高中英语北师大版（2019）选择必修第一册Unit 2 Success Lesson 3 Getting To The Top 课件 （16张PPT）

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Unit 2 Success
Lesson 3
Getting to The Top
Activate and Share
Read and Discuss Words and phrases
to push oneself to the limits to be totally focused on the sport
to give up everything for the sport to strive for greatness
to live one’s life to extremes to be willing to do the extra little bit
defensive: intended to protect yourself from being criticized
intensity: the quality of being extreme or very strong
sacrifice: something valuable that you give up in order to achieve something, or the
act of giving it up
triathlete: a competitor in a competition in which people competing must swim,
ride a bicycle and run particular distances without stopping between events
1. What is the article about
2. Is it from an encyclopedia entry, an academic book or possibly a blog
3. Who do you think the writer is
Read and Explore
Read Answer the questions.
1. The article tells the story of an athlete and the sacrifices she makes
for her sport.
2. I think it is from a blog.
3. I think the writer is a triathlete.
Read and Explore
Read paragraphs 1-4 on page plete the information.
Why do Olympic athletes push themselves to the limits As one of the Olympic athletes, I miss birthday parties, ruin family holidays and skip nights out, but there is a very good reason for giving up so much. “We’re worried about you,” said my friend from across the table. He was worried that I had no longer become fun to train with and that I was in danger of being left with only a world championship medal and no one to share it with.
I could have become angry or defensive. Don’t they know how hard it is to be at the top in sport Don’t they know what it takes to get there However, deep down I knew elements of what he was saying were right. I was always tired and every workout had a mental intensity that seemed too much for most to handle. I was pushing the limits and extremes beyond what most thought were healthy.
These are the fears I face as a professional athlete on a day-to-day basis. Who am I doing this for How much is too much Why am I doing this How can I be so selfish What are the sacrifices for
I think of countless birthday parties and nights out I have missed, ruining a family holiday in France because of the endless search for a swimming pool to train in, almost missing my brother’s wedding because I was too busy hiring a car in downtown Johannesburg and driving through the “no-go” areas in order to do a group ride with the local triathletes. The list is endless.
Read and Explore
Read paragraphs 1-4 on page plete the information.
The situation the writer faces
Things she gives up as an Olympic athlete.
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Her friends’ worries and her reactions.
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The fears she faces on a daily basis.
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Birthday parties, family holidays, nights out.
She will lose her friends; She knew they were right.
Whether she is pushing the limits too much; whether she is being selfish.
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Answer the questions based on what you have read.
1. Did her friend understand her Why
2. Did the writer get angry with her friend Did she try to explain Why
3. Was she clear about why she had chosen to be an athlete How do you know
3. Yes, she was. From the description of her sacrifice we could know she is a “go-getter” with an enormous amount of drive and determination to be the best. We can see that through her descriptions such as “ruining a family holiday because of the endless search for a swimming pool to train in”, “almost missed my brother’s wedding because I was busy hiring a car and driving through the ‘no go’ areas in order to do a group ride with the local triathletes.”
1. No, he didn’t, because he was afraid that when she reached the top she would have no friends.
2. No, she didn’t, because she knew what her friend said was right and she was pushing the limits too hard. She did not try to explain because most people would not understand.
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It boils down to this: I was born with an enormous amount of drive and determination. From a small girl, I would stay in at lunch time just to get ahead on class work rather than go out and play; I would get the bus on my own at ten years old and go to swim 100 lengths of the pool while other kids played pool games; I was the only girl in a rugby club of 250 boys. I have always lived my life to extremes. Call it unhealthy if you want, but that is the way I roll, no matter what it is I’m applying myself to.
Being a professional athlete is no different. If you want to be an Olympic champion, it’s all about that little extra thing you have done in your preparation that will set you apart from your competitors.
Can this be overdone Absolutely. But if your dream is to be the best and reach the winner’s platform, you had better be totally committed to your sport. In the words of the British triathlete Alistair Brownlee, even if it means getting injured, “I’d prefer to have three or four outstanding years of winning stuff than having ten years of being average.”
Doing what we do as athletes sets us apart because we are willing to do that extra little bit that might take us to the top. It is certainly not a balanced way to live and it is certainly not normal but those words are generally not used for anyone who is striving for greatness.
