新概念 3 Lesson 21.pptVIP

eminent be adored by rise to fame extravagant in debt/poverty Lesson 21Daniel Mendoza Reading task I How many unsuccessful attempts did Mendoza make before becoming Champion of all England? Reading task II Read the passage and do some exercises: 1. Why was boxing very crude in those days? 2. What was Mendoza’s chief contribution to boxing? T/F questions 1. Mendoza rose to fame at the age of 14. 2. Richard Humphries offered to train Mendoza because he wanted to learn the techniques Mendoza had introduced. 3. Mendoza finally beat Humphries on a second occasion. 4. Mendoza was successful an