Module 8 Sports life
Unit 2 He was invited to competitions around the world.
一、教学目标
1. 语言知识
Key vocabulary—sportsman, ability, hurdling, sportswoman, race, record, method, hurdles, Japan, break, sportsperson, Asian, suffer, courage, pride
Key structures—high jump, set up, suffer from, first place, stop sb. from doing sth.
take pride in
2. 让学生了解刘翔的成长成名经历,培养学生积极、健康向上的精神和顽强的意志力。
3. 教会学生写介绍运动员的文章。
二、教学重点
1. 教学生学会描述体育明星的成长经历。
2. 文中的重点短语和表达。
三、教学过程
Step 1 New words
Show some pictures and learn new words.
Step 2 Warming up
1. Show some pictures and ask students to talk about Liu Xiang. Help them know Liu Xiang.
2. T: Look at the picture and the title of the passage in Activity 2. Say what you know
about Liu Xiang.
T: What do you know about Liu Xiang
Place of birth: Shanghai
Birthday: July 13th, 1983
Height: 188cm
Project:110 hurdles
Has Liu Xiang been in the Olympics
Has Liu Xiang won any medals
Has Liu Xiang ever suffered injury or defeat
110m ___________ (跨栏比赛)
____ (赢得) 2004 Olympic gold medal
____________ (受……折磨) foot problem
_______ (错过) 2008 and 2012 Olympics
never _________ (放弃)
a symbol of _________________ (勇气和成功)
What’s your feeling
______ (自豪) _____ (遗憾)
Step 3 Reading
Fast reading
1. Ask students to listen and read. Choose the sentence which best expresses the main idea.
a) Liu Xiang was helped by his sports school to win a gold medal.
b) Liu Xiang will be a star and not a sports hero.
c) Liu Xiang has trained for many years and won many gold medals.
2. Match the years with the notes to complete the timeline.
3. Show the flash of the passage to students.
Careful reading
Read paragraph 1&2.
1) Liu Xiang was chosen for the Chinese team at the London Olympic Games and won a gold
medal.
2) In grade 4, Liu Xiang was encouraged to train for running.
Read paragraph 3 and fill in the blanks.
In 1998, Liu Xiang’s ______ in hurdling _____ ________ by Sun Haiping, who later became his _______.
In 2001, a special programme ___ ____ ____ to help young sportsmen and sportswomen. Liu Xiang was ______ them.
His races _____ ________ and he _____ __________ ____ the world’s best sports stars. Sun Haiping used the information to change his training ________ for Liu Xiang.
Read paragraph 4 and find out the two most important prizes that Liu Xiang has won.
In May 2001, he won his first international 110m hurdles race in Japan.
In 2004, he won the first Olympic gold medal for China in the 110m hurdles race.
Read paragraphs 5&6 and answer the question.
What stopped Liu Xiang from completing the Beijing and London Olympic Games
His foot problem stopped him from completing the Beijing and London Olympic Games.
Post reading
Work on Activity 4.
Complete the passage with the correct form of the words in the box.
ability Asian courage method pride race
The Chinese take great (1) ______ in Liu Xiang. At first, he was not very successful, but his coach noticed his (2) _______ in running and jumping, and helped him change his training (3) _________. He won a number of important (4) ______ and became the first (5) _______ sportsperson to win an Olympic gold medal for hurdling. However, from 2008 on, he missed some competitions because of a foot problem. Although he did not complete the 2012 Olympic Games, he is still a symbol of great (6) _________ and success.
Step 4 Language points
1. Liu was encouraged at first to train for the high jump.
encourage sb. to do sth. “鼓励某人去做某事”
be encouraged to do sth. “被鼓励去做某事”
e.g. Ms Wang always encourages us to speak English in class.
王老师总是鼓励我们课上讲英语。
We are encouraged (by Ms Wang) to speak English in class.
我们总是被(王老师)鼓励在课上讲英语。
2. In 2004, he won the first Olympic gold medal for China in the 110m hurdles race, and at the same time broke the Olympic Games record.
2004年,刘翔为中国摘得了第一枚100米栏奥运金牌,同时也刷新了世界记录。
break v. 打破;打碎
e.g. Be careful. Don’t break my glasses.
break v. 违反
e.g. Dave is a good boy. He never breaks the school rules.
【注意】
过去式broke 过去分词broken
【拓展】
break n. 休息
e.g. They often take a ten-minute break between two classes.
