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B1U3 Sports and Fitness
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Living legends
Some great people who are still alive.
someone who is famous and admired for being extremely good at doing something.
———Longman Dictionary
What do you think the text is about?(according to the picture and subtitles)
Activity 1: Make Predictions.
Lead paragraph
What might be the standards of being a living legend?
athletes
masters
set good examples
What is this text mainly about?
Tip: Look at the picture and title and think about the content before reading.
Living legends of sports
Pre-reading
Where could we find the text?
a sports guidebook
a sports magazine
But can every famous athlete be called a living legend of sports?
lets go through the lead paragraph to find the answers.
So, can you tell me, what are the standards or requirements to be chosen as a living legend of sports?
Those who…are living legend.
Since the author give their two choices, lets look at the first one: Lang Ping.
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Lang Ping
While reading
1: How can we divide this paragraph into two parts?
Part 1
Part 2
Activity2: Skim the passage of “Lang Ping” and answer the questions.
Summary of Lang Ping’s achievements or success.
Evidence
1. Work out how the paragraph about “Lang Ping” is written.
Q1: Which part about Lang Ping do you like best in the first paragraph? Why?
Q2: How does the author write the paragraph when describing Lang Ping?
Q3: In which order is the story organized? (time order) How do you know?
Q4: How is the story presented?
T: Challenge—Solution—Result.
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1. Which of the figures of speech(修辞格) is employed?
A. Repetition(重复)
B. Alliteration(头韵)
C. Parallelism(排比)
2. What is the function of the figures of speech?
A. to illustrate the idea clearly
B. to improve expressive force and appeal(表现力和感染力)
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.
Find the descriptions of Lang ping
Q1: Why did the writer say so?
Q2: What example did the writer use ?
Q3: Why is Lang ping still loved by people ?
As a player, Lang Ping brought honour and glory to her country.
Lang Ping won many championships and medals for China.
Q1: Why did the writer say so?
9th World Women's Championship
1982
1984
1985
1981
1986
The 3rd World Cup
The LA Olympics
10th World Cup
1960
Lang Ping was born.
1986
Lang Ping retired.
4th World Cup
Lang Ping's career as a Player:
As a coach, she led the China women's volleyball team to medals at world championships and the Olympics.
the 2015 World Cup
The team that Lang Ping had built was falling apart.
Losing two important players
Lang Ping's attitude:
not losing heart; confident; calm
a big challenge
Q2: What examples did the writer use ?
__________________was tested
Her determination
?
2016 Olympic Games
As a person, Lang Ping is loved by fans at home and abroad.
Q3: In your opinion, why is Lang Ping still loved by people ?
Lang Ping's Charm
her capability
her personal qualities
determined,
brave, devoted, inspiring
A Legend
as a player
as a coach
introduction
challenges
ways
results
Michael
Jordan
Jordan's skills were impressive, but the mental strength that he showed made him unique.
Jordan as a legend
his skills
his mental strength
1. How impressive were Jordan's skills?
2. What kind of mental strength does Jordan have?
When Michael Jordan's feet left the ground, time seemed to stand still.
In the final seconds of a game, Jordan always seemed to find a way to win.
What rhetorical device (修辞手法) is used here?
1. How impressive were Jordan's skills?
stop moving
hyperbole 夸张
2.What mental strength does he have?
When Jordan jumped up high in the air, people present were amazed by his performance. Time seemed to stop at that time.
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impressive skills
What Jordan says:
What Jordan does:
I can accept failure; everyone fails at something. But I can't accept not trying.
In life, Jordan has learnt to share his success with others.
positive, strong-willed and determined
Achievements Supporting details Qualities
Lang Ping
Michael
Jordan
glory and honour
championships
be loved by fans
2015 World Cup
2016 Olympic
“Air Jordan”
impressive skills
mental strength
find a way to win
learn from failures
share his success
determination,
mental strength,
not losing heart,learning from failures,hardworking,painstaking,aggressive,
ambitious,
persistent,
helpful
Qualities?
Are famous athletes living legends?
Not really, legends should influence others in a positive way and contribute to the country.
Criteria for Living Legends
remarkable achievements
unique qualities
sense of repaying society
charming characters
…
Use the words and phrases below to talk about Lang Ping, Michael Jordan, and the athlete that you admire.
Creating
athlete, champion, determination, captain, bring glory and honor, injured, impressive, medal, unique, set a good example, give up, strength, graceful, failure, lose heart
Lang Ping: ___________________________ _____________________________________
Michael Jordan: ______________________ _____________________________________
The athlete I admire: __________________
_____________________________________
Who would you choose as another “living legend?” Give your reasons.
Group work
If you are a journalist of your school English newspaper,please make an interview with Lang Ping or Jordan according to the passage. You may start like this.
A:Hello,I’m a journalist of our school English newspaper. What do you think makes you so successful?
B:...
athlete champion unique
determination captain
injured impressive graceful, failure,
bring glory and honor
set good example
lose heart
V-ing phrases(subject)
attributive clause
has been doing
Based on the graph and the useful expressions , write a new living legend and send your suggestions to LLS@sports.net.
Living Legends
Project
mental strength
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