1. Writing

2. Who is your favourite sports star?
How to write?
First, you should try to answer some questions as follows:
1. Who is your favorite sports star?
2. When and where was he /she born?
When did he /she turn professional?

3. 3. Where does he come from?
Where does he work?
4. How tall is he／she?
How much does he／she weigh?
How does he／she achieve all this?

4. 5. What prize has he／she won?
What does he like in his free time?
What makes him／her great in
your eyes?
6. Why do you like him / her?
Then you can write according to
the information.

5. Sample writing
Serena Williams is one of the world’s best tennis players. She was born in California in 1981 and has been playing tennis since she was very young. Serena’s sister, Venus Williams, is also a top tennis player, and they are both trained by their father.

6. Serena has won all other tennis titles: Wimbledon, the US Open, the Australian Open, and the French Open. She is a powerful player: she is tall and has very strong arms and legs.

7. Many people like Serena because of her outgoing personality and her friendliness. I also like Serena because she uses her spare time to help students in poor areas. A great sports star should do more than just play sports—he or she should

8. also set a good example for others to follow
also set a good example for others to follow. Serena Williams is a star tennis player who cares about others and tries to help others. I think that she is truly a great person.

9. Homework 1. Write another profile about your favorite sports star.
2. Ex.2 on Page132: Write a short essay to compare two sports, using at least one of the sports from the chart above.

10. A sample of homework
Basketball and soccer are two of the most popular sports in the world. They are both team sports where each team tries to score the most goals. There are eleven players on a soccer team but five on a basketball

11. team. One of the soccer players is a goalkeeper, whose job is to keep the ball out of the goal. Soccer players score goals by shooting the ball past the goalkeeper into the other team s goal. Each goal is worth one point. In basketball，

12. players score by throwing the ball into the other team’s basket
players score by throwing the ball into the other team’s basket. Each goal is worth one, two, or three points．
Soccer is played on a large grass field, while basketball is played on a smaller court with a hard floor.

13. Basketball players use their hands to throw the ball but may not kick the ball. Soccer players can kick the ball, but are not allowed to use their hands. Basketball players must bounce the ball when they run with it.

14. In both soccer and basketball，the players work together as a team to try to win. The best teams may have famous stars, like Ronaldo， David Beckham, and Shaquille O’Neal, but one player cannot win a game. The only way

15. to win is to learn how to make every player do his or her best.