Now complete the table.
Facts about Deng Yaping
When she was five,
she _______________________________________________.
When she was twenty-four,
she _______________________________________________.
After she stopped playing,
she began to ___________________________ in Beijing.
After seven years'study abroad,
she _______________________________________________.
Complete the sentences so that they are true for Deng Yaping.
She says she is not
She helped
She has a very
Whatever she does, she
Complete the passage with the correct form of the words in the box.
abroad
attend
clever
victory
will
Deng Yaping is Daming's hero.
At first, she was a table tennis player.
Later, she
________________ Tsinghua University and then went to study
______________.
She says
she is not
____________ than anyone else, but she has a very strong
_____________.
She
also helped make the Beijing Olympics a(n)
_______________ for world sport.
She is a
true hero.
Pronunciation and speaking
Listen and mark the pauses.
She's my hero because she's one of the best table tennis players in the world.
She started playing table tennis when she was five.
Whatever she does, she never gives up!
Deng says that she isn't cleverer than anyone else, but she has a very strong will.
Now listen again and repeat.
Work in pairs. Talk about your heroes.
Who's your hero?
It's Jackie Chan!
Why?
Because he's a great film star. I think his films are fantastic!
Now talk about each other's heroes with the whole class.
My friend Jim likes Jackie Chan best.
Jackie Chan is his hero because he's a great film star
and his films are fantastic.