module-8 Unit 2.pptVIP

2. …at the same time broke the Olympic Games record. break表示“打破”，它的过去式为broke, 过去分词为broken。 break the record表示“打破记录”。 3. In 2001, a special programme was set up to help young sportsmen and sportswomen. 2001年，（国家）创立了一个特殊项目，用来帮助年轻运动员。 这个句子是一般过去时的被动语态。 set的过去式和过去分词都为set。 set up表示“设立；创办”。 e.g. She plans to set up her own company. 她计划创办自己的公司。 4. His races were recorded, and he was compared with the world’s best sports stars. be compared with表示“和……相比”。 e.g. Don’t compare me with other students. 不要把我和其他学生相比较。 5. From 2008 on, he suffered a lot from his foot problem, but he didn’t give up. suffer from表示“受（某种病痛）折磨，因……而受苦”。 e.g. I often suffer from toothaches.? 我经常遭受牙痛之苦。 6. He still returned to first place in the world 110m hurdles race in 2012. first place表示“第一名，冠军”。 e.g. He once won the first place in the race. 他曾在比赛中获得第一名。 * Do you know who he is? Are you his fan? Do you often watch his match? Do you have his star pictures? Do you have his poster? Would you like to be a famous man like him? n. (尤指职业的) 运动员 sportsman n. 能力 ability n. 跨栏赛跑 hurdling n. (尤指职业的)女运动员 sportswoman n. 赛跑；比赛 race v. 记录 n. 最佳记录 record n. 方法；办法 method n. 跨栏赛跑 hurdles v. 打破（记录）；打碎 break n. 运动员 sportsperson adj. 亚洲的；亚洲人的 Asian v. 患有（疾病等）；经 suffer n. 勇气；胆量 courage n. 自豪感；骄傲 pride 1 look at the picture and the title of the passage in Activity 2. Say what you know about Liu Xiang and how he became a sports hero. For example: Has Liu Xiang been in the Olympics? Has Liu Xiang won any medals? Has Liu Xiang ever suffered injury or defeat? 1. Who won a gold medal at the Athens Olympic Games? Liu Xiang. 2. Where was Liu Xiang born? In Shanghai. Read the passage and choose the sentence which best expresses the main idea. a) Liu Xiang was helped by his sports school to win a gold medal. b) Liu Xiang will be a star and not a sports hero. c) Liu Xiang has trained for many years and won many gold medals.