Module3 Sporting life

Unit 2 Liu Xiang was trained for gold.

Name:Sex:Place of birth:Birthday:Height:Body weight:Project:

Talk something about Liu Xiang

Liu XiangMale

Shanghai

1983.7.13188 cm

74 kg

the high jump , 110 m hurdles

Look at picture and the title of the passage . Say what you know about Liu Xiang and how he became a sporting hero.

advise ask choose compare encourage help medal notice overnight success record set up symbol train

Reading and vocabulary

Talk something about the pictures .

Read the passage and choose the sentence which best expresses the main idea.

Complete the time line with the notes .

Read the passage and choose the sentences which best expresses the main idea.

Liu Xiang ________.A. was helped by his sports school to become a gold metal winner.B. will be encouraged to be a star and not a sporting heroC. has trained for many years, and will continue to win medals.

C

Find the important phrases in the text

建立

首先

一夜成名

金牌获得者

继续做

set up

first of all

an overnight success

a gold medal winner

Continue to do sth 。

鼓励做 ...

邀请做…

选…做

要求…做

用…做

encourage to dosth.

invite …to do sth.

be chosen to do sth.

be asked to do sth.

used to do sth.

出生

全世界

开始

和…比较

确保

be born

all over the world

start doing

compare with

make sure

被邀请参赛

被选中代表中国

录制唱片

be invited to competitions

be chosen to represent China

record music

既然

众所周知

被鼓励做某事

一个……的标志

now that

be well known

be encouraged to do sth.

a symbol of…

有规律地训练

被邀请拍广告

建立

train regularly

be asked to appear in the advertisements

set up

把……和……相比较

争取更多奖牌

国际 110 米栏

compare … with…

go for more medals

international 110m hurdles

代表中国参加奥运会

出现在广告里

开始的时候

represent China at the Olympic Grames

appear in the advertisements

at first

跨栏技能

运动明星

训练计划

世界级 110 米跨栏比赛项目

skill at hurdling

sports stars

training programme

international 110mhurdles event

Sentences

1 。刘翔是中国在世界体坛成功的标志。

2 。 教练确保他能有规律的训练

Liu Xiang is a symbol of China’s international sporting success.

The coach is making sure that he trains regularly.

3. 刘翔不是一夜成名的 .

4. 刘翔在 2004 年雅典奥运会赢得第一枚金牌 .

Liu Xiang isn’t an overnight success.

Liu Xiang won the first Olympic gold medal in Ahtens Greece in 2004.

5. 全世界都邀请他去参加比赛 .

6. 我出生在天津 .

7. 我毕业后将继续学习英语 .

He’ll be invited to competitions around the world.

I was born in Tianjin.

I will continue to learn English after leaving school.

future plans

2002

2001

1998

1993

1983

2004

born in Shanghai

appear in films , adverts etc , record music

won an Olympic gold in Athens

won in Switzerland and Korea

training programme changed

hurdling skill noticed

started training at a sports school

Answer the questions. 1 As a symbol , what does Liu Xiang represent? He represents China’s international sporting success.2 Why does the passage say Liu Xiang is not an overnight success?Because he started training when he was very young .

3 What was Liu Xiang advised to do in 1998? He was advised to train at hurdling in 1998 .

4 What was the special programme set up in 2001? It was set up in 2001 to help young sportsmen .

5 what will he be encouraged to do in the future?He will be encouraged to go for moremedals for China .

Writing Rewrite the notes in Activity 3 in full sentences . Liu Xiang was born in Shanghai in 1983.

Look at the sentences . A special programme helped Liu Xiang . Liu Xiang was helped by a special programme . His skill at hurdling was noticed by his coach Sun Haiping. His coach Sun Hsiping notticed his skill at hurdling.

Now write sentences about Zhang Yining's training . Coach Wang Bilin noticed Zhang Yining .

Wang Bilin asked Zhang Yining to go to Shichahai Sports School .

Zhang Yining was noticed by Coach Wang Bilin.

Zhang Yining was asked to go to Shichahai Sports School.

Zhang Yining's training programme took up a lot of her time.

Zhang Yining's mother advised her to study as well as train.

A lot of Zhang Yining's time was taken up by her training programme.

Zhang Yining was advised to study hard as well as train hard by her mother.

Join the sentences you wrote in Activity 6 to write a paragraph about Zhang Yining .Use and , although and because .

英语的语态是通过动词形式的变化表现出来的。英语中有两种语态：主动语态和被动语态。

例如： Many people speak Chinese.谓语： speak 的动作是由主语 many people 来执行的。

例如： Chinese is spoken by many people. 主语 English 是动词 speak 的承受者。

主动语态表示主语是动作的执行者。

被动语态表示主语是动作的承受者，即行为动作的对象。

Passive voice

be +doneis / are +done English is spoken all over the world.was/ were +doneThose shoes weren’t made in China.will be + done won’t be + doneWhen will the match be held?

一般过去时的被动语态构成：was/were ＋ p.p. （过去分词） eg:

1. Liu was encouraged at first to train as a high jumper.2. His skill at hurdling was noticed by Sun.3. Liu Xiang was helped by a special programme.4. Liu Xiang’s races were recorded .

一般将来的被动语态构成：shall/will be ＋ p.p. （过去分词） eg:

Liu Xiang will be encouraged to go for more medals for China .

Will he be encouraged to spend more time away from sport ?

He’ll be invited to competitions around the world.

He’ll be chosen to represent China at the Olympic Games.

Liu Xiang will also be asked to appear in advertisements and films.

Will he be encouraged to spend more time away from sport?

Exercise:

1. – The skirt looks different from others and it is nice. - Thanks. It _______ by my mother last month.(2006, 重庆 )

A. made B. is made C. has been made D. was made

D

2.Personal computers ______in 1976. It

has changed the whole world. A. have been invented B. are invented C. were invented D. invented (2006, 沈阳 )

C

3. The Olympic Games _______ in China in 2008.A. will hold B. is held C. were held D. was held

4. The villagers are building a school. I hope it ________ before August this year.A. finishes B. will finish C. will be finished D. is finished

C

C

5. “But where are the books?” “Don’t worry. They______ here in no time.” (2005, 北京 ) A. have sent B. will be sent C. are sending D. have been sent

B

6.“Please come in when your name ___.”“ Yes ,doctor. Thanks a lot.”A. calls B. is called C. will be called D. calling

7. –Our environment is improving. - Yes. More and more trees____ around our city every year.A. are planted B. are planting C. plant D. planted

B

A

句型转换A special programme helped Liu Xiang.

His skill at hurdling was noticed by his coach Sun Haiping.

Liu Xiang was helped by a special programme.

His coach Sun haiping noticed his skill at hurdling.

Copy these phrases and sentences three times