第一册Period Three

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 China, good effects or bad effects.

good effects bad effects
promote the economy costing a large amount of money

make china better known to the world cause disorder to our society
… …
Purpose: to have a further understanding about the Olympics.

Step5.Homework assignment
Write a report based on the debate carried out in class about the good effects and bad effects of the Olympics. And encourage Ss to express their own idea in the report.
Purpose: to cultivate them how to write discussed topics

Teaching procedures of period 3
Step1. Extensive reading (WB) (15 mins)
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(5 mins)
Task 1. China is going to host the 2008 Olympic Games. To make it the most wonderful and successful one, what will be done ? If necessary, T can display two pictures for contrast.
Task 2. As for Ss, 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 (25 mins)
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 unders