U2ampnbspHeroesampnbspLessonampnbsp3ampnbspampnbspSportsampnbspStars

　　u2 heroes lesson 3 sports stars
　　teaching aims:
　　to read a text for specific information
　　to provide a title appropriate for a whole text
　　to use the present perfect and past simple tenses appropriately
　　to practise using positive and negative opinion adjectives.
　　teaching difficulties:
　　to use the present perfect and past simple tenses appropriately
　　teaching aids: computer and cassette
　　teaching procedures:
　　ⅰ. warming up
　　first play the song ＂pass the flame＂
　　t: many people are familiar with the song. it was sung on athens olympics. it reminds us of many sports stars winning gold medals. who are your sporting heroes / heroines?
　　s:
　　t: you can use these words to describe them. awful, boring, lazy, slow, terrible, useless, weak, brilliant, fast, skilful, smart, strong, useful. give them an example. the teacher show some olympic athletes and guide students to talk about them. for example ＂ is he your sports hero? what does he do ?
　　s:
　　t: finally show the picture of williams sisters. do you know them? what do they take up?
　　s:
　　t: they are sisters and both tennis champions. do you want to know more about them? read the text
　　ⅱ reading
　　first reading do the exercise true or false
　　1.the two sister plan to take up tennis career all their life.
　　2.in competitive matches the two sisters seldom played each other.
　　3.the two sisters have no common hobby except tennis.
　　4.in their childhood the people around williams sisters often fought each other using gun.
　　5. williams’ parents played an important part in their success.
　　6. the text refer to us the sisters’ father is good at tennis.
　　7. if one of them lose the game in their match, the other do the dishes.
　　8. the two sisters miss their childhood so they often go back to their hometown.
　　answers: 1.f 2. f 3.f 4. t 5.t 6.t 7. f 8. f
　　ⅲ further understanding
　　get student to guess the meanings of these words and check them while reading
　　listen to the tape and check the answers
　　read the text aloud and answer these questions(do the exercise 3)
　　read the article again and suggest a title for the text( do the exercise 4)
　　title: how to become a tennis star
　　road to success
　　tennis is my favorite sports
　　tennis stars- williams sisters
　　ask student to choose one title. the answer is: tennis stars- williams sisters
　　do you want to know more information about them? add new information about the two sisters
　　name：venus williams
　　sex ：female
　　birthday :1980.07.17
　　weight：72.7kg
　　height ：185cm
　　nationality: america
　　event：tennis
　　转入职业时间 1995
　　wta当前排名 3
　　迄今职业成绩 304胜69负
　　迄今单打冠军 29
　　迄今双打冠军 10
　　战绩 17胜3负
　　迄今职业奖金总额 $ 12,462,628
　　征战法网纪录次数 6
　　单打最好成绩 亚军
　　双打最好成绩 1999冠军
　　name ：serena williams
　　birthday：1981.09.28
　　height：178cm
　　weight ：65.9kg
　　nationality ：america
　　event ：tennis
　　转入职业时间 1995
　　wta当前排名 1
　　迄今职业成绩 224胜41负
　　迄今单打冠军 22
　　迄今双打冠军 11
　　战绩 23胜1负
　　迄今职业奖金总额 $ 11,284,079
　　征战法网纪录
　　次数 4
　　单打最好成绩 夺冠
　　双打最好成绩 1999夺冠
　　show some pictures
　　picture1 study design in college
　　picture2. the friendly sisters
　　picture3 the two sisters’ photo of childhood.
　　the topic of each paragragh
　　para1 brief introduction
　　para2 their childhood
　　para3 training and study
　　para4 achievement and friendly relationship
　　ⅳ voice your opinion
　　what are the advantages of being sports stars?
　　ⅴ language points
　　1. speak about谈论,讲述
　　we couldn’t get him to speak about his war experiences.
　　我们无法让他讲述当年战争的经历。
　　2. interest兴趣；可以和某些动词搭配
　　he has no interest in fine arts.
　　他对美术没有兴趣。
　　i’ve lost my interest in collecting coins.
　　我已经失去了收集硬币的兴趣。
　　the guests showed great interest in the new design.
　　客人们对这种新设计表示出极大的兴趣。
　　3.come to an end结束
　　the meeting came to an end at last.
　　会议终于结束了。
　　4. amazing adj. 令人惊异的， 指 物
　　amazed adj.感到惊异的 ， 指人
　　amaze vt 使…惊异
　　the amazing performance amazed me.
　　这种另人惊叹的表演让我吃惊
　　the amazing performance made me amazed.
　　ⅵ vocabulary
　　do the exercise 6
　　ⅶ language in use
　　choose a star. make notes about the important achievements or events in his/her life, and the dates they happened. don’t worry if you are not exact.
　　ⅷ grammar
　　guide students to study grammar summary 4, on page 93
　　do the exercise 7
　　students look at the sentences from the text and discuss when to use each tense.
　　do the exercise 8 and 9
　　ⅸ homework
　　if time is limited ask students do the exercise 10, 11and 12 as homework