内容正文:
Sports and Fitness
Reading and Thinking
Lead in
Do you have any favorite sports?
Do you know these famous athletes?
Pre-reading
Look at the titles and pictures below. What do you think the text is about?
a very famous person, especially in a particular field, who is admired by other people
Careful-reading
Lang Ping
As a player, Lang Ping brought honour and glory to her country. As a coach, she led the China women’s volleyball team to medals at world championships and the Olympics. As a person, Lang Ping is loved by fans at home and abroad. When the Chinese team was preparing for the 2015 World Cup, her determination was tested. The team that Lang Ping had built was falling apart.
honour n.荣誉;尊敬;荣幸
do sb honour/do honour to sb 向某人致敬;给某人带来荣誉
in honour of 纪念
feel it an honour to do sth/ feel honoured to do sth 做某事感到荣幸
determination n.决心,决定
determine to do sth 下定决心做某事
determine on/upon 就……做出决定
be determined to do sth 决定做某事
with determination 坚决地;坚定地
fall apart意为“破裂;破碎;崩溃”
Careful-reading
One of the best players had been injured, and the team captain had to leave because of heart problems. Losing two important players was a big challenge, but Lang Ping did not lose heart. She had faced difficulties before, and she knew that her young players could win if they worked together as a team. Two weeks later, they were world champions! Then in 2016, Lang Ping led her volleyball team to Olympic gold in Brazil.
injure是及物动词,意为“使受伤;损害”,
injured adj.受伤的 injury n. 伤害;损伤
the injured 受伤的人
because是连词,其后接句子;because of 是复合介词,其后接名词、代词、动词-ing形式、what 从句等,它在句中不能作表语。
lose heart 失去信心
lose one’s heart to sb/sth 爱上某人/迷恋某事
put one’s heart into sth 一心扑在……上
heart and soul 全心全意地
While-reading
How was Lang Ping’s determination
tested in the 2015 World Cup?
What examples does the writer use to
describe Lang Ping?
Her determination was tested because the team lost two important players.
The writer uses examples of Lang Ping’s determination to describe her. When her team had problems at the World