Communication WorkshopToday we will focus on three tasks:1
Listening2
Speaking3
WritingUnit2 Lesson3 Sports Stars Ma LinA table tennis playerGuo JingjingA diverLiu XiangA hurdlerGao LingA badminton playerSome back ground knowledge about themMa Lin( 马林 ): He was born in Shenyang, Liaoning Province
He started to play table tennis at an early age of 6 and was inducted ( 吸收 ) into the national team in 1994 when he was only 14
He won the 2000 World Cup to become China’s first men’s singles world champion
In the 2004 Athens Olympic Games( 雅典奥运会 ), Chen Qi & Ma Lin, known as China’s new “golden pair”( 黄金搭档 ), won the mixed doubles ( 混合双打 )and became the Olympic Champion
At present, he is considered to be the strongest player in the world
Liu Xiang( 刘翔 ): He, the 21-year-old Shanghai native