1、 1. To read about famous athletes at home and abroad. 2. To master and use the vocabulary of excellent athletes quality. 3. To talk about the “Living Legends of Sports”. n. 运动员；运动健儿运动员；运动健儿 Do you like playing sports? What sports do you like? Do you like watching sports games? Wu Lei Harry Kane What
2、s your favorite sport? Why do you like it? Who is your sports hero? Whats his or her major achievement? Can you introduce him or her to your partner? Yao Ming Michael Jordan Lang Ping Hui Ruoqi Zhu Ting 中国女排以中国女排以11连胜夺得连胜夺得2019年女排世界杯冠军年女排世界杯冠军 Make predictions Look at the pictures and think about th
3、e content before reading. This helps you to relate what you read to what you already know and to understand the new text. athletes who are masters in their sports athletes who set good examples for others Living Legends of Sports Look at the titles and pictures on the book. What do you think the tex
4、t is about? What is the genre (体裁体裁) of the article? n. 高手；主人高手；主人 vt. 精通；掌握精通；掌握 Complete the table below. AthleteWhat do you already know? What do you want to know? What have you learnt? Lang Ping Michael Jordan Read the passage quickly and find out the answers to the questions. The article refers
5、 to two great athletes: the player and coach of the China womens volleyball team Lang Ping; the basketball player Michael Jordan. 1. Who dose the article LIVING LEGENDS refer to? Part 1: Lang Ping led the China womens volleyball team to medals at the world championships and the Olympics. Part 2: Jor
6、dans impressive skills and his mental strength made him unique. 2. Summarize the main idea of the passage. Understanding & Inference Read the text and decide what is stated in the text (S), what can be inferred (I) and what you know to be true from experience (E). _ Lang Ping won several championshi
7、ps before she became a coach. _ Lang Ping believed that her young players could win. _ Many people in China and the US love Coach Lang. _ Michael Jordan is loved by basketball fans around the world. I S I E n. 锦标赛；冠军赛；冠军称号锦标赛；冠军赛；冠军称号 _ Before people saw Michael Jordan play, they did not know that b
8、asketball could be played that way. _ Michael Jordan believes that it is important to help others. I I 1. How was Lang Pings determination tested in the 2015 World Cup? Her determiation was tested because the team lost two important players. Read the text again and answer the questions. n. 决心；决定决心；决
9、定 2. What examples does the writer use to describe Lang Ping? The writer uses examples of Lang Pings determination to describe her. When her team had problems at the World Cup, she still managed to lead them to become world champions. 3. What does the first sentence in the paragraph introducing Mich
10、ael Jordan mean? It means when Michael Jordan jumped in the air, it felt like time had slowed down, because his amazing skills were almost like magic. 4. Why does the writer mention “the final seconds of a game”? Because in basketball this is an important time where one team could win with a few poi
11、nts at the last moment. Fill in the blanks in the following framework according to the text. Lang PingMichael Jordan Achie veme nt A successful player: won 1. _ and glory to her country. A successful 2. _: led her volleyball team to medals. A successful person: loved by fans at home and abroad. Chan
12、ged basketball with his graceful 3. _. Set up the Boys and Girls Club, which has been helping 4. _ since 1996. honour coach moves and jumps young people Lang PingMichael Jordan Attitude to difficulti es or failures Never 5. _. Worked together as a team to win the 2015 World Cup. Led her team to Olym
13、pic gold in Brazil in 2016. Never 6. _. Always seemed to find a way to win the game in the final seconds. Learnt from his 7. _ and practised harder. lose heart give up failures StatementsSupporting information 1. Lang Ping is a great player. 2. The volleyball team fell apart. 3. Lang Ping is a succe
14、ssful person. 4. Michael Jordan has a strong mind. 5. Michael Jordan has learnt to share his success with others. A. She is loved by fans at home and abroad. B. The Boys and Girls Club has been helping young people since 1996. C. She brought honour and glory to China. D. Two important players left t
15、he team. E. He always seemed to find a way to win in the final seconds of a game. Match the following statements with their supporting information. C D A E B Lets learn the language features of magazine articles. Structure Main idea Language feature Lead Paragraph The definition of living legends of
16、 sports (Help us choose, send your) invite the readers to get involved Lang PingSummary of Lang Pings success Three “as” Evidence Describing an event: beginning- development- climax-ending Structure Main idea Language feature Michael Jordan Reasons for being called Air Jordan personification(e.g. st
17、and still) His mental strength Using Jordans quote Sharing successGiving a fact about the Boys and Girls Clul 1. Work in groups. Discuss the questions. 1) What reasons does the writer give for choosing Lang Ping and Michael Jordan? Who would you choose as another “living legend”? Give your reasons.
18、01 Yao Ming 02 03 Discussion Chinese Basketball 2.26 m Care for wildlife Liu Xiang Li Ning The first Asian to win the mens 110 m hurdles at the Olympic Games the prince of gymnasts Help young people to achieve their sporting ambitions 2) What can we learn from successful athletes? determined, confid
19、ent, positive, skillful, graceful, active, aggressive, ambitious, capable, careful, cooperative, creative, energetic, faithful, generous, independent, responsible adj. 优美的；优雅的优美的；优雅的 2. Use the words and phrases below to talk about Lang Ping, Michael Jordan, and the athlete that you admire. athlete,
20、 champion, determination, captain, bring glory and honor, injured, impressive, medal, unique, set a good example, give up, strength, graceful, failure, lose heart Lang Ping: _ _ Michael Jordan: _ _ The athlete I admire: _ _ set an example fall apart lose heart give up 树立榜样树立榜样 破裂；破碎；崩溃破裂；破碎；崩溃 丧失信心丧失信心 放弃；投降放弃；投降 Make an information card of your favorite “living legend” and write down his or her story with what you have learned. Tips: Use daily stories and facts to support the ideas.
