Lesson 3 Sports stars
Tips: A man becomes learned by asking questions.不耻下问才能有学问。
?. 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级）
Step2 Useful expressions（B级）
1依照某人的观点_________ 2.回顾 追忆___________
3.结束______________ 4.取得进步________________
5. 热衷于…_____________ 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级）
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级）
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(超过)her elder sister.
Step 5 Third reading:(C级）
(1)Read the text carefully and translate the text.
(2)Try to retell the text if possible.
Step 6 language points(C级)
1.He has always been very strict with his daughters , training them hard to compete against each other.
【翻译】：___________________________________________________________
【导学】 A be strict with sb 对某人严格 be strict in 对某事严格
【翻译】老师对我们的学习要求严格。
【经典考题】：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
【导学】 B compete vi 比赛 竞争
compete against/with 与?????竞争 compete for 为?????竞争
compete in 在??????方面竞争 compete with sb for 和… 为…而竞争
【拓展】 compete vt 与?????匹敌（相比） competition n. 竞争 competitor n. 竞争者 competitive adj. 竞争的 有竞争性的
【翻译】：(1).They found themselves competing with foreign companies for a share of the market._________________________________________________
（2）他正期待着参加比赛。
（3 我的书法不及他。(handwriting 书法)
【经典考题】
The man is going to compete _______his old rival（对手） 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.
【翻译】：___________________________________________________
【导学】 while developing their tennis careers是while they were developing their tennis careers的省略。作 从句
(1)While in Beijing(=while I was in Beijing),I paid a visit to the Summer Palace.
【翻译】：________________________________________________
（2）可能的话明天就来吧。
【翻译】：_______________________________________________________
【经典考题】-----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.
【翻译】：__________________________________________________________
【导学】 make progress (in…) （在…方面）取得进步
【拓展】 progress为不可数名词，前面常用great ,good,much,rapid等词来修饰。
【搭配】 make rapid/great progress 取得飞快、巨大进步
In progress 在进步中 the progress of medicine 医学的进步
(1)They’re making progress in reducing poverty.
【翻译】____________________________________________
(2)你的英语有很大的进步。
【翻译】____________________________________________
【经典考题】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.
【翻译】_______________________________________________________
【导学】 A: keen adj 热心的 渴望的 热烈的 热情的
Be keen on sth./doing sth 热衷于某事物 be keen to do sth 热心干某事
{1}他喜欢集邮。
【翻译】___________________________________
(2)我们热切盼望春天去野餐。
【翻译】_____________________________________________
(3)他很想去看看长城。
【翻译】________________________________________________
【导学】B: come to an end 终止 结束
【拓展】 bring……to an end 使……结束，终结 put an end to sth 结束某事 终止某事 end (up) with 以……结束 end in 最终结果是…… in the end 最后 终于 at the end of 在……尽头 by the end of 到……末为止 make ends meet 使收支相抵
（1）All good things must come to an end.
【翻译】_________________________________________
(2) 他终于通过了英语考试。
【翻译】_____________________________________________
当堂检测：
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
反思
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