Pre-reading:
Look at the picture and the title of the passage in Activity 2.
1 Who is he
2 When and where did he get his Olympic gold medal
3 What was his feeling at the moment
4 Has he ever suffered from injury or defeat
Watch and say
Liu Xiang
a sports _____ (英雄)
110m ___________ (跨栏比赛)
____ (赢得) 2004 Olympic gold medal
He ____ (赢得) 2004 Olympic gold medal and set a new Olympic ______(纪录). It was China's first Olympic gold medal in track and field(田径).
While-reading:
Task 1: 见课本P66 ②
Task 2:
Read paragraphs 1-3 and answer the questions.
1. When did Liu Xiang become a sports hero
2. When and where was Liu Xiang born
3. What was Liu Xiang encouraged to do at first
4.Who trained him
5. When was the special programme set up What was it for
Read paragraphs 4-6 and answer the questions.
1. When did Liu Xiang win the first Olympic gold medal for China
2. In which sport was the first gold medal won by an Asian sportsman
3. What stopped Liu Xiang from completing the Beijing and London Olympic Games
Task 3: 见课本P67 ③
Task 4: Translate
1 被中国国家队选中
2 被鼓励去做某事
3 起初
4 跳高
5 设立；创办
6 与……比较
7 同时
8 事实上
9 受……折磨
10 打破世界记录
11 放弃
12 重登榜首
13 阻止某人做某事
14 为……感到自豪
Task 5: Fill in the blanks and then try to retell the story of Liu Xiang according to the timeline. Who is the best
Task 6: 见课本P67 ④
Post-reading:
Writing
Write a passage about Zhang Yining. Use the sentences you have written in Activity 6 to help you
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1(共26张PPT)
Words review
sportsman
high jump
ability
hurdling
sportswoman
race
n. (尤指职业的)运动员
跳高
n. 能力
n. 跨栏赛跑
n. (尤指职业的)女运动员
n. 赛跑；比赛
Read after the tape and speak out the Chinese immediately.
Words review
record
method
hurdles
Japan
break
sportsperson
Asian
v. 记录
n. 最佳纪录
n. 方法；办法
n. 跨栏赛跑
日本
v. 打破(纪录)；打碎
n. 运动员
adj. 亚洲的；亚洲人的
Words review
suffer
suffer from …
first place
stop sb. (from) doing sth.
courage
pride
take pride in
v. 患有(疾病等)；经受
受(某种病痛)折磨；
因……而受苦
第一名；冠军
阻止某人做某事
n. 勇气；胆量
n. 自豪感；骄傲
感到自豪
Unit 2
He was invited to competitions around the world.
Look at the picture and the title of the passage in Activity 2.
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What do you know about Liu Xiang
Watch and say
Liu Xiang
a sports _____ (英雄)
He ____ (赢得) 2004 Olympic gold medal and set a new Olympic ______(纪录). It was China's first Olympic gold medal in track and field(田径).
110m ______________ (跨栏比赛)
hero
hurdles race
won
How did he become a sports hero Read the passage and then finish the following tasks.
record
Read the passage and 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.
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Task 1
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1. When did Liu Xiang become a sports hero
2. When and where was Liu Xiang born
3. What was Liu Xiang encouraged to do at first
4.Who trained him
5. When was the special programme set up What was it for
Task 2
Read paragraphs 1-3 and answer the questions.
Liu Xiang was born in Shanghai on 13th July 1983.
Liu was encouraged at first to train for the high jump.
Sun Haiping.
It was set up in 2001 to help young sportsmen and sportswomen.
In 2004.
2
3
4
定语从句
5
1
His foot problem stopped him from completing the Beijing and London Olympic Games.
Read paragraphs 4-6 and answer the questions.
1. When did Liu Xiang win the first Olympic gold medal for China
2. In which sport was the first gold medal won by an Asian sportsman
3. What stopped Liu Xiang from completing the Beijing and London Olympic Games
In 2004.
110m hurdles race.
1
2
3
Look at the notes below and try to match the years with them.
Read the passage and check the answers.
f
g
a
b
e
c
Task 3
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当阅读名人生平或者名人传记的时候，应该注意时间线索。
跳高
设立；创办
同时
打破世界记录
事实上
受……折磨
放弃
重登榜首
阻止某人做某事
为……感到自豪
Pay attention to the underlined parts.
被中国国家队选中
被鼓励去做某事
起初
与……比较
Task 4
Translate.
1 被中国国家队选中
2 被鼓励去做某事
3 起初
4 跳高
5 设立；创办
6 与……比较
7 同时
8 事实上
9 受……折磨
10 打破世界记录
11 放弃
12 重登榜首
13 阻止某人做某事
14 为……感到自豪
be chosen for the Chinese team
be encouraged to do sth
at first
high jump
set up
compare with...
at the same time
in fact
suffer from …
break the world record
give up
return to first place
stop sb (from) doing sth
take pride in...
