《Using LanguageⅠ》优质课教案下载

《Using LanguageⅠ》优质课教案下载

Procedures

I. Warming up by learning about Lance Armstrong

Armstrong (born September 18, 1971 in Plano, Texas) is a retired American professional road racing cyclist. He is most famous for recovering from testicular cancer to subsequently win the Tour de France a record seven consecutive times—1999 to 2005. His success prompted some to nickname the event the "Tour de Lance."

In 2002, Sports Illustrated magazine named him their Sportsman of the Year. He was also named Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year for 2002, 2003 and 2004, received ESPN's ESPY Award for Best Male Athlete in 2003, 2004, and 2005, and won the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Overseas Personality Award in 2003. Armstrong retired from racing at the end of the 2005 Tour de France.

II. Reading for forms

Read the text FOCUS ON…on page 7 to: cut/ the sentence into thought groups, blacken the predicative, darken the connectives and underline all the useful expressions.

FOCUS ON...

Lance Armstrong

Date of Birth：8th September，1971

Country：USA

Lance Armstrong’s Guinness record/ for the fastest average speed at the Tour de France/ was set in 1999 /with an average speed of 40.27 km／hr．In his teens/ he was a triathlete/ but at 16/ he began to concentrate on cycling．He was an amateur cyclist /before the 1992 Olympic Games /but turned professional /after he had competed in the Games．In the following few years，he won numerous titles，and /by 1996/ he had become the world's number one．However，in October 1996，he discovered /he had cancer/ and had to leave cycling．Successfully fighting his illness，Armstrong officially returned to racing /in 1998. In 1999/ he won the Tour de France /and in 2003/ he achieved his goal of winning five Tours de France．

Michellie Jones

Date of Birth：9th June，1969

Country：Australia

In 1988 /Michellie Jones helped establish the multi-sport event，the triathlon，in Australia．After completing her teaching qualifications /in 1990，she concentrated on the triathlon．In 1991，she finished third /at the world championships．In 1992/ and 1993，she was the International Triathlon Union World Champion. Since then, she has never finished lower /than fourth /in any of the world championships /she has competed in．At the Sydney Olympics/ in 2000 /she won the silver medal/ in the Women's Triathlon, the first time /the event had been included /in the Olympic Games. Recently, for the first time/ in 15 years, Jones was not selected /as part of the national team/ and /therefore did not compete in the 2004 Olympics /in Athens．

Fu Mingxia

Date of Birth：16th August，1978

Country：China

Fu Mingxia first stood on top of the 10-metre diving platform/ at the age of nine．At 12 years old /she won a Guinness Record/ when she became the youngest female/ to win the women's world title /for platform diving/ at the World Championships /in Australia/ in 1991. At the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games，she took the gold medal/ in the women's 10-metre platform，becoming the youngest Olympic diving champion/ Of all time．This was followed by great success /at the1996 Atlanta Olympic Games/ where she won gold for both the 10-metre platform /and the three –meter springboard. This made her the first woman/ in Olympic diving history /to win three gold medals. She retired from diving after Atlanta/ and went to study economics /at university. While there /she decided to make a comeback /and went on to compete/ at the Sydney Olympic Games, where she won her fourth Olympic gold, again making Olympic history.

Martin Strel

Date of Birth：1st October，1954

Country：Slovenia

Strel was trained as a guitarist/ before he became a professional marathon swimmer/ in 1978. He has a passion /for swimming the world's great rivers. In 2000, he was the first person/ ever to swim the entire length /of the Danube River/ in Europe---a distance of 3,004 kilometers/ in 58 days. For this, he attained his first entry/ in the Guinness book of World Records. Then/ in 2001/ he broke the Guinness record /for non-stop swimming---504.5 kilometers /in the Danube River/ in 84 hours /and 10 minutes. Martin won his third entry /in the Guinness book of Records/ in 2002 /when he beat his own record for long distance swimming /by swimming the length of the Mississippi River/ in North America/ in 68 days, a total of 3,797 kilometers. Then /in 2003 /he became the first man/ to have swum the whole 1,929 kilometers /of the difficult Parana River/ in South America. In 2004, Strel again broke his own Guinness record/ by swimming the length of the dangerous Changjiang River (4,600 km), the third longest river/ in the world.III. Copying expressions and making sentences

focus on…, speed at…, an average speed of…, in one’s teens, concentrate on…, the Olympic Games, in the following few years，win numerous titles，become the world's number one, have cancer, fight one’s illness， return to…, win the Tour de France, achieve one’s goal of… establish the multi-sport event, complete one’s teaching qualifications, concentrate on the triathlon, at the

world championships, the International Triathlon Union World Champion, since then, finish lower than fourth, in any of the world championships, at the Sydney Olympics, win the silver medal, in the Women's Triathlon, include in the Olympic Games, for the first time, select as part of the national team, compete in the 2004 Olympics in Athensstand on top of the 10-metre diving platform, at the age of…, win a Guinness Record, become the youngest female, win the women's world title, for platform diving, at the World Championships, at the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games, take the gold medal, in the women's 10-metre platform，become the youngest Olympic diving champion of all time, be followed by great success, at the1996 Atlanta Olympic Games, win gold for both the 10-metre platform and the three –meter springboard, make sb the first woman/man in Olympic diving history, to win three gold medals, retire from…, go to study economics at university, make a comeback, go on to compete at the Sydney Olympic Games, win her fourth Olympic gold, make Olympic history.be trained as…, become a professional marathon swimmer, have a passion for…, swim the world's great rivers, the first person ever to swim the entire length of the Danube River in Europe, a distance of 3,004 kilometers, attain one’s first entry in the Guinness book of World Records, break the Guinness record for non-stop swimming, in 84 hours and 10 minutes, beat one’s own record for long distance swimming, swim the length of the Mississippi River, in North America, a total of 3,797 kilometers, become the first man, swim the whole 1,929 kilometers of the difficult Parana River, in South America, swim the length of the dangerous Changjiang River (4,600 km), the third longest river in the world.IV. Writing a profile