1、Choose your favourite athlete Living Legends Living Legends Reading and Thinking Warming up1. Can you name some famous athletes? Michael Jordan 郎平郎平 邓亚萍邓亚萍 C C罗罗 孙杨孙杨 刘翔刘翔 famous athletes 2. How do you understand the words “living legends？ legend an old story about brave or famous people and events
2、a famous person admired for being extremely good at doing something. living legend someone who is famous for being extremely good at sth., and still does that. （活着的活着的 传奇人物传奇人物） Prediction What do you think the text is about? (P38) It is about the legends (传奇故事传奇故事) of Lang Ping and Michael Jordan.
3、1. What did Lang Ping and Michael Jordan have in common ? They are both living legends of sports. They both faced difficulties or failures with courage, confidence and determination. They both have achieved great success in sports. Scanning 2. Where is the text probably taken from? A. A tour brochur
4、e B. A story book C. A sports magazine D. A science report Skimming Lead Para. Main idea Language feature Intro- duce (引入引入) the topic By using the sentence: Help us choose some “Living Legends of Sports”. Fill in the table. What are living legends of sports? Main ideaLanguage feature Intro- duction
5、 (介绍介绍) Evidence (佐证佐证) What kind of person is Lang Ping ? Using parallelism(排排 比比) : three “as” By giving examples Challenge: Way: Result: Lang Ping She is a great player, coach and person. Main idea Language feature Intro- duction (介绍介绍) Evidence (佐证佐证) Air Jordan has not only impressive skills bu
6、t also mental strength. Personification (拟人化拟人化) : stand still By giving examples, quote(引语引语) and facts As a player: Towards his success: In life: Michael Jordan 3. Read the text again and answer the questions. (P39, Ex. 3) 1. How was Lang Pings determination tested in the 2015 World Cup? The volle
7、yball team she had built was falling apart because of losing two important players. Detail-reading 2. What examples does the writer use to describe Lang Ping? The examples of her leading China womens volleyball team through many difficulties to victory/golds at the 2015 World Cup and 2016 Oympic Gam
8、es. 3. What does the first sentence in the paragraph introducing Michael Jordan mean? It means that Jordan had impressive and graceful moving and jumping skills. 4. Why does the writer mention “the final seconds of a game”? Because the writer wants to show that Jordan has unique mental strength of n
9、ever giving up as well as impressive basketball skills. 2. Decide (S), (I), and (E). (Page 39) _ Lang Ping won several champion- ships before she became a coach. _Lang Ping believed that her young players could win. _Many people in China and the US love Coach Lang. I S I As a player,. and she knew t
10、hat her young player. As a person,.at home and abroad. .changed Basketball with his graceful moves and jumps. _ Michael Jordan is loved by basket- ball fans around the world. _Before people saw Michael Jordan play, they did not know that basketball could be played that way. _Michael Jordan believes
11、that it is important to help others. E I I Not mentioned in the text or inferred from it. The Boys and Girls .has been helping . 4.1 What reasons does the writer give for choosing Lang Ping and Michael Jordan? Who would you choose as another “living legend” ? Give your reasons. (Page 39) Yao Ming Ch
12、inese Basketball 2.26 m Care for wildlife Post-reading Suggested Answer The author chose Lang Ping and Michael Jordan because they are masters of their sports, showing great mental strength as well as impressive sports skills. A as well as B =not only B but also A 4. 2 What can we learn from success
13、ful athletes? (Page 39) hardworking, determined, brave, confident, positive, skillful, honest, just, helpful, energetic, cooperative, faithful, generous, responsible. 5. Talk about Lang Ping and Michael Jordan. you admire. (Page 39) Lang Ping:_ _ _ Michael Jordan: _ _ _ athlete champion determinatio
14、n captain bring glory and honor lose heart strength impressive medal Post-reading gracefulunique give up failure Suggested Answers Lang Ping: She brought glory and honor to the country as both an athlete and a captain. She always showed great determination and never lost heart, proving she is a true
15、 champion. Michael Jordan: Called Air Jordan, he changed basketball with his graceful moves and jumps, showing impressive skills, but it was not his many gold medals but his great mental strength that made him unique. He learns from failures, and never gives up. He always shares his success with others. Suggested Answers
