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1、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 h

2、it 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 bui

3、lding 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 Cha

4、mpionship, 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 Nings name was on it, together with footballer Pel and boxer

5、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 n

6、ew life. A year after his retirement, Li Ning began a new career as a businessman. But he didnt 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 nam

7、e as the brand mark. The bright red logo is made up of the first two pinyin letters of Li Nings name, L and N.Li Nings 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 Nings designs

8、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

9、 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

10、 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 tracksui

11、ts.But Li Nings 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 Pel and Muhammad Ali before him, who have worked with the United Nation

12、s for childrens 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 Nings advertising slogan says.Read the passage and check the true statements.Li Ning

13、 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 Pel and Muh

14、ammad 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 pr

15、oduct 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 pete; fail; guarante

16、e; 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 wont go to university. 6. We will do

17、 our best, but I cant 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 s

18、hout 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

19、 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 dis

20、tance 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

21、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 dont 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

22、 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 citys five boroughs, and past New Yorks famous landmarks. But perhaps one of the most beautiful and extraordinary marathons ever is the Grea

23、t 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 th

24、e 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.concessionconditiontime2. Whenever Chinese athletes step out onto the track

25、during the 2008 Olympics, they will be wearing Li Ning tracksuits.concessionconditiontime3. 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.concessionconditiontimeChoose the best words to complete the sentences.1. _ you arriv

26、e early, youll get a good seat.IfHoweverAlthough2. I will not play golf on Saturday _ the weather gets better.whenunlessalthough3. I enjoy watching table tennis, _ I dont play it.unlessuntileven if4. _ there were many good gymnasts, there werent many schools for them.IfWhenAlthough5. You can come to

27、 the match with me _ you are here before 12.as long asalthoughuntil6. Beckham is a good footballer, _ he isnt in the same class as Pel.unlessthougheven7. _ much I practise I shall never win an Olympic gold medal.HoweverWhateverAlthoughComplete the sentences with the words and phrases in the box.as s

28、oon as; before; ever since; until; whenever; while 1. I want to stay the match has finished. 2. he was a boy, Pel 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 matc

29、h 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 prepositi

30、onal phrases.1. Did you see the boy whos wearing the David Beckham shirt? ? 2. A student who was wearing Nike trainers stood at the door. . 3. I dont know the girl whos 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 roo

31、m. . 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. Thats my friend whos 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

32、Keino, born Kipsano (Kenya), January 17, 1940Pel, 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 pe

33、rsonality 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 Pel score in his first World Cup? 4. How did he score in the 1972 World Cup final? 5. What happened to Kip Keino in t

34、he 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 Wi

35、nning time (3) seconds Pel 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

36、 questions.Girl:So, who will you vote for?Boy:Kip Keino, of course.Girl:Why? He isnt as famous as the others.Boy:Thats not the point. He was a real sportsman, even if hes not very well known.Girl:I agree absolutely, but theres one thing I noticed about the three of them, Pel, Muhammad Ali, and Kip K

37、eino. Theyre 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 fro

38、m Marathon with the news that the Greeks had won a battle, about two thousand years ago.Boy:Im afraid I dont agree. He was a soldier, not a sportsman. Besides, you cant vote for him. You dont know his name.Girl:Ah, youre right about that. Perhaps Ill vote for Beckham after all.1. Which expressions a

39、re 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

40、in every Olympic Games there are people like Kip Keino2. The choice is up to you, means _.you must decidesomeone must decide for you3. Thats not the point means _.you are not talking about what is importantI dont understand what you are talking about4. So what? means _what happened next?it isnt important.