新人教選修9Unit1Breakingrecords-Usinglanguage

1、reading & writing fastest average speed, tour de francefrance1999, 2003lance armstrong1. read the profiles from a sports magazine and complete the summary of each sportspersons (guinness) record(s).whatwherewhenwho whomichellie joneswhen1992， 1993where（not stated）whatinternational triathlon union wo

2、rld championwhowhenwherewhat yongest female to win the womens world title for platform diving champion of all time; firstaustralia, barcelona, atlanta, sydney1991, 1992, 1996, 2000fu mimgxiawhowhenwheremartin strel2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004the danube river in europe; the mississippi river in usa;

3、the parana river in south america; the changjiang river in chinawhatfirst person to swim the entire length of the danube river; longest time for nonstop swimming; swimming the greatest distance; first man to swim the length of the parana river; swimming the length of the dangerous changjiang river 1

4、.who is the youngest athlete? 2. who retired from their sport and then made a comeback? 3. who has trained in another profession?2. read the profiles and answer the questions below: 4. who do you think is the most courageous of the four sportspeople? give reasons.5. what qualities do you think these

5、 sportspeople need to be successful?1. fu mingxia.2. lance armstrong, fumingxia3. lance armstrong, michellie jones, marrtin strel4. lance armstrong, because he overcame cancer and then had the courage to return to racing.5. courage, determination, ambition, vision, passion, focus, concentration, bel

6、ief in himself/herself, perseverance, etc.suggested answer:3. which quote do you think belongs to which sportsperson?1. i am swimming for peace, friendship and clean water.martin strel2. id like to think that i was a role model, that people see my sport and say”wow,id like to try that.”michellie jon

7、esi used to ride my bike to make a living. now i just want to live so that i can ride .lauce armstrongi call it a one-second art. it requires you to fully display the beauty of the sport in only a second.fu mingxia4. read the passage and decide the following statements are true (t) or false (f). 1.

8、lance armstrong has become a professional cyclist since 1992.2. fu mingxia won a guinness record at 9.3. fu mingxia won three gold medals at the 1996 atlanta olympic games.4. martin strel was trained as a swimmer since childhood.writingwrite a profile for a magazine about a person who has broken a record. use t