1、Lesson3 Sports Stars Venus&Serena Williams-world famous tennis players li Na -our national heroine world-famous tennis playerBefore reading How much do you know about tennis?World tennis eventsWorld tennis eventsvvWimbledon Wimbledon vv French Open French Open vvAustralian Open Australian Open vv th
2、e U.S.Open the U.S.OpenBefore readingInformation of Venus&Serena Venus WilliamsBirthday:1980.07.17Height:185cm Weight:72.7kgSingles champion:29Doubles champion:10Money:$12,462,628Serena WilliamsBirthday:1981.09.28Height:178cm Weight:65.9kgSingles champion:22Doubles champion:11Money:$11,284,079 Befor
3、e readingLets know more about them.success and the relationship introduction of the sisters family background the sisterstennis training and studyListen to the article and match the main ideas with the paragraphs in the text.paragraphsmain ideas1234While reading guess the meaning of the new words th
4、rough context.1.LiNa is an amazing tennis players,and a true tennis champion.2.Heroin is a kind of drugs killing a lot of people.3.The gun has no bullets.4.When I looked back on my childhood,I found it very funny and interesting.5.The owner often trains the dog so it can guard the family well.the fi
5、rst in a match毒品毒品子弹子弹think of the pastgive teaching or practice to sb guess the meaning of the new words through context.6.Singers from Voice of China competed against each other for the first.7.It takes us 3 years to complete senior high school.8.She likes Hanhan very much and expressed a keen int
6、erest in his book.9.I want to improve my English.10.With the teachers help,Toms study is much better.He has made great progress.与与竞争竞争finish表达表达热烈的兴趣热烈的兴趣make it better取得进步取得进步Answer questions 1.What do the two sisters rank in the world?2.Why did the family move to a safer place?3.How did they compl
7、ete their high school?4.What did they study at college?5.When did Venus first play in the big event?6.How many times did Serena win Wimbledon and US Open?7.How did the sisters get on at home?Answer questions1.What do the two sisters rank in the world?2.Why did the family move to a safer place?3.How
8、did they complete their high school?4.What did they study at college?Venus is 11th and Serena is 3rdCalifornia,their hometown,is full of drugs and violence.Their mother,Brandi,taught them at homedesign guess the meaning of the new words through context?5.When did Venus first play in the big event?6.
9、How many times did Serena win Wimbledon and US Open?7.How did the sisters get on at home?In 1996She won Wimbledon 2 times as well as the US Open.They get on really well.Suggest a title for the text.Post readingChampion sisters gymnasticchampion badmintonchampion Get familiar with some world famous s
10、ports stars.(1)(2)(3)(4)swimming Champion-Phelps Dash championBolt(5)(6)Mens hurdle champion Diving champion table tennischampion(7)(8)(9)(1)Who are your sporting heroes or heroines?(2)Why do you like him or her?In groups,talk about them,using the Key words and the pictures to help you.positive:bril
11、liant,skilful,strong,fast,useful,smart,bravecalm,great,lucky,cool,honestnegative:awful,terrible,weak,slow,useless,boring Attention:while you are discussing,try to use the following phrases to express your opinion.I agree(with you),yes,youre right.Im sorry,but I dont agree.in my opinion personally,I
12、thinkEg:A:In my opinion,Ronaldo is a brilliant player.He is very fast and skilful.B:yes,I agree.I think he is very smart.My sporting hero My favorite sports hero is LiNa.I think she is skilful and calm in playing tennis.She is a brilliant tennis player.She looks kind and beautiful.Introduce your spo
13、rts hero by making a posterhomework different kinds of sportsfootballbasketballdifferent kinds of sports badmintonvolleyballdifferent kinds of sports divingtable tennisswimming1.The sisters father,Richard,started to train Venus and Serena when they were young children.2.The first time Venus played i
14、n a big tournament was in 1996.We use the Past Simple when 1)something happened at a specific time in the past.2)the past action is not linked with the present.We use yet in questions and negative sentences.Homework1.Do Exercises 10,11 and 12 on page 27.2.Translation:1)我把我的外套遗忘在公交车上了。(leave behind)2
15、)晚会在午夜时才结束。(come to an end)3)他表达了对研究时装的浓厚兴趣。(express ones keen interest in)4)姐妹俩总是互相竞争争夺妈妈的爱。(compete against)5)在老师的帮助下,他取得了很大的进步。(make great progress)1)我把我的外套遗忘在公交车上了。I left my coat behind on the bus.2)晚会在午夜时才结束。The party came to an end at mid-night.3)他表达了对研究时装的浓厚兴趣。He expressed his keen interest i
16、n studying fashion.4)姐妹俩总是互相竞争争夺妈妈的爱。The two sisters are always competing against each other for their mothers love.5)在老师的帮助下,他取得了很大的进步。With the teachers help,he has made great progress.One possible version(供老师参考供老师参考)3.Use the following words to complete the passage below.champion,train,look back,c
17、ompete against,disrupt,express an interest in,come to an end,amazing,keen,fortunately,make progress,improveThe 2008 Beijing Olympic Games _ on August 24.When we _,we can still remember many touching(令人感动的)moments.For example,in table tennis womens singles final,Zhang Yining _Wang Nan and was beaten
18、by Wang Nan in the first set._,Zhang won the game 4-1 with her great effort at last.In fact,when they were young,they both _ playing table tennis and were both _ on listening to music.These years,with the coaches(教练)help,they have been _ hard and _.They have both been table tennis _ and their success has been _.came to an end look back competed againstFortunately expressed a keen interest inkeentraining making progress/improving champions amazing