1. 外研版 初三 ( 上 ) Module 3

2. Unit 2 Liu Xiang was trained for gold. 广东 张佳望

3. Name: Liu Xiang Sex: Male Place of birth: Shanghai Birthday: 1983.7.13 Height: 188 cm Body weight: 74 kg Project: the high jump, 110 m hurdles Talk something about Liu Xiang

4. Look at picture and the title of the passage. Say what you know about Liu Xiang and how he became a sporting hero. advise ask choose compare encourage help medal notice overnight success record set up symbol train Reading and vocabulary

5. Talk something about the pictures.

6. Read the passage and choose the sentence which best expresses the main idea.

7. Complete the time line with the notes.

8. future plans 2002 2001 1998 1993 1983 2004 born in Shanghai appear in films, adverts etc, record music won an Olympic gold in Athens won in Switzerland and Korea training programme changed hurdling skill noticed started training at a sports school

9. Answer the questions. 1. As a symbol, what does Liu Xiang represent? He’s a symbol of China’s international sporting success. 2. Why does the passage say Liu Xiang is not an overnight success? Because he started training when he was very young.

10. 3. What was Liu Xiang advised to do in 1998? He was advised to train at hurdling in 1998. 4. What was the special programme set up in 2001? It was set up in 2001 to help young sportsmen.

11. 5. what will he be encouraged to do in the future? He will be encouraged to go for more medals for China. Writing Rewrite the notes in Activity 3 in full sentences. Liu Xiang was born in Shanghai in 1983.

12. Look at the sentences. A special programme helped Liu Xiang. Liu Xiang was helped by a special programme. His skill at hurdling was noticed by his coach Sun Haiping. His coach Sun Hsiping notticed his skill at hurdling.

13. Now write sentences about Zhang Yining’s training. Coach Wang Bilin noticed Zhang Yining. Zhang Yining was noticed by Coach Wang Bilin. Wang Bilin asked Zhang Yining to go to Shichahai Sports School. Zhang Yining was asked to go to Shanghai Sports School by Wang Bilin.

14. Zhang Yining’s training programme took up a lot of her time. A lot of Zhang Yining’s time was taken up by her training programme. Zhang Yining’s mother advised her to study as well as train. Zhang Yining was advised to study as well as train by her mother.

15. Join the sentences you wrote in Activity 6 to write a paragraph about Zhang Yining. Use and, although and because.

16. Important and difficult points 1. And now that he’s well known all over the world, Liu Xiang will also be asked to appear in advertisements and films, and even to record music. 现在由于刘翔已经世界闻名了, 他还会 被邀请做广告, 拍电影, 甚至录唱片。

17. now that 常常用为一种新的情况或状况 做出解释, 表示 “ 既然 : 由于 ” 。如 : Now that Mr has arrived, we can begin our meeting. 既然刘先生已经到了, 我们就开会吧。 2. Liu was encouraged at first to train as a high jumper. 起初, 教练支持刘翔练跳高。

18. encourage sb. to do sth. 表示 “ 鼓励某人做某 事 ” 。在本句中, encourage 一词用于被动语 态, 表示刘翔是 “ 被鼓励 ” 去某事, 而不是他 “ 鼓励 ” 别的人去做某事。如 : Ms Wang always encourages us to speak English in class. 王老师总是鼓励我们课上见讲英语。 We were encouraged to learn foreign languages at school. 学校鼓励我们学习外语。

19. 3. It was set up in 2001 to help young sportsmen and sportswomen. 它 ( 特殊项目 ) 建立于 2001 年, 用来帮助 年轻运动员。

20. set up 表示建立, 设立 ; 创办 ( 组织, 企业 ); 制 定 ( 计划等 ) 如 : She plans to set up her own business. 她计划企业办自己的企业。 We need to set a meeting to discuss the plan. 我们需要开个会来讨论这个计划。

21. 英语的语态是通过动词形式的变化表现出 来的。英语中有两种语态：主动语态和被 动语态。 主动语态表示主语是动作的执行者。 例如： Many people speak Chinese. 谓语： speak 的动作是由主语 many people 来执行的。

22. 被动语态表示主语是动作的承受者， 即行为动作的对象。 例如： Chinese is spoken by many people. 主语 English 是动词 speak 的承受者。

23. 一般过去时的被动语态构成： was/were ＋ p.p. （ 过去分词 ） eg: Liu Xiang was helped by a special programme. Liu Xiang’s races were recorded.

24. 一般将来的被动语态构成： shall/will be ＋ p.p. （过去分词） eg: Liu Xiang will be encouraged to go for more medals for China. Will he be encouraged to spend more time away from sport?

25. Wb. Ex. 6, 7, 8&9