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Unit2HeroesLesson3SportsStars洛阳一中柴秀芹SportsStarsBeforeyoustartWhoareyoursportingheroesorheroines?Inpairs,usetheKeyWordstotalkaboutthem.KeyWordspositive:brilliant,fast,smart,skillful,strong,usefulnegative:awful,boring,lazy,slow,terrible,useless,weakYoumayaddsomemorewords.A:Inmyopinion,Ronaldoisabrilliantplayer.Heisveryfastandskilful.B:Yes,Iagree.Ithinkhe’sverysmart.VenusWilliamsSerenaWilliamsTheyaresistersandbothtennischampions.Doyouwanttoknowmoreaboutthem?Guessthemeaningofthefollowingwordsaccordingtothetext.champion,train,lookback,competeagainst,expressaninterestin,cometoanend,amazing,keen,fortunately,makeprogress,improvePara.1Para.2Para.3Para.4briefintroductiontheirchildhoodtrainingandstudyachievementandfriendlyrelationshipReadthetextandfindthetopicofeachparagraph.1.Whyarethesistersunusual?Readthetextagainandanswerthefollowingquestions.Theyarebothtennischampionswhoplayeachotherregularly.2.Whatkindofbackgroundaretheyfrom?Apoorbackground/TheylivedinapoorareaofCalifornia,fullofviolenceanddrugs.4.Howdothetwosistersgetonathome?3.Whohelpedthemtosucceed?Theirfather,Richard.Theygetonwell.Suggestatitleforthetext.TitleHowtobecomeatennisstarRoadtosuccessTennisismyfavoritesportsTennisstars—WilliamssistersAddnewinformationaboutthetwosistersTennisstars—WilliamssistersstudydesignincollegethefriendlysistersThetwosisters’photoofchildhood.Whataretheadvantagesofbeingsportsstars?1.Inarecentinterview,VenusspokeaboutthetimewhensheandSerenawerepractisingtennisandtheyhadtorunandhideasbulletsstartedflyingthroughtheair.e.g.Wecouldn’tgethimtospeakabouthiswarexperiences.我们无法让他讲述当年战争的经历。speakabout谈论,讲述最近一次采访中，维纳斯说，那时，她和塞丽娜进行训练时，子弹在空中穿梭，她们只好跑开藏起来。2.Theyhavealreadyexpressedakeeninterestinworkingindesignaftertheirtenniscareerscometoanend.她们俩都对网球生涯结束后从事设计工作极感兴趣。keenadj.强烈的；渴望的e.g.Theyhaveakeeninterestintheirparticularcityandstate.他们对所在的城市和州深为关切。cometoanende.g.Themeetingcametoanendatlast.会议终于结束了。结束3.Thesisters’roadtosuccesshasbeenamazing.两姐妹的成功之路是令人惊叹的。amazingadj.令人惊异的，指物amazedadj.感到惊异的，指人amazevt.使......惊异Theamazingperformancemademeamazed.形容词动词形容词这种令人惊叹的表演让我吃惊。e.g.Theamazingperformanceamazedme.1.Inarecentinterview,VenusspokeaboutthetimewhensheandSerenawerepractisingtennisandtheyhadtorunandhideasbulletsstartedflyingthroughtheair.点拨：这是个复合句。Venusspokeaboutthetime是主句,whensheandSerenawere...throughtheair是定语从句，修饰先行词thetime。在这个定语从句中，and(第二个)前边是一个简单句，后边是一个含有as引导的时间状语从句的复合句。句意：在最近一次采访中，维纳斯说，那时候她和莎莲娜训练网球时，子弹在空中穿梭，她们只好跑着藏起来。2.Brandi,thesisters’mother,taughtherdaughtersathomesothattheycompletedtheirhighschoolwhiledevelopingtheirtenniscareers.点拨：(1)这是个复合句。Brandi,thesisters’mother,taughtherdaughtersathome是主句，sothattheycompletedtheir...是目的状语从句。在这个目的状语从句中,whiledevelopingtheirtenniscareers作时间状语。(2)本句中while引导的时间状语是一个省略句，省略了主语they和助动词were。由while/when/though/unless/if等连词引导的状语从句中，如果从句的主语与主句的主语一致，且从句的谓语动词含be时，从句的主语和be可一并省略。如：When(Iwas)inJapan,Itookmanybeautifulpictures.Lookaroundwhile(youare)crossingthestreet.Shewentonworkingthough(shewas)tired.句意：这对姐妹的妈妈布兰蒂在家里教她的女儿们文化知识。这样，才使她们既没有间断网球生涯，又能顺利地完成高中学业。3.ThefirsttimeVenusplayedinabigeventwasin1996.点拨：这是个复合句。Thefirsttimewasin1996是主句,Venusplayedinabigevent是省略了关系副词when的定语从句，修饰thefirsttime。如果先行词是thetime,everytime,eachtime,themoment等，且在定语从句中作时间状语，关系副词when可以省略。如：Mikeisstillrememberingthefirsttime(when)hecametoChina.Doyoustillremembertheday(when)wefirstmet?句意：维纳斯首次参加大赛是在1996年。Completethefollowingsentences,usingthewordsfromExercise2.1.Bailey__________againstathleteshalfhisageandwonatlast.2.Max’ssuccessasarunnerisreally_________.competedamazing4.Areyou_____toplaytennisthisafternoon?5.Benisa_________tennisplayer.Hehasneverlostamatch!3.Ibrokemyarmplayingbasketballbut__________it’sfinenow.fortunatelykeenchampionChooseastar.Makenotesabouttheimportantachievementsoreventsinhis/herlife,andthedatestheyhappened.Don’tworryifyouarenotexact.Dotheexercise10,11and12onpage27.Homework