精品高中英语Module 5 The Great Sports Personality.docx

Module 5 The Great Sports Personality IntroductionCheck the ball games.golfboxingfootballbasketballathleticsrugbytable tennisgymnasticsbadmintonbaseballMatch the words in the box with their meanings.bat; club; net; pitch; ring; stadium; track; tracksuit; trainers 1. Athletes run along this. 2. You hit a golf ball with this. 3. Boxers fight inside this. 4. sports shoes 5. a field where football and rugby are played 6. In tennis and table tennis the ball must go over this. 7. You use this to hit the ball in baseball and table tennis. 8. casual clothes you can wear at home or to do sport 9. a building for important sports events, like the Olympic Games Reading and VocabularyA Life in SportThey called him the prince of gymnasts. When he retired at the age of 26, he had won 106 gold medals in major competitions across the world. They included six out of seven gold medals at the 1982 World Championship, and three at the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles (as well as two silver and a bronze). Li Ning was the best. When sports journalists met in 1999 to make a list of the greatest sportsmen and sportswomen of the twentieth century, Li Ning's name was on it, together with footballer Pelé and boxer Muhammad Ali. But even though he had won everything it was possible to win in his sport, Li Ning retired with the feeling that he had failed. He was disappointed because he had not performed well in the 1988 Seoul Olympics.But it was this sense of failure that made him determined to succeed in his new life. A year after his retirement, Li Ning began a new career as a businessman. But he didn't forget his sporting background. He decided to launch a new brand of sportswear, competing with global giants like Nike and Adidas. He made the unusual choice, for a Chinese person, of choosing his own name as the brand mark. The bright red logo is made up of the first two pinyin letters of Li Ning's name, L and N.Li Ning's sports clothes came onto the market at just the right time. The number of young people with money to spend was on the increase and sport had never been so popular. Li Ning's designs were attractive, and they had a major advantage over their better-known rivals they were cheaper. A pair of Nike trainers, for example, could cost up to five times as much as a similar Li Ning product. Success for Li Ning was guaranteed, and it came quickly.In just a few years, Li Ning won more than fifty percent of the national market. Today a Li Ning product is purchased every ten seconds. But the clothes are not only worn on the athletics track or the football pitch. If you go into a school or university anywhere, the chances are you will see students in Li Ning tracksuits with the familiar logo. The company has also grown internationally. The Spanish and French gymnastics teams wear Li Ning clothes, while Italian designers are employed by the company to create new styles. Whenever Chinese athletes step out onto the track during the 2008 Olympics, they will be wearing Li Ning tracksuits.But Li Ning's goal when he retired was not to make money. His dream was to open a school for gymnasts. He was able to do this in 1991. Since then, he has continued to help young people to achieve their sporting ambitions. Like Pelé and Muhammad Ali before him, who have worked with the United Nations for children's rights and peace, Li Ning has discovered that the work of a great sportsman does not finish when he retires from the sport. It starts. And if you are a great sportsperson, anything is possible, as Li Ning's advertising slogan says.Read the passage and check the true statements.Li Ning won six medals at the Los Angeles Olympics.He wants to help children become good at sport.He got a new job working for Nike sportswear.Li Ning clothes are worn by the national teams of France and Italy.He chose the name of his sportswear company carefully.In 1991 he opened a school with Pelé and Muhammad Ali.He was not happy with his results at the Seoul Olympics.Six Li Ning products are sold every minute.Find words or phrases in the passage which mean:1. a prize you can win at a sports competition: 2. having a strong wish to do something: 3. to introduce (into the market): 4. the name of a product made by a specific company: 5. sports clothes: 6. a big international company: 7. a symbol which represents a particular brand: 8. people you compete against: 9. to come out: 10. something that you hope to achieve in the future: Complete the sentences with the verbs in the box.compete; fail; guarantee; perform; retire; succeed 1. Professional footballers usually before they are forty. 2. How many runners will you have to against in the marathon? 3. Li Ning had all the skills needed to in business. 4. How well did he in the 100 metres? 5. If you the exam, you won't go to university. 6. We will do our best, but I can't that we will win.Cultural Corner Marathon: the Ultimate Olympic EventThe final event in the Olympics is the marathon. It is also usually the most exciting. As the leader comes into the stadium to run the last few metres of the 42-kilometre race, the crowd rises to its feet to shout and cheer. The name of the race comes from a battle in Ancient Greece. According to the story, a soldier ran from the scene of the battle, Marathon, to Athens, to bring the news of a Greek victory against the Persians. He died just after arriving.The marathon has been an Olympic event since the modern games started in 1896. At first the distance was 40 kilometres the distance between Marathon and Athens. In 1908, however, at the London Olympics, it was changed. The King of England wanted the runners to leave from his castle in Windsor and arrive in a new stadium in central London. The distance was 26 miles about 42 kilometres. In fact, the 1908 marathon ended dramatically. When the leader, an Italian, entered the stadium he turned the wrong way and fell onto the ground. Officials picked him up and helped him to the finishing line, just as the second runner, an American, entered