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Unit 1 Breaking records

Using Language

FOCUS ON…

Aims To help students read the passage FOCUS ON…

To help students to use the language by reading, listening, speaking and writing Procedures I. Warming up by learning about Lance Armstrong Armstrong (born September 18, 1971 in Plano, Texas) is a retired American professional road racing cyclist. He is most famous for recovering from testicular cancer to subsequently win the Tour de France a record seven consecutive times—1999 to 2005. His success prompted some to nickname the event the "Tour de Lance."

In 2002, Sports Illustrated magazine named him their Sportsman of the Year. He was also named Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year for 2002, 2003 and 2004, received ESPN's ESPY Award for Best Male Athlete in 2003, 2004, and 2005, and won the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Overseas Personality Award in 2003. Armstrong retired from racing at the end of the 2005 Tour de France. II. Reading for forms

Read the text FOCUS ON…on page 7 to: cut/ the sentence into thought groups, blacken the predicative, darken the connectives and underline all the useful expressions.

FOCUS ON... Lance Armstrong Date of Birth：8th September，1971 Country：USA Lance Armstrong’s Guinness record/ for the fastest average speed at the Tour de France/ was set

in 1999 /with an average speed of 40.27 km／hr．In his teens/ he was a triathlete/ but at 16/ he

began to concentrate on cycling．He was an amateur cyclist /before the 1992 Olympic Games /but turned professional /after he had competed in the Games．In the following few years，he won numerous titles，and /by 1996/ he had become the world's number one．However，in October 1996，he discovered /he had cancer/ and had to leave cycling．Successfully fighting his illness，Armstrong officially returned

to racing /in 1998. In 1999/ he won

the Tour de France /and in 2003/ he achieved his goal of winning five Tours de France．

Michellie Jones Date of Birth：9th June，1969 Country：Australia In 1988 /Michellie Jones helped establish the multi-sport event，the triathlon，in Australia．After completing her teaching qualifications /in 1990，she concentrated on the triathlon．In 1991，she finished third /at the world championships．In 1992/ and 1993，she was the International Triathlon Union World Champion. Since then, she has

never finished

lower /than fourth /in any of the world championships /she has competed in．At the Sydney Olympics/ in 2000 /she won the silver medal/ in the Women's Triathlon, the first time /the event had been included /in the Olympic Games. Recently, for the first time/ in 15 years, Jones was not selected /as part of the national team/ and /therefore did not compete in the 2004 Olympics /in Athens．

Fu Mingxia Date of Birth：16th August，1978 Country：China

Fu Mingxia first stood on top of the 10-metre diving platform/ at the age of nine．At 12 years old /she won

a Guinness Record/ when she became

the youngest female/ to win the women's world title /for platform diving/ at the World Championships /in Australia/ in 1991. At the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games，she took

the gold medal/ in the

women's 10-metre platform，becoming the youngest Olympic diving champion/ Of all time．This was

followed

by great success /at the1996 Atlanta Olympic Games/ where she won gold for both the 10-metre platform /and the three –meter springboard. This made her the first woman/ in Olympic diving history /to win three gold medals. She retired from diving after Atlanta/ and went to study economics /at university. While there /she decided to make

a comeback /and went on to compete/

at the Sydney Olympic Games, where she won her fourth Olympic gold, again making Olympic history. Martin Strel Date of Birth：1st October，1954 Country：Slovenia Strel was trained as a guitarist/ before he became a professional marathon swimmer/ in 1978. He has

a passion /for swimming the world's great rivers. In 2000, he was

the first person/ ever to swim the entire length /of the Danube River/ in Europe---a distance of 3,004 kilometers/ in 58 days. For this, he attained his first entry/ in the Guinness book of World Records. Then/ in 2001/ he broke the Guinness record /for non-stop swimming---504.5 kilometers /in the Danube River/ in 84 hours /and 10 minutes. Martin won his third entry /in the Guinness book of Records/ in 2002 /when he beat

his own record for long distance swimming /by swimming the length of the Mississippi River/ in North America/ in 68 days, a total of 3,797 kilometers. Then /in 2003 /he became the first man/ to have swum the whole 1,929 kilometers /of the difficult Parana River/ in South America. In 2004, Strel again broke his own Guinness record/ by swimming the length of the dangerous Changjiang River (4,600 km), the third longest river/ in the world. III. Copying expressions and making sentences focus on…, speed at…, an average speed of…, in one’s teens, concentrate on…, the Olympic Games, in the following few years，win numerous titles，become the world's number one, have cancer, fight one’s illness，

