1、Unit 2 Heroes Sports Stars brilliant,fast,skilful,smart,strong,useful,Koby Bryantawful,boring,lazy,slow,terrible,useless,weakDavid Beckhambrilliant,fast,skilful,smart,strongawful,boring,lazy,slow,terrible,weak中国男足Before you startWho are your sporting heroes or heroines?In pairs,use the Key Words to
2、talk about them.Key Wordspositive:brilliant,fast,smart,skilful,strong,useful negative:awful,boring,lazy,slow,terrible,useless,weakYou may add some more words.Sports Hero/Heroine Example A:In my opinion,Ronaldo is a brilliant player.He is very fast and skilful.B:I agree.I think hes very smart.Venus W
3、illiamsSerena WilliamsThey are sisters and both tennis champions.Do you want to know more about them?Name:Serena WilliamsBirthday:1981.09.26Weight:70kgHeight:178cmNationality:AmericaEvent:tennisName:Venus WilliamsBirthday:1980.06.17Weight:73kgHeight:185cmNationality:America Event:tennis Ranking11Ran
4、king3Guess the meaning of the following words according to the text.champion,train,look back,compete against,express an interest in,come to an end,amazing,keen,fortunately,make progress,improveWord BankThe father trains his son kickboxing every weekend.Word BankJ.K.Rowlings started writing Harry Por
5、tter in a small cafe near her home and since then she has never looked back.Word BankWord BankJohn has finished the race.The race has come to an end.Word BankWord BankHe is making progress in his lessons and he has improved his grade.make sth.betterWord BankWord BankThe boy is very interested in PC
6、games.He has a keen interest in PC games.haveshowan interest inexpressWord BankWord BankI was late for work.Fortunately,my boss was late,too.Word BankWord BankIt is amazing that the ship sails so fast.Word Banklook backtrain keen express an interest in come to an end amazingimprovemake progressfortu
7、nately Para.1Para.2Para.3Para.4brief introductionFamily bankgroundTaining and study achievement and friendly relationshipRead the text and find the topic of each paragraph.forspecific information1.Why are the sisters unusual?2.What kind of background are they from?3.Who helped them to succeed?4.How
8、do the two sisters get on at home?1.They are both tennis champions who often have to play each other.2.They lived in a poor area of California,full of violence and drugs.3.Their father,Richard and their mother,Brandi.4.They get on well.I Answer the questions.3p26 BriefIntroduction both tennis champi
9、onsBirth place Parentsfather(Richard)mother(Brandi)Road to success in 1996since 1996in 1999,2002in 2002,2003relationshipVenus eleventh in the worldSerena third in the worlda poor and dangerous area of Californiatrained them strictlytaught them at homeVenus played in a big event for the first time.Ve
10、nus won Wimbledon,the US Open twiceSerena won the US Open.Serena was the womens singles champion at Wimbledon.No problem between themII Fill in the blanks.1.The two sisters plan to take up tennis career all their life.2.In competitive matches the two sisters seldom played each other.3.The two sister
11、s have no common hobby except tennis.4.In their childhood the people around Williams sisters often fought each other using guns.5.Williams parents played an important part in their success.6.The two sisters miss their childhood so they often go back to their hometown.III True or false1.The two siste
12、rs plan to take up tennis career all their life.2.In competitive matches the two sisters seldom played each other.3.The two sisters have no common hobby except tennis.FFFCheck your answersThey have decided to work in design when their tennis careers end.often have tohave expressed a keen interest in
13、 design.4.In their childhood the people around Williams sisters often fought each other using guns.5.Williams parents played an important part in their success.6.The two sisters miss their childhood so they often go back to their hometown.FTThave never looked backSuggest a title for the text.TitleHo
14、w to become a tennis starRoad to successTennis is my favorite sportsTennis stars Williams sistersAdd new information about the two sistersTennis stars Williams sistersstudy design in collegethe friendly sistersThe two sisters photo of childhood.athletefortunatelyamazingbrilliantskilfulawfuluseless n
15、.运动员adv.幸运地adj.令人惊异的adj.卓越的，辉煌的adj.灵巧的，熟练的adj.(口)糟糕的，极度的adj.无用的，无效的Words Reviewcompete keeneventunusualchampionviolence vi.比赛，竞争adj.强烈的，渴望的n.竞赛，事件adj.不平常的n.冠军n.暴力，暴行Keep the following expressions in mind.speak about look back be strict with compete against.谈论回忆对.要求严格与.竞争 Post-reading activities Grou
16、p Work What are the advantages and disadvantages of being sports stars?What are the advantages and disadvantages of being sports stars?1.It can be very exciting and interesting because you can play with different sports stars.2.You can meet different people,which is a good time for you to build rela
17、tionship with others.advantagesdisadvantages1.It can be dangerous because too much practice means more chances to get injured.2.Meanwhile,you always feel tired with so many games and traveling.There is less time for leisure or stay with your family.Success in any endeavor does not happen by accident
18、.Rather,its the result of deliberate decisions,conscious effort,and immense persistence all directed at specific goals.在任何领域的成功都不是意外。相反的，这是谨慎抉择、蓄意努力，及非常坚持 全都为了某特定目标的结果。Venus and Serena Williams are both tennis champions,_the eleventh and third in the world respectively.The two sisters once lived in
19、a poor and dangerous area,which _ drugs and violence.They sometimes had to practise tennis _ bullets were flying through the air.Their father has always _ very _ them,training them hard to _ each other since their childhood.Their mother taught them at home _ they could _ theirrankingwas full of whil
20、e been strict withcompete againstcompleteso thatComplete the passage and try to retell.high school while _ their tennis careers.They have already _ working in design after their tennis careers _.Their road to success has been amazing,but tennis has never caused problems between them.Serena jokes,“The one who wins has to _.”expressed a keen interest in come to an enddo the dishesdevelopingHomework 1.Review the words and phrases learnt in the text.2.Write a short passage about the Williams sisters in about l20 words.
