1、 1. To read about famous athletes at home and abroad 2. 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 Olympic Games? Olympics (Greece) Wu Lei Harry Kane Do you know these world famous sports stars? Yao Ming
2、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 the 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 spo
3、rts 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 text is about? n. 高手；主人高手；主人 vt. 精通；掌握精通；掌握 Read the passage quickly and find the main idea of it. Choose some “Living Legends of Sports”. Understanding & Inferen
4、ce 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 championships before she became a coach. _ Lang Ping believed that her young players could win. _ Many people in China and the US love Coach Lan
5、g. _ 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 basketball could be played that way. _ Michael Jordan believes that it is important to help others. I I 1. How was Lang Pings determin
6、ation tested in the 2015 World Cup? Losing two important players. 2. What examples does the writer use to describe Lang Ping? As a coach, she led the China womens volleyball team to medals at world championships and the Olympics. Read the text again and answer the questions. n. 决心；决定决心；决定 n. 奖章；勋章奖章
7、；勋章 3. What does the first sentence in the paragraph introducing Michael Jordan mean? His skills were excellent. 4. Why does the writer mention “the final seconds of a game”? To praise his mental strength and never give up. n. 力量；体力力量；体力 1. What reasons does the writer give for choosing Lang Ping an
8、d Michael Jordan? Who would you choose as another “living legend”? Give your reasons. 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 thei
9、r sporting ambitions 2. What can we learn from successful athletes? determined, confident, 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 How is the passage organized? B
10、y time. By space. By process. By comparison. Use the words and phrases below to talk about Lang Ping, Michael Jordan, and the athlete that you admire. athlete, 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 Surf on the internet, enjoy and find more about the living legends.
