Weight: 59 kilograms
Achievement: 1998 World Cup: one gold medal 1999 World Cup: one gold medal
2000 Olympics: two gold medals
2001 World Cup: three gold medals
2003 World matches: five gold medals
2004 Olympics: one gold medal
Guo Jingjing
Birthplace: Baoding, Hebei Province Birthday: Oct. 15th, 1981 Height: 1.63 meters Weight: 49 kilograms Hobby: music
Achievement: 2000 Olympics: two silver medals 2002 World Cup: two gold medals, one silver medal 2004 World Cup: one gold medal, one silver medal 2004 Olympics: two gold medals Step Ⅳ Writing ( P96 )
T: Now please to do Activity 16. Let?s read a fact file. After that please ask and answer questions about the information in each fact file in pairs.
Several minutes later, ask several pairs to give their questions and answers in class. Samples:
1. S1: How long did ancient games last? S2: One day.
2. S1: Who was the first modern Olympic champion? S2: James Connolly. 3. S1: What do the five Olympic rings stand for? S2: They stand for the five continents.
T: Now please write a short history of the Olympic Games for China Daily. Use the
headings in the fact files to write one paragraph on each topic.
Give the students enough time to prepare and then ask two students to read their articles.
A sample version:
The Olympic Games started in Olympia, Greece over 2,700 years ago. The
Olympics were banned by Roman emperor Theodosius 393 AD. In 1896, they were revived by Frenchman, Baron de Coubertin.
At first ancient games lasted only one day. There were few sports. They were
running, long jump, boxing, horse riding, and athletics. The Olympics have been developing. The 2004 Olympics in Athens lasted 16 days, much longer than before. Over 10,000 sportsmen and sportswomen took part in 28 different sports.
Modern Olympics started in 1896. The champion is James Connolly. In the 2004
Olympics, the USA won the most gold medals and China ranked the second.
There are three things that we should know. One is that time is measured in
100ths of a second. Another is that the five Olympic rings stand for the five continents. The last thing is that the important thing in the Olympic Games is not winning, but taking part.
T: As we know the 2008 Olympics will be held in China. Now please write notes about the Olympic Games in China. They should contain the following. Show the following on the screen. ﹡where events will be held
﹡where the sportsmen and women will stay ﹡who will come and watch ﹡who will help organize the games ﹡which sports will China perform well in
A few minutes later, ask several students to read their notes. A sample answer:
The 29th Olympic Games will be held in Beijing in 2008 which is organized by
Beijing Organizing Committee for GAMES the 29th Olympiad. It will be a place where dreams come true. The events will be held in the main Olympic stadium ― the
national stadium, the building is to be based on a nest-like design, planned jointly by Swiss and Chinese architects. By that time, the visitors of many other countries will come to China. They may come here to cheer for their athletes or learn something about China. I believe the visitors will be from every walk of life. I believe Chinese athletes will do well in some traditional events. Step Ⅴ Homework 1. Review the whole module. 2. Preview the next module.
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文化背景知识
Nothing Stops Ronaldo
Football star Ronaldo is one of the world?s top players, and he can?t stop winning!
He has just won the prize for the Best Latin-American Football Player in the Spanish League on Monday. The Real Madrid player said he wants to keep on winning. “I do not get tired of winning, and I must keep on working hard.”
He feels he is now playing the best football of his football life.
He showed talent from an early age. At 17, he was a player of the Brazilian
national team. When he was 21 and 22, he won the prize of World Footballer of the year. He was the youngest player in the world to win it and the only one to win twice in a row. But his road to success has been difficult. Since he hurt his knee badly in 1998, he had some other injuries. But these problems haven?t stopped him. He has made a successful return to football and led Brazil to win the World Cup in 2002. 1. Ronaldo is the only player who ______. A. wins the prize of World Footballer twice B. played in the Brazilian national team at 17 C. both A and B
2. Renaldo?s way to success has been difficult because he ______. A. hurt his arms badly in 1998 B. had some injuries
C. has got a son
3. Which of the following is NOT true? A. Now Ronaldo plays in the Real Madrid.
B. Ronaldo led Brazil football team to win the World Cup in 2002. C. At the age of 17 Ronaldo won the prize of World Footballer. Key: ABC
Yao Ming
If you know Michael Jordan, you should also know Yao Ming, because both of
them are famous NBA basketball players. The 2.26-meter-tall Yao Ming started his NBA life on October 23rd, 2002 and got 6 points for the Houston Rockets in the game. The next day, he won 13 points in another game.
Yao Ming, 22, has been a star in China for some time, but it is still a question
whether he can play well in the NBA. Yao Ming said, “When you watch it on TV, it is very easy. But when you are playing in the NBA, it is really difficult.” He said that joining the Houston Rockets was a new start and a new challenge.
“I hope that through very hard work I can make everyone happy and help the
Rockets win more games.” he said.
Yao Ming can speak some English. Both he and his teammates can understand
each other. They don?t think there is a language problem.
When Yao Ming was playing basketball in China, Houston showed great interest
in him and they hoped that Yao Ming would bring new life to the Rockets. After Yao Ming joined them, the team started lessons about China. They must learn to work with Yao Ming. Many people who work for the Rockets have learned to speak some Chinese.
1. Yao Ming won ______ points in the first two games for the Houston Rockets. A. 6
B. 13 C. 19 D. 23
2. Yao Ming thinks that ______. A. it is not interesting to play basketball B. playing in the NBA is not easy
C. it is difficult to watch NBA games on TV
D. he is an NBA star
3. From the passage we can learn that A. Yao Ming will work hard for his team B. Yao Ming often watches TV
C. Yao Ming is the best player in the team D. the Rockets has lost several games Key: CBA
86-year-old Man in Marathon for 63rd Time
Johnny Kelley is 86 years old. He has just run the last seven miles of the Boston
Marathon. After his run, he went to the medical center to have his blood pressure checked. The nurse was surprised and pleased to see that his blood pressure was 139 over 84. She told him that his blood pressure was “out-standing”.
Johnny Kelley is known as the great-grandfather of the Boston Marathon, he ran
the entire 26 miles of the marathon 63 times. This year was the second time that he has cut back and run only part of it. Kelley holds the record for running more Boston Marathons than anyone else. To honor Kelley, a statue of him has been placed along the marathon route.
Thousands of people cheer for him as he runs the course. Today, an 11-year-old
boy called out to Kelley, “Hey, Mr. Kelley you?re awesome. Super awesome!” Kelley nods and thanks people as he runs. “It?s wonderful.” he says. “People come out in the road to shake my hand. I?m cheered by thousands and thousands, I think a lot of them thought I ran the entire race. And maybe they cheered for me because they know me after all these years and they don?t know the other runners.”
The 29th Olympic Games in Beijing
When the 29th Olympic Games are held in Beijing in 2008, it will be a place
where dreams come true. And the building that will hold those dreams is to be based on a nest (巢)-like design, planned jointly (共同地) by Swiss and Chinese architects (建筑师).
The plan is for the main Olympic stadium — the national stadium. Nest-like
walls surrounding the stadium like a steel net proved to be a popular design. It won