《He was invited to competitions around the world》Sports life PPT精品课件

外研版九年级英语上册《He was invited to competitions around the world》Sports life PPT精品课件，共33页。

Say what you know about Liu Xiang.

He is a sportsman.

sportsman [ˈspɔːtsmən] n. 运动员

He was famous for his high speed in hurdling.

hurdling [ˈhɜːdlɪŋ] n. 跨栏赛跑

the 110m hurdles race 110米跨栏比赛

Read carefully and answer the questions.

1. Why wasn ’t Liu a successful sportsman at first?

2. What was the turning point in Liu ’s life?

3. Why did Liu Xiang hurt his foot? And what did he do after that?

4. Why do people continue to take pride in Liu Xiang although he didn ’t win more medals?

Read carefully and answer the questions.

1. Why wasn ’t Liu a successful sportsman at first?

Liu Xiang was not a successful sportsman at first… he went to the Sports School… Liu was encouraged at first to train for the high jump. (Para.2)

2. What was the turning point in Liu ’s life?

His ability in hurdling was noticed by Sun Haiping in 1998.

In 1998, Liu Xiang ’s ability in hurdling was noticed by Sun Haiping, who later became his coach. In 2001, a special programme was set up to help young sportsmen… Liu Xiang is among them. (Para.3)

3. Why did Liu Xiang hurt his foot? And what did he do after that?

Because he trained very hard. He didn ’t give up.

In fact, he trained so hard that he hurt his foot. From 2008 on, he suffered a lot from his foot problem, but he did not give up. (Para. 5)

Thinking:

1.What is the genre of the passage?

Tip: When we read a biography of a famous person, we should pay attention to the time line.

2.What is the structure of the passage?

3.What can you infer from the title of this unit?

Liu Xiang was so excellent.

4.Why can Liu Xiang be successful?

Talented; hard-working; helped by his coach and our country.

5.What can you learn from Liu Xiang?

To be successful, we should be hard-working, courageous, persistent …

Homework

1. 跟读课后单词并记忆；

2. 听录音，跟读M8U2课文；

3. 写一篇短文，介绍你最喜爱的体育明星，包括他/她的生平、经历和你对他/她的评价。