminton to rowing. In fact, I’m also good at skating…….
