Unit 6

gymnastics gymnasts

Discuss the questions in pairs Do you like watching gymnastics on television? Who are your favorite gymnasts?

Listening. Listen and pick the correct answers.1. Who is Tony? A.a teacher B.a reporter C.a coach2. What did he do before he became a coach? A.a national gymnast. B.a school teacher C.a middle school student

3. Why does he want to be a coach in a primary school? A. safety first B. earning more money C.liking gymnastics 4. What qualities does gymnastics require? A. Strength, skills and determination. B. Confidence, art and strength. C. Strength, skills and art.

5. What is he going to talk about? A. The Olympics. B. The rules of the gymnastics. C. The listeners.

Reading 1. Read the rest of the interview and tell True or False.1) Both men and women compete in artistic and rhythmic gymnastics. 2) Both teams and individuals compete in artistic and rhythmic gymnastics. 3) The artistic competition requires to use different equipment.

4) Artistic and rhythmic gymnastics are scored the same way. 5) Men compete in four events.

2. Read the interview again and complete the notes.Men and womensix events with gymnasticsBased on the difficulty of the routine and the performance of the gymnast.

Types of gymnastics competitionParticipants How to performHow to score

Artistic gymnastics

Women

four events combining gymnastics with dance.Based on thedifficulty of the routine and the performance of the gymnast.

Types of gymnastics competitionParticipants How to performHow to score

Rhythmic gymnastics

Before writing September 81, 1963 - born in Liuzhou, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, began training at the age of 8. 1982 - Gymnastics World Championship - won 6 gold medals (including all-around)

1984 ~ Los Angeles Olympics - won 6 medals. (3 gold medals: floor exercises, pommel horse, rings), 2 silver medals, 1 bronze medal. 1988 - retired from sports competitions 1990 ~ started the Li-Ning Sports Goods Company 2000 - became a member of the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame

Use the notes to write a biography of Li Ning in your notebook.

It wasn't my fault. Don't be angry with me. be + + be angry with

Linda is good at running. be good at

The mother is proud of her son.be proud of

The man is tired of waiting.be tired of

The girl is interested in gymnastics.be interested in

He is crazy about shooting.be crazy about

Michael is famous for playing basketball. be famous for

The Chinese boy is afraid of doing his homework. be afraid of

The woman is pleased with her new work.be pleased with

The student is excited about his new books. be excited about

Complete the sentences with the correct prepositions. I like playing tennis but I'm not very good __ it! 2. Jackie Chan is famous __ his action movies. 3. My brother is very interested __ news programs. atforin

4. Are you afraid __ spiders? 5. She was quite pleased ____ the results of her exam. 6. They feel very excited _____ their vacation. ofwithabout

Language reviewI think (that) he is a good Boy.that, , ,

I dont believe what he said . what,, ,

Do you know who won the gymnastics final? Who , ()

Can you tell me where the swimming pool is? where , ,

Do you know if he will come? if/whether, , ,

1. that , , 2. what, , , 3. where/why/when/which, , , 4.

Language reviewShe said she was going to take part in the 5-kilometer run. was going to +

They didn't think I would complete the work. would +

Language reviewShowing praise and giving encouragement.Good job! You did well!Well done! Keep going!Go for it! Good for you!

They had predicted that the team would win the game. had +

He won the silver medal though he had been in the first place for most of the final round.She had never met English-speaking people before.By 1996, he had already won 3 Olympic medals. : by, by the end of, before

Making suggestions Let's all help to make the Beijing Olympics a great success.Shall we volunteer to help our local organizing committee?Why don't we look on the Internet for more information?We should plant more trees.