1、 Lesson 3 Sports Stars Teaching aims: To read a text for specific information To provide a title appropriate for a whole text To use the Present Perfect and Past Simple tenses appropriately To practise using positive and negative opinion adjectives. Teaching difficulties: To u
2、se the Present Perfect and Past Simple tenses appropriately Teaching Aids: computer and cassette Teaching procedures: Ⅰ. Warming up First play the song “Pass the Flame” Ⅱ Reading First reading do the exercise true or false 1. The two sister plan to take up tennis career all th
3、eir life. 2. In competitive matches the two sisters seldom played each other. 3. The two sisters have no common hobby except tennis. 4. In their childhood the people around Williams sisters often fought each other using gun. 5. Williams’ parents played an important part in their succe
4、ss. 6. The text refer to us the sisters’ father is good at tennis. 7. If one of them loses the game in their match, the other do the dishes. 8. The two sisters miss their childhood so they often go back to their hometown. Answers: 1.F 2. F 3.F 4. T 5.T 6.T 7. F 8. F Ⅲ Furt
5、her understanding Get students to guess the meanings of these words and check them while reading Listen to the tape and check the answers Read the text aloud and answer these questions(do the exercise 3) Read the article again and suggest a title for the text( do the exercise 4) Tit
6、le: How to become a tennis star Road to success Tennis is my favorite sports Tennis stars- Williams sisters Ask student to choose one title. The answer is: Tennis stars- Williams sisters Do you want to know more information about them? Add new information about the two sisters Na
7、me:Venus Williams Sex :female Birthday :1980.07.17 Weight: 72.7kg Height : 185cm Nationality: America event:tennis 转入职业时间 1995 WTA当前排名 3 迄今职业成绩 304胜69负 迄今单打冠军 29 迄今双打冠军 10 2003战绩 17胜3负 迄今职业奖金总额 $ 12,462,628 征战法网纪录次数 6 单打最好成绩 2002亚军 双打最好成绩 1999冠军 Nam
8、e :Serena Williams Birthday:1981.09.28 Height: 178cm Weight : 65.9kg Nationality : America Event :tennis 转入职业时间 1995 WTA当前排名 1 迄今职业成绩 224胜41负 迄今单打冠军 22 迄今双打冠军 11 2003战绩 23胜1负 迄今职业奖金总额 $ 11,284,079 征战法网纪录 次数 4 单打最好成绩 2002夺冠 双打最好成绩 1999夺冠 Show some pict
9、ures Picture1 study design in college Picture2. the friendly sisters Picture3 The two sisters’ photo of childhood. The topic of each paragraph Para1 brief introduction Para2 their childhood Para3 training and study para4 achievement and friendly relationship Ⅳ Voice yo
10、ur opinion What are the advantages of being sports stars? Ⅴ Language points 1. speak about谈论,讲述 We couldn’t get him to speak about his war experiences. 我们无法让他讲述当年战争的经历。 2. interest兴趣;可以和某些动词搭配 He has no interest in fine arts. 他对美术没有兴趣。 I’ve lost my interest in collecting
11、coins. 我已经失去了收集硬币的兴趣。 The guests showed great interest in the new design. 客人们对这种新设计表示出极大的兴趣。 e to an end结束 The meeting came to an end at last. 会议终于结束了。 4. amazing adj. 令人惊异的, 指 物 amazed adj.感到惊异的 , 指人 amaze vt 使…惊异 The amazing performance amazed me.
12、 这种另人惊叹的表演让我吃惊 The amazing performance made me amazed. Ⅵ Vocabulary Do the exercise 6 Ⅶ Language in Use Choose a star. Make notes about the important achievements or events in his / her life, and the dates they happened. Don’t worry if you are not exact. Ⅷ Grammar Guide students to study Grammar Summary 4, on page 93 Do the exercise 7 Students look at the sentences from the text and discuss when to use each tense. Do the exercise 8 and 9 Ⅸ Homework If time is limited ask students do the exercise 10, 11and 12 as homework 5






