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1、Unit 1Unit 1Focus OnFocus On1.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. Fastest
2、 average speed, Tour de FranceFrance1999, 2003Lance Armstrong1. Read the profiles from a sports magazine and complete the summary of each sportspersons (Guinness) record(s).whatwherewhenwho whoMichellie Joneswhen1992， 1993where（not stated）whatInternational Triathlon Union World Championwhowhenwherew
3、hat Yongest female to win the womens world title for platform diving champion of all time; firstAustralia, Barcelona, Atlanta, Sydney1991, 1992, 1996, 2000Fu MimgxiawhowhenWhereMartin Strel2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004The Danube River in Europe; the Mississippi River in USA; the Parana River in South
4、 America; the Changjiang River in ChinaWhatFirst person to swim the entire length of the Danube River; longest time for nonstop swimming; swimming the greatest distance; first man to swim the length of the Parana River; swimming the length of the dangerous Changjiang River 1.Who is the youngest athl
5、ete?1.Who is the youngest athlete? 2. Who retired from their sport and 2. Who retired from their sport and then made a comeback?then made a comeback? 3. Who has trained in another 3. Who has trained in another profession?profession?2. Read the profiles and answer the questions below:Fu Mingxia.Lance
6、 Armstrong, FuMingxiaLance Armstrong, Michellie Jones, Marrtin Strel. 4. Who do you think is the most 4. Who do you think is the most courageous of the four sportspeople? courageous of the four sportspeople? Give reasons.Give reasons. Lance Armstrong, because he overcame cancer and then had the cour
7、age to return to racing. 5. What qualities do you think these 5. What qualities do you think these sportspeople need to be successful?sportspeople need to be successful?Courage, determination, ambition, vision, passion, focus, concentration, belief in himself/herself, perseverance, etc.3. Which quot
8、e do you think belongs to which sportsperson?1. I am swimming for peace, friendship and clean water.Martin Strel2. Id like to think that I was a role model, that people see my sport and say”Wow,Id like to try that.”Michellie JonesI used to ride my bike to make a living. I used to ride my bike to mak
9、e a living. Now I just want to live so that I can ride Now I just want to live so that I can ride . .Lance ArmstrongI call it a one-second art. It requires you to fully display the beauty of the sport in only a second.Fu Mingxia集中精力于集中精力于 focus on创纪录创纪录 set a record以以平均速度平均速度 an average speed of在某人十
10、几岁时在某人十几岁时 in ones teens专心于专心于 concentrate on在接下来的几年在接下来的几年 in the following few years返回到返回到 return to实现某人的目标实现某人的目标 achieve ones goal Words and Expressions for Reading II 教师资格教师资格 teaching qualification世界锦标世界锦标 the world championships从那以后从那以后 since then从从退休退休 retire from培训，把培训，把培养成培养成 be trained as对对有强烈的爱有强烈的爱 have a passion for破纪录破纪录 beat a record Homework Homeworkwrite 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.Name:Date of birth:Country:Achievements:
