(共22张PPT)
Before you start
Look at the pictures and tell the names of the stars.
basketball
players
Iverson
football
player
Beckham
Men’s hurdle
champion
Diving
champion
balance beam
champion
table tennis
champion
Sports
Stars
Venus &Serena
Williams
Read to learn
Step 1 Listen to the article and complete the sentences according to the article.
1. Venus and Serena Williams are unusual sisters. They are also both ______champions who often ______each other!
2. The two sisters were born in a ______and__________area of California. It was full of drugs and________.
3. The sisters’________, Richard, started to train them when they are_____ ______.
4. Tennis has never caused problems between the sisters. They get on ______with each other.
tennis
play
poor
dangerous
violence
father
young children
well
1. The two sisters are famous tennis players.They have moved to the ______in the world.
A. first B.top C.middle D.end
2. After then they become famous,they have _____ been back to their birthplace.
A.already B.sometimes C.never D.always
3. The two sisters decided to be _____ when they finished their tennis careers.
A.clothes designers B.actresses C.doctors D.wives
Step 2
Read the article and choose the best answers.
4. People all over the world are surprised at their success. Serena Williams has won ____ champions than her elder sister.
A.less B.fewer C.much D.more
5. The two sisters joke that if one of them wins the competition , she _______.
A. will not help their mother do the housework
B. has to do the dishes
C. will quarrel with the other
D. will complain about it
Elder & Younger Williams Sisters Champions
Super Sisters…
Step3 Suggest a title for the article.
Step4 : Interview
Work in pairs to prepare for an interview. Imagine one of you is the sister of the Williams and the other is a reporter from CCTV. You can refer to the questions in Ex3.
Practice:Work out meaning of the following Key Words in Ex2 .
Key words
champion, train, look back, compete against, express an interest in, come to an end, amazing, keen, fortunately, make progress, improve
1 to make sb. professional by practise
2 think of the past
3 (of feeling) surprise or wonder
4 try to win sth. by defeating others who are do the same
5 One that wins first place or first prize in a competition
Match the Key Words with the explanations.
look back
amazing
compete against
champion
train
to become better
7 be over , finish
8 (of feeling) strong, deep ,eager
with or by good chance or luckily
10 development, especially towards a better situation
11 to show one’s attention to something
improve
come to an end
fortunately
keen
make progress
express an interest in
1 Bailey___________________ athletes half his age and won at last.
2 Max’s success as a runner is really _________.
3 I broke my arm playing basketball but _________ it’s fine now.
4 Are you_________to play tennis this afternoon
5 Ben is a ____________ tennis player. He has never lost a match!
fortunately
keen
champion
amazing
has competed against
Ex6 Complete the following sentences, using the words from Exercise 2.
half his age
The name of your favourite sports stars----
Gao Lin, the badminton player.
Stage 1
Stage 2
Stage3
Speaking
Talk something about your favorite sports stars.
The reasons to support your opinions----
Gao Lin, hardworking, skillful, smart/ good model(模范)for young people who wants to become sports stars.
Practise saying your opinions.
Stage2
Key words
smart, strong, successful, important, fast, useful, wonderful, skillful(灵巧的, 熟练的), fantastic(极好的，极妙的), brilliant(灿烂的, 闪耀的)…
Useful expressions
be admired(钦佩) by fans, win honour(荣誉)for, learn a lot from, good example/model(模范)for young people…
Homework
Write a passage about the table tennis player--- Zhang Yining according to the following information.
姓名 籍贯 生日 身高 体重
张怡宁 北京 1980.10.5 168cm 53kg
主要
事迹 六岁开始打球，1993年进入国家队。她训练刻苦，打法独特。在2004年雅典奥运上获得女单、女双冠军。
2005年3月，荣获中国十佳劳伦斯冠军奖最佳女运动员奖； 2005 年5月获得第48届世乒赛女单、女双冠军她为我国赢得了巨大的荣誉。
参考词汇: 1. 女单women’s singles
女双women’s double
2. 世乒赛World Table Tennis Championships
Thank you for your
attention!
