Moudle 5,READING AND VOCABULARY,The Great Sports Personality,Read the passage and say what you can see in the photo.,Li Ning is performing on the pommelled horse at a competition.,What is the sportsman doing? Do you know the name of this type of gymnastics he is doing? What is the name of this gymnast? What else do you know about him?,Match the main ideas of each paragraph.,_A.Several elements guaranteed Li Nings success. _B.Li Nings sports life was very successful. _C.Li Ning decided to continue his work for sport. _D.Li Ning products are very successful now. _E.Li Ning launched a new brand of sportswear after her retired.,3,1,5,4,2,Read the passage again and check the true statements.,1. Li Ning won six medals at the Los Angeles Olympics. 2. He was not happy with his results at the Seoul Olympics. 3. He got a new job working for Nike sportswear. 4. He chose the name of his sportswear company carefully.,T,T,F,T,5. Six Li Ning products are sold every minute. 6. Li Ning clothes are worn by the national teams of France and Italy. 7. In 1991 he opened a school with Pele and Muhammad Ali. 8. He wants to help children become good at sport.,Read the passage again and check the true statements.,T,F,F,T,Why did people call Li Ning the prince of gymnasts?,He had won 106 gold medals in_ across the world.They included six out of seven gold medals,major competitions,Paragraph 1,Why did Li Ning retire with the feeling that he had failed?,Sports journalists met to_ the greatest sportsmen and sportswomen of the twentieth century and Li Nings name was on it.,make a list of,He _because he had not performed well in the 1988 Seoul Olympics.,was disappointed,What did the sports journalists meet to do in 1999?,What made him determined to succeed in his new life? What did he decide to launch? What do you know about his logo?,_made him determined to succeed in his new life.,He decided to launch a new brand of sportswear, _ global giants.,The bright red logo_ the first two pinyin letters of his name.,is made up of,competing with,The sense of failure,Paragraph 2,They _their betterknown rivals-they were cheaper.,His designs were_.,The number of young people with money to spend was_.,Why did Li Nings success come quickly?,on the increase,attractive,had a major advantage over,So success was guaranteed,Paragraph 3,Chinese athletes_ Li Ning tracksuits during the 2008 Olympics.,The company has also grown_.,_are you will see students in Li Ning tracksuits with the familiar logo, when you go into a school or university anywhere.,A Li Ning Product is _every ten seconds.,How successful are Li Ning products?,purchased,The chances,internationally,will be wearing,Paragraph 4,Work in pairs and discuss the questions.,1. Why did Li Ning start a sportswear company?,Because he didnt forget his sporting background and wanted to compete with global giants like Nike and Adidas.,2. Why has he been successful?,Because his sports clothes came onto the market at just the right time, and Li Nings designs were attractive but comparatively cheaper.,compete fail guarantee perform retire succeed,1. Professional footballers usually _ before they are forty. 2. How many runners will you have to _ against in the marathon? 3. Li Ning had all the skills needed to _ in business. 4. How well did he _ in the 100 metres? 5. If you _ the exam, you wont go to university. 6. We will do our best, but I cant _ that we will win.,retire,compete,succeed,perform,fail,guarantee,Complete the sentences with the verbs in the box.,