Teaching difficulties:
To use the Present Perfect and Past Simple tenses appropriately
Teaching Aids: computer and cassette
Teaching procedures:
1.Match the main ideas with the paragraphs in the text.
( ) the sisters’ road to success
( ) the brief introduction to the sisters
( ) the background of their growing up
( ) the sisters’tennis training and study
2. Read the article and suggest a title for the text: __________
A．the Training Life
B. Training and Studying
C. Champion Sisters
D. the Background of Two Sisters
3.Guess the meaning of the key words below by matching them with its explanation and check them while reading.
1.champion
2.train
3.look back
4.compete against
5.express an interest in
6.come to an end
7.amazing
8.keen
9.fortunately
10.make progress
11.improve
a. turn one’s thoughts to sth in the past
b. take part in a race or a match against
c. sb or a team taking the first in a match
d. give teaching or practice to sb
e. (of interest or feeling ) deep, strong
f. luckily
g. make or become better
h. develop, make forward
i. surprising
j. finish,be over
k. take an interest in
4.Multiple choice
( )1.What kind of background are they from?
A. comfortable and rich B. dangerous and poor C. dangerous and free D. rich and competitive
( ) 2. In 1991, what did the sisters and family do?
A. Their parents began to train the two sisters.
B. The two sisters went to high school
C. Venus won the first champion
D. The Williams family moved to a safer area
( ) 3.Which of the following express is true?
A. The two sisters didn't finish their high school.
B. Their father is kind to them when practising tennis.
C. The two sisters are studying the same subject at college.
D. They will be lawyers after they finish their tennis career.
( ) 4.Which of the two Tennis Open Game did the two sisters win?
A.US Open and Australia Open B. Wimbledon and France Open
C.US Open and Wimbledon D. Wimbledon and Australia Open
( )5.How do the two sisters get on at home?
A. they hate each other
B. they often quarrel with each other
C. If one of them wins champion, the other will be unhappy.
D. They get on well with each other and often play jokes on each other
5. read the article and finish the information form about the sisters
Paras
Topics
Key information
1
Brief
introduction
sisters, both tennis champion
2
Family background
born in a poor and dangerous areas---full of ___________
never ____________
3
Training and study
__________hard by their father to _______________each other
taught by their mother and ______________________at home
____________their careers
_________________________________________working in
design after their tennis careers _________________
4
Success and achievements
an amazing road to success
Venus _________ Wimbledon and the US Open twice continued to
_________ and ___________________; won the US Open; in 2002
and 2003 was the women’s_______________ at Wimbeldon
6.重点短语
1. 上升到第三____________________ 2回顾____________________
3 对。。。严格______________________ 4.与。。。竞争______________________
5.表现出对设计的强烈兴趣______________________
6. 成功之路______________________ 7.取得极好的进步______________________
8.女单冠军______________________
9.在最近的一次采访中，Venus说，那时候她和Serena进行训练时，子弹在空中穿梭，他们只好跑开藏起来
_______________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________10. 他总是严格要求，要他们互相竞争。她们的妈妈Braindi在家教两姐妹文化知识。这样才使她们既没有 间断网球生涯，又能顺利的高中毕业。
______________________________________________________________________________111.姐妹俩的成功之路是令人惊讶的
______________________________________________________________________________
12.Serena不断提高，取得了惊人的进步
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Ⅴ Language points
1. speak about谈论,讲述
We couldn’t get him to speak about his war experiences.
我们无法让他讲述当年战争的经历。
2. interest兴趣；可以和某些动词搭配
He has no interest in fine arts.
他对美术没有兴趣。
I’ve lost my interest in collecting coins.
我已经失去了收集硬币的兴趣。
The guests showed great interest in the new design.
客人们对这种新设计表示出极大的兴趣。
3.come to an end结束
The meeting came to an end at last.
会议终于结束了。
4. amazing adj. 令人惊异的， 指 物
amazed adj.感到惊异的 ， 指人
amaze vt 使…惊异
The amazing performance amazed me.
这种另人惊叹的表演让我吃惊
The amazing performance made me amazed.
Ⅵ Vocabulary
Do the exercise 6
Ⅶ Language in Use
Choose a star. Make notes about the important achievements or events in his/her life, and the dates they happened. Don’t worry if you are not exact.
Ⅷ Grammar
Guide students to study Grammar Summary 4, on page 93
Do the exercise 7
Students look at the sentences from the text and discuss when to use each tense.
Do the exercise 8 and 9
Ⅸ Homework
If time is limited ask students do the exercise 10, 11and 12 as homework
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