Read paragraphs 5-8. Identify the reasons why the writer was able to get to the top.
get ahead on class work rather than go out and play
the only girl in a rugby club of 250 boys
get the bus on her own at ten years old
go to swim 100 lengths of the pool while other kids played pool games·
Suggested Answers:
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Read again. What do the phrases or sentence refer to
a very good reason (line 3) The list is endless.(line 19)
on a day-to-day basis (line 12) an enormous amount of drive and determination (line 20)
three or four outstanding years of winning stuff (lines 37-38)
An enormous amount of drive and determination: refers that from a small girl, I would stay in at lunch time just to get ahead on class work rather than go out and play; I would get the bus on my own at ten years old and go to swim 100 lengths of the pool while other kids played pool games; I was the only girl in a rugby club of 250 boys. I have always lived my life to extremes.
A very good reason: refers that it takes a lot to be at the top.
On a day-to-day basis: refers to every day.
The list is endless: refers to countless birthday parties and nights out I have missed, ruining a family holiday in France because of the endless search for a swimming pool to train in, almost missing my brother’s wedding because I was too busy hiring a car in downtown Johannesburg and driving through the “no-go” areas in order to do a group ride with the local triathletes.
Three or four outstanding years of winning stuff: refers that if your dream is to be the best and reach the winner’s platform, you had better be totally committed to your sport.
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Which statements are true according to the article
1. The writer is a professional triathlete.
2. Her first sport was rugby.
3. At first, she was afraid to join the rugby club because it had 250 boys.
4. She missed many birthday parties, ruined family holidays and skipped
nights out for the sport she devoted herself to.
5. What makes an Olympic champion stand out from other competitors is
the special talent she or he has.
6. Although she knows that her way of life is unbalanced or unhealthy, she
is determined to continue.
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Think and Share Answer the questions.
1. What are the three most important reasons why the writer was able to get to the top
Find evidence to support your conclusion.
2. What is your opinion about the writer’s attitude and commitment to the profession she has chosen
1. The first important reason is that she was born with an enormous amount of drive and determination (in paragraph 5). The second important reason is that she has always lived her life to extremes, whatever it is she is applying herself to (in paragraph 6). The third reason is that as a professional athlete she is prepared to do that little extra in her preparation that sets her apart from her competitors (in paragraph 8) .
2. I think she will get to the top because she has so much commitment to the profession she has chosen and she is so determined to be the best.
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Complete the summary.
enormous outstanding extreme countless intensity length selfish normal boil down to apply myself
It 1. this: I was born with an 2. amount of drive and determination. In my attempt to strive for greatness, I made 3. sacrifice, living my life to 4. where every workout had a mental 5. that seemed too much for most people. If you are not totally committed to your sport and want to lead a 6. life, you can never be a(n) 7. athlete, let alone an Olympic champion. You may think it is unhealthy or 8. to go to these 9. , but that is the way I roll, no matter what I’m 10. to.
1. boils down to
2. enormous
3. countless
4. extremes
5. intensity
6. normal
7. outstanding
8. selfish
9. length
10. applying myself
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Complete the sentences using the or zero articles.
1. Why do Olympic athletes push themselves to limits
2. I miss birthday parties, ruin family holidays and skip nights out.
3. “We’re worried about you,” said my friend from across table.
4. Don’t they know how hard it is to be at top in sport
5. ... because I was too busy hiring a car in downtown Johannesburg.
6. I was born with an enormous amount of drive and determination.
7. I was only girl in a rugby club of 250 boys.
8. But if your dream is to be best and reach the winner’s platform, you had
better be totally committed to your sport.
1. the
2. /
3. the
4. the
7. the
8. the
5. /
6. /
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Find examples for the rules about definite article the and zero articles from the sentences in Activity 10.
We use the definite article the:
when there is only one of something (e.g. the top).
when we refer to something unique (e.g. )
for superlatives (e.g. )
for known things that do not need to be introduced or explained (e.g. ).
for certain idioms (e.g. )
We use the zero article:
with proper nouns, i.e. the names of people and places (e.g. ).
with plural countable nouns referring to things in general (e.g. ).
with uncountable nouns referring to something in general (e.g. )
the only girl
the best
the sacrifices
across the table, put the limit
Johannesburg
birthday parties
drive
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Complete the sentences with “the” or “/”.
1. How far is it from capital city
2. Did you see last episode of Heroes
3. I’ve bought a new phone. phone’s got a fantastic
camera.
4. Who is best singer at the moment
5. All children should do sports when they are at
____school.
6. Is that house where you grew up
/
the
The
the
the
the
/
Homework
Write your own opinions about how to get to the top.