Unit3Lesson8

OlympicWinnersOlympicRingsWarm-upSportsIconsWarm-upOlympicWinnersWarm-upWhichoftheseisNOTanOlympicevent?baseballdivinggymnasticshorse-ridinglongjumpswimmingweightliftingbasketballLeadinReadthewebpageandmatchtheheadingswiththetexts.TheheaviestandstrongestThehighestandthelongestjumpsTheoldestandtheyoungestThetallestandtheshortestReadingnice—nicer—nicestOralpracticeJim—youngKate—youngerBaby—youngestyoung—younger—youngestOralpracticeheavyheavy—heavier—heaviestOralpracticeWhatdoweusesuperlativestodo?than

thecheap—small—nice—safe—happy—easy—big—wet—beautiful—delicious—cheapersmallernicersaferhappiereasierbiggerwettermorebeautifulmoredelicious—cheapest—smallest—nicest—safest—happiest—easiest—biggest—wettest—mostbeautiful—mostdeliciousDoyouknowthesepeople?Doyouknowthesepeople?YaoMing(bornin1980)isaretiredChineseprofessionalbasketballplayerwhoplayedfortheHoustonRocketsoftheNationalBasketballAssociation(NBA).Atthetimeofhisfinalseason,hewasthetallestactiveplayerintheNBA,at2.29

m(7

ft6

in).Doyouknowthesepeople?DengLinlin(bornin1992),isaChinesegymnast.ShewasamemberoftheChineseteamthatwontheteamgoldmedalatthe2008OlympicGamesinBeijing,andisathree-timeWorldCupgoldmedalist.Shewasoneoftheshortestathletes.Doyouknowthesepeople?AndreySilnov(bornin1984),isaRussianhighjumperandthe2008Olympicchampionwithajumpof2.36.Doyouknowthesepeople?MaurrenHigaMaggi(bornin1976)isaBrazilianathleteandOlympicgoldmedalist.SheistheSouthAmericanrecordholderat100metreshurdlesandatlongjump,with12.71secondsand7.26metresrespectively.SheisthefirstBrazilianwomantowinanOlympicgoldmedalinanindividualsport.Doyouknowthesepeople?MatthiasSteiner(bornin1982)isanAustrian-Germanweightlifter.Withasuccessfulcleanandjerkof258

kg,andatotalof461

kg,SteinerbecameOlympicgoldmedalist.Sohewascertainlythestrongest,heaviestman.ProjectMyFavoriteOlympicWinnerinBeijing2008Task:MakeapostertitledMyfavoriteOlympicwinnerinBeijing2008.Thefollowingshouldbeincluded:WhowasyourfavoriteOlympicwinnerinBeijing2008？Whatsportdidhe/shedo?Whywashe/sheyourfavorite?Whatcanyoulearnfromhim/her?DiscussHowcanwebeawinnerinourlife？Weshouldhaveadreamandsticktoourdreamnomatterwhatdifficultieswemeet.Wealsoneedtoworkhardandtryourbesttodoev