Period1ReadingTheGeneralIdeaofThisPeriod：ThisperiodincludesWarmingup，ReadingandComprehendingofUnit2.ItintroducesthesimilaritiesanddifferencesbetweenancientandmodernOlympicGamesintheformofainterestinginterviewbetweenPausanias，aGreekwriter2000yearsagoandLily，aChinesegirllivingatthepresenttime.Readingthepassage，thestudentscanlearnsomereadingstrategiessuchasskimmingandcomparing.TeachingAims：1.EnablethestudentstocomparetheancientOlympicswiththemodernonesandtrytoanswerthequestionsquicklyandcorrectlysothattheylearnhowtogeneralizeandcomparethesimilaritiesanddifferences.2.Learnsomeusefulwordsandexpressions：medal，gymnasium，stadium，admit，takepartin，replace，prize，asetof，interview，aswellas，competewith/against/for，replace，etc.3.Learnsomesentencepatterns：（1）Ilivedwhatyoucalled“AncientGreece”.（2）IhavecometoyourtimetofindoutaboutthepresentdayOlympicGamesbecauseIknowtheyaretobeheldinmyhometownofAthens.TeachingImportantPoints：1.HelphestudentstocomparetheancientOlympicswiththemodernonesandhaveaclearideaoftheirsimilaritiesanddifferences.2.Learnandmastersomeimportantwords，phrasesandsentencepatternsinthisperiod.TeachingDifficultPoints：1.Howtofindtheimpliedsimilaritiesanddifferencesbyunderstandingthespeaker’swordsandintonation.2.Tomastertheimportantlanguagepointsandsentencepatternsinthispassage.TeachingMethods：1.Skimmingtogetthegeneralideaofthetext.2.Scanningtogetdetailedinformationandgettounderstandthepassagebetter.3.Task-basedmethodstogetthestudentstocomprehendthepassageandbeabletoproducedialoguesandtalkabouttheirpreparationsforthe2008OlympicGames.TeachingAids：Ataperecorder.Amultimedia.TeachingProcedures：Step1Lead-in1.Greetthestudents.T：Goodmorning/afternoon，boysandgirls!Ss：Goodmorning/afternoon，Miss.2.IntroducethetopicoftheOlympicGames.（1）ListentothesongPasstheFlame（thethemesongoftheAthensOlympicGames）.T：Youlooksogoodtoday.Wouldyouliketolistentosomemusic?1Ss：Ofcourse/Goodidea.T：（Playthesong）Haveyoueverheardofthesong?Ss：Yes/Sure.T：Whatis...
