1Bicycles are popular.2Can you retell something about Armstrong?3Lance Armstrongbe bornhave cancerand stop ridingin 1998,make a comebackbe famous forride into history by….win the race once again in 2005It is impossible to….It is certain that….4kinds of cyclingRoad Race公路赛Mountain Race山地自行车越野赛Circuit Race环道竞赛BMX Race自行车越野(小轮车)The kinds of cycling race5Tour of Qinghai LakeRoad race6Tour de FranceLance Armstrong7I know a boy ______ ( call ) Mingming.He lives in a city ____ (name) Xinxiang. His mother likes the problem ____ (host) by Wang Xiaoya . She also likes reading a novel ______( write ) by Lu Yao.callednamedhostedwriten89NameImportance Time and placeRecord10Read 1a and fill in the table.Tour of Qinghai Lake Tour de Francethe largest bicycle road race in Asiabegan in Pairs, in 1903the _______ altitudethe most famous bicycle race in the worldbegan in China, in 2002___ timed stages over three weekshighest2111Read 1a again and choose the sentences that describe Tour of Qinghai Lake (Q) or Tour de France (F).( ) 1. The race started in 2002.( ) 2. Today the race covers 2 000 miles.( ) 3. The race began in Pairs.( ) 4. It is the largest bicycle road race in Asia.( ) 5. There are 21 timed stages over three weeks, with one or two days to rest.QQFFF12Oscar Freirethe world champion13Listen and number the statements you hear.______ Oscar Freire wasn’t very successful.______ He joined the best cycling team, Mapei.______ He got a ticket to join the national team at the World Championship.______ He won eleven races.132414Listen again and answer the questions.Is Oscar Freire from Spain?When did he become the world champion?What do people think of Oscar Freire?Yes, he is.In 1999.He is one ...