Learning
Guide
before
Class
There
is
a
Project
Competition
in
our
school.
Each
class
needs
to
hand
in
six
reports
about
the
project
they
are
asked
to
do.
The
topic
for
your
class
is
“The
Life
of
Famous
Retired
Sportsmen”.
Please
finish
the
following
quiz
so
the
group
leaders
can
be
chosen
(the
one
who
has
got
the
highest
points
will
be
the
group
leader).
Quiz
1.
Where
were
the
Olympic
Games
held
in
2008?
(2
points)
2.
To
hold
the
Olympic
Games,
some
stadiums
such
as
_______________
and
Water
Cube
_______________
(build)
in
the
city.
(2
points)
______________
gold
medals
____________
(win)
by
China
at
the
2008
Olympic
Games.
(2
points)
Why
could
China
get
good
results
at
the
2008
Olympic
Games?
(4
points)
Work
in
groups:
What
information
do
you
need
to
collect
for
doing
this
project?
When
was
he/
she
born?
Where
was
he/she
born?
When
did
he/she
start
training?
...
...
Learning
Guide
in
Class
Complete
the
following
information.
Name:
Liu
Xiang
a
retired
hurdler
He
(1)
in
Shanghai
on
13th
July
1983.
He
started
training
when
he
was
very
young.
He
(2)
(鼓励)
at
first
to
train
for
the
high
jump.
In
1998,
his
(3)
in
hurdling
was
noticed
by
Sun
Haiping,
who
later
became
his
coach.
He
trained
him
with
different
(4)
(方法).
In
2004,
Liu
Xiang
won
the
first
Olympic
gold
medal
for
China
in
the
110m
hurdles
(5)
(赛跑;比赛).
Liu
Xiang
trained
very
hard.
From
2008
on,
he
(6)
a
lot
from
his
foot
problem,
but
he
didn’t
give
up.
He
retired
in
2015.
Now
he
spends
more
time
teaching.
Sometimes,
he
takes
part
in
charity
activities
and
some
TV
shows.
He
says
he
likes
his
simple
life
now.
People
still
take
(7)___________
in
him.
Listen
and
complete
the
following
information.
Name:
Chen
Zhong
a
retired
Chinese
taekwondo
player
She
was
born
in
Henan
in
.
She
was
once
a
player.
She
found
the
taekwondo
training
very
difficult
but
by
her
mom
to
continue
with
training.
In
the
end,
she
was
successful.
She
won
a
gold
medal
in
Sydney
and
then
another
one
in
Athens.
C.
Look
at
the
pictures
and
tell
the
information
to
your
partner
with
the
help
of
words
and
expressions
under
the
pictures.
In
2009/
retired
In
2010/
a
study
tour
in
America
In
2011/a
club/set
up/Zhengzhou
young
people/encourage
In
2011/
become
Secretary
of
Youth
League
Committee
in
Beijing
Sport
University
Students
activities/
organize
She/like/
take
new
challenges
Name:
Basic
information:
_________________________________________________________________________________
Life
as
a
sportsman
and
the
achievements:
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________
Life
after
retiring:
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Group
work:
Write
down
your
notes
here.
Name:
Basic
information:
_________________________________________________________________________________
Life
as
a
sportsman
and
the
achievements:
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________
Life
after
retiring:
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Group
work:
Write
down
your
notes
here.
Group
work:
Write
down
your
notes
here.
Name:
Basic
information:
_________________________________________________________________________________
Life
as
a
sportsman
and
the
achievements:
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________
Life
after
retiring:
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The
Life
of
Famous
Retired
Sportsmen
From
Group
____
We’ve
got
information
about
five
retired
sportsmen.
The
following
is
their
information:
Liu
Xiang
was
a
famous
retired
hurdler.
He
was
born
in
Shanghai
on
13th
July
1983.
He
started
training
when
he
was
very
young.
He
was
encouraged
at
first
to
train
for
the
high
jump.
In
1998,
his
ability
in
hurdling
was
noticed
by
Sun
Haiping,
who
later
became
his
coach.
He
trained
him
with
different
methods.
In
2004,
Liu
Xiang
won
the
first
Olympic
gold
medal
for
China
in
the
110m
hurdles
race.
Liu
Xiang
trained
very
hard.
From
2008
on,
he
suffered
a
lot
from
his
foot
problem
but
he
didn’t
give
up.
He
retired
in
2015.
Now
he
spends
more
time
teaching.
Sometimes,
he
takes
part
in
charity
activities
and
some
TV
shows.
He
says
he
likes
his
simple
life
now.
People
still
take
pride
in
him.
Chen
Zhong
was
famous
retired
taekwondo
player.
She
was
born
in
Henan
in
1982.
She
was
once
a
basketball
player.
She
found
the
taekwondo
training
very
difficult
but
was
encouraged
by
her
mom
to
continue
with
training.
In
the
end,
she
was
successful.
She
won
a
gold
medal
in
Sydney
and
then
another
one
in
Athen.
After
analyzing
the
information
we
collected,
we
think
the
reasons
they
were
successful
as
sportsmen
are
as
following:
The
reasons
they
are
still
so
successful
after
retiring
are
as
following: