1、Unit 2 Liu Xiang was trained for gold.Pre-readingReadingLanguage pointsHomeworkName:Liu XiangSex:Male Place of birth:ShanghaiBirthday:1983.7.13 Height:188 cmBody weight:74 kgProject:the high jump,110 m hurdlesTalk something about Liu XiangLook at picture and the title of the passage.Say what you kno
2、w about Liu Xiang and how he became a sporting hero.advise ask choose compare encourage help medal notice overnight success record set up symbol trainReading and vocabularyTalk something about the pictures.返回目录Read the passage and choose the sentence which best expresses the main idea.How many parts
3、 are there in the passage according to the time?Is the passage written in a time order or a place order(顺序)?In a time order.Three parts.Part 1 Part 2Part 3Para1-For Liu Xiang,life as a sporting hero.Para2-And now that hes well known.Para3-Lia Xiang is not an overnight success.Para4-Liu Xiang was hel
4、ped by.Para5-So whats next for Liu Xiang?Para6-No,Liu Xiang will go for more medalsPart1 Part2Part3The past life of Liu XiangThe future life of Liu XiangThe present life of Liu XiangWhat does the writer talk about in each part?Complete the time line with the notes.future plans20022001199819931983200
5、4born in Shanghai appear in films,adverts etc,record music won an Olympic gold in Athenswon in Switzerland and Koreatraining programme changedhurdling skill noticed started training at a sports school Answer the questions.1.As a symbol,what does Liu Xiang represent?Hes a symbol of Chinas internation
6、al sporting success.2.Why isnt Liu Xiang an overnight success?Because he trained hard for many years.3.What was Liu Xiang advised to do in 1998?He was advised to change from high jumping to hurdling.4.What was the special programme set up in 2001?It was set up in 2001 to help young sportsmen and spo
7、rtswomen.5.What will he be encouraged to do in the future?He will be encouraged to train hard for more gold medals.返回目录Language points1.First of all,hell be invited to competitions around the world.First of all 意思是“首先，最初”，它是列举和描述事物时常用的副词。如：First of all,she just smiled,then she started to laugh.2.And
8、 now that hes well known all over the world,Liu Xiang will also be asked to appear in advertisements and films,and even to record music.现在由于刘翔已经世界闻名了,他还会被邀请做广告,拍电影,甚至录唱片。now that 常常用为一种新的情况或状况做出解释,表示“既然;由于”。如:Now that Mr has arrived,we can begin our meeting.既然刘先生已经到了,我们就开会吧。2.Liu was encouraged at f
9、irst to train as a high jumper.起初,教练支持刘翔练跳高。encourage sb.to do sth.表示“鼓励某人做某事”。在本句中,encourage一词用于被动语态,表示刘翔是“被鼓励”去某事,而不是他“鼓励”别的人去做某事。如:Ms Wang always encourages us to speakEnglish in class.王老师总是鼓励我们课上见讲英语。We were encouraged to learn foreign languages at school.学校鼓励我们学习外语。3.It was set up in 2001 to he
10、lp young sportsmen and sportswomen.它(特殊项目)建立于2001年,用来帮助年轻运动员。set up表示建立,设立;创办(组织,企业);制定(计划等)如:She plans to set up her own business.她计划企业办自己的企业。We need to set up a meeting to discuss the plan.我们需要开个会来讨论这个计划。4.and his performance was compared with the worlds best sports stars.他的表现被与世界一流运动员进行比较。compare
11、常用于compare A with B结构，意为“把A和B相比较”。如：He likes to compare his city with London.他喜欢把他所在的城市和伦敦相比较。请从括号内选择合适的一项填空。1.A new cinema will _ in our neighbourhood.(build;be built)2.The boy has started training _ a long jumper.(as;for)Exercisesbe builtas3.If I _ enough time,I will climb to the top of the mounta
12、in.(will be given;am given)4.He went to _ when the train would start.(look out;find out)5.Its a pity that our team _ in yesterdays match.(defeated;was defeated)was defeated am givenfind out请写出下列句子的同义句。1.Your bag was taken away by Lily,Jane._2.You wont be chosen by Ms Green to play in the Disney Park
13、 tomorrow._ Ms Green will not choose you to play in the Disney Park tomorrow.Lily took your bag away,Jane.3.Mary encouraged Jim to study hard for the maths competition._ 4.He began practising spoken English last week._He started practising spoken English last week.Jim was encouraged by Mary to study hard for the maths competition.返回目录Join the sentences you wrote in Activity 6 to write a paragraph about Zhang Yining.Use and,although and because.Homework:Writing返回目录
