Module3 Sporting life Unit 2 Liu Xiang was friend for gold. Name: Liu XiangSex: Male Place of birth: ShanghaiBirthday: 1983.7.13 Height: 188 cmBody weight: 74 kgProject: the high jump , 110 m hurdles Talk something about Liu Xiang Look at picture and the title of the passage . Say what you know about Liu Xiang and how he became a sporting hero. advise ask choose compare encourage help medal notice overnight success record set up symbol train Reading and vocabulary Talk something about the pictures . Read the passage and choose the sentence which best expresses the main idea. Complete the time line with the notes . future plans200220011998199319832004born in Shanghai appear in films , adverts etc , record music won an Olympic gold in Athenswon in Switzerland and Koreatraining programme changedhurdling skill noticed started training at a sports school Answer the questions. 1 As a symbol , what does Liu Xiang represent? He’s a symbol of China’s international sporting success .2 Why does the passage say Liu Xiang is not an overnight success?Because he started training when he was very young . 3 What was Liu Xiang advised to do in 1998? He was advised to train at hurdling in 1998 .4 What was the special programme set up in 2001? It was set up in 2001 to help young sportsmen . 5 what will he be encouraged to do in the future?He will be encouraged to go for moremedals for China .Writing Rewrite the notes in Activity 3 in full sentences . Liu Xiang was born in Shanghai in 1983. Look at the sentences . A special programme helped Liu Xiang . Liu Xiang was helped by a special programme . His skill at hurdling was noticed by his coach Sun Haiping. His coach Sun Hsiping notticed h...
