1. Read the passage in Activity 2.

3. Introduce the new words.

Step 2 Reading

2. Show some pictures .Look at the pictures and the title of the passage. Say what you know about Liu Xiang and how he became a sporting hero.

1. Talk something about Liu Xiang.

3. Work in pairs. Talk about your favourite sports team or sports star this season.

Step 7 Homework

Finish the exercises in the workbook Ex. 1, 2, 3, 4&5

2. Say the sentence in Activity 8.

1. Listen and repeat. Make sure you pause between each sense group in Activity 7.

1. Don’t let them get to you, Tony! 不要让他们影响你,托尼!

　 get to sb.意思是to make someone feel upset or angry,即"让某人感到烦恼,困扰等".如:

　The heat was beginning to me so I went indoors.

天气很热,让我开始感到烦躁,所以我回到了屋内.

　The smell of her old book really gets to me after a while!

过了一会儿,她的旧书散发出的气味实在让我不舒服.

Step 6 Pronunciation and speaking

3. Complete the sentences in Activity 5.

Step 4 work in pairs

Read the sentences from the conversation. Say who the underlined words refer to in Activity 6.

Step 5 Explain the important and difficult points

2. Listen again and check.