【语境应用】判断下列句子中划线部分的含义。
休息 B. 打破 C. 违反规则
( ) 1) Go and find out who broke the window.
( ) 2) She worked all day without a break.
( ) 3) Jodie has broken the rule twice this week.
3. From 2008 on, he suffered a lot from his foot problem, but he did not give up.
从2008年起, 他就开始忍受脚伤带来的痛苦,但是他从没放弃过。
suffer from 受(某种病痛)折磨;因……而受苦
e.g. He always suffers from stomach trouble.
他经常胃痛。
【语境应用】完成句子。
我姑姑受头痛折磨很多年了。
My aunt has ________ ________ headaches for many years.
4. It is a pity that his foot problem stopped him from completing the 2012 London Olympic Games.
令人遗憾的是,他的脚伤使他没能完成2012年伦敦奥运会的比赛。
It’s a pity. 很遗憾
It’s a pity that… 很遗憾……
e.g. Henry didn’t pass the exam. It’s a pity.
It’s a pity that you missed the wonderful football game.
【拓展】
It’s a pity也可以用It’s a shame来替换。shame在这里意为“遗憾的事;可惜的事”。
e.g. It’s a pity / shame. Tom didn’t see the movie yesterday.
It’s a pity / shame (that) Mary didn’t come to my birthday party.
【语境应用】将下面的汉语句子翻译成英语。
很遗憾,我错过了最后一班公交。
________________________________________
stop sb. from doing sth. “阻止某人做某事”。
e.g. A heavy rain stopped us from going home from work.
【语境应用】完成句子。
我们应该阻止他浪费水。
We should _______________________ water.
5. But he is still a symbol of courage and success, and we continue to take great pride
in him.
但是,他仍然是勇气和成功的象征,我们依然为他感到十分骄傲。
courage n. 勇气;胆量
have / lose courage to do sth 有/失去勇气做某事
【语境应用】词汇运用。
1) David showed great ________ (勇气) during his fight against illness last year.
完成句子。
2) 我希望你有勇气独自完成那项艰巨的任务。
I hope that you ________ ________ ________ ________ that difficult task on your own.
3) 不要失去面对事实的勇气。
Don’t ________ ________ ________ ________ the truth.
pride n. 自豪感;骄傲
take pride in ... “为……感到自豪” =be proud of ...
e.g. She takes pride in her job. = She is proud of her job.
【语境应用】单项选择。
1) —More and more people come to visit Miyi County to enjoy the sunshine in the winter.
—You are right. It has become the ______ of Panzhihua.
A. pride B. effort C. price D. courage
同义句转换。
2) Parents take pride in the success of their children. (改为同义句)
Parents are ________ ________ the success of their children.
Step 5 Learning to learn
To learn about the notes.
Notes usually include only the most important information from a passage. Further details and some words are left out as long as the meaning is clear.
Step 6 Writing
1 Write the notes in Activity 3 in full sentences.
Liu Xiang was born in Shanghai in 1983.
He started training at a sports school in 1993.
His hurdling ability was noticed in 1998.
He won his first international 110m hurdles race in 2001.
He won the Olympic gold medal in 2004.
He suffered a lot from his foot problem from 2008 on.
He returned to first place in 2012.
2 Look at the verb forms in the two sentences.
Sun Haiping noticed Liu Xiang’s ability in hurdling.
Liu Xiang’s ability in hurdling was noticed by Sun Haiping.
3 Now write sentences about table tennis player Zhang Yining. Use the correct verb form.
Coach Wang Biling noticed Zhang Yining.
Zhang Yining was noticed by Coach Wang Biling.
Wang Biling asked Zhang Yining to go to Beijing Shichahai Sports School.
Zhang Yining was asked to go to Beijing Shichahai Sports School by Wang Biling.
Zhang Yining’s training programme took up a lot of her time.
A lot of Zhang Yining’s time was taken up by her training programme.
Zhang Yining’s mother advised her to study as well as train hard.
Zhang Yining was advised to study as well as trains hard by her mother.
4 Write a passage about Zhang Yining.
Use the sentences you have written to help you.
写作指导:
介绍自己最喜欢的体育明星—张怡宁。可从她的成长过程和主要成就入手。
体裁:记叙文
时态:一般过去时
人称:第三人称
在介绍人物的成长过程及主要成就时,我们常以时间顺序为脉络,可使用一些表示时间的词、短语或时间状语从句,如when Zhang Yining was six years old, later, at the age of 15, in 2004等。
列提纲 写句子
开篇点题 Zhang Yining is a famous Chinese ping-pong player.
