New words 1.n. sportsman ( ability ones ability in sth. hurdling be good at hurdling sportswoman( race record break the Olympic Games record method change his training method for Liu Xiang hurdles 110 110m hurdles race Japan sportsperson courage a symbol of courage and success pride V. record His races were recorded. break broke broken suffer Adj. Asian He is from Asia, he is Asian. Phrases: suffer from suffer a lot from his foot problem stop sb. (from ) doing sth. 2012 His foot problem stopped him from completing the 2012 London Olympic Games. take pride in We continue to take great pride in him. Lead- in questions: 1.Who is your favourite sports star? 2. Do you know something about Liu Xiang? 3.Are you his fan? 4.Would you like to be a famous man like him? Reading tasks: Task 1 Task 2 Task 3 Read the passage and choose the sentence which best expresses the main idea. Task 1 ( 3 minutes) a) Liu Xiang was helped by his sports school to win a gold medal. b) Liu Xiang will be a star and not a sports hero. c) Liu Xiang has trained for many years and won many gold medals. a) won his first international 110m hurdles race b) hurdling ability noticed c) born in Shanghai d) won Olympic gold medal e) started training at a sports school f) returned to first place g) suffered from foot problem 2012 _____ 2008 _____ 2004 _____ 2001 _____ 1998 _____ 1993 _____ (Grade 4) 1983 _____ f g a b e c d Match the years with the notes to complete the timeline. 4minutes Task 3 (2 minutes) Answer the questions( 1.He started to be a hero in Sun Haiping noticed his ability in hurdling. 3. His coach trained him. 4.He won his first 110m hurdles race in Japan. 5. Yes, he is. Enjoy the flashEnjoy ability Asian courage method pride race (1minute) The Chinese take great (1) ______ in Liu Xiang. At first, he was not very successful, but his coach noticed his (2) _______ in running and jumping, and helped him change his training (3) _________. ability pride methods Complete the passage with the correct form of the words in the box. He won a number of important (4) ______ and became the first (5) _______ sportsperson to win an Olympic gold medal for hurdling. However, from 2008 on, he missed some competitions because of a foot problem. Although he did not complete the 2012 Olympic Games, he is still a symbol of great (6) _________ and success. courage races Asian Read the passage loudly. Underlined the important phrases P.102 1. First, he was invited to competitions around the world. 2. Then, he was chosen for the Chinese team at the Athens Olympic Games 3. Liu was encouraged at first to train for the high jump. Find out the sentences which belong to the passive voice in the passage. 4. Liu Xiangs ability in hurdling was noticed by Sun Haiping 5. A special programme was set up to help young sportsmen and sportswomen. 6. His races were recorded, and he was compared with the worlds best sports stars. 7. It was also the first time an Olympic gold medal for hurdling was hung round the neck of a sportsperson from an Asian country. Notes usually include only the most important information from a passage. Further details and some words are left out as long as the meaning is clear. 1. Liu was encouraged at first to train for the high jump. encourage sb. to do sth. be encouraged to do sth. e.g. Ms Wang always encourages us to speak English in class. We are encouraged (by Ms Wang) to speak English in class. 2. at the same time broke the Olympic Games record. break broke, broken break the record 3. In 2001, a special programme was set up to help young sportsmen and sportswomen set set set up e.g. She plans to set up her own company. 4. His races were recorded, and he was compared with the worlds best sports stars. be compared with e.g. Dont compare me with other students. 5. From 2008 on, he suffered a lot from his foot problem, but he didnt give up. suffer from e.g. I often suffer from toothaches. 6. He still returned to first place in the world 110m hurdles race in first place e.g. He once won the first place in the race. 7. It is a pity that his foot problem stopped him from completing the 2012 London Olympic Games. its a pity that... e.g. Its a pity that he didnt see the movie yesterday. stop sb. from doing sth. e.g. I want to stop my brother from playing computer games. 8. and we continue to take great pride in him. take pride in be proud of e.g. They take great pride in their daughters achievements. Im proud of my hometown. Liu Xiang was born in Shanghai in Write the notes in Activity 3 in full sentences. He started training at a sports school in His hurdling ability was noticed in He won his first international 110m hurdles race in 2001. He won the Olympic gold medal in He suffered a lot from his foot problem from 2008 on. He returned to first place in 2012. Sun Haiping noticed Liu Xiangs ability in hurdling. Liu Xiangs ability in hurdling was noticed by Sun Haiping. Look at the verb forms in the two sentences. Coach Wang Biling noticed Zhang Yining. Zhang Yining was noticed by Coach Wang Biling. Wang Biling asked Zhang Yining to go to Beijing Shichahai Sports School. Zhang Yining was asked to go to Beijing Shichahai Sports School by Wang Biling. Now write sentences about table tennis player Zhang Yining. Use the correct verb form. Zhang Yinings training programme took up a lot of her time. A lot of Zhang Yinings time was taken up by her training programme. Zhang Yinings mother advised her to study as well as train hard. Zhang Yining was advised to study as well as trains hard by her mother. Write a passage about Zhang Yining. Use the sentences you have written to help you. : set up suffer from first place stop sb. (from) doing sth. take pride in 1. Our school ____ a new classroom for sports. A. set down B. set up C. set off D. set at 2. Liu Xiang suffered _____ great pain to take part in the hurdling last year. A. at B. off C. to D. from B D 3. At last he got the ____ place in the school math competition. A. first B. one C. his first 4. Liu Xiang won the gold medal. We took ____ in him. A. pride B. proud C. prides A A Finish your passage about Zhang Yining. Write a passage to introduce Yao Ming following the passage we learned today.