(
课件网) A Life in Sport Reading * Objectives 1. To summarize the main idea of the passage 2. To know more about Li Ning and to learn his fighting spirit 3.To learn some useful words and expressions in the passage 1、What does the bright red logo stand for “Anything is possible.” 2、What did Li Ning do before he did business 3、Do you know any other information about him Brief introduction Li Ning was born on March 10, 1963 in Guangxi.He is a well-known Chinese gymnast and entrepreneur [ ntr pr n (r)](企业家) He began gymnastics and was coached by Zhang jian.Li was expected to win more Olympic medals at the 1988Games.Unfortunately,he injured his ankle during the team competition. He retired from sporting competition in 1988, and in 1990 he founded Li-Ning Company Limited , which sells footwear and sporting apparel in China. * The Great Sports Personality * sportsman businessman Words and expressions retire retirement guarantee brand background purchase slogan logo perform advantage designer vi. 退休 n. 退休 vt. 保证 n. 商标，牌子 n. 背景 vt. 购买 n. 标语 n. 标识，标志 vi. 表现 n. 优势，长处 n. 设计师 the number of a number of on the increase the chances are have an advantage over 很可能 ……的数量/数目 胜过；优于 一些…… 正在增加 * * 1.Had Li Ning achieved great success before he retired 2.What did he do after he retired from the sport 3.Do Li Ning's sports clothes sell well 4.What has Li Ning discovered Reading and thinking What’s the passage mainly about A. Li Ning, the prince of gymnasts. B. Li Ning, a talented businessman. C. Li Ning’s dream after retirement. D. All the above. Match the main ideas of each paragraph. Several elements guaranteed Li Ning’s success. B. Li Ning’s sports life was very successful. C. Li Ning decided to continue his work for sport. D. Li Ning products are very successful now. E. Li Ning launched a new brand of sportswear after his retired. 1 2 3 4 5 * * 1.Why did Li Ning start a sportswear company 2.Why has he been successful Paragraph 1 1. Why did people call Li Ning the prince of gymnasts He had won 106 gold medals in _____ across the world. They included six out of seven gold medals… major competitions 2. What did the sports journalists meet to do in 1999 Sports journalists met to_____ the greatest sportsmen and sportswomen of the twentieth century and Li Ning’s name was on it. make a list of Paragraph 1 3. Why did Li Ning retire with the feeling that he had failed He _____because he had not performed well in the 1988 Seoul Olympics. was disappointed Paragraph 1 Paragraph 2 1. What made him determined to succeed in his new life _____made him determined to succeed in his new life. The sense of failure 2. What did he decide to launch He decided to launch a new brand of sportswear, _____ global giants. competing with Paragraph 2 The bright red logo_____ the first two pinyin letters of his name. is made up of 3. What do you know about his logo Paragraph ... ...
