1. M1-U2-Lesson 3-1
Sports Stars
Vocabulary
& Reading

2. the table tennis champion
Before you start
Task 1 Look at the pictures and tell the names of the stars.
Ma Lin
the table tennis champion

3. Guo Jingjing
the diving champion

4. Lin Dan
the Olympic badminton champion

5. Vince Carter
one of the best basketball players

6. Sports Hero/Heroine Task 2 Speaking Example
A: In my opinion, Ronaldo is a brilliant player. He is very fast and skilful.
B: I agree. I think he’s very smart.
/I don’t agree. I think he ….

7. David Beckham
brilliant, fast, skilful, smart, strong, useful,
awful, boring, lazy, slow, terrible, useless, weak
Koby Bryant

8. The father trains his son kickboxing every weekend.
Task 3
Word Bank
Word Bank
Ex2. Work out the meanings of the following Key Words while reading the sentences.
The father trains his son kickboxing every weekend.

9. Word Bank
J.K. Rowling’s started writing Harry Portter in a small cafe near her home and since then she has never looked back.

10. The race has come to an end.
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Word Bank
The race has come to an end.
John has finished the race.

11. He is making progress in his lessons and he has improved his grade.
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He is making progress in his lessons and he has improved his grade.
make sth. better

12. He has a keen interest in PC games.
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The boy is very interested in PC games.
He has a keen interest in PC games.
have
show an interest in
express

13. Fortunately, my boss was late, too.
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Word Bank
I was late for work.
Fortunately, my boss was late, too.

14. Word Bank
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It is amazing that the ship sails so fast.

15. look back train keen express an interest in come to an end amazing
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look back
train keen
express an interest in
come to an end
amazing
improve
make progress
fortunately

16. What is the text going to tell us? Venus Williams & Serena Williams
Reading
What is the text going to tell us?
Venus Williams & Serena Williams

17. Read the text fast and match the headings with the paragraphs.
Task 1 Fast Reading
Read the text fast and match the headings with the paragraphs.
Para 1
Para 2
Para 3
Para 4
Family background
Success and achievements
Training and study
Brief introduction

18. Task 2 Careful Reading
Listen to the article and answer these questions?
1 Why are the sisters unusual?
2 What kind of background are they from?
They are both champions who play each other.
A poor background/ They lived in a poor area of California, full of drugs and violence.

19. 3 Who helped them to succeed?
4 How do the two sisters get on at home?
Their father, Richard.
They get on well.

20. Task 3 Read the article carefully again. Choose the best answers.
1. The two sisters are famous tennis players.They have moved to the ______in the world.
A. first B.top C.middle D.end
2. After they become famous,they have _____ been back to their birthplace.
A.already B.sometimes C.never D.always
3. The two sisters decided to be _____ when they finished their tennis careers.
A.clothes designers B.actresses C.doctors D.wives B C A

21. 5. At home,the two sisters _______. D
4. People all over the world are astonished at their success. Serena Williams has won ____ champions than her elder sister.
A.less B.fewer C.much D.more
5. At home,the two sisters _______.
A. don’t help their mother do the housework
B. get on well with each other
C. always quarrel with each other
D. like to play jokes on each other D B

22. Suggest a title for the text.
Task 4
Suggest a title for the text.
( possible )
The Tennis Champion Sisters
/Amazing Tennis Sisters

23. Pair work
Tell the story and achievements of the sisters to each other.

24. Homework
Part A exercises in Student Times
2. P27: Ex.13