Relative-Values-新标准大学英语PPT课件.ppt

Relative Values Venus and Serena Williams, Sisters and Tennis Legends Have you heard about Venus and Serena Williams? What is special about them? background information Before learning the passage, you may be interested in…… The passage was written by Ria Higgins, published by The Sunday Times on June 27, 2004. It centres on two sisters--international tennis stars--talking about their tennis and about their close-knit family in an interviews. The oral style is quite chatty as each sisters thinks back over their early introduction to the sport and their close relationship to their parents and to each other. 这篇文章是由希金斯在2004年6月27日发表的。是一个以两姐妹（国际网球明星）谈论她们的网球和其亲密家庭的一个访谈。两姐妹以口语化的形式回忆了她们早期的体育状况和他们的父母以及彼此之间的密切关系了。 Read through the whole passage as fast as possible and find out the correct answers for the following questions 1. What is the passage mainly about? a) achievements of Venus and Serena b) Venus and Serenas childhood c) Venus and Seranas parents d) Venus and Seranas tennis and their close-knit family 2. What s the style of the whole passage? a) formal b) informal Reading and understanding 1. Serena is ____. a) the same age as Venus b) a little older than Venus c) younger than Venus d) a lot older than Venus 2. Whatever she dose, Serena wants to ____. a) do her best b) do better than Venus c) please her parents d) earn money 3. Serena was encouraged to do well by ____. a) her family b) her mother c) the whole family d) both her parents 4. When they were growing up, the Williams sisters___. a) didnt have any money b) had to work hard for their success c) earned a lot of money from their jobs d) didnt need to worry about money 5. Venus is different from Serena because she ____. a) is quiter b) has a stronger sense of humour c) is more private d) says what she thinks 6. The two sisters_____. a) dont get on with each other b) are exactly like each other c) get on with each other almost all the time d) look after each other Step 1: outline the following expression