Part I Reading Activities
Activity 1.
Discuss the following questions with your partner.
1.Name some famous athletes in the world and the sports they are good at.
2.Who is your sports hero? What's his or her major achievements ?Share his or her stories with your partner.
Activity 2.
Fill in the blanks in the following framework according to the text.
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Lang Ping
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Michael Jordan
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Speciality
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1.____________
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Basketball
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Achievements
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Bringing 2._________ and
glory to her country.
Leading her volleyball team to
3._____________
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Known as “5.________ _____”
for his graceful moves and jumps
Setting up the Boys and Girls Club, which has been helping young people since 6._________
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Difficulties or
failures
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Losing two important players before the 2015 World Cup
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Losing games
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Attitude to
difficulties or
failures
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Never 4.______heart:
Leading her team to win the 2015 World Cup
Leading her team to Olympic gold medal in Brazil in 2016
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Never give up :
Always seeming to find a way to win the game in the 7.______seconds
Learning from his8.______and practising harder
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1.Volleyball 2. honour 3. medals 4. lose 5. Air Jordan 6.1996 7. final 8. failures
Activity 3.
Decide whether the following statements are true or false
1. The volleyball team was falling apart in2015 because Lang Ping was injured. （ F ）
2. The volleyball team won the World Cup in2016. （ F ）
3. Michael Jordan was unique because of his impressive skills.（F）
4. Michael Jordan always learns from his failures.（ T ）
