B5-M5-Reading.ppt

The number of young people with money to spend was on the increase … on the increase 在增加; 在上升 The number of students who owns cell phones is on the increase. Module 5 The Great Sports Personality Reading A Life In Sport Lǐ Níng, born on March 10, 1963 in Liuzhou, Guangxi, is a well-known Chinese gymnast and entrepreneur. Li started training at the age of eight and in 1982, he won six of the seven medals awarded at the Sixth World Cup Gymnastic Competition, earning him the title Prince of gymnastics”. Li is most famous for winning 6 medals at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Olympics. Li retired from sporting competition in 1988, and in 1990 he founded Li-Ning Company Limited, which sells footwear and sporting apparel in China. At the 2008 Summer Olympics Li Ning lit the cauldron at the opening ceremony, which is an extremely great honour. Match the main ideas of each paragraph. ____A. Several elements guaranteed Li Ning’s success. ____B. Li Ning’s sports life was very successful. ____C. Li Ning decided to continue his work for sport. ____D. Li Ning products are very successful now. ____E. Li Ning launched a new brand of sportswear after he retired. 3 1 5 4 2 True or False Statements 1. Li Ning won six medals at the Los Angeles Olympics. 2. He was not happy with his results at the Seoul Olympics. 3. He got a new job working for Nike sportswear. 4. He chose the name of his sportswear company carefully. T T T F 5. Six Li Ning products are sold every minute. 6. Li Ning clothes are worn by the national teams of France and Italy. 7. In 1991 he opened a school with Pele and Muhammad Ali. 8. He wants to help children become good at sport. T F F T Learn the sentences. ＊ But even though he had won everything it was possible to win, Li Ning retired with the feeling that he had failed. He was disappointed because he had not performed well in the 1988 Seoul Olympics. (Chuangxin P75) ＊ But it was this sense of failure that made hi