选修九 unit 1 Using language.ppt

1.Who is the youngest athlete? 2. Who retired from their sport and then made a comeback? 3. Who has trained in another profession? 4. Who do you think is the most courageous of the four sportspeople? Give reasons. 5. What qualities do you think these sportspeople need to be successful? Writing write a profile for a magazine about a person who has broken a record. Use the guide below and the profiles on pages 7and 8 as models. * 人教课标版 高三 选修 9 Unit 1 Reading Writing 1. What kind of magazine do you think the text is from? 2. How many profiles are there? 3. How many men and women are profiled? 4. What sports do they do? 5. What are their names? 6. Where are they from? Glance through the pictures and the text and then answer the questions. 集中精力于 focus on 创纪录 set a record 以…平均速度 an average speed of 在某人十几岁时 in one’s teens 专心于 concentrate on 在接下来的几年 in the following few years 返回到 return to 实现某人的目标 achieve one’s goal Words and Expressions for Reading II 教师资格 teaching qualification 世界锦标 the world championships 从那以后 since then 从…退休 retire from 培训，把…培养成 be trained as 对…有强烈的爱 have a passion for 破纪录 beat a record Fastest average speed, Tour de France France 1999, 2003 Lance Armstrong 1. Read the profiles from a sports magazine and complete the summary of each sportsperson’s (Guinness) record(s). what where when who International Triathlon Union World Champion （not stated） 1992， 1993 Michellie Jones what where when who what where when who Yongest female to win the women’s world title for platform diving champion of all time; first Australia, Barcelona, Atlanta, Sydney 1991, 1992, 1996, 2000 Fu Mimgxia Where when who Martin Strel 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 The Danube River in Europe; the Mississippi River in USA; the Parana River in South America; the Changjiang River in China What First person to swim the entire lengt