(共24张PPT)
Module 8
Sports life
Unit 2
He was invited to competitions around the world.
Look and say
was invented
Basketball ____________ (invent) in 1891.
1891
2002
Yao Ming ____________ (choose) to play basketball
for NBA in 2002.
was chosen
Warming-up
Look at the picture and the title of the passage in Activity 2. Say what you know about Liu Xiang and how he became a sports hero.
a world record holder
a world champion
an Olympic medal winner
his first gold medal in Athens in 2004
set a record time of 12.91 seconds in the 110-meter hurdles
Pre-reading
Liu Xiang is known as an Asian flier.
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.
√
Read the passage and choose the sentence which best expresses
the main idea.
While-reading
2012— ____ a) won his first international 110m
hurdles race
2008 — ____ b) hurdling ability noticed
2004 — ____ c) born in Shanghai
2001 — ____ d) won Olympic gold medal
1998 — ____ e) started training at a sports school
1993 — ____ f) returned to first place
1983 — ____ g) suffered from foot problem
Match the years with the notes to complete the timeline.
c
e
b
a
d
g
f
While-reading
Learning to learn
Notes usually include only the most important information from a passage. Further details and some words are left out as far as the meaning is clear.
While-reading
Para.1&2 Try to find out the sentences in passive voice.
First, he was invited to competitions around the world.
Then, he was chosen for the Chinese team at the Athens Olympic Games…
He was born in Shanghai on 13th July 1983.
Liu was encouraged at first to train for the high jump.
While-reading
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.
ability
was noticed
coach
was set up
among
were recorded
was compared
with
methods
Para. 3 Fill in the blanks.
While-reading
Para. 4 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.
While-reading
Para. 5&6 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.
While-reading
Liu Xiang — trained to be the best in the world!
Post-reading
Fill and retell
went to the Sports School
a special programme was set up
broke the Olympic Games record
suffered from his foot problem
a symbol of courage and success
1. Liu was encouraged at first to train for the high jump.
起初,(人们)鼓励刘翔练跳高。
encourage sb. to do sth.表示“鼓励某人做某事”。
在本句中,encourage一词用了被动语态,表示刘翔“被鼓励去做某事”。
Language Points
Post-reading
2. 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年伦敦奥运会比赛。
stop sb./sth. (from) doing sth. 阻止某人做某事/阻止某事发生
同义短语是:keep sb. / sth. from doing sth.
prevent sb. / sth. from doing sth.。
What stopped him from coming here
She stopped him from climbing the tree.
Post-reading
3. 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。
take pride in 为……感到骄傲、自豪
They take great pride in their daughter’s achievements.
他们为女儿的成就感到非常骄傲。
Post-reading
跳高
起初
设立;创办
同时
事实上
因……而受苦
放弃
第一名;冠军
阻止某人做某事
为……感到自豪
high jump
at first
set up
at the same time
in fact
suffer from…
give up
first place
stop sb. (from) doing sth.
take pride in
Phrases
Post-reading
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.
pride
ability
methods
races
Asian
courage
Post-reading
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.
Post-reading
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.
Post-reading
Coach Wang Biling noticed Zhang Yining.
Wang Biling asked Zhang Yining to go to Beijing Shichahai Sports School.
Zhang Yining was noticed by Coach Wang Biling.
Zhang Yining was asked by Wang Biling to go to...
Now write sentences about table tennis player Zhang Yining. Use the correct verb form.
Post-reading
Zhang Yining’s training programme took up a lot of her time.
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…
Zhang Yining was advised by her mother to study…
Post-reading
Write a passage about Zhang. 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…
Post-reading
Summary
First, he was invited to competitions around the world.
Then, he was chosen for the Chinese team at the Athens Olympic Games…
He was born in Shanghai on 13th July 1983.
Liu was encouraged at first to train for the high jump.
一般过去时态的被动语态:was /were + done
Homework
Remember the key words in this unit.
Read the passage fluently.
Preview unit 3.
Goodbye!