Module 5 The Great Sports Personality.docx

1、Module 5 The Great Sports PersonalityModule 5The Great Sports PersonalityFuture championsExperiments have proved that children can be instructed in swimming at a very early age.At a special swimming pool in Los Angeles，children become expert at holding their breath under water even before they can w

2、alk.Babies of two months old do not appear to be reluctant to enter the water.It is not long before they are so accustomed to swimming that they can pick up weights from the floor of the pool.A game that is very popular with these young swimmers is the underwater tricycle(三轮车)race.Tricycles are line

3、d up on the floor of the pool seven feet under water.The children compete against each other to reach the other end of the pool.Many pedal(骑车)their tricycles，but most of them prefer to push or drag them.Some children can cover the whole length of the pool without coming up for breath even once wheth

4、er they will ever become future Olympic champions，only time will tell.Meanwhile，they should encourage those among us who cannot swim five yards before they are grasping for air.1reluctant adj. 不情愿的；勉强的2accustomed adj. 习惯的3grasping adj. 一味攫取的阅读短文，并判断正误1Experiments have proved that children can be ins

5、tructed in swimming at 6.2Most of the children in the game prefer to pedal their tricycles. Section Introduction & Reading and VocabularyPreparing根据提示写出下列单词1 n 体育场，运动场2 n. 背景3 n. 商标；牌子4 n. (公司或组织的)标识；标志5 vt. 保证6 vt. 购买7 n. 体操运动员8 n. 标语9 adj. 具体的；特定的10 n. 符号；象征11 vi. 表现12 vi. 退休 n. 退休根据提示补全下列短语1toget

6、her _ 和一起，包括在内，连同，和2make a list _ 列出3a sense_ failure 失败感4compete _ 与竞争5be made up _ 由组成6come _ the market 投放到市场；上市7_ the increase 正在增加8have an advantage_ 优于，胜过9_ ten seconds 每十秒钟10achieve ones _ 实现某人的抱负1But it was this sense of failure that made him determined to succeed in his new life.但就是这种失败感使他决

7、心在新的生活中取得成功。2A pair of Nike trainers，for example，could cost up to five times as much as a similar Li Ning product.比如，一双耐克运动鞋的价格可能是一双李宁牌的同类产品的五倍之多。3If you go into a school or university anywhere，the chances are you will see students in Li Ning tracksuits with the familiar logo.如果你走进任何一个地方的中学或大学校园，都有可

8、能看到身穿印有那个熟悉标志的李宁运动服的学生们。Section Introduction & Reading and VocabularyLanguage points retire vi.退休；退役When he retired at the age of 26，he had won 106 gold medals in major competitions across the world.retire from 从退休，引退 retire as 以身份退休 retire to 退到；去往 retirement n. 退休；隐匿处 retired adj. 退休的；退役的retiring

9、adj. 快要退休的He recently retired as headteacher of their school.She took to painting after retirement(retire) perform vi.&vt.表现，表演；执行，实行；运转He was disappointed because he had not performed well in the 1988 Seoul Olympics.因为在1988年首尔奥运会上表现不佳，他非常失望。perform ones promise/duty 履行诺言/职责perform a(n) task/operati

10、on 执行任务/手术 perform well/badly/poorly 运行良好/不好，演得好/不好performance n. 表演；实行；表现 give a performanceput on a performance 演出 performer n. 演出者；表演者He promised to help us and has performed his promise.The doctor need to perform(perform)an operation on him to relieve his pain. compete with 和竞争；和抗争He decided to

11、launch a new brand of sportswear，competing with global giants like Nike and Adidas.他决定推出一种新品牌的运动服，同全球大公司耐克和阿迪达斯等竞争。compete against 与抗争compete for 为争取/得到而比赛/竞争compete in 在方面竞争，在方面胜任competition n. 竞争；比赛 competitive adj. 竞争的；有竞争力的 competitor n. 竞争对手；参赛者 Runners from many countries are competing for the

12、 international prize.He was the twentieth in the competition(compete)That company is a strong competitor(compete)of us. on the increase正在增加The number of young people with money to spend was on the increaseand sport had never been so popular.有钱消费的年轻人数量正在增加而且体育运动也得到前所未有的普及。increase from.to. 由增长到increa

13、se by. 增加了increase to. 增加到The Chinese corporations listed increase from 3 to 15 within 10 years.Export to Africa have increased by more than 25%. advantage n优势；长处；便利条件Li Nings designs were attractive，and they had a major advantage over their betterknown rivalsthey were cheaper.李宁运动服不仅设计吸引人，而且比起那些出名的

14、商业对手，它们拥有一个主要优势，那就是价格便宜。take advantage of 利用；利用(人或物的弱点等)to ones advantageto the advantage of sb. 对某人有利hold/have an/the advantage over sb. 胜过；优于have the advantage of 有的优势 be at an advantage 有利的；处于优势disadvantage n. 劣势；不利之处They decided to take advantage of the fine weather to go to the country.Itll be

15、to your advantage to study abroad.In the first half，we had the advantage over the opposing team. guarantee vt.保证；担保 n保证；保修；担保Success for Li Ning was guaranteed，and it came quickly.李宁的成功有了保证，并且来势迅猛。guaranteethat从句 保证guarantee to do sth. 保证去做guarantee sb.sth./guarantee sth.to sb. 向某人保证某事 guarantee sb.

