unit 21 Human biology Super Athletes

清远市田家炳实验中学 林剑芳

Unit 21 Lesson 1 Super Athletes

Objectives1 To practice getting the general idea in fast reading. 2 To practice finding out the key words to finish detail reading exercises. 3 To practice giving your opinion and Writing a passage according to the topic.

Super AthletesBen Johnson 汉城奥运会以惊人 成绩打破男子百米 世界纪录并夺得金 牌

Maurice Greene 第一位同时拥有50 米、60米和100米3 项世界记的男选手。

Florence Griffith 奥运短跑三项金牌得 主，同时也是100米 及200米短跑的世界 纪录保持人

Marion Jones 2000年悉尼奥运会 女子100米、200米、 4x400米接力 冠军

Floyd Landis 2006年环法自行车 赛冠军, 第三位获 此殊荣的美国人

Task 1 Fast Reading

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Task 2 Scanning--find out key words to each part

Records have fallen Para one. (1-2) Doping and gene-therapy Para two. (3-7) Olympic spirit

Para three. (8)

Task 3 Detail Reading-- decide whether the following sentences are True or False.

1. According to the whole text :better F equipment, training and diet are the reasons given for improved performance.

2. Ben Johnson was still be the 100 meters world record holder because he had F taken drugs in the 1988 Olympics.

Task 3 Detail Reading3. Doping can help athletes enhance their performance, however, the drugs also cause serious health problems in later life for those who abuse them. 4.Doping is only a problem in athletics. 5.The Olympic spirit of competition emphasizes winning rather than taking part .

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Task 4 Comprehension--answer the following questions 1. Why would the athletes today have broken records if they’d taken part in the first Olympic Games? 2. What is doping and why is it illegal?

3. Why are drug tests at sporting events often on step behind?4. What would the effect of gene-therapy be on sport?

Task 4 Comprehension--answer the following questions

1. Why would the athletes today have broken records if they’d taken part in the first Olympic Games?Because athletic performances have continually improved.

Task 4 Comprehension2. What is doping and why is itillegal?Taking the drugs which are originally developed to help people with illnesses but can make athletes faster and stronger in wrong hands is known as “doping”.

Task 4 Comprehension3. Why are drug tests at sporting events often on step behind?It is only compulsory for winners to be tested but other participants are only tested at random. Besides, new drugs are developed all the time and drug tests for sporting event are often one step behind

Task 4 Comprehension

4. What would the effect of genetherapy be on sport? Gene-therapy can build athletes’ muscle and increase strength by changing their genes.

Two things to worry about

consolidation

Doping

Gene-therapy ___________

The sports world doesn’t tolerate doping ______ as

it is a fundamental form of cheating

Gene-therapy was originally for medical purposes _______________

were used, it would be almost impossible to ________ find out

a Read the text one Doping isin problem Both doping and _________ more time and fill inathletics gene-therapy violate If gene-therapy following blanks. the the Olympic spirit

_______________ It is not easy tocatch athletes using illegal drugs

Task 5 ImprovementThe 2008 Olympic Games will be held in Beijing, in order to prevent and stop the athletes doping and taking gene-therapy, what will you suggest the government or the Olympic Committee do? Write a passage of your opinion in about 100 words, the title is given: “ No doping and gene-therapy in Olympics” Part 1: the disadvantage or harm of taking illegal drugs. (in body? in moral?...) Part 2: you suggestion. (in medical science? Education? Examination? Rewards and Punishment? …)

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