ss will hear something about some sports stars and make their own decision according to what they have heard.
step2.speaking (10 mins)
guessing game. check what ss have got about their favourite sports star.. ask some ss to come up to the front to tell what they have found while others guess the names of the sports stars.
step3.writing (30 mins)
task 1.brainstorming. ask ss to think out information about yao ming as much as possible.
task 2. read the profile about yao ming and find out what are the useful information for writing a profile.
task 3. write similar profiles about their favourite sports stars and check some typical ones in class.
step4.homework assigmentsuppose the chinese olympic committee is inviting applications for volunteer jobs for the 2008 olympic games and ss want to apply for the job.try to write a profile to introduce themselves.