Unit2Hewasinvitedtocompetitionsaroundtheworld..doc

M8Unit 2 He was invited to competitions around the world.I. Preview:1) Words: sportsperson, sportsman, sportswoman, ability, hurdling, race, record, method, hurdles, break, Asian, suffer, courage, pride2) Phrases:1. 开始；起初 _ 2. 获得金牌 _3. 跳高 _ 4. 设立 _5. 110m跨栏 _ 6. 同时 _7. 打破纪录 _ 8. 从2008开始 _9. 遭受苦难_ 10. 阻止sb做_11. 成功的象征_ 12. 因自豪 _3) Difficult sentences:1. 对刘翔来说，作为一个体育英雄的生活始于2004年。 _ Liu Xiang, life _ _ _ _ _ in 2004.2. 开始，他被邀请去参加世界比赛。然后，他被选去代表中国队参加雅典奥运会并赢得金牌。 First, he _ _ to competition saround the world. Then, he _ _ _ the Chinese team _ the Athens Olympic Games and _ _ _ _.3. 起初，刘(翔)被鼓励参加跳高训练。Liu _ _ _ _ to train _ _ _ _.4. 从2008年起，他备受脚伤问题的困扰，但是他没有放弃。From 2008 on, he _ a lot _ his foot problem, but he didnt _ _.5. 很遗憾脚伤让他没有在2012年伦敦奥运会上完成比赛。但是他仍然是勇气和成功的象征，我们依然为他感到十分自豪。 It is a pity that his foot problem _ him _ _ the 2012 London Olympic Games. But he is still _ _ _ courage and _, and we continue to _ _ _ _ him.II. Procedures:1. Warm-up: What do you know about Liu Xiang? 1). Liu Xiang is a great successful _.2). Liu Xiang is good at _.3). Liu Xiang won a _ at the Athens Olympic Games.4). Whatever he does, he has a very strong _ and never gives up.2. Watch and choose. Watch and decide the main idea of the passage. Question: Which sentence best expresses the main idea? ( ) A. Liu Xiang was helped by his sports school to win a gold medal. B. Liu Xiang will be a star and not a sports hero. C. Liu Xiang has trained for many years and won many gold medals.3. Skimming: read and match the notes to complete the timeline.2012 _a) won his first international race2008 _ b) hurdling ability noticed2004 _ c) born in Shanghai2001 _ d) won Olympic gold medal1998 _ e) started training at a sports school1993 _ f) returned to first place1983 _ g) suffered from foot problem4. Careful Reading: read the passage carefully and complete the information card.Information Card1. The sport he was at first encouraged to train2. The thing that was set up to help sportsman improve3. The year when Liu Xiang broke the Olympic record4. The attitude that Liu Xiang trained5. The problem that stopped him from some competitions5. Listen and Think: Watch the video and answer the following questions.1. What does the writer think of Liu Xiang?2. What do you think of Liu Xiang?3. What have you learned from him?6. Group work: Make a review on Liu Xiangs sports life. Including：1) Liu Xiangs sport life (课文选4-5 sentences )2) What do you think of him? (2-3 sentence