A Life in Sport
Teaching Aims:
1. To understand the passage fully and learn about Li Ning’s life in sport.
2. To improve the reading techniques and grasp important information through reading
3. To learn the spirit of the great sports personality.
Teaching Aid: Multi-media
Teaching Method: Task-based method
Teaching Procedures:
Step 1 Lead-in:
Guess: Who is he?
The Great Sports Personality: He is not only the prince of gymnasts but also a businessman
Then lead in the title: A Life in Sport
Ask students to think about: What is special about this life?
Step2 Fast reading:
Which topics does this passage talk about? Which paragraph does each topic appear in?
a) his childhood? ??
b) his sport life????
c) his family life??
d) his business life ??
e) his goal/ dream
Part1 (Para 1) his sport life????
Part2 (Para2-4) his business life
Part3 (Para 5) his goal/ dream
Step3 Detailed reading:
Part1: his sport life????
Task: Introduce the achievements of Li Ning as a gymnast.
He was called the prince of gymnasts.
He won many prizes.
1982: He won 6 gold medals at the World Championship.
1984: He won 3 gold medals as well as 2 silver and a bronze in Los Angeles Olympics.
He was believed one of the greatest sportsman in 20th century.
Discussion: Did he retire with the feeling that he was successful?
Even though he had won everything it was possible to win in his sport, Li Ning retired with the feeling that he had failed
即使是已经赢得了自己在运动项目上所能赢得的一切，李宁还是带着一种失败的感觉退了役。
He _________________because he had not performed well in the 1988 Seoul Olympics.
Part2: his business life
Questions:
1.What made Li Ning try his new life in business? (para2)
That he wanted to be rich.
That he wanted to have a world- famous clothes brand of China.
The sense of failure after the 1988 Seoul Olympics
It was this sense of failure that made him determined to succeed in his new life.
就是这种失败感使他决心在新的生活中取得成功.
2. Why did Li Ning start a sportswear company? (para2)
Because he didn’t forget his sporting _____________and wanted to ________________________like Nike and Adidas.
3. Why did Li Ning’s success come quickly? (para3)
The designs were attractive.
came onto the market_________________.
cheaper than their rivals.
They had a major advantage over their better-known rivals.
success for Li Ning was guaranteed.
If you need a sportswear, which one would you prefer, a Li Ning, Adidas or a Nike? and Why?
Make up a dialogue:
On the way to a sports shop, you meet a friend who is going to buy a Nike. Try to persuade him/ her to buy a Li Ning.
(List at least 2 reasons)
4. How successful are Li Ning products? (para4)
win more than_____ of the national market.
A Li Ning product is purchased every _____ seconds.
If you go into a school or university anywhere, ________________
you will see students in Li Ning tracksuits with the familiar logo.
The company has also grown _____________.
Chinese athletes_______________ Li Ning tracksuits during the 2008 Olympics.
Part 3: his dream
Questions:
1. What is Li Ning's dream after he retired?
His dream isn't to make money but to open a school for gymnasts and to hlep more people achieve their sporting ambitions.
2. What we can we learn from Li Ning?
⑴Everyone should have his own dream and then take action.
⑵Never give up and Keep on trying
⑶Try to be a person with love
Great hopes make great man.
Help Others, Help Yourself.
Nothing is difficult if you put your mind into it.
Anything is possible!
And ……
A Life in Sport
--- to sum up ……
It is a rich life.
It is a happy life.
It is a successful life.
It is a businessman's sports life.
It is a sportsman's business life.
It is a life related to sports forever.
And ……
Anything is possible in life.
Homework
Write a short passage about Li Ning’s life in sport.
课件21张PPT。guessThe Great Sports PersonalityA Life in Sport A Life in Sport What is specail about this life?a) his childhood? ??
b) his sport life????
c) his family life??
d) his business life ??
e) his dream Which topics does this passage talk about?A Life in SportPara 1Para2-4Para 5Part1Part2Part3His sport lifeTask：introduce the achievements of Li Ning as a gymnast.He was called the prince of gymnasts.
He won many prizes.
He was believed one of the greatest sportsmen in the20th century.His sport lifeThink:
Did he retire with the feeling that he was successful?Even though he had won everything it was possible to win in his sport, Li Ning retired with the feeling that he had failed.即使是已经赢得了自己在运动项目上所能赢得的一切，李宁还是带着一种失败的感觉退了役。He _________________because he had not performed well in the 1988 Seoul Olympics.was disappointedHis business life1. What made Li Ning try his new life in business? (para2)
2. Why did LiNing start a sportswear company? (para2)
3. Why did Li Ning’s success come quickly?
(para3)
4. How successful are Li Ning products? (para4)1. What made Li Ning try his new
life in business? (para2)
That he wanted to be rich.
That he wanted to have a world- famous clothes brand of China.
The sense of failure after the 1988 Seoul Olympics.It was this sense of failure that made him determined to succeed in his new life.
就是这种失败感使他决心在新的生活中取得成功.2. Why did Li Ning start a sportswear company? (para2)Because he didn’t forget his sporting _____________and wanted to ________________________like Nike and Adidas.
backgroundcompete with global giants3. Why did Li Ning’s success come quickly?
(para3)came onto the market_________________.The designs were attractive.cheaper than their rivals.at just the right time Jobs
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(比尔.盖茨)rivals对手3. Why did Li Ning’s success come quickly?
(para3)came onto the market at just the right time.success for Li Ning was guaranteed.The designs were attractive.cheaper than their rivals. If you need a sportswear, which one would you prefer, a Li Ning, Adidas or a Nike? and Why?
On the way to a sports shop, you meet a friend who is going to buy a Nike. Try to persuade him/ her to buy a Li Ning.
(List at least 2 reasons)
Make up a dialogue4. How successful are Li Ning products?
(para4)
won more than_____ of the national market.
A Li Ning product is purchased every _____ seconds.
If you go into a school or university anywhere,
you will see students in Li Ning tracksuits with the familiar logo.
The company has also grown _____________.
Chinese athletes_______________ Li Ning
tracksuits during the 2008 Olympics.
50%internationally the chances are10will be wearingWhat’s Li Ning’s dream? What is Li Ning's dream after he retired?
His dream isn't to make money but to open a school for gymnasts and to hlep more people achieve their sporting ambitions.His dream ⑴Everyone should have his own dream
and then take action.
⑵Never give up and Keep on trying⑶Try to be a person with love What can we learn from Li Ning? Great hopes make great man.
Help Others, Help Yourself.
Nothing is difficult if you put your mind into it.
Anything is possible!
And ……
A Life in Sport
--- to sum up …… It is a rich life.
It is a happy life.
It is a successful life.
It is a businessman's sports life.
It is a sportsman's business life.
It is a life related to sports forever.
And ……
Anything is possible in life.Write a short passage to introduce Li Ning’s life in sport.Homework
