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B5M5 The Great Sports Personality
athletics
badminton
basketball
baseball
boxing
golf
table tennis
gymnastics
rugby
Sports personalities
Table tennis
Deng Yaping
Basketball
Yao Ming
Football
Beckham
Discussion (1)
determination
self-confidence
competitiveness
devotion
ambitious/ targeted
successful
strong-willed
selfless
self-controlled
brave and steady
determined
helpful
hardworking
What qualities do they have?
How to describe those people?
A great sports personality—Li Ning
champion
the prince of gymnasts
Read the text as fast as possible and see how many parts can the passage be divided into and how.
Li Ning’s success in__________
Li Ning’s success as a _____________
Li Ning’s endless _______ at sports/ his goal
Para.1
Para.2
Para.3
Para.4
Para.5
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
his sport
businessman
efforts
Fast Reading
9
As a
sportsman
success
failure
26
106
1982
1984
1999
1988
Part1
Careful reading
By the age of 26
In 1982
In 1984
In 1988
In 1999
106 gold medals
6 gold medals at World championship
3 gold medals
Retired with disappointment
One of the greatest sportsmen of the 20th century
Li Ning as a sportsman
New career
Reasons of popularity
How successful are Li Ning products?
As a
businessman
Part2
(1) What did Li Ning do after his retirement?
(2) What kind of business did he do?
(3) Why did he start a sportswear company?
(4) Was he successful or not? Why?
Li Ning didn’t give up and began a new career as a businessman. (main idea of para2)
He launched a new brand of sportswear.
Because he didn’t forget his sporting background.
He was successful because he could compete with global giants like Nike and Adidas.
New career
Careful Reading
The keys to Li Ning’s success:
(1) LN’s products came onto the market at just the right time.
(2) Li Ning’s designs are attractive.
(3)Li Ning’s products are cheaper than other brands.
Reasons for popularity
In just a few years, Li Ning won more than50% of the national market.
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