16、/sth.against/from sth. 保证不 under guarantee 在保修期内We guarantee to be(be)here tomorrow.Is the television still under guarantee? symbol n. 符号(常用介词for搭配)；象征(常与介词of搭配)a symbol which represents a particular brand代表一个特定品牌的标志The dove is the symbol of peace.What is the chemical symbol for copper?symbol/sign/m

17、arksymbol指象征或表达某种深邃意蕴的特殊事物sign指人们公认事物的记号，也指某种情况的征兆mark指为了方便辨认而有意做的标记，也指自然形成的标记或有别于其他事物的特征，也指污点、痕迹看图区分symbol，sign与markThe “”is the for division.A dark cloud is the of rain.I made a under the sentence to remind me to check the figure.单句语法填空1Since her from the company，she has done work for those who ha

18、ve all along.(retire) 2In the play，the the part of a policeman.(perform)3Everyone has both and (advantage)4I know some fashion ，who lots of beautiful dresses every year.(design)5He is one of the best here，who has lots of good players.(train).选词填空make a list of；together with；on the increase；be made u

19、p of；compete with；have an advantage over1The trade between the two countries has also been in recent years.2Before shopping they the things they needed.3I sent my order， a cheque for 40.4Several companies are each other for the contract.5The tourist party teachers and students will leave for Shangha

20、i next week.重点句型But it was this sense of failure that made him determined to succeed in his new life.但就是这种失败感使他决心在新的生活中取得成功。本句是一个强调句型，强调的是主语this sense of failure。正常的句序为：This sense of failure made him determined to succeed in his new life.强调句型基本结构：肯定句式：It is/was强调部分that/who非强调部分。疑问句式：Is/Was it强调部分tha

21、t/who非强调部分？特殊疑问句式：特殊疑问词 is/was itthat非强调部分？含有not.until.的句式：It is/was not until强调部分that非强调部分。强调句型的判断：将强调句结构中的is/was.that/who.去掉，如果句子所剩下的部分不缺少任何成分，仍是一个完整的句子，这个句子就是强调句，否则就是其他从句。But it was quite by accident that I discovered the deep meaning of his words.It was not until his mother came back that he wen

22、t to bed.Was it in Beijing that we knew each other?But even though he had won everything it was possible to win in his sport，Li Ning retired with the feeling that he had failed.单句语法填空1One job of an athletic (train)is to treat injured athletes.2Success for Li Ning was (guarantee)，and it came quickly.

23、3Dr.Wang (retire)from his post last year.4How many (compete)will take part in the match? 5He is excellent in the (perform)of his duties.6The people who own private cars are the increase.7Shes got the job because she had the advantages others of knowing many languages. 8 we gave her something to eat，

24、she would save it up for her little brother.9The television is still guarantee.You can go there to repair it.10How is it she is not so cheerful as she used to be?.单句改错1It was not until I finished the work when I went to bed.2The sales of our products are on increase now.3He has the advantage of mast

25、ering French than other applicants.4We should compete other countries for world market.5Food prices increased to 10% in less than a year.完形填空A businessman was deep in debt (债务)and could see no way out.He sat on the park bench， 1 in hands，wondering if anything could 2 his company.Suddenly an old man

26、appeared.“I can see 3 is troubling you，”he said.After listening to the businessmans 4 ，the old man said，“I believe I can 5 you.”He asked the businessmans name，and 6 a check(支票)，saying，“Take this money.Meet me here exactly one year from today，and you can 7 me back at that time.”Then he left quickly.T

27、he businessman 8 in his hand a check for $500，000，signed(签字)by John DRockefeller who was then one of the 9 men in the world！“I can get rid of my money worries now！”he realized.But instead，he 10 to put the check in his case，just knowing it was there to give him the strength to work out a 11 to save h

28、is company.Within a few months，he was out of debt and 12 money once again.Exactly one year later，he returned to the 13 with the check.At the agreedon 14 the old man appeared.Just 15 the businessman was about to hand back the check and 16 his success story，a nurse came running up and grabbed the old

29、man.“Im so 17 I caught him！”she cried，“I hope he hasnt been bothering you.Hes 18 escaping from the rest home and 19 people hes John DRockefeller.”And she led him away by the arm.The businessman just stood there， 20 Suddenly，he realized it wasnt the money，real or imagined，but his newfound selfconfide

30、nce that gave him the power to achieve anything he went after.1A.money Bhair Ccheck Dhead2A.start Bstop Csave Dsell3A.something Beverything Cnothing Danything4A.programs Btroubles Cwishes Ddreams5A.find Bteach Chelp Dprotect6A.packed up Bpicked up Ctook out Dwrote out7A.bring Bpay Cfeed Dcall8A.saw Btied Cpulled Dhid9A.tallest Brichest Cstrongest Dbusiest10A.continued Brefused Cdecided Dforgot11A.record Bresult Cproblem Dwa