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Unit16Football:Agoodcareerchoice?PersonalprofileName:DavidBeckhamDateofBirth:02May,1975Nationality:EnglishHeight:180cmWeight:67kgEye:GreenHair:BrownCurrentclub:RealMadrid(Spain)Position:MidfieldNumber:231991SignsasatraineeforManchesterUnited1992WinsFAYouthcup1993SignsasprofessionalforManchesterUnited2003BeckhamwasawardedOBE英帝国军官勋章(OrderoftheBritishEmpire)2003SignsforRealMadrid1.WhatdidDavidwanttodowhenhewasaschoolboy?2.WhendidDavid’ssuccessstart?**Hedreamedofbeingaprofessionalfootballplayer,**HewantedtoweartheredshirtandscoregoalsinthefamousOldTraffordStadiuminfrontofthousandsofcheeringfans.HissuccessstartedalmostimmediatelywhenhewaspartofManchesterUnited’syouthteamwhichwontheFAYouthCupin1992……ThesuccessofDavidBeckhaminthefootballcareer.Thedifferencebetweenfootballandothercareers.Thespecialqualitiesrequiredbyfootballers.TheprogramssetupforyoungfootballersinbothChinaandtheUK.Footballdreamsdon’toftencometruelikeDavid.Paras1-3Para4Para5Paras6-7Para81.Itwasin1992thatDavid’scareertookoff.2.EmployersneedtoadvertiseforfootballplayersinthenewspapersorontheInternetwhentheyhaveavacantjob.3.Everyfootballerneedstohavegoodteamspirit,astrongcharacter,mentalstrengthandapositiveattitude.TFT4.Theplayersundersixteenhavetotakepartinclubtrainingsessionsalldayslong.5.YouthtraineesinUKfootballclubusuallyhavehighsalary.6.Whenthetraineesareofferedacontractwithaclub,theirlifeasaprofessionalfootballerbegins.FFT①.HewasinvitedtojoinManchesterUnitedasatrainee.②.HewaschosentoplayfortheRedDevils’seniorteam.③.HehasbecomeEngland’smostfamousmid-fieldplayerandaworldsuperstar.④.HeattendedtrainingsessionswithaLondonclub.⑤.HeandhisplayerswontheFAYouthCupin1992.④.①.⑤.②.③.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytellus?A.Wemusthavesomeparticularqualitieswhenweareyoung.B.Weshouldbetrainedfromchildhoodifwewanttosucceed.C.Weshouldhaveasuitableattitudetoourcareeroramateurchoice.D.Borntalentleadstosuccess.1.EverytimeheplaysfootballheiswatchedbythousandsofadoringBecksfansallovertheworld.2.Professionalfootballershavetobevery,verygood,and[toplayforaleadingclub]theymustbeoutstanding.3.Topplayersmusthaveexcellentballcontrolandunderstandhowtousethespaceonthepitch,butitisnotjustwhattheydowiththeirfeetthatcounts.4.Manycountrieshavesetupprogrammestoencourageanddevelopyoungfootballers,andthisiswheretheclubsgotoassessathletesandfindstarsofthefuture.5.Chinahasspecialfootballschools(wherechildrenacquireballskillsaswellasaformaleducation.)6.Fromthispointonthesuccessoftheircareerandhowmuchtheyearndependsontheirperformancesandhowmanymatchestheirteamwins.