Writing
Who is your favourite sports star?
How to write?
First, you should try to answer
some questions as follows:
1. Who is your favorite sports star?
2. When and where was he /she born?
When did he /she turn professional?
3. Where does he come from?
Where does he work?
4. How tall is he／she?
How much does he／she weigh?
How does he／she achieve all this?
5. What prize has he／she won?
What does he like in his free time?
What makes him／her great in
your eyes?
6. Why do you like him / her?
Then you can write according to
the information.
Sample writing
Serena Williams is one of the world’s
best tennis players. She was born in
California in 1981 and has been
playing tennis since she was very
young. Serena’s sister, Venus Williams,
is also a top tennis player, and they are
both trained by their father.
Serena has won all other tennis
titles: Wimbledon, the US Open, the
Australian Open, and the French
Open. She is a powerful player: she
is tall and has very strong arms and
legs.
Many people like Serena because
of her outgoing personality and her
friendliness. I also like Serena
because she uses her spare time to
help students in poor areas. A great
sports star should do more than
just play sports—he or she should
also set a good example for others to
follow. Serena Williams is a star
tennis player who cares about others
and tries to help others. I think that
she is truly a great person.
Homework
1. Write another profile about
your favorite sports star.
2. Ex.2 on Page132: Write a short
essay to compare two sports, using
at least one of the sports from the
chart above.
A sample of homework
Basketball and soccer are two of
the most popular sports in the world.
They are both team sports where
each team tries to score the most
goals. There are eleven players on a
soccer team but five on a basketball
team. One of the soccer players is a
goalkeeper, whose job is to keep the
ball out of the goal. Soccer players
score goals by shooting the ball
past the goalkeeper into the other
team s goal. Each goal is worth one
point. In basketball，
players score by throwing the ball
into the other team’s basket. Each
goal is worth one, two, or three
points．
Soccer is played on a large grass
field, while basketball is played on
a smaller court with a hard floor.
Basketball players use their hands
to throw the ball but may not kick
the ball. Soccer players can kick
the ball, but are not allowed to use
their hands. Basketball players
must bounce the ball when they
run with it.
In both soccer and basketball，
the players work together as a
team to try to win. The best teams
may have famous stars, like
Ronaldo， David Beckham, and
Shaquille O’Neal, but one player
cannot win a game. The only way
to win is to learn how to make every
player do his or her best.