1、 Please look at some pictures and answer the questions: 1. Who are they? 2. What do they have in common? Yao MingLiu Xiang Lin DanSun Yang Ding Junhui Zhang Jike Lang Ping Michael Jordan What do they have in common? They are all outstanding athletes. Do you know about them? Look at the titles and pi
2、ctures on the book. What do you predict the text is about? Make predictions Look at the title and pictures and think about the content before reading. This helps you to relate what you read to what you already know and to understand the new text. Tip Read the passage quickly to check your prediction
3、 and think about where this article is most likely to appear（文章出自何处）（文章出自何处）. The passage is mainly about great sports people alive(活着活着 的，现存的的，现存的) today. Because the picture shows figures(人物人物) doing sports, so it must be about sports. And the title refers to great people alive today. The passage
4、is most likely to be taken from _. A A. a sports magazine B. an encyclopedia C. an advertisement D. a government information booklet （小册子） Features of Magazine articles. Pictures The title,subtitles(小小/副标题副标题) The structure of the passage( 3 parts ): Lead Paragraph Body Additional information Langua
5、ge features: Three “as” in Text1(排比排比) Jordans quote(直接引语直接引语) Read the passage again to get some detailed information. 1. Answer the question: What reasons does the writer give for choosing Lang Ping and Michael Jordan as Living Legends of Sports? 2. Fill in the blanks in the framework according to
6、 the text . athletes who are masters in their sports athletes who set good examples for others Living Legends of Sports What reasons does the writer give for choosing Lang Ping and Michael Jordan as Living Legends of Sports? Fill in the blanks in the following framework according to the text to give
7、 evidence. Lang PingMichael Jordan Achie vement A successful 1._: brought 2. _ and 3. _ to her country. A successful 4._ : led her volleyball team to 5._. A successful 6. _: loved by fans at home and abroad. Known as “Air Jordan” : changed basketball with his graceful 7. _ _. His 8._ that he showed
8、made him 9. _ . honour coach and jumps mental strength glory medals player person moves unique Lang PingMichael Jordan Preparing for the 2015 World Cup, her 10. _ was tested. But never 11. _. Knew her young players 12._ if they worked together 13._ Led her team to 14._ in Brazil in 2016. Always seem
9、ed to 15._to win the game in the final seconds. The secret to success is 16._ _, not accepting 17._, 18. _ after losing games and never 19. _. Learnt to 20._ his success and help others. lose heart give up failures as a team Olympic gold determination could win find a way learning from practising ha
10、rder not trying share Read the passage again carefully to discuss the question: What can we learn from these outstanding athletes? Fill in the blanks in the following framework according to the text to give evidence. Lang PingMichael Jordan Achie vement A successful 1._: brought 2. _ and 3. _ to her
11、 country. A successful 4._ : led her volleyball team to 5._. A successful 6. _: loved by fans at home and abroad. Known as “Air Jordan” : changed basketball with his graceful 7. _ _. His 8._ that he showed made him 9. _ . honour coach and jumps mental strength glory medals player person moves unique
12、 Lang PingMichael Jordan Preparing for the 2015 World Cup, her 10. _ was tested. But never 11. _. Knew her young players 12._ if they worked together 13._ Led her team to 14._ in Brazil in 2016. Always seemed to 15._to win the game in the final seconds. The secret to success is 16._ _, not accepting
13、 17._, 18. _ after losing games and never 19. _. Learnt to 20._ his success and help others. lose heart give up failures as a team Olympic gold determination could win find a way learning from practising harder not trying share a strong determination; never lose heart; full of confidence; work as a
14、team; learn from failures; keep trying; practise hard; never give up; share success; help others determined, positive, confident, cooperative, creative, active, energetic, persistent generous, faithful, responsible 1. Read a passage about outstanding athletes at home and abroad. 2. Learn the feature
15、s of magazine articles. 3. Learn a lot from excellent athletes good qualities. Summary 4. Try to talk about and choose our own “Living Legends of Sports”. Work in groups to discuss the question and then express your ideas: Who would you choose as another “living legend of sports”? athletes who are m
16、asters in their sports athletes who set good examples for others Living Legends of Sports Yao Ming Liu Xiang Lin Dan Sun Yang Ding JunhuiZhang Jike 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
17、Games the prince of gymnasts Help young people to achieve their sporting ambitions 1. Write down the story of your “Living Legends of Sports” with what you have learned. 2. Finish the task in Part2 on Page39. 3. Practise reading the passage and try hard to understand the new words, phrases, and sentences.
