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Unit 3 On the move
Writing a sports story
1. What kind of stories does the website want?
2. Why is the website looking for stories?
3. What information is included in Nick’s story?
Read the notice and post and answer the questions.
1. What kind of stories does the
website want?
2. Why is the website looking for stories?
The website wants sports lovers’ stories from all over the world.
Because it wants to inspire its readers.
3. What information is
included in Nick’s story?
what kind of sport Nick plays, how he got started with the sport, how he felt about the sport, what he’s done to improve, and what he hopes to achieve in the future.
start
effort
feeling
feeling
goal
sport
What’s your favorite sport?
football
rope skipping
table tennis
jogging
cycling
What benefits can sports bring to us?
(physical) enhance one’s physical fitness; build up strength; improve the function of heart and lung; keep young...
(mental) boost confidence; achieve a sense of achievement; derive depression away; foster once will and perseverance...
(social) help us make friends; meet amazing people...
Think of your own sports story and make notes.
useful expressions
How you got started with the sport (start)
When I was younger...; The first time...
The moment/ minute... I saw..., I fell in love with it. 一......就......
be attracted by; persuade sb. to do; give it a try; to deal with pressure...
how you feel about the sport (feeling)
challenging; beneficial; be of great benefit; be fond of; be enthusiastic about; be keen on; Soon I found...
what you’ve done to improve (effort)
learn some tricks; turn to sb. for help; practice for a long time; spare no effort to do; spend more time practicing; Practice makes perfect. ;Hard work pays off.
what you hope to achieve in the future (goal)
The ultimate goal is...; won several championships; break a world record...
Don’t forget linking verbs and a good handwriting.
share your sports story
I've been a sports nut since I was old enough to hold a