Pay attention to the underlined sentences.
___________的被动语态：
____ +_________ + ____
一般过去时
主语
was/were
V-ed
(+by+动作执行者)
1983 1993 1998 2001 2004 2008 2012
He was ____ in Shanghai ___ 13th July.
He ______ training at a sports school.
His ability in hurdling ___ ______ by Sun Haiping.
He _____ his first international 110m hurdles race.
He won Olympic gold _____.
He _______ a lot ____ his foot problem.
He still returned to _________ in the world 110m hurdles race.
Fill in the blanks and then try to retell the story of Liu Xiang according to the timeline.
born
on
started
was noticed
won
medal
suffered
from
first place
Task 5
Summary: Though he didn't complete the 2012 London Olympic Games because of his ___________ , Liu is still a sports hero.
foot problem
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 changed 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.
ability Asian courage method pride race
pride
ability
methods
races
Asian
courage
Complete the passage with the correct form of the words in the box.
Task 6
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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.
Writing
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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.
S.
V.
O.
一般过去时的被动语态：
主语+was/were+V-ed (+by+动作执行者)
A soldier composed the song.
The song was composed by a soldier.
Coach Wang Biling noticed Zhang Yining.
Zhang Yining was asked to go to Beijing Shichahai Sports School by Wang Biling.
Wang Biling asked Zhang Yining to go to Beijing Shichahai Sports School.
Zhang Yining was noticed by Coach Wang Biling.
Zhang Yining's training programme took up a lot of her time.
Zhang Yining was advised to study as well as train hard by her mother.
Zhang Yining was advised by her mother to study as well as train hard.
Zhang Yining's mother advised her to study as well as train hard.
A lot of Zhang Yining's time was taken up by her training programme.
Now write sentences about table tennis player Zhang Yining. Use the correct verb form.
Writing
Write a passage about Zhang Yining. Use the sentences you have written in Activity 6 to help you.
Zhang Yining was noticed by Coach Wang Biling. She was asked by Wang Biling to go to Beijing Shichahai Sports School. A lot of Zhang Yining's time was taken up by her training programme, but Zhang Yining was advised by her mother to study as well as train hard.
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体育名人之语录
I'm not afraid to take on a challenge. I'm not afraid to take a new step. If I fail, I will pick myself up and move on.
— Michael Jordan
我从不害怕挑战。我从不怕走出新的一步。如果我失败了，那我会爬起来重新开始。
—— 迈克尔·乔丹
You may not always succeed even if you work hard, but you will fail if you give up.
— Yao Ming
努力不一定成功，但放弃一定失败。
—— 姚明
1. Can you tell some information about Liu Xiang
2. Can you retell the passage according to the timeline
3. Can you write about a sports star
Ⅰ. 根据句意及首字母提示写出正确的单词。 1. The old man was very angry when Jane
b_______ his window.
2. The firemen showed great c________ in
putting out the forest fire.
3. Nowadays, dragon boat r______ are held not only to celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival.
4. A______ people usually have yellow skin
(皮肤) and black hair while Africans have
black skin.
5. Susan thought the painting she had done was
great. She looked at it with p_____.
broke
courage
races
Asian
pride
Ⅱ. 从方框中选择恰当的单词或短语，并用其适当形式填空（每词或短语限用一次）。
take up, set up, a number of,
sportswoman, compare
1. He decided to give up the present job for ___________ reasons.
2. Zhang Yining is considered to be one of the greatest _____________ in China.
3. They have ________ a WeChat group to discuss maths problems.
4. My handwriting was always __________ with my sister's by my parents when we were students.
5. The old books _________ too much space, but I'm reluctant (不情愿的) to throw them away.
a number of
sportswomen
compared
set up
take up
Homework
Search for more information about Liu Xiang and retell his story to your classmate.
Finish the exercises in Learning English.
3. Preview Language in use on P68-71. Underline the sentences with the simple past passive in U1 and U2.Ⅰ. 根据句意及首字母提示写出正确的单词。
1. The old man was very angry when Jane b_______ his window.
2. The firemen showed great c________ in putting out the forest fire.
3. Nowadays, dragon boat r______ are held not only to celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival.
4. A______ people usually have yellow skin (皮肤) and black hair while Africans have black skin.
5. Susan thought the painting she had done was great. She looked at it with p_____.
Ⅱ. 从方框中选择恰当的单词或短语，并用其适当形式填空（每词或短语限用一次）。
1. He decided to give up the present job for ___________ reasons.
2. Zhang Yining is considered to be one of the greatest _____________ in China.
3. They have ________ a WeChat group to discuss maths problems.
4. My handwriting was always __________ with my sister's by my parents when we were students.
5. The old books _________ too much space, but I'm reluctant (不情愿的) to throw them away.
take up, set up, a number of, sportswoman, compare
