,1,Cliff young, an unlikely hero,Unit 5 Section A,FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHING AND RESEARCH PRESS AIR FORCE ENGINEERING UNIVERSITY,The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in a mans determination. Tommy Lasorda,Victory isnt defined by wins or losses. It is defined by effort. If you can truthfully say, “I did the best I could; I gave everything I had,” then youre a winner. Wolfgang Schadler,1,5,UNIT,Section A,1,5,Winning is not everything,UNIT,Cliff Young, an unlikely hero,To apply the phrases and patterns,Objectives,To talk about the sporting spirit,To further understand the text,To master the paragraph writing skill,Contents,Cliff Young, an unlikely hero,Section A,Warming-up activities,Text study,Language application,Summary,Warming up,Lead-in,Pre-reading activities,Cultural background,1. What sports do you like doing?,Tips,I like jogging. When I jog, I listen to music or English. So I dont feel bored. I like playing tennis because it is a very exciting sport and it is fun playing with friends.,Lead-in,Short answer questions,Tips,Lead-in,I dont do sports every day, but I try to exercise regularly. On weekends I always manage to spend as much time as I can playing table tennis, going hiking, or doing yoga. I spend about half an hour doing exercise every morning. Usually, I run on the sports field on campus. But if it rains, I do push-ups (俯卧撑) and sit-ups (仰卧起坐) in my dorm.,2. How much time do you spend on sports every day?,Short answer questions,Tips,Lead-in,Yes. The benefits are listed: to have a more healthy body; to provide an opportunity to cooperate with each other; to have a positive effect on mental health; to increase self-confidence and self-awareness; to reduce depression and anxiety.,3. Do you think playing sports is important to students? Why?,Short answer questions,1. Why did many athletes want to perform well in the elite race of London marathon?,Listen to a piece of news about London marathon and discuss the questions.,Listen and talk,Lead-in,1. Why did many athletes want to perform well in the elite race of London marathon?,To ensure their places as Olympic marathon hopefuls for their countries; To have a very good chance of being in the Olympic marathon event.,Tips,Listen and talk,Lead-in,2. What can you learn from the runners the speaker mentioned?,To be humble in victory; To be generous in defeat; To be helpful when being needed; To keep going when facing the difficulties and challenges.,Listen and talk,Lead-in,Tips,Meb Keflezighi has had a very _ athletics career since moving to the United States with his family at age 12. His two biggest highlights are a silver medal in the marathon at the 2004 Athens Olympics and the 2009 New York City Marathon title.,Pre-reading activities,successful,Compound dictation,Listen to a short passage and fill in the missing information.,Pre-reading activities,In January, he _ first at the U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials to book his _ to London. Keflezighi says he wants to win another Olympic medal in the British capital.,ticket,finished,Listen to a short passage and fill in the missing information.,Compound dictation,To _ his chances of being on the podium in London, Keflezighi moved his family three years ago to Mammoth Lakes, California, where he trains at high _ in the eastern SierraNevada Mountains.,Pre-reading activities,increase,altitude,Listen to a short passage and fill in the missing information.,Compound dictation,The 37-year-old Keflezighi will be testing his _ against younger athletes in London, but there is _ for Olympic marathon success. Portugals Carlos Lopes was the same age when he won the gold medal at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics.,Pre-reading activities,limits,precedent,Listen to a short passage and fill in the missing information.,Compound dictation,And Romanias Constantina Dita was 38 when she won the gold medal in the womens marathon at the 2008 Beijing Games. Keflezighi has been running about 209 kilometers a week in his _ to the London Olympics, but he says thats only part of his training.,Pre-reading activities,build-up,Listen to a short passage and fill in the missing information.,Compound dictation,Tips,Questions Previewing,Cultural background,1. Do you know any information about Sydney-to- Melbourne Ultramarathon (超级马拉松)?,2. What is the difference between standard marathon and Sydney-to-Melbourne Ultramarathon?,3.Who is Cliff Young?,Tips,Tips,Tips,Cultural background,Do you know any information about Sydney-to- Melbourne Ultramarathon（超级马拉松）?,The time of the first official race: 1983; The sponsor of the first official race: a shopping center groupWestfield; Another name of the race: Westfield Sydney-to-Melbourne Ultramarathon.,Sydney to Melbourne Ultramarathon,Tips,Cultural background,2. What is the difference between standard marathon and Sydney-to-Melbourne Ultramarathon