the stadium. The Americans protested and in the end the American runner was declared the winner. Since then, there have been many more exciting marathons.In fact, you don't have to wait for the Olympic Games to run or watch a marathon, as there are marathons in over sixty countries and hundreds of cities around the world today. One of the most famous marathons is in New York, and is watched by two million people around the streets and across the bridges of the city's five boroughs, and past New York's famous landmarks. But perhaps one of the most beautiful and extraordinary marathons ever is the Great Wall Marathon, which most competitors find is the toughest course to run.The marathon is the final Olympic event because it is thought to be the hardest. But experts believe that most people even people who are not particularly good at sport can run a marathon, if they train for it.Grammar Read the sentences and say which underlined clause is (a) time, (b) condition, or (c) concession.1. If you go into a school or university anywhere, the chances are you will see students in Li Ning tracksuits with the familiar logo. concession condition time2. Whenever Chinese athletes step out onto the track during the 2008 Olympics, they will be wearing Li Ning tracksuits. concession condition time3. But even if he had won everything it was possible to win in his sport, Li Ning retired with the feeling that he had failed. concession condition timeChoose the best words to complete the sentences.1. _ you arrive early, you'll get a good seat. If However Although2. I will not play golf on Saturday _ the weather gets better. when unless although3. I enjoy watching table tennis, _ I don't play it. unless until even if4. _ there were many good gymnasts, there weren't many schools for them. If When Although5. You can come to the match with me _ you are here before 12. as long as although until6. Beckham is a good footballer, _ he isn't in the same class as Pelé. unless though even7. _ much I practise I shall never win an Olympic gold medal. However Whatever AlthoughComplete the sentences with the words and phrases in the box.as soon as; before; ever since; until; whenever; while 1. I want to stay the match has finished. 2. he was a boy, Pelé had a dream. 3. Yao Ming scored the first minute had passed. 4. The phone rang I was getting changed. 5. It was clear who the winner would be the race started. 6. I see a volleyball match I want to join in!Complete the phrases with the prepositions in the box.Example:I spoke to a girl who has brown eyes. I spoke to a girl with brown eyes.from; in; on; with a girl a Li Ning tracksuita journalist a national channela child blue eyesa young man a bikeRewrite the sentences with prepositional phrases.1. Did you see the boy who's wearing the David Beckham shirt? ? 2. A student who was wearing Nike trainers stood at the door. . 3. I don't know the girl who's got long hair and blue eyes. . 4. Do you know the person riding the motorbike? 5. A man carrying a baseball bat walked into the room. . 6. An official who works at the ministry came to speak to us. . 7. I was stopped by a man wearing a blue suit. . 8. That's my friend who's a member of the local sports club. .ListeningLook at the pictures and name the sports.Muhammad Ali (Cassius Clay), born Louisville (USA), January 17, 1942Kip Keino, born Kipsano (Kenya), January 17, 1940Pelé, born Tres Caracos (Brazil), October 23, 1940Listen to the conversation and check what people listening to the programme have to do.Guess the names of famous sports personalities.Say what famous sports personalities did.Vote for the greatest sports personality ever.Ring the programme and speak to journalists.Listen and answer the questions.1. Why did Cassius Clay change his name? 2. What did he like writing? 3. How many goals did Pelé score in his first World Cup? 4. How did he score in the 1972 World Cup final? 5. What happened to Kip Keino in the 10,000 metres race in Mexico? 6. Why was he almost late for the 1,500 metres race?Complete the facts below.· Muhammad Ali o Became world champion in (1) o Gold medal in (2) Olympics o Won (3) out of 24 world championship fights· Kip Keino o Silver medal in (1) metres o Gold medal in (2) metres o Winning time (3) seconds· Pelé o Age in his first World Cup (1) o Number of World Cups (2) o Total number of goals scored (3) Answer the questions.1. Who do the men and women vote for? 2. What reasons do they give for their decisions?Function and SpeakingLook at the underlined expressions and answer the questions.Girl:So, who will you vote for?Boy:Kip Keino, of course.Girl:Why? He isn't as famous as the others.Boy:That's not the point. He was a real sportsman, even if he's not very well known.Girl:I agree absolutely, but there's one thing I noticed about the three of them, Pelé, Muhammad Ali, and Kip Keino. They're all the same age. All born in the 1940s. So they were probably the journalists' heroes when they were younger.Boy:Mmm . you may be right. So perhaps you should vote for your hero, David Beckham.Girl:Well, what about the first long distance runner . you know, the man who ran to Athens from Marathon with the news that the Greeks had won a battle, about two thousand years ago.Boy:I'm afraid I don't agree. He was a soldier, not a sportsman. Besides, you can't vote for him. You don't know his name.Girl:Ah, you're right about that. Perhaps I'll vote for Beckham after all.1. Which expressions are used to show agreement? 2. Which expression shows the speaker is not sure that he agrees? 3. Which expression is used to show disagreement?Everyday EnglishChoose the correct meanings.1. Kip Keino is what the Olympic Games are all about means _. Kip Keino represents the meaning of the Olympic Games in every Olympic Games there are people like Kip Keino2. The choice is up to you, means _. you must decide someone must decide for you3. That's not the point means _. you are not talking about what is important I don't understand what you are talking about4. So what? means _ what happened next? it isn't important.