Are there any similarities between the Ancient and the Modern Olympics?
Do you want to know more about Modern Olympics?
Turn to page9.Pausanias, who was an ancient Greek writer, has come on a magic journey to the present day; he wants to know more about Modern Olympics.
(设计目的：鼓励学生用已掌握的知识尽可能地谈论相关内容，培养学生通过话题表达自己的情感，自然引出下一个教学环节。)
Step3.Fast reading
Teacher plays the record; students read follow the tape and then get the main idea.
Task1.What does the passage tell us?
(设计目的：快速阅读是英语阅读的一个重要环节，通过快速阅读全文，了解中心思想。在阅读教学中，应训练学生良好的速读方法，不认识的字句跳过去，但求抓住全文大意。)
Task2.List the questions asked by Pausanias.
(设计目的：由于课文内容较散，重点难把握，通过在文中找出这6个问题，引导学生划分段落，概括大意。)
Step4.careful reading
Read the passage carefully again within 8minutes and try to complete the two blanks.
（设计目的：这一环节在于找出古今奥运的相似和不同，是重点。）
