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Unit 3
Unit 3
Faster, higher, stronger
To learn some sports events;
To learn the features of these sports events;
To learn to describe some sportspeople;
To learn to talk about the sportspeople that inspire you.
What is it used for
The stadium was used for 2008 Summer Olympics and was used in the 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics.
We’ve experienced the exciting Paris 2024 Olympic Games. What do you know about the next Summer Olympics
The 34th Summer Olympics will be held in Los Angeles, USA in 2028.
Can you name the events of the Olympic Games according to the following signs
Swimming
Table tennis
Tennis
Volleyball
Weightlifting
Badminton
Cycling
Diving
Basketball
Boxing
Fencing
Gymnastics artistic
Hockey
Ice hockey
Jumping
Sailing
Shooting
Skateboarding
Watch the video and pay attention to the numbers.
The Olympic Games have taken place every four years without exception.
Over 5,000 athletes from almost every nation on Earth complete in the Olympic Games.
The ancient Olympic Games were first held in 776 BCE in Greece.
There are more than 30 different sports in almost 500 events.
Read the sentences about the Olympic Games and choose T or F.
Watch the video again and answer the questions.
What major sports events are mentioned in the video
The Olympic Games (including the Winter Olympic Games and the Paralympics), FIFA World Cup, and the Super Bowl.
2. What are the features of these sports events
They bring the greatest number of people together and offer the most opportunities for competition and collaboration.
Look at the pictures and answer the questions.
Xu Haifeng, Chinese
Wayne Gretzky, Canadian
Yelena Isinbayeva, Russian
1. What do you know about these sportspeople
Xu Haifeng
Chinese former shooter born in 1957
First athlete to win an Olympic gold medal for China
Coach of two Chinese Olympic gold medalists
Wayne Gretzky
Canadian former ice hockey player born in 1961
One of the greatest players in the history of the National Hockey League (NHL) in Canada
Over 100 official and unofficial NHL records
Yelena Isinbayeva
Russian former pole-vaulter (撑杆跳运动员) born in 1982
Two-time Olympic gold medalist
First woman to jump over five metres
2. What can you learn from them
Xu Haifeng has been ambitious to become a sharpshooter since childhood. Through years of strictly self-disciplined practicing, the determined Xu trained himself to be a real crack shot (神枪手) despite the lack of professional regular shooting training.
He won the first gold winner of the 23rd Olympic Games, who was China’s first Olympic gold winner. Xu Haifeng, the creator of the country’s history
of Olympic golds, froze the
breath-taking shot at the 23rd
Games and since then began a
new era of China’s Olympic
history. He will be remembered
as a sports hero and a legend.
Since retired in 1994, he has gradually switched his career toward coaching:
Coach of women’s pistol in the
National Shooting Team
Coach of the National Shooting Team
Vice-president of the Shooting
and Archery Administrative
Center under the State General
Administration of Sports
Wayne Gretzky was a professional hockey player who played in the NHL until 1999. Nicknamed “The Great One”, he is arguably the most famous hockey player of all time, and most agree he is the best hockey player of all time. Outside of hockey, Gretzky has become famous
for his inspirational quote:
“You miss 100% of the shots
you don’t take”. Wayne Gretzky
set 61 NHL scoring records
through his 21 year career.
Originally from Brantford, Ontario, Canada, Wayne Gretzky began playing hockey when he was just three years old. His father, Walter Gretzky, dedicated (致力于) his life to making sure Wayne had everything he needed to become a successful hockey player. Walter build a backyard rink (溜冰场) full with
boards and lights so he could
help Wayne practise at night.
Walter spent countless hours on the backyard rink with Wayne and his brothers and taught him important insights to the game. At the age of six, Wayne Gretzky was playing youth hockey in a league with boys a few years older than him.
In 1977, Gretzky was the
youngest player and
leading scorer at the
Junior World Cup
tournament held in Montreal.
Isinbayeva was enrolled (招收) by her parents in gymnastics school at age 4, but a growth spurt (猛长) when she was 15 suddenly made her too tall to compete effectively in the sport; she eventually reached a height of 1.73 meters. Pole-vault coach Yevgeny Trofimov invited her to try that sport, and the next season, in July 1998, she vaulted 4 metres. She won the 1999 world youth title and the 2000 world junior title, and in 2001 she broke both indoor and outdoor junior world records.
Isinbayeva, who developed a reputation for calm confidence and for jumping her highest at important competitions, was dubbed “Bubka in a skirt” by Russian sportswriters who deemed her prolific (得分多的) record —setting reminiscent of (使人想起的) former men’s world-record holder Sergey Bubka.
Therefore, we can learn from them such qualities as: self-belief, hard work, strong willpower, determination, perseverance, responsibility, creativity, confidence etc.
3. Are there any other sportspeople who inspire you Who are they and why do they inspire you
Li Ning is the prince of gymnastics. He has won 106 gold medals in major competitions across the world. Li Ning is one of the best sportspeople I’ve known. He has a big dream and he is ambitious. He thinks anything is possible.
He also started his own business which is related to sports and got a great success around the world.
What’s more, he likes to help others, especially the young people.
Some famous sayings related to sports:
Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body.
Life lies in movement. / Sports is the source of life.
Sport is a combination of health, strength and beauty.
Develop sports and enhance people’s health.
Sport is the best medicine to fill the void (空白).
Who is your favorite athlete
How does he or she inspire you
What can you learn from him or her
Choose one and write about his/her story.
