Module 5 The Great Sports Personality（Introduction and Reading）

module 5 the great sports personality（introduction and reading）

step1. lead-in
1、get the students to talk the picture by asking the following questions：
1)   what can you see in the picture？
      s1:it shows us lot of people watching a competition.
    2)    what is the man doing?
  s2:he is doing the performance. his performance looks skillful and beautiful.   all the attention is focused on him.
    3)who is he ?
ss:he is li ning.
t: well, today we’ll learn some about a famous gymnast li ningand his life in sport.can you give us some information about him?
s1:..               s2:…
t:good. now let us learn the text and get moreinformation about him.i hope everyone can learn something after reading this text.
step2: while-reading
task1: fast-reading
 ask the students to read the passage quickly and silently to divide 5paragraphs into 3 parts ,then get the general idea of each part.
part1(para.1) : li ning was a great sportsman.
part2(para.2-4):li ning was successful in business.
part3(para. 5): li ning’dream came true.
task2:careful-reading
ask the students to read the 3 parts in different ways to get a better understanding by
 the following questions:
part1 why do you think li ning was successful？
because①he was called “the prince of gymnast”.
②he has won many prizes when he retired.
③he was believed one of the greatest sportsman in the twenties.
part2  li ning was successful in business.
result: li ning sportsclothes
reasons①right time②lower price③attractive designs
successful examples:
①li ning won more than fifty per cent of the national market in just a few years.
②a li ning product is purchased every ten seconds.
③the clothes are worn not only by the athletesbut alsostudents and other people;not only chinese but also foreigners.
④the company has grown internationally.
⑤chinese athlets will be wearing li ning tracksuits.
part3 what is li ning’dream?
ss:to open a school for gymnasts to help young people  to achieve their sporting ambitions.
 step3: post-reading
       ask the students to discuss in group of 4 the following questions:
topic1:do you think li ning is successful?
topic2: why is li ning so successful both in sport an business?
topic3:what have you learned from li ning?
topic4:what does li ning advertising slogan say?how d you understand it?