Purpose: to have a better understanding of the passage and note some useful words and phrases.
Step4.Discussion
Task1: Group work (group of 4) to discuss the following topics and they can choose whichever they are interested in talking about.
Topic1. What is the spirit of the Olympic Games? What can you learn from it?
Topic2. Do you agree that” faster, higher, stronger” is a good motto not only for sports but also for life in general? Why?
Topic3.Is it important to win in a sports match? Why or why not?
Topic4.Discuss the causes and effects of some serious problems of the Olympics and think of the possible solutions.
Task2: Debate
Hosting the Olympic games is a great honour and a great responsibility. Since china has won the bidding
of hosting the 2008 Olympics, what will the Olympics bring to <?
Teaching procedures of period 3
【Teaching aims】
1. Review the Future Passive Voice.
2.. Enable the students to be able to use the structures in real situations
【Teaching method】
1. Reading method to improve the students reading ability.
2. Doing-drills to get the students to master what they should master.
3. Pair work and group work may enable them to form the habit of cooperation with others .
【Teaching Aids】 a computer
【Teaching procedure】
Step1. Extensive reading (WB)
Task 1. Read the passage and have a discussion about some related questions.
1).What are some problems that unknown athletes have to deal with?
2).Why are the Olympic Games so important to many athletes?
3).Why do stars like Michael Jordan make more money than other athletes?
Task 2.Pair work Compare the sports listed. Are they popular in china? Why or why not?
Sports Popular /not very popular Reasons
Tennis
Soccer
Table tennis
Badminton
Purpose: to know more about sports and the Olympics.
Step2.Speaking
Task 1.
Task 2. As for Ss, being Chinese, what will they do for the 2008 Olympics?
Purpose: to make Ss note the use of Future Passive Voice and Future Active Voice.
Step3. Language focus
Task1. Group work to get a conclusion of the Future Passive Voice and give T more examples.
Structure: Subject+ will be done
Task2. Show Ss a passage about the Olympics, and ask them to change it into passive
voice.(See postscript 2)
Task3. Pair work to ask questions about the passage with what , when, where, how etc.
Task4. T has left a note to you ,asking you to write a notice for the students in Future Passive Voice. Work with their partners and write down the notice. Then report it to class orally.
Next week we are going to clear the school as follows:
Monday--- Classroom Building No.1
Tuesday--- Classroom Building No.2
Wednesday--- the computer center and language lab
Thursday--- the science labs
Friday--- the library
Purpose: to consolidate their understanding about the Future Passive Voice
Step4.Homework assignment
Task1. Finish some consolidation Ex of the Future Passive Voice