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8B Unit 6 Sunshine for all
Reading I
I. Teaching aims and learning objectives
By the end of the lesson, students are expected to be able to:
1. read the article by yourself, and learn something about the Special Olympics ;
2. learn some words about sports, then try to use them correctly;
3. think about helping others or taking part in some social activities.
II.Teaching key points and difficult points:
1. To understand the meanings of the Special Olympics World Games.
2. To know how to write an application letter.
III. Teaching procedures
Step1 Lead-in
1. Enjoy a video about volunteers.
2. Show different kinds of events about sports.
3. Help Millie to be a volunteer for the 9th Special Olympics Games in 2025.
Step2 Pre-reading
Task 1: Predict before reading
Tip1: We can predict information from the title,pictures.
How much information can you get from the title, and the pictures?
Step4 While-reading
Task 2: Find some details quickly
Tip2: Go through the article and find some details.
1.Who is the volunteer in the report?
2. What did he think of this experience of volunteering?
Task 3: Find the main points of the paragraphs
Tip3: Pay attention to the first sentence of each paragraph.
Fill in the blanks with the correct numbers of the paragraph.
Task 4: Read for more details
1. Para. 1 & 5:How did Liu Ming’s feelings change?
*Further-thinking: Why does the author write about Liu Ming’s feelings at the very beginning?
2. Para. 2: Find out the participants, purpose and the events.
*Which sentence is the motto of the Special Olympics World Games?
3. Para. 3: What do these volunteers do for the event?
4. Para. 4 : Pair work.
*Further thinking: What’s the special quality(品质) of the volunteers for the Special Olympics World Games? Why?
5.Para. 5: Finish the meanings of the Special Olympics.
Step5 Post-reading
Discussion
1. Group work: Brainstorm the benefits of volunteer work.
2. Write an application letter.
Step6 Homework
For all: 1. Practice the new words and new exp