Unit 21 Lesson 1 Super Athletes

Unit 21 Lesson 1 Super Athletes Step 1 Lead-in Guess for funThe standard distance of Marathon is:A. 37 km B. 42km and 195mC. 53km and 95m D. 35km and 195mThe father of modern Olympic is:A. Demetrius Vikelas (Greece)B. Pierre de Coubertin (France)C. Ben Johnson (Canada)D. Joseph Bratt (Switzerland)The current mens 100 record is:A. 9.8 second B. 8.9 secondC. 9.79 second D. 9.58 secondStep 2 Word bank1. China plans to _ the publics awareness of environmental protection.2. Physical activities can _ our memory ability and sleep quality. 3. This is very interesting Chinese character, the upper part of this character means Knife, the lower part means Heart. How bad the condition is when there is a knife above your heart, but you still need to tolerate. 4. Clothing, food, housing and transportation are our _ needs. In the last few years. Our life have had _ changes.5.The driver _ Traffic Law. Fill the following words in the blanks:doping Gene- therapy enhance abuse tolerate fundamental violated1. Beijing Olympics organizers signed an agreement on _examination .2. We _land because we think it belongs to us.3. We shall not_ such rubbish. 4. In the last ten years, IT has brought _ changes to China. 5. If someone _ law, he/she will get punished.6.Gene-therapy is very and many people further research into it.7. Doping and gene-therapy the Olympic spirit. Step 3Fast Reading Whats the general idea of the whole passage? Find out main ideas to each part.(Ex2. on Page 34) What is the general idea of the passage?A.The athletes who took part in the first Olympic Games are not as fast as athletes today.B. Doping is a huge problem in the sporting world. C. The present and future of the sporting world is being seriously and negatively affected by doping and gene-therapy. D. Ben Johnson, Florence Griffith and Floyd Landis have all shocked the world by their speed. 2. Find out main ideas to each part.Part one. (1-2) Records have fallenPart two. (3-6) DopingPart three. (7) Gene-therapyPart four. (8) Olympic spiritStep 4 Detailed readingTask1 : (Ex.3 on Page 34 )Read the text for the second time and answer the following questions1. Why would the athletes today have broken records if theyd taken part in the first Olympic Games? 2. What reasons are given for improved performance? 3. What is doping and why is it illegal? 4. How did the drugs affect world records in the 1980s? 5. Why are drug tests at sporting events often on step behind? 6. What would the effect of gene-therapy be on sport? 7. What is the Olympic spirit? 100 metres in 8 seconds?Will it be possible?What shall we do to make it possible?Task 2 Careful ReadingNow please read Para. 1&2 and decide “True or False” :1) As athletic performances have continually improved, records have risen . 2)Maurice Greene created a world record of 9.79 for the mens 100 metres. Task 3: Read Para.3-6 and fill in the blanksDoping are originally developed to help people with 1._.But in the wrong hands,doping creates 2._ athletes.It also causes serious health problems for those who 3._ them.The sports world doesnt 4._doping as it is a form of 5._.Doping 6. _ both athletics and nearly every sport.Its not easy to catch athletes using illegal drugs because：Its 7._for winners to be tested;New drugs are 8._ all the time;Drug tests are one step 9._.Task 4:True or False Step 5 True or faulse The Olympic spirit emphasises winning rather than taking part. The Olympic spirit has been violated by the desire to succeed at all costs. If dop