return to…, win the Tour de France, achieve one’s goal of…

establish the multi-sport event, complete one’s

teaching qualifications, concentrate on the triathlon, at the world championships, the International Triathlon Union World Champion, since then, finish lower than fourth, in any of the world championships, at the Sydney Olympics, win the silver medal, in the Women's Triathlon, include in the Olympic Games, for the first time, select as part of the national team, compete in the 2004 Olympics in Athens stand on top of the 10-metre diving platform, at the age of…, win a Guinness Record, become the youngest female, win the women's world title, for platform diving, at the World Championships, at the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games, take the gold medal, in the women's 10-metre platform，become the youngest Olympic diving champion of all time, be followed by great success, at the1996 Atlanta Olympic Games, win gold for both the 10-metre platform and the three –meter springboard, make sb the first woman/man in Olympic diving history, to win three gold medals, retire from…, go to study economics at university, make a comeback, go on to compete at the

Sydney Olympic Games, win her fourth Olympic gold, make Olympic history. be trained as…, become a professional marathon swimmer, have a passion for…, swim the world's great rivers, the first person ever to swim the entire length of the Danube River in Europe, a distance of 3,004 kilometers,

attain one’s first entry in the Guinness book of World Records, break the Guinness record for non-stop swimming, in 84 hours and 10 minutes, beat one’s own record for long distance swimming, swim the length of the Mississippi River, in North America, a total of 3,797 kilometers, become the first man, swim the whole 1,929 kilometers of the difficult Parana River, in South America,

swim the length of the dangerous Changjiang River (4,600 km), the third longest river in the world. IV. Writing a profile

What is a profile? A brief account of someone's salient characteristics and deeds.

Now you are going to write a profile for a magazine about a person who has broken a record.

Liu Xiang (Simplified Chinese: 刘翔, pinyin: Liú Xiáng) (born July 13, 1983 in Shanghai, China) is a hurdling athlete.

In 2002, Liu launched his career in fine style by winning the first IAAF Grand Prix in Lausanne with a world youth and Asian record time of 13.12 seconds in the 110 metres hurdles.

He has since made the finals at the IAAF World Championships in Athletics and IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics (twice); two of the three cases have seen American hurdling great Allen Johnson take the major prize, but in the last in May at Osaka, Liu managed to beat Johnson with an Asian-record time of 13.06 seconds.

Still young, Liu has improved steadily, and won a gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in the 110 meters hurdles event. In the final, he equaled the world record of 12.91 seconds held since 1993 by Colin Jackson of Wales. This is the first time an athlete of non-African descent has dipped under 13 seconds for the 110 meter hurdles. Name: Liu Xiang Date of Birth: July 13, 1983 Country: China Achievements: won a gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in the 110 meters hurdles event V. Closing down by learning about Olympics Olympic Flag The flag of the Olympic Games has five interlocking rings (blue, yellow, black, green, and red) on a white ground.

The rings represent the five parts of the world that were joined together in the Olympic movement: Africa, the Americas, Asia, Australia and Europe.

The Ancient Olympics: The ancient Greeks held the first Olympic games in the year 776 BC, and featured only one event.

Every four years, for 1,170 years, the Greeks held an Olympics, which continued to grow and change.

The Olympics Torch: For each Olympics, a new flame is started in the ancient Olympic stadium in Olympia, Greece, using a parabolic mirror to focus the rays of the Sun. This flame begins its Olympic Torch Relay by touring Greece. The flame is then taken to the country where the games will be held.

It is usually transported by airplane. The flame is then carried around the country where the games

are to be held, using a series of torches carried by people running, walking, riding horses and camels, scuba diving, and using other means of transportation. The last runner has the honor of using a torch to light the large Olympic torch which burns throughout the games. The flame is extinguished during the closing ceremonies. A new Olympics torch is designed for each of the games.

History of the Torch The tradition of the Olympic flame began during the ancient Olympic Games, over 2700 years ago in Greece. A flame was lit for each Olympics, every four years, and burned throughout the games. The flame symbolized the death and rebirth of Greek heroes. There was no torch relay in the ancient Olympics. The first torch relay occurred at the 1936 games in Berlin, Germany.