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Ben Johnson Maurice Greene Usain Bolt

Lesson 1 Super Athletes 100 metres in 8 seconds?

Learning objectives: At the end of this lesson, you will: 1. Understand the text and get the main information. 2. Talk about doping, gene therapy and Olympic spirit using the information in the text. 3. Express your opinions towards doping, gene therapy and Olympic spirit.

The world record of men’s 100 meters athleterecordtime Ben Johnson (the U.S.A) 9.86s1987 Maurice Greene (the U.S.A) 9.84s1998 Usain Bolt (Jamaica) 9.58s2009 The figure of the record … has fallen year after year. The athletes’ performances … have continually improved. Lead in

What is the general idea of the passage? a)The athletes who took part in the first Olympic Games are not as fast as athletes today. b) Doping is a huge problem in the sporting world. c) The present and future of the sporting world is being seriously and negatively affected by doping and gene-therapy. d) Ben Johnson, Florence Griffith and Floyd Landis have all shocked the world by their speed.

Find a topic for each paragraph a.“Gene-therapy” is the real threat. b. The effect of doping. c. The Olympic spirit has been violated. d. Records fall year after year. e. Doping is a kind of cheating. f. Records fall but not because of improvement. g. Using illegal drugs is not easy to catch. h. Doping is a part of every sport Records doping Doping Gene-therapy illegal drugs ? Olympic spirit Fast-reading:

Records have fallen Doping Gene-therapy Olympic spirit Part one. (1-2) Part two. (3-6) Part three. (7) Part four. (8)

Part Ⅰ (para1-2): 1.What reasons made athletes’ performances improve? 2.How are their performances recently? 1.What reasons made athletes’ performances improve? 2.How are their performances recently? It is due to better equipment, training and diet. Recently, athletes’ improvements have begun to slow down. Detailed reading

Doping In order to enhance their performances, they use Gene-therapy

Doping are originally developed to 1.________________ But in the wrong hands, doping creates 2._______________. It also causes 3.__________________for those who 4.______ them. The sports world doesn’t 5._______ doping as it is a form of 6.____________ Doping affects both athletics and 7. ___________. It’s not easy to catch using illegal drugs because ： 8.It’s__________for winners to be tested. 9.__________are developed all the time. 10.Drug tests are_________ _________________ Part Ⅱ (Para.3-6) supreme athletes serious health problems help people with illness tolerate cheating compulsory New drugs one step behind every sport use attitude result/effect difficulty abuse

Gene therapy Part Ⅲ (para7) Find out some information about gene therapy. use attitude possible result possible trouble It is to _____________ and _______________ by changing genes. Many people _________ further research into it. Athletes might be able to do the__________ dash ____________; marathon in __________ It would __________to find out; It would _________the whole spirit of sport. oppose build muscle increase strength 100 metersin 8 seconds less than two hours contradict impossible

※ The Olympic spirit emphasises winning rather than taking part. Judge whether they are true or false and correct the false ones: ※ The Olympic spirit has been violated by the desire to succeed at all costs. taking part winning True or False ※ if doping and gene therapy continue to affect the sport world, “hero” will be meaningless. Part Ⅳ (Para. 8 ):

Summary Because of better equipment, training and diet, the athletes’ performances ________ year after year. But recently, doping is used to create _____________ Doping can also cause serious health problems for those who _____them. Sports world doesn’t _______ doping. However drug tests are only __________ for winners. Another big threat is gene therapy. Many people ______ further research into it because it would _________the Olympic spirit which has been violated by the desire to succeed ___________. oppose contradict tolerate supreme athletescompulsory improve abuse at all costs d have

Find information related to the words given Part 1 Records have Part 2 Doping Part 3 Gene-therapy will be the next Part 4 Olympic spirit has been fallen 1 Performance-enhancingdrugs 2 Not tolerate doping ascheating 3 Not easy to catch athletes using drugsillegal threat violated Super Athletes 4 Doping as part of every sport likecycling

Do athletes need doping or gene- therapy in the sports? Why ？ Voice your opinion To dope or not to dope?

Suppose you are interviewed by a reporter from Anhui TV, talking about your attitude towards doping in sports.InterviewInterview

The International Olympic Committee President Rogge appeals （呼吁） the public not to use doping and gene-therapy in sports ， and he is collecting anti-doping slogans, your slogan is “……” Creativity

What makes super athletes? hard training, strong will, courage, commitment, …… We need true heroes.

The Olympic spirit is everlasting. Taking part rather than winning

self-assessment 1. Have you understand the text and got the main information? 2. Can you talk about doping, gene therapy and Olympic spirit using the information in the text? 3. Can you express your opinions toward doping, gene therapy and Olympic spirit?

Homework 1 Do exercises in “Into the Text” “Organization” 2 Write down what you discussed in the class Title:Doping and Olympic spirit/ A letter to the public