Before you start,Look at the pictures and tell the names of the stars.,basketball players,Iverson,football player,Beckham,Mens hurdlechampion,Diving champion,balance beamchampion,table tennis champion,Sports Stars,Unit2 lesson 3 Sports Stars,Venus &Serena Williams,Read to learn Step 1 Listen to the article and complete the sentences according to the article.,1. Venus and Serena Williams are unusual sisters. They are also both _champions who often _each other! 2. The two sisters were born in a _and_area of California. It was full of drugs and_. 3. The sisters_, Richard, started to train them when they are_ _. 4. Tennis has never caused problems between the sisters. They get on _with each other.,tennis,play,poor,dangerous,violence,father,young children,well,1. The two sisters are famous tennis players.They have moved to the _in the world.A. first B.top C.middle D.end 2. After then they become famous,they have _ been back to their birthplace.A.already B.sometimes C.never D.always 3. The two sisters decided to be _ when they finished their tennis careers.A.clothes designers B.actresses C.doctors D.wives,Step 2 Read the article and choose the best answers.,4. People all over the world are surprised at their success. Serena Williams has won _ champions than her elder sister.A.less B.fewer C.much D.more 5. The two sisters joke that if one of them wins the competition , she _.A. will not help their mother do the houseworkB. has to do the dishesC. will quarrel with the otherD. will complain about it,Elder & Younger Williams Sisters Champions Super Sisters,Step3 Suggest a title for the article.,Step4 : InterviewWork in pairs to prepare for an interview. Imagine one of you is the sister of the Williams and the other is a reporter from CCTV. You can refer to the questions in Ex3.,Practice:Work out meaning of the following Key Words in Ex2 .,Key words champion, train, look back, compete against, express an interest in, come to an end, amazing, keen, fortunately, make progress, improve,1 to make sb. professional by practise 2 think of the past 3 (of feeling) surprise or wonder 4 try to win sth. by defeating others who are do the same 5 One that wins first place or first prize in a competition,Match the Key Words with the explanations.,look back,amazing,compete against,champion,train,to become better 7 be over , finish 8 (of feeling) strong, deep ,eager with or by good chance or luckily 10 development, especially towards a better situation 11 to show ones attention to something,improve,come to an end,fortunately,keen,make progress,express an interest in,1 Bailey_ athletes half his age and won at last. 2 Maxs success as a runner is really _. 3 I broke my arm playing basketball but _ its fine now. 4 Are you_to play tennis this afternoon? 5 Ben is a _ tennis player. He has never lost a match!,fortunately,keen,champion,amazing,has competed against,Ex6 Complete the following sentences, using the words from Exercise 2.,half his age,The name of your favourite sports stars- Gao Lin, the badminton player.,Stage 1Stage 2Stage3,Speaking Talk something about your favorite sports stars.,The reasons to support your opinions- Gao Lin, hardworking, skillful, smart/ good model(模范)for young people who wants to become sports stars.,Practise saying your opinions.,Stage2,Key words smart, strong, successful, important, fast, useful, wonderful, skillful(灵巧的, 熟练的), fantastic(极好的，极妙的), brilliant(灿烂的, 闪耀的),Useful expressions be admired(钦佩) by fans, win honour(荣誉)for, learn a lot from, good example/model(模范)for young people,Homework Write a passage about the table tennis player- Zhang Yining according to the following information.,参考词汇: 1. 女单womens singles女双womens double 2. 世乒赛World Table Tennis Championships,Thank you for your,attention!,