Lesson 3 Sports stars
Tips: A man becomes learned by asking questions.不恥下問才能有學(xué)問。
?. Learning goals: 1.Learning about the general idea of the text through reading.
2. Improve the ability of using English by retelling the text.
Ⅱ.Learning important points:1. Get the general idea of the text and try to understand it.
2. To master some important words and phrases. and learn some important sentences.
Ⅲ. Learning steps
Step 1 Recite the words（A級）
Step2 Useful expressions（B級）
1依照某人的觀點_________ 2.回顧 追憶___________
3.結(jié)束______________ 4.取得進(jìn)步________________
5. 熱衷于…_____________ 6.drugs and violence__________________
7.at college___________ 8.the road to success_________________
9.to develop one’s career_______ 10.the women’s singles champion____________
Step 3 .Fast reading（B級）
Read the text quickly and silently.Answer the following questions:
1.Where were the two sisters born?
__________________________________________________
2.When did the sisters and their family move to another area?Why?
__________________________________________________
3.Who trained the two sisters to play tennis?
__________________________________________________
4.What are the two sisters keen to do when their careers come to an end?
__________________________________________________
5.In 2002 and 2003,who won the US Open?
Step4 Second reading（B級）
Read the text loudly and fill in the blanks with proper words.
The world?famous tennis players,Venus and Serena Williams,are_1_____ and they are both tennis champions.Now Venus is eleventh and Serena has ___2______ third in the world .The two sisters were born in a ___3______ and dangerous area of California ,which was filled with ___4____ and ____5______.The whole family moved to a _6_________place in 1991 and they have never_7_________. Then Richard, their father ,began to train them when they were young childern .He was always very strict_8________them. Brandi ,their mother,taught them at home _9_______ they completed their high school while _10________ their tennis careers. They are very 11_________in design and are studying design at college. They want to work in design after their tennis _12_________ come to an end. The sisters’ success in tennis is _13________. At first Venus was ahead of her younger sister but later on Serena continued to _14_______ and made great _15_______. At last Serena caught up with and surpassed(超過)her elder sister.
Step 5 Third reading:(C級）
(1)Read the text carefully and translate the text.
(2)Try to retell the text if possible.
Step 6 language points(C級)
1.He has always been very strict with his daughters , training them hard to compete against each other.
【翻譯】：___________________________________________________________
【導(dǎo)學(xué)】 A be strict with sb 對某人嚴(yán)格 be strict in 對某事嚴(yán)格
【翻譯】老師對我們的學(xué)習(xí)要求嚴(yán)格。
【經(jīng)典考題】：Our teachers are very strict _______ us in class,but they are kind _____everyone after class.
A. with, to B.to, with C. to, to D. with, with
【導(dǎo)學(xué)】 B compete vi 比賽 競爭
compete against/with 與?????競爭 compete for 為?????競爭
compete in 在??????方面競爭 compete with sb for 和… 為…而競爭
【拓展】 compete vt 與?????匹敵（相比） competition n. 競爭 competitor n. 競爭者 competitive adj. 競爭的 有競爭性的
【翻譯】：(1).They found themselves competing with foreign companies for a share of the market._________________________________________________
（2）他正期待著參加比賽。
（3 我的書法不及他。(handwriting 書法)
【經(jīng)典考題】
The man is going to compete _______his old rival（對手） in the second round.
A. in B.for C. with D. /
2. Brandi, the sisters’mother ,taught her daughters at home so that they completed their high school while developing their tennis careers.
【翻譯】：___________________________________________________
【導(dǎo)學(xué)】 while developing their tennis careers是while they were developing their tennis careers的省略。作 從句
(1)While in Beijing(=while I was in Beijing),I paid a visit to the Summer Palace.
【翻譯】：________________________________________________
（2）可能的話明天就來吧。
【翻譯】：_______________________________________________________
【經(jīng)典考題】-----Have you got any particular plan for the coming holiday?
-----Yes,_______.I’m gong to vistit some homes for the old in the city.
A.If ever B. If busy C.If anything D, If possible
3.Serena has continued to improve and make fantastic progress.
【翻譯】：__________________________________________________________
【導(dǎo)學(xué)】 make progress (in…) （在…方面）取得進(jìn)步
【拓展】 progress為不可數(shù)名詞，前面常用great ,good,much,rapid等詞來修飾。
【搭配】 make rapid/great progress 取得飛快、巨大進(jìn)步
In progress 在進(jìn)步中 the progress of medicine 醫(yī)學(xué)的進(jìn)步
(1)They’re making progress in reducing poverty.
【翻譯】____________________________________________
(2)你的英語有很大的進(jìn)步。
【翻譯】____________________________________________
【經(jīng)典考題】Tom is making _______at school.
A. a great progress B.many progress C.much progress D.a lot progress
4.They have already expressed a keen interest in working in design after their tennis careers come to an end.
【翻譯】_______________________________________________________
【導(dǎo)學(xué)】 A: keen adj 熱心的 渴望的 熱烈的 熱情的
Be keen on sth./doing sth 熱衷于某事物 be keen to do sth 熱心干某事
{1}他喜歡集郵。
【翻譯】___________________________________
(2)我們熱切盼望春天去野餐。
【翻譯】_____________________________________________
(3)他很想去看看長城。
【翻譯】________________________________________________
【導(dǎo)學(xué)】B: come to an end 終止 結(jié)束
【拓展】 bring……to an end 使……結(jié)束，終結(jié) put an end to sth 結(jié)束某事 終止某事 end (up) with 以……結(jié)束 end in 最終結(jié)果是…… in the end 最后 終于 at the end of 在……盡頭 by the end of 到……末為止 make ends meet 使收支相抵
（1）All good things must come to an end.
【翻譯】_________________________________________
(2) 他終于通過了英語考試。
【翻譯】_____________________________________________
當(dāng)堂檢測：
1.Correct the mistakes in the sentences.
1）Tom worked hard and made fantastic progresses.
2) To tell the truth, your progress is simply amazed.
3）My English teacher is strict in me in my English.
4）Fortunate, they were warned ahead of time that a violent storm would come.
5) Tom had won the game the other day.
2.Choose the best answer .
1) To our surprise , he has made ____ great progress in such ____ short time .
A. a; a B. / ; a C. a ; the D. / ; the
2) He was _____ at the ____ news .
A. surprised ; amazed B. amazed; amazing
C. amazing ; amazing D. amazed; surprised
3) The manager makes it clear that men and women have ____ opportunities .
A．same B. similar C. equal D. balanced
4) I arrived late at the station, but ____ , the train was late too .
A. fortunately B. suddenly C. seriously D. heavily
5) My roommates are very keen ___ playing table tennis .
A. on B. for C. in D. at .
6) _____ on his school days , he regrets having wasted so much time .
A. Looking for B. Looking out C. Looking back D. Looking at
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