1、Living Legends Unit 3 Reading and Thinking Warming up 1. Who are your favourite 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 word“ legend”？”？ A legend A story from ancient times about people and events. A famous person admired by many people In Br
2、itish, someone does good to others might be called a legend Pre -reading 1. Look at the titles and pictures on the book. What do you think the text is about? It is about two living legends of Sports: Lang Ping and Michael Jordan 2. Where is the text probably taken from? A. A tour brochure B. A story
3、 book C. A sports magazine D. A science report While-reading 1.Lang Ping is successful both as a player and as a coach. 2. The captain of Lang Pings team had to leave because she was badly injured. 3. Lang Ping tem won the champion of the 2016 World Cup. 4. Jordon succeeded because he learned from f
4、ailures. 5. Jordon started the Boys and Girls Club to help young people. Task 1: True or False T F F T T Task 2: Read the text again and answer the questions. 1. How was Lang Pings determination tested in the 2015 World Cup? 2. What examples does the writer use to describe Lang Ping? 3. What does th
5、e first sentence in the paragraph introducing Michael Jordan mean? 4. Why does the writer mention “the final seconds of a game”? 1. How was Lang Pings determination tested in the 2015 World Cup? Losing two important players. 2. What examples does the writer use to describe Lang Ping? When the team h
6、ad 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 Michael Jordan mean? His skills were excellent. 4. Why does the writer mention “the final seconds of a game”? Because in basketball game, this is an im
7、portant time where one team could win wit a few points ant he last moment. Task 3: 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) . I S I E I I After-reading 1. 1. As a playerAs a player, brought honor and glory to h
8、er country. , brought honor and glory to her country. As a coach, As a coach, she led the China womenshe led the China womens volleyball team s volleyball team to medals at world championships and the Olympics. to medals at world championships and the Olympics. As a personAs a person, Lang Ping is l
9、oved by fans at home and , Lang Ping is loved by fans at home and abroadabroad Task 1：Analyze the writing skills. 运用排比（运用排比（ parallelism ）的写作手法）的写作手法 2. The time when Michael Jordans feet left the ground, time seemed to stand still. 运用拟人（运用拟人（personification）的写作手法）的写作手法 3. Jordan says that the secre
10、t to his success is learning from his failures. “I can accept failure; everyone fails at something. But I cant accept not trying.” Losing games taught him to practice harder and never give up. 直接引用直接引用Jordan 的语句的语句 Task 2: Use the words and phrases below to talk about Lang Ping and Michael Jordan. a
11、thlete 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:_ champion determination captain bring glory and honor lose heart strength graceful failure impressive give up Sugges
12、ted Answers Michael Jordan: He played basketball in a graceful way with impressive skills, but also showed great strength. He never let failure stop him and never gave up his dreams. Lang Ping: She brought glory and honor to the country as both a player and a captain. She always showed great determi
13、nation and never lost hear, proving she is a true champion. 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. Yao Ming Chinese Basketball 2.26 m Care for wildlife Discussion Suggested Answer The author chose Lang Ping and Michael Jordan because they are master of their sports and like to help others. Task 2:What can we learn from successful athletes? determined, confident, positive, skillful, helpful, active, careful, cooperative, creative, energetic, faithful, generous, independent, responsible
