初中进阶 (2248 期 ) 8 版 China’s “flying man” ends his career

Pre-reading 1. Who is your favorite track and field athlete? Why do you like him or her best?

2. What do you know about Liu Xiang? “flying man” 100m hurdlers the Olympics the world record a foot injury

While reading  Scan the article and complete the timetable according to the context. YearEvents 1983born in Shanghai 2004 won China ’ s first _____1_____ in the 110m hurdles 2006held the world record with _____2_____ 2007won _____3_____ 2008_____4_____ the Beijing Olympics 2012crashed out of _____5_____ 2015_____6_____ Olympic men’s athletics gold a time of seconds a world title pulled out of the London Olympics ended his career

 True or false 1.Liu Xiang took part in three Olympic Games altogether. 2.Liu Xiang chose to retire from track and field because of his marriage. 3.The foot injury has affected Liu Xiang for about three years. 4.Liu Xiang didn’t show up in the competition until he finished the surgery. 5.Many Chinese people still show respect for Liu Xiang. 6.Liu Xiang plans to go on with his study after retiring. T F F F T T

Language study  Match the words with their correct definitions. 1.retire 2.career 3.blame 4.surgery 5.affect a. to produce a change in someone or something b. to say or think that someone or something is responsible for something bad c. the period of time that you spend doing a particular activity d. to stop doing one’s job because of illness e. medical treatment in which one’s body is cut open to repair or remove something

After reading  With the retirement of Yao Ming, Liu Xiang and Li Na, who is likely to be the next Chinese sports star? Why do you think so?