1、Teaching planTeachers name: kathy Date: November, 2007Course: The Society Culture of Major English-Speaking CountriesSubject: Chapter7:Sports in BritainTeaching objective:1.Students will consolidate their memorization of hot words and phrase. 2.Train the students ability to grasp key information whi
2、le reading . 3.learn how to describe sports in Britain.Such as football、ccricket etc.Key points: 1.Football in Britain 2.Tennis and Wimbledom 3.Cricket is a most popular sport in Britain 4.two kinds of horse racing 5.the Grand National and the Royal Ascot Approach and methodology: task-based learnin
3、g with multimediaTeaching tools:a book、a multimedia projector and a blackboardContents: :Greeting the class. :Text presentation and language practise 1.Introduction. 2. Warning up and speaking.-I should check if the students have mastered the new words and expressions by making sentences. -Talk abou
4、t students sports .Let students desire to know more about British sports. :interpret the passage. Key points: 1. Football in Britain 足球运动-Football was invented in Britain. It is a rough fast game played in winter and early spring. Legends hold that it derived from the “sport” of ancient warriors cel
5、ebrating victory by kicking around the decapitated head of an enemy. Today, it is one of the most popular sports in Britain. Millions of people watch the FA Cup games. But in recent years, people are much concerned about football violence.- The FA Cup: is the trophy title for a series of games playe
6、d by major member teams of the Football Association(足协). Over 20 million tickets are sold to FA games each season. And sometimes, supporters of rival teams clash violently before, during and after the matches.*Note: football: (美) American football (美式足球) (英) soccer(英式足球) rugby(英式橄榄球) football pitch/
7、 ground/field (足球场)2. Tennis 网球- Tennis: a more gentle sport played by people in early summer. It was invented in Britain and owes its origins to the church. As early as the mid-fifteenth century, people were playing a game called “tenys” around their local churches or cathedrals. The most famous te
8、nnis event in the world, the annual international tennis championships, takes place in Wimbledon every year. There are also a lot of social activities during the “Wimbledon fortnight”.-Wimbledon(温布尔登): is a suburb in London. It is the place where the worlds best players gather to compete in the annu
9、al international tennis championship. It is one of the major events of the British sporting calendar and probably the most famous tennis event in the world. There are a lot of other social activities associated with “Wimbledon fortnight”, such as eating strawberries and cream, drinking champagne and
10、 hoping that it doesnt rain.* 网球场 tennis court 网球球拍tennis racquet3. Cricket 板球- Cricket : a most popular sport in summer. It was also one of the very first team sports in Britain to have organized rules and to be played according to the same rules nationally.(板球是英国最早有统一规则, 并且全国遵守同一规则进行比赛的罢休体育运动项目之一)
11、 As early as 1787, the rules were fixed. It is a quite distinctive sport in many ways1) the players wear white trousers and appear quite formally dressed; 2) matches do not last just a few hours and they can go on for days and has much influence on British peoples life. Cricket is often believed to
12、be associated with a set of English moral values such as “fair play”(光明正大的态度、行为)。*British English is still full of references and phrases to cricket, such as-to be “on a sticky wicket”: to face difficulties (sticky wicket 原意是指板球比赛中,雨后周围场地泥泞的三柱门,因这种情况使球跳不高而难击,所以喻指艰难的处境)eg:After the failure of the foo
13、tball match in the World Cup,the National Team is on a sticky wicket. -to “throw a googly”: to act unpredictably (googly原指变向曲线球) eg:That girls temper is throwing a googly,bacause she is falling in love with William. - what you are doing is “not cricket”: you are not behaving ethicly or honourably in
14、 a situation - you are “playing with a straight bat”: you are an honest man。 Please make sentences with the slang.* 板球场 cricket field 板球球棒 cricket bat4. Golf 高尔夫球- Golf : a game invented by the Scottish. And there is a world famous golf course in St Andres, near Edinburgh. By the 16th C., golf was a
15、lready very popular in Scotland and royal members like Mary Queen of Scots took great interest in it.* 高尔夫球场golf course = links 高尔夫球棒golf club5Horsy sports 赛马运动- horse racing: the true royal sport in Britain. Organized national horse races have been held throughout Britain for hundreds of years. The
16、re are two kinds of horse racing: flat racing(平地赛马) and steeplechasing(越野障碍赛马).- The Grand National (一年一度在英国利物浦举行的越野障碍赛马) is th worlds most famous steeplechase. And there is also the biggest social event associated with horse racing: the Royal Ascot(每年6月在英国伯克郡阿斯科特赛马场举行的为期4天的赛马会,是英国最重要的赛马会之一,王室成员参加)。
17、- the Royal Ascot: the biggest social event associated with horse racing. People dress up and go to show off their fashionable clothes as well to watch the races and place their bets. Women especially wear very elaborate and exotic hats. This event gets much attention from the media and the public.-
18、 equestrianism (骑马术): another horsy sport associated with the aristocracy. It can involve riding skills such as jumping and carriage driving, as well as speed. (Princess Anne likes it.)- Hunting -hunt saboteurs (蓄意破坏打猎者): hunting is a sport enjoyed by many wealthy and aristocratic families. But many
19、 animal rights groups find this an unacceptable and cruel recreation. So “hunt saboteurs”, people of extremist animal rights groups, make efforts to prevent the hunt from proceeding by laying false trails to distract the dogs which track the quarry and by making noise to scare the horse.6. Fishing /
20、 Angling 钓鱼- combines sport, the tranquility and beauty of being outdoors, and sometimes the joy being able to eat the catch. . Do exercises on page 91 (courseware) and check it answer.: Thinking and Discussion(自主思考)1.What is the origin of football?2.Could you tell me the differences between British
21、s and Chinese football sports?:knowledge expanding(知识拓展)(1) The olympic games-sports projective name奥运会体育项目名称(courseware)(2) Power of Britain 英国体育实力(courseware)(3) Sports in the city 都市体育(courseware)(4) World-class sport in Britain 英国体育盛世(courseware)(5) 2012 Olympic Game 2012伦敦奥运(courseware). chief
22、summary (总结)Homework:1.Do exercises on page 92. 2.Remember the new words and some focal points. 3.Review chapter 7 and preview chapter 8.Writing -design:Chapter 7:Sports in Britain Name of sports. Key points. DraftFootball 1.the FA Cup -the Football Association CupCriket 2.WimbledomSuburb.international tennis championshipTennis 3.Criketslang on a sticky wicketGolf throw a googly 4.the Grand National5