1、 Unit 5 A Very Special Olympics【本讲教育信息】一. 教学内容：Unit 5 A Very Special Olympics Lesson 3 and Lesson 4二、重点、难点：单词和词组：三. 具体内容：课文讲解：A Very Special OlympicsThere can only be one winner in a race, right? Well, maybe not. The Special Olympics are like the International Olympic Games. But there is one big dif
2、ference between them: all the athletes in the Special Olympics are physically challenged.At one Special Olympics nine athletes lined up on the running track to compete in the 200-meter race. Andrew really wanted to win. He knew it would be difficult because he was born with one leg shorter than the
3、other. Next to Andrew was Anna. Who had won this race last time. Kazu was on the other side of Andrew, this was his first time at the Special Olympics. He had always wanted to win a gold medal. The whistle blew and they began running. Andrew was running as hard as he could. Anna started strong too.
4、Kazu started a couple of steps behind the others. But he was catching up.Suddenly, Andrew fell. The other athletes kept running, but Anna heard Andrew fall and looked back. She wanted to win the race, but she couldnt leave someone who might be hurt. Kazu was just catching up to Andrew and saw him on
5、 the ground. Anna and Kazu both bent over and grabbed Andrews arms. They helped him to stand up. “Come on,” Anna yelled. “Weve got to finish this race!”The three of them ran as fast as they could down the track together. When they crossed the line, everyone cheered.Andrew, Anna, and Kazu didnt win m
6、edals that day. But they knew winning wasnt everything. What was really important to them was making sure that there were no losers.What is this story mostly about?A. Racing. B. Winning. C. Caring. D. Challenging.Forming Opinions: What Do You Think?A: Guided Writing1. A student writes his opinion of
7、 the story. Help him finish it by choosing the best sentence for each blank.(a) In contrast, Anna and Kazu didnt forget the importance of friendship and caring.(b) I think Anna and Kazu were true athletes because they knew winning wasnt everything.(c) I liked reading a sports story that wasnt all ab
8、out winning.A Very Special Olympics(1) _ In my experience a lot of athletes think winning is so important that they forget to be good people. All they care about is their own success. If someone else gets hurt they think, “Oh, well, its part of the game.”(2) _They gave up the chance for a gold medal
9、 to help someone in need.(3) _2. Fill in the blank with the best word.This student thinks Anna and Kazu are _.a. caring b. winning c. falling d. competingB: Exchanging Your IdeasI think I feel Im against It depends 1. How do you think the runners who kept running and won the medals felt?2. Do you th
10、ink Anna and Kazu regretted their actions the next day?3. Would something like this happen at the Olympic Games?In my opinion I believeI dont think Because【典型例题】练习易错难解( )1. This pen is much _ than that one.A. dear B. less expensive C. more dearer解析：选 B。dear 是单音节词，它的比较级是 dearer; less expensive 意为“更便宜
11、”。( )2. He is _ a young boy _ he cant go to school alone.A. so, that B. such, that C. so, which解析：选 B。so 用来修饰形容词 /副词。其句型为 so+ adj. /adv. +that 从句；so +adj. +(a/an) +n. + that 从句。such 用来修饰名词 such+ (a/an) +adj. +n. + that 从句。( )3. Mr. Green _ at the meeting.A. said B. spoke C. talked解析：选 B。say 表示说话的内容，
12、即 say sth. ; talk 意为“谈话”，即 talk to / with sb. ; speak 意为 发言（不及物动词）；说某种语言 speak English; 对说 speak to sb. 。( ) 4. I _ this book _ 3 yuan.A. bought, for B. paid, for C. spent, on解析：选 A。 buy, pay, spend 表示花钱买东西时，其主语都是“人”但句型不同。sb. buy sth. for some money; sb. pay some money for sth. ; sb. spend some money on sth. 。
