1Cliffyoung,anunlikelyheroUnit5SectionAFOREIGNLANGUAGETEACHINGANDRESEARCHPRESSAIRFORCEENGINEERINGUNIVERSITYThedifferencebetweentheimpossibleandthepossibleliesinaman’sdetermination.—TommyLasordaVictoryisn’tdefinedbywinsorlosses.Itisdefinedbyeffort.Ifyoucantruthfullysay,“IdidthebestIcould;IgaveeverythingIhad,”thenyou’reawinner.—WolfgangSchadler15UNITSectionA15WinningisnoteverythingUNITCliffYoung,anunlikelyheroToapplythephrasesandpatternsObjectivesTotalkaboutthesportingspiritTofurtherunderstandthetextTomastertheparagraphwritingskillContentsCliffYoung,anunlikelyheroSectionAWarming-upactivitiesTextstudyLanguageapplicationSummaryWarmingupLead-inPre-readingactivitiesCulturalbackgroundCliffYoung,anunlikelyheroSectionA1.Whatsportsdoyoulikedoing?TipsIlikejogging.WhenIjog,IlistentomusicorEnglish.SoIdon’tfeelbored.Ilikeplayingtennisbecauseitisaveryexcitingsportanditisfunplayingwithfriends.Lead-inShortanswerquestionsTipsLead-in•Idon’tdosportseveryday,butItrytoexerciseregularly.OnweekendsIalwaysmanagetospendasmuchtimeasIcanplayingtabletennis,goinghiking,ordoingyoga.•Ispendabouthalfanhourdoingexerciseeverymorning.Usually,Irunonthesportsfieldoncampus.Butifitrains,Idopush-ups(俯卧撑)andsit-ups(仰卧起坐)inmydorm.2.Howmuchtimedoyouspendonsportseveryday?ShortanswerquestionsTipsLead-inYes.Thebenefitsarelisted:•tohaveamorehealthybody;•toprovideanopportunitytocooperatewitheachother;•tohaveapositiveeffectonmentalhealth;•toincreaseself-confidenceandself-awareness;•toreducedepressionandanxiety.3.Doyouthinkplayingsportsisimportanttostudents?Why?Shortanswerquestions1.WhydidmanyathleteswanttoperformwellintheeliteraceofLondonmarathon?ListentoapieceofnewsaboutLondonmarathonanddiscussthequestions.ListenandtalkLead-in2.Whatcanyoulearnfromtherunnersthespeakermentioned?1.WhydidmanyathleteswanttoperformwellintheeliteraceofLondonmarathon?•ToensuretheirplacesasOlympicmarathonhopefulsfortheircountries;•TohaveaverygoodchanceofbeingintheOlympicmarathonevent.TipsListenandtalkLead-in2.Whatcanyoulearnfromtherunnersthespeakermentioned?•Tobehumbleinvictory;•Tobegenerousindefeat;•Tobehelpfulwhenbeingneeded;•Tokeepgoingwhenfacingthedifficultiesandchallenges.ListenandtalkLead-inTipsMebKeflezighihashadavery______________athleticscareersincemovingtotheUnitedStateswithhisfamilyatage12.Histwobiggesthighlightsareasilvermedalinthemarathonatthe2004AthensOlympicsandthe2009NewYorkCityMarathontitle.Pre-readingactivitiessuccessfulCompounddictationListentoashortpassageandfillinthemissinginformation.Pre-readingactivitiesInJanuary,he__________firstattheU.S.OlympicMarathonTrialstobookhis_________toLondon.KeflezighisayshewantstowinanotherOlympicmedalintheBritishcapital.ticketfinishedListentoashortpassageandfillinthemissinginformation.CompounddictationTo__________hischancesofbeingonthepodiuminLondon,KeflezighimovedhisfamilythreeyearsagotoMammothLakes,California,wherehetrainsathigh____________intheeasternSierraNevadaMountains.Pre-readingactivitiesincreasealtitudeListentoashortpassageandfillinthemissinginformation.CompounddictationThe37-year-oldKeflezighiwillbetestinghis__________againstyoungerathletesinLondon,butthereis____________forOlympicmarathonsuccess.Portugal’sCarlosLopeswasthesameagewhenhewonthegoldmedalatthe1984LosAngelesOlympics.Pre-readingactivitieslimitsprecedentListentoashortpassageandfillinthemissinginformation.CompounddictationAndRomania’sConstantinaDitawas38whenshewonthegoldmedalinthewomen’smarathonatthe2008BeijingGames.Keflezighihasbeenrunningabout209kilometersaweekinhis__________totheLondonOlympics,buthesaysthat’sonlypartofhistraining.Pre-readingactivitiesbuild-upListentoashortpassageandfillinthemissinginformation.CompounddictationTipsQuestionsPreviewingCulturalbackground1.DoyouknowanyinformationaboutSydney-to-MelbourneUltramarathon(超级马拉松)?2.WhatisthedifferencebetweenstandardmarathonandSydney-to-MelbourneUltramarathon?3.WhoisCliffYoung?TipsTipsTipsCulturalbackground1.DoyouknowanyinformationaboutSydney-to-MelbourneUltramarathon(超级马拉松)?•Thetimeofthefirstofficialrace:1983;•Thesponsorofthefirstofficialrace:ashoppingcentergroup—Westfield;•Anothernameoftherace:WestfieldSydney-to-MelbourneUltramarathon.SydneytoMelbourneUltramarathonTipsCulturalbackground2.WhatisthedifferencebetweenstandardmarathonandSydney-to-MelbourneUltramarathon?•Thedistanceofthestandardmarathon:42.195kilometers;•ThedistanceoftheSydney-to-MelbourneUltramarathon:875kilometers;•TheSydney-to-MelbourneUltramarathonwasregardedasoneofthetoughestracesintheworld.SydneytoMelbourneUltramarathonTipsCulturalbackground3.WhoisCliffYoung?•AnAustralianfarmer;•ThewinnerofSydney-to-MelbourneUltramarathonin1983atanageof61;•TheawarderoftheMedaloftheOrderofAustralia“forlongdistancerunning”;•Theachieverofaworldagerecordinasix-dayraceinVictoriaSydneytoMelbourneUltramarathonMainidea&structureLanguagefocusCriticalthinkingTextstudyCliffYoung,anunlikelyheroSectionAMainidea&structureThetextisa_________about____________,alegendaryrunnerinAustralia.astoryCliffYoungMainideasofthepartsThefirstparagraphisanintroductiontothegeneral