成长过程 (1) Zhang Yining __________(出生在北京) in 1981. (2) When Zhang Yining was six years old, she __________(开始打乒乓球). (3) Zhang Yining __________(被教练王碧玲注意到) and __________(让她去) Beijing Shichahai Sports School. (4) A lot of Zhang Yining’s time __________(被她的训练项目所占用). (5) Zhang Yining __________(被建议) study as well as train hard by her mother. In 1993 Zhang Yining joined the national team.
主要成就 (6) __________(15岁时), Zhang Yining became a ping-pong champion. (7) In 2004 Zhang Yining __________(参加了第28届) Olympic Games and won two gold medals. In 2008, Zhang Yining also won two gold medals at the 29th Beijing Olympic Games.
人物评价 Zhang Yining is a hard-working, confident and modest (谦虚的) player. (8) We __________(为……感到自豪) Zhang Yining.
答案
列提纲、写句子
(1) was born in Beijing
(2) started playing ping-pong
(3) was noticed by Coach Wang Biling; was asked to go to
(4) was taken up by her training programme
(5) was advised to
(6) At the age of 15 / When she was 15 years old
(7) took part in the 28th
(8) take pride in / are proud of
Sample:
Zhang Yining is a famous Chinese ping-pong player. She was born in Beijing in 1981. When Zhang Yining was six years old, she started playing ping-pong. Later she was noticed by Coach Wang Biling and was asked to go to Beijing Shichahai Sports School. A lot of Zhang Yining's time was taken up by her training programme, but she was advised to study as well as train hard by her mother. In 1993 Zhang Yining joined the national team.
At the age of 15, she became a ping-pong champion. In 2004 she took part in the 28th Olympic Games and won two gold medals. In 2008, she also won two gold medals at the 29th Beijing Olympic Games. What great honour she has won for our country!
Zhang Yining is a hard-working, confident and modest player. We take pride in her.
Step 7 Summary
set up 创建;建立
suffer from 受(某种病痛)折磨;因……而受苦
first place 第一名;冠军
stop sb. (from) doing sth. 阻止某人做某事
take pride in 感到骄傲
1. It was also the first time an Olympic gold medal for hurdling was hung round the neck of a sportsperson from an Asian country.
2. He trained so hard that he hurt his foot.
3. It is a pity that his foot problem stopped him from completing the 2012 London Olympic Games.
Step 8 Exercises
Ⅰ. 根据语境及所给首字母提示或汉语提示语补全或写出所缺单词。
1. Mike took part in the 100-metre r________ yesterday.
2. Like China, India is also an A________ country.
3. I’m sorry, Linda. I ________ (打碎) your cup just now.
4. Li Fang is good at English because she has a good m________ of learning it.
5. Tell me the truth, please. I have the ________ (勇气) to accept it.
6. Her uncle has lived in J________ for many years, so he can speak Japanese very well.
7. Mrs Wang asks us to ________ (记录) our daily life in English every day.
8. My brother is only 5 years old, so he doesn’t have the a________ to look after himself.
Ⅱ. 根据汉语意思完成英语句子,每空一词(含缩略形式)。
1. 事实上,我没去过伦敦。
________ ________, I haven’t been to London.
2. 睡了一觉之后,他继续工作。
He ________ ________ ________ after having a sleep.
3. 高明在游泳比赛中获得了第一名。
Gao Ming won ________ ________ in the swimming race.
4. 很遗憾,张先生不能参加明天的会议。
________ ________ ________ ________ Mr Zhang can't attend the meeting tomorrow.
5. 你哥哥擅长跳高吗?
Is your brother good at the ________ ________
6. 她说得很快,以至于没人能明白。
She spoke ________ fast ________ nobody could understand.
Ⅲ. 根据括号内所给英文提示语将下列句子翻译成英语。
1. 上周她得了重感冒。 (suffer from)
2. 我们为我们伟大的国家感到自豪。 (take pride in)
3. 他爸爸十年前创办了这家公司。 (set up)
4. 我必须阻止他们在这里拍照。 (stop sb. from doing sth.)
Step 9 Homework
Collect information about your favorite sports star online and write a passage about him or her.