内容正文:
Living Legends
Unit 3 Sports and Fitness
Learning Objectives
1. To learn how to predict the main idea of the text.
2. To know the stories of famous athletes at home and abroad.
3. Form and discuss opinions about successful athletes and talk about other successful people.
Pre-reading
Make predictions
Look at the pictures and think about the content before reading. This helps you to relate what you read to what you already know and to understand the new text.
pictures
sports/exercise
theme/topic:
Read for the topic
two
legendary athletes
biography
(传记)
Title/ Subtitles
main idea:
genre:
Where may the passage be taken from?
Sports magazine
Research paper
Travel brochure
Read for the genre
Athlete What do you already know? What do you want to know? What have you learnt?
Lang Ping
Michael Jordan
Before reading the text, think about the following questions:
Read for the structure
Read the first passage, and use one word to conclude the main idea of each part.
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. 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.
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, L