Lesson 31Dont Fall Danny word and phrase champion

冀教版　八年级下册 Lesson 31：Don’t Fall, Danny !

word and phrase champion 冠军 set a new world record 创造一项新的世界记录 At the London Olympic Games, Ye Shiwen became the Olympic swimming ____ champion after winning the 400 meters individual medley. She also ______a set new world record in the 400 meters individual medley.

word relative 亲戚，亲属 If you are the champion c______ in the relatives Olympics, all of your r_____ will be proud of you. Your uncles / aunts / cousins/ grandparents/…are all your relatives.

Danny wants to be a champion, too. stand on one foot 一只脚站立 What’s Danny doing ? Why ? He is standing on one foot. Because he wants to set a new world record. Will he succeed ?

Listen and write true (T) or false (F) 1 Danny dreams about breaking the record for standing on one foot. (T) pizza 2 Jenny will have chicken for supper. (F )

Read the lesson and finish the exercises. 1 How does Danny feel while standing on one foot ? 2 ______ has a book of world record. 3 The record of standing on one foot is seven hours and fifty-seven minutes. (T/F) 4 The gathering is more important than a world record. (Translate it into Chinese. )

1 How does Danny feel while standing on one foot ? He is so tired. Text: Jenny: Danny, why are you standing on one foot? Danny: I want to set a new record. I will be the champion of standing on one foot! Jenny: And how do you feel? Danny: I’m so tired! How long will I have to do this? Brian has a book of world record. 2 ______ Jenny: Brian is coming. We can ask him. He has a book of world record.

F 3 The record of standing on one foot is seven hours and fifty-seven minutes. (T/F) Text: Brian : (He looks in his book. ) The record is eight hours. Don’t stop, Danny. In seven hours and fifty-seven minutes, you’ll be the champion! 4 The gathering is more important than a world record. (Translate it into Chinese. ) 聚会要比世界纪录重要的多。

Read the passage quickly and try to discuss more exercises like ones above. Ye Shiwen was born in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, on March 1, 1996. She began swimming when she was only six years old. Ye is not only China’s youngest swimmer at the 2012 London Olympic Games, but also the fastest. She won two gold medals: one in Women’s 200 m Individual Medley, and the other in 400 m Individual Medley gold medal. She even broke the world record in the 400 m event! China, and perhaps the whole world, is proud of Ye. But the swimming champion is very humble谦逊的. She says that her success comes from hard training. “I am very young and I am sure I will get better. ” Ye says. We are so proud of you, Ye!

Let’s look at another world record--Hula-hoop 【‘huːləh’uːp】 Do you know who keeps the world record ?

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Try to talk about Jin Linlin according to the passage about Ye Shiwen. l l l l Jin Linlin: dancer be born in 1988, Harbin began playing Hula-hoop : 8 be interested in record: Date: 2010. 2. 2 Hula-hoop: 305 Time: 23 seconds

Homework : 1. Finish the writing. 2. Find some interesting records and talk about them.