When was he born ?

1. Unit 9 Self check: When was he born ?

2. pianist 钢琴家 哼歌曲 一首乐曲 弹手风琴 在…岁 参加 第14届肖邦国际钢琴大赛 波兰 hum songs a piece of music play the accordion at the age of take part in The 14th Chopin International Piano Competition Poland

3. Tsinghua University 清华大学 主修 管理学 头号女子单打选手 国际乒联协会 运动员 活着的 死了的 major in management The No.1 women’s singles player ITTF athlete alive dead

4. hold the world record for doing sth. be famous for doing sth. Have a talent for doing sth Be talented for doing sth start doing sth.= start to do sth. begin doing sth.=begin to do sth. When did he stop hiccupping? When did he stop sneezing?

5. (1)She was born_____October 5th ,1992. on (2)He was born ____6:00. at (3)They were born____July,1997. in on (4)She was born _____a cold morning in (5)He was born ____the morning in (6)We were born ____spring,1985.

6. too to 1.The boy is ______ young _____ go to school. 2.The desk is ______ heavy for me ______ carry . 3.For us, it’s too ___________ to _______ _______ this math problem . 4.For him, it’s too _______ to _______ a piece of music. 5.For them, it’s too _______ to ___________Beijing Opera. 6.You are never too __________ to _______ doing things. 7. You are never too _______ to _______ everything. to too hard work out hard write perform hard young start old learn

7. 1. 他不是一个慈爱和蔼的人。 He is not a ______ or ______ person. 2. 李玟是第一个在奥斯卡上唱歌的中国歌手。 Coco Li was the first ______ singer to ______ songs at Oscar. 3. 我长大以后想当个演员。 I want ______ ______ an actor when I grow up. 4. 迈克尔·乔丹是个国际体育明星。 Michael Jordan is an international ______ ______ . 5. 他出生在一个大城市里。 He ______ ______ in a big city.

8. Step 5 : Filling Fill in the blanks with the words given. Change the form of the word if necessary. Then make your own sentences with the words. tour start stop win become 1. How old were you when you_________ learning English? 2. What can I do to_________ famous? 3. He_________ playing football because of his sore back. 4. The Chinese football team_________ Asia last year. 5. John_________ first prize in the speech competition. started become stopped toured won

9. Say something about Li Yundi love music in 1982 be born a small boy hum at the age of 4 accordion when 7 piano takepart in14th in Poland in October 2000 first pianist to win the prize the 70-year history pianist

10. Makan an interview Why can he become a successful person ? He always loves music. He has a talent for music / playing the piano . He started doing things early . He worked very hard . Never say die and keep working hard . Practice makes perfect . He could catch the chance .

11. Name:Deng Yaping Date of birth:02/06/1973 1978:starts to play table tennis 1983: joins the Henan table tennis team 1988: joins the national table tennis team 1997: goes to Tsinghua University, majors in English and management. 1993-1998: Becomes the number one women’s singles player in the ITTF.（国际乒乓球联合会） study

12. Deng Yaping was born ____the 2nd of June, 1973. She _____ playing table tennis ___ 1978 _____ she was only five years old. She praticed _____ ping-pong very _____ . ____ the age of ten, she _____ the Henan table tennis team. Five years later she _____ the national table tennis team. From _____to ____ she kept being the _______1 women’s _______ player in______. In 1997, she left the team, and went to ______University to study English and ________. She is so well-known and people ______ her very much. on started in when playing hard At joined joined 1998 1993 number singles ITTF Tsinghua management admire Talk about her

13. Name:Deng Yaping Date of birth:02/06/1973 1978:starts to play table tennis 1983: joins the Henan table tennis team 1988: joins the national table tennis team 1997: goes to Tsinghua University, majors in English and management. 1993-1998: Becomes the number one women’s singles player in the ITTF.（国际乒乓球联合会） Deng Yaping, the famous pingpong player, was born on the 2nd of June,1973…_____________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________

14. Write about a person you admire. Name: Fu Mingxia 1978: was born 1982: started diving 1990: become the world diving champion. 1992: won her first Olympic gold medal at the Barcelona Olympic Games became China’s youngest Olympic gold medallist. Fu Mingxia, the well-known diver, always loved diving .She was born in…______ _________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________

15. 1、He is a kind and ______ (love) man. 2、 He can play many _______ ( piece ) of music. 3、The animal is ill. But it's ______(live) 4、Her mother ________ (take) part in the competition at the age of four. 5、________ (lucky), he didn't come to school too late. 6、 I _______ (visit) Hainan last summer and I saw some ________(visit) from the USA. 7、 He _______( win ) the first prize . He is the _________(win) of the English Competitio 8、He _______(drive) a car very well. I think he is a good _________(drive).

16. 1、She stopped ___ (sneeze) after she saw a doctor. 2、When did she ____ ( become) a teacher? 3、Tiger Woods started golfing when he _______ (be) ten months old. 4、You are too young ________ (go) to school. 5、She started ________ ( hiccup) in 1990.

17. 6、Jordan ________ (be) born in 1975. 7、Linda, with a lot of flowers, _____(come) from Beijing. 8、He wants _____(become) a film star when he grows up. 9、She _____ (can) count from 1 to 100 when she was four years old. 10、She learned ____ (ride) a bike from her father many years ago.

18. 1.    This kind of tea is much_________ . (cheap) 2.  Who is ________ one in your class? (young) 3.   The twins ________at Ann’s home yesterday evening .（be) 4.    Kate __ ill yesterday, she ___ better now. (be) 5.    Tomorrow we _______ Unit 8. (learn) 6.    Thank you _______ me. (help) 7.  What are you doing? I ___ for my pen. (look) 8.      I have a lot of homework ________ . (do) 9.      At first I ______ English hard, but later,I understood some. (find) 10.  The weather in England never _______(get) too hot or too cold.