【正文】 c Games will be held in Beijing in 2008.T: Yes! We all feel proud of it! Look at the title and the pictures and predict the content.S: Maybe an ancient writer is interviewing someone in modern times to know more about the information about the modern Olympic Games.T: Then read it quickly and see if you were right.S: Yes, I got it!T: Congratulations! That’s all for this part. Let’s e to Reading on Page 11.Step IV ReadingListen to the tape to get the general idea.T: First listen to the tape, paying attention to pronunciation and intonation, and try to get the general idea of the passage.While playing the tape, the teacher goes around the classroom. T: Have you got the main idea?S: Yes, it tells us the differences and the similarities of the ancient and modern Olympics. T: Very good. Now can you find the differences and the similarities of the ancient and modern Olympics? Read the passage carefully and find the answers. I will give you six minutes to finish it.Six minutes later. T: First let’s talk about the similarities between the ancient and modern Olympics. Any volunteers?S1: Both are held every four years. S2: Both are held not for money but for honor. S3: The beliefs are the same. They are: Swifter, Higher, and Stronger. S4: Men are allowed to take part both in ancient and modern Olympics.S5: Some events are the same, such as running, jumping, shooting and throwing. T: The five students have given us the similarities. Who can describe the differences?S6: There were not Winter Olympics in the past. S7: Now petitors are from all over the world. But in the ancient times, only the people in Greece could take part the Olympics Games. S8: Only men were allowed to take part in the past, now women are also allowed. S9: In the past, winners got the olive wreath as the prize. Now petitors pete for medals. S10: The events and athletes in modern time are more than those in the past.S11: There is a special village for the petitors to live in, a stadium for petitions, a gymnasium for those who watch the games now. But there were not such places in the ancient times. T: Just now we have discussed the differences and the similarities of the ancient and modern Olympics. I think you have learned much about the Olympic Games. Can you describe the ancient and modern Olympic Games in your own words? You can refer to the questions in Warming up on page about them and try to describe them.A few minutes later.T: Who would like to have a try to describe the ancient Olympics? S1: The ancient Olympic Games began in Greece and were held from 776 . to . 393. It was held every four years. At that time, there were not so many sports as today. And women were not allowed to take part in the games. There were not Winter Olympics at that time. Winners got the olive wreath as the prize. The motto was Swifter, Higher and Stronger.T: Good! Who would like to have a try to describe the modern Olympics? S2: The modern Olympic Games began in 1896. They’re held every four years. There are many new sports in the Olympics. In the Summer Olympics there are over 250 different sports. Women are not only allowed to join in but also play a very important role. Now the petitors pete for medals. The motto is Swifter, Higher and Stronger.T: Very good. Now let’s e to Part 1 of Comprehending on Page 11. You can fill in the form by yourselves. Then look at the 3 questions in Part 2. Please read the passage again to answer to the questions.Ask some students to answer the questions and at the same time check the answers.T: What amazed Pausanias about the Olympic Games?S: All countries can take part in the Olympic Games. S: There are over 250 sports and women are allowed to join in now. S: There is much modern equipment.T: Yes! All these things amazed Pausanias about the Olympic Games. Why does he think Athens and Beijing should feel proud?S: It’s just as much a petition to host the Olympics as to win an Olympic medal.T: Good! Why does he think people may be peting for money in modern Olympic Games?S: Because the olive wreath has been replaced by medals, and the medals perhaps have something to do with money.T: Good! I am glad you have understood this article very well.Step V The analysis of the passageLanguage points:1. I lived in what you call “Ancient Greece”.This sentence is an Objective Clause led by what. ‘what you call “Ancient Greece” ’ is served as the object of in. “What” is served as the object of call. It can’t be replaced with other words. . I will do what I can to help you.2. every four years = every fourth year 3. Women are not only allowed to join in but play a very important role, especially in...allow sb. to do sth. . His mother doesn’t allow him to go out.allow doing sth.. We won’t allow smoking here.join in It means taking part in a kind of activity.join: to be a member of sth.play a role in = play a part in 4. as well as=and . On Sundays, his landlady provided dinner as well as breakfast.Note: If the phrase joins two parts as the subject, the verb form should agree with the first subject.. Your brother as well as you is very kind to me.5. It’s a great honor.honor [U] sing. reputation for greatness, good behavior, truthfulness, etc. He is fighting for the honor of his country.[C] sing. a person or thing that brings credit to sth. / sb.There are some other words like it: success, failure, shock, surprise. He’s an honor of his family.Main idea T: We have finished the passage. I will ask a student to sum up what we have learned.S: Through the parison between the ancient and modern Olympic Games, we have learned the differences and the similarities between them. Now we can have a deep understanding of the Games. From the passage, we can also know that the Olympic Games are developing and improving. It’s our duty to make the Olympic Games better and healthier. We know that the princip