外研社九年级M8U2 he was invited to competitions around the world.pptVIP

1.Is the writer pleased with the competition this year? 2.Why? * Module 8 Sports life Unit 2 He was invited to competitions around the world. Liu Xiang is a sportsman. coach--Sun Haiping. Coach Sun Haiping noticed Liu Xiang. Liu Xiang was noticed by coach Sun Haiping. What do you know about Liu Xiang? Personal information: Born: July 13, 1983 Height: 1.89m Weight: 85kg Medal record: Task 1 Read the passage and choose the sentence which 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. √ Fast reading Task 2 3 P67 Look at the notes below and try to match the years with them. dles race Read the passage and check the answers. f g a b e c Speaking Talk something about Liu Xiang in full sentences. 例如： Liu Xiang was born in Shanghai in 1983. He started training at a sports school in 1993/at the age of ten/when he was ten. His hurdling ability was noticed in 1998. He won his first international 110m hurdles race in 2001. He won the Olympic gold medal in 2004. He suffered a lot from his foot problem from 2008 on. He returned to first place in 2012. Task 3 Read para 12 and answer the questions. 1. How did Liu Xiangs life as a sports hero begin in 2004? First, he was invited to competitions around the world. Then, he was chosen for the Chinese team at the Athens Olympic Games. 2. Was Liu Xiang trained for the hurdling at first? No, he wasnt. Liu was encouraged at first to train for the high jump. Careful reading Task 3 Careful reading Read para 3 and answer the questions. Who and what changed Liu Xiangs life? Sun Haiping and a special programme. 1. In 1998, Liu Xiangs _______ in hurdling ______________ by Sun Haiping. 2. In 2001, a special programme _____________ to help young sportsmen and sportwomen. His races _______________ and he ____________ with the worlds best sports stars. His coach