Unit 16 Football : A good career choice?

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Personal profile Name: David Beckham Date of Birth: May,2 1975 English Nationality: Height : 180cm Current club: Weight : 67kg Real Madrid(Spain) Green Eye : Midfield Position: Brown Hair : 23 Number:

Paras 1-3 Para 4 Para 5 Paras 6-7 Para 8 The success of David Beckham in the football career. The difference between football and other careers. The special qualities required by footballers. The programs set up for young footballers in both China and the UK. Football dreams don’t often come true like David.

In which order did the following things happen to David Beckham? Para.2&3 a.He was invited to join Manchester United as a trainee. b. He was chosen to play for the Red Devils’ senior team. c. He has become England’s most famous mid-field player and world superstar. d. He attended training sessions with a London club. e. He and his players won the FA Youth Cup in 1992. Key: d a e b c

What are the differences between football and other careers? Para.4 Employers don’t advertise that they have a vacant job in the newspapers or on the internet. There are no application forms or interviews. Employers find players with the right abilities and offer them employment with the clubs.

What are the special qualities required by footballers? Para.5 Talent Have excellent ball control and understand how to use the space on the pitch. Have good team spirit, a strong character, mental strength and a positive attitude.

True or False: 1. It was in 1992 that David’s career took off. 2. Employers need to advertise for football players in the newspapers or on the Internet when they have a vacant job . 3. Every footballer needs to have good team spirit ,a strong character,mental strength and a positive attitude. 4. The players under sixteen have to take part in club training sessions all days long. 5. Youth trainees in UK football club usually have high salary. 6. When the trainees are offered a contract with a club , their life as a professional footballer begins. T F T F F T

 Para.2 Which of the following is true? A. Little David disliked football because he was crazy. B. David Beckham is famous as a front-field player. C. David became known when he was in middle school. D. David always wears the red No. 7 shirt. 

The sentence in Paragraph 5 “…but it is not just what they do with their feet that counts.” means __. A. It is enough for footballers to have excellent skills of playing football. B. Top players must have excellent ball control. C. Top players must know how to use the space on the pitch. D. Besides excellent skills of playing football, footballers must also have good team spirit, a strong character, mental strength and a positive attitude. 

  Para.6 Para.6 How does a club find a talented player? A.By advertisement B. By watching matches C. From another club D. From middle school The job of a football scout is to ______. A. train young footballers B. take care of the football field. C. search for talented young players D. choose the team Para.6  Para.6 

Para.6  Who can become a youth trainee and join the club as a paid member of staff ? A. a strong boy of 15 who is good at playing football. B. a young man of 18 who has talent of playing football. C. a man of 35 who has excellent ball skills. D. a strong girl of 16 whose ball skills are just so-so

Para.7  Which of the following is wrong ? A. Football is different from most careers. B. Football is not a good career choice for all people. C. All trainees in the club can be offered a contract with a club and can become professional footballers. D. David Beckham made the red Number 7 shirt famous throughout the world.

 Youth trainee footballers are not paid very much , ___they may be stars of the future. A. on the other hand B. even though C. so that D. in addition It is not what you say but what you do that ______. A. influence B important C counts D take effect You are very fond of football or basket-ball. Can you become a star in the future according to the text? A. Certainly not B. Yes C. No D. Not sure.  

Main idea of the text The text tells us the story of David Beckham and what is needed for a football career, from which the writer shows that it is difficult to become a successful footballer.

Word study 1. adore vt 崇拜，热爱; 喜欢（不用进行式） adore + n / doing sth. adoration n. adoring adj. ① 很明显她喜欢看电影。 ② 他向崇拜他的人群挥手致意。 It’s obvious that she adores the cinema going to the cinema. He waved to the adoring crowds.

2. vacant adj. ①（座位，旅馆房间，房屋等）空着的，未被占用的 ②（职位）空缺的 ③（目光，表情等）无神的，茫然的 他旁边的位子没人坐。 The seat next to him was vacant. 那职位最终空缺时，他们把它给了Tina. When the post finally became vacant, they offered it to Tina. 那个疯子傻笑着。 The mad man gave a vacant laugh.

He is so lazy that it is hard to assess his ability. 2. assess vt. assessment n. 评价，评定 assessor n. 估价员，顾问 ① 判断，评价（价值，能力等） ② 评估（财产，收入等），核定（税金，罚金， 数额等）与at 连用 他太懒了， 无法评价他的能力。 He is so lazy that it is hard to assess his ability. 我的收入被评定为两万美元。 My income was assessed at 20000 dollars. 易混词：access n. 通道，门路；接近…的权力/机会 have access to

4. nevertheless adv. conj 尽管如此，然而，不过 ① 我考试不及格是意料中的事，不过仍然让人很不痛快。 ② 她很疲惫但仍然继续工作。 My failure in the exam was not unexpected, nevertheless, it was still disappointing. She was so tired, she went on working, nevertheless.

Phrases 1. up to date to date out of date ① All of new words become _______________________ very quickly. ② The exhibition contains some of his best work __________________. ③ We want our methods to be ________________________. out of date to date up to date

2. hold back ① The men built banks of earth to hold back the rising flood waters. ② Jim was able to hold back his anger and avoid fighting. ③ She held back, not knowing how to break the terrible news. ④ Do you think that mixed ability classes hold back the better students? 阻挡/制止 抑制/隐瞒 退缩/犹豫不决 妨碍/阻碍 hold on hold out hold up

①The criminals held up the train and took all the money. ② The building of the new road has been held up because of the bad weather. ③ She held out her hand and stopped a taxi. ④ The storm held on all night. ⑤ Hold on a minute, I’ll get a pen to write down your telephone number. stopped ...to rob delayed movement stuck out continued

3. send off (for sth ) 邮购，函购 send sth off 寄出，发出 send sb off （体育用语）罚某人下场 ①我已经邮购了我上课用的书。 ②我打算明天把档案寄给老板。 ③贝克汉姆在第二场因犯规而被罚下场。 I've sent off for the books for my course. I’m going to send the files off to the boss. Beck was sent off for a foul in the second half.

send for send out send up ①Have the invitations been _____________? ②Please _______ a doctor here quickly, for the injured boy was in danger. ③Shenzhou VI has _______________________into outer space. sent out send for been sent up