1、 Writing Lead inWords and ExpressionsRead and answer questions 练练吧Language pointsReading1.What kind of magazine do you think the text is from?2.How many profiles are there?3.How many men and women are profiled?4.What sports do they do?5.What are their names?6.Where are they from?Glance through the p
2、ictures and the text and then answer the questions.集中精力于focus on创纪录set a record以平均速度an average speed of在某人十几岁时in ones teens专心于concentrate on在接下来的几年in the following few yearsWords and Expressions返回到return to实现某人的目标 achieve ones goal教师资格teaching qualification世界锦标the world championships从那以后since then从退
3、休retire from培训,把培养成be trained as对有强烈的爱have a passion for破纪录beat a record1 Who:_ When:_ Where:_ What:_ _ _fastest average speed,Tour de France(five times)France1999,2003Lance Armstrong1.Read the profiles from a sports magazine and complete the summary of each sportspersons(Guinness)record(s).2 Who:_
4、When:_ Where:_ What:_ _Michellie Jones1992,1993(not stated)International Triathlon Union World Champion3 Who:_ When:_ Where:_ _ What:_ _ _ _ _ _youngest female to win the womens world title for platform diving;youngest Olympic diving champion of all time;first woman in Olympic diving history to win
5、four gold medalsAustralia,Barcelona,Atlanta,Sydney1991,1992,1996,2000Fu Mimgxia 4 Who:_ When:_ Where:_ _ _ _ _Martin Strel2000,2001,2002,2003,2004the Danube River in Europe;the Mississippi River in USA;the Parana River in South America;the Changjiang River in China What:_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _first person t
6、o swim the entire length of the Danube River;longest time for nonstop swimming;swimming the greatest distance;first man to swim the length of the Parana River;swimming the length of the dangerous Changjiang River 1)Who is the youngest athlete?1)Who is the youngest athlete?2)Who retired from their sp
7、ort and 2)Who retired from their sport and then made a comeback?then made a comeback?2.Read the profiles and answer the questions below.Fu Mingxia.Lance Armstrong,Fu Mingxia.3)Who has trained in another profession?3)Who has trained in another profession?Lance Armstrong,Michellie Jones,Martin Strel.4
8、)Who do you think is the most courageous 4)Who do you think is the most courageous of the four sportspeople?Give reasons.of the four sportspeople?Give reasons.Lance Armstrong,because he overcame cancer and then had the courage to return to racing.5)What qualities do you think these 5)What qualities
9、do you think these sportspeople need to be successful?sportspeople need to be successful?Courage,determination,ambition,vision,passion,focus,concentration,belief in himself/herself,perseverance,etc.3.Which quote below do you think belongs to which sportsperson?1.I am swimming for peace,friendship an
10、d clean waters._Martin Strel2.Id like to think that I was a role model,that people see my sport and say“Wow,Id like to try that.”_Michellie Jones3.I used to ride my bike to make a living.3.I used to ride my bike to make a living.Now I just want to live so that I can Now I just want to live so that I
11、 can ride.ride._Lauce Armstrong4.I call it a one-second art.It requires you to fully display the beauty of the sport in only a second._Fu Mingxia4.Read the passage and decide the following statements are true(T)or false(F).1.Lance Armstrong has become a professional cyclist since 1992.2.Fu Mingxia w
12、on a Guinness Record at 9.3.Fu Mingxia won three gold medals at the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games.4.Martin Strel was trained as a swimmer since childhood.TFFF1.Lance Armstrongs Guinness record for the fastest average speed at the Tour de France was set in 1999 with an average speed of 40.27 km/hr.avera
13、ge作形容词，意为“平均的”；average还可作名词，意为“平均数”。Last year the number of students who graduated with a driving license reached 200,000,a(n)_ of 40,000 per year.A.average B.number C.amount D.quantityan average of.的平均数；a number of 许多，大量；an amount of 许多，大量，后一般跟不可数名词；a quantity of 许多，大量，既可跟可数名词也可跟不可数名词。A2.In 2000,he
14、 was the first person ever to swim the entire length of the Danube River in Europe.the first/next/last/形容词最高级+sb./sth.+to do sth.表示“第一个/下一个/最后一个/最的人或物”。The last _ pays the meal.Agreed!A.arrived B.arrives C.to arrive D.arriving点拨 句意为:最后到达的付饭钱。the last 后接不定式作定语。根据下列各句句意及所给单词的首字母或汉语提示,写出该单词的正确形式。1.Afte
15、r ten years of hard work,he a_ his goal and ran his own company.2.It is said that some fish in the river can grow to a l_ of four feet.attainedlength3.My father is now the manager assistant and is offered a s_ of 60,000 yuan a year.4.Whats your job?I am an a_ because I like numbers.salaryaccountant5
16、.It is essential for directors of the companies to have a good knowledge of _(经济学).6.He lost the last election but hoped to make a(n)_(东山再起)next time.7.I hoped to get the house but a rich man was _(出价)against me.economicscomebackbidding8.He wants to be a statesman instead of a(n)_(政客)when he grows u
17、p.9.Whats the _(平均的)temperature in August in this city?10.The job is very interesting but it doesnt pay a living w_.wagepoliticianaverageWrite a profile for a magazine about a person who has broken a record.Use the guide below and the profiles on pages 7 and 8 as models.Name:Date of birth:Country:Achievements:Finish the writing.
