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Unit 2 Success
Lesson 3 Getting to the top
目录页
contents
Pre-reading
I
Post Reading
IV
Fast Reading
II
Grammar
V
III
Intensive Reading
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Homework
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Pre-reading
1. Which athlete do you admire most Why
2. What did they do to get to the top of the sport
to push oneself to the limits
to give up everything for the sport
to live one’s life to extremes
to be willing to do the extra little bit
to be totally focused on the sport
to strive for greatness
Pre-reading
Discuss the questions and use the phrases below to help you.
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Fast Reading
Fast Reading
1. What is the article about
2. Is it from an encyclopaedia entry, an academic book or possibly a blog
3. Who do you think the writer is
Read the article quickly and answer the questions.
The article tells the story of an athlete and the sacrifices she makes for her sport.
I think it is from a blog.
I think the writer is a triathlete.
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Intensive Reading
Intensive Reading
The situation the writer faces Things she gives up as an Olympic athlete
Her friends’ worries and her reactions
The fears she faces on a daily basis
Read paragraphs 1-4 and fill in the blanks.
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.
Read paragraphs 5-8. Identify the reasons why the writer was able to get to the top. Use a diagram to illustrate and talk about your analysis.
Intensive Reading
Reasons
get ahead on class work rather than go out and play
get the bus on her own at ten years old
go to swim 100 lengths of the pool while other kids played pool games
the only girl in a rugby club of 250 boys
Read the article again. What do the phrases or sentence refer to in the article.
a very good reason (line 3)
on a day-to-day basis (line 12)
The list is endless. (line 19)
an enormous amount of drive and determination (line 20)
three of four outstanding years of winning stuff (lines 37-38)
Intensive Reading
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Post Reading
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
Post Reading: Think and share
Group work.
Suggested Answer
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 littie extra in her preparation that sets her apart from her competitors (in paragraph 8) .
Post Reading: Think and share
Suggested Answer
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.
Post Reading: Think and share
Retell the passage according to your understanding.
Why push to the limits
lose a lot
1. Have always lived my life to extremes.
2. Your dream is to be the best.
3. We are willing to do that extra little bit that might take us to the top.
reasons
although
Post Reading
Post Reading: Exercise
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
Complete the summary using the correct form of the words and phrases below.
enormous outstanding extreme countless intensity length selfish normal boil down to apply myself
boils down to
enormous
countless
extremes
intensity
Post Reading: Exercise
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.
Complete the summary using the correct form of the words and phrases below.
enormous outstanding extreme countless intensity length selfish normal boil down to apply myself
normal
outstanding
selfish
lengths
applying myself
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Grammar
Focus on Language: Difficult sentences
He was worried that I had no longer become fun to train
with and thatI was in danger of being left with only a world championship medal and no one to share it with.
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36
他担心和我一起训练不再是一件愉悦的事情,担心我处于只剩下世界冠军的奖牌而无人可以分享的危险境地。
Focus on Language: Difficult sentences
However, deep down I knew elements of what he was
saying were right.
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36
然而,在内心深处,我知道他说的有一些是对的。
Focus on Language: Difficult sentences
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36
我总是疲意不堪,每次锻炼带来的心理压力对于大多数人来说都难以应对。我把极限提升到了大多数人认为超出健康的程度。
I was always tired and every 10 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.
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.
Focus on Language: Difficult sentences
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36
我想到了曾经错过的无数生日派对和本来可以外出狂欢的夜晚, 因为一直寻找可以训练的游泳池,而破坏了一次去法国全家旅行;我忙于在约翰内斯堡市中心租车,开车闯过“禁行”区.以便和当地的铁人三项运动员一起骑行训练,差点错过哥哥的婚礼。
Call it unhealthy if you want, but that is the way I roll,
no matter what it is I’m applying myself to.
Focus on Language: Difficult sentences
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你若说这是一种病态也行,但这就是我的做事风格,不管做什么我都会全力以赴。
It’s all about that little extra thing you have done in your
preparation that will set you apart from your competitors.
Focus on Language: Difficult sentences
如果你想成为奥运冠军,就要在训练中多付出那额外的一点点,它将使你从竞争者中脱颖而出。
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I’d prefer to have three or four outstanding years of
winning stuff than having ten years of being average.
Focus on Language: Difficult sentences
我宁愿有三到四年的胜利辉煌,而不选择十年的平庸无为。
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定冠词 the 的基本用法
1. 用来特指某(些)人或某(些)事物。所特指的名词常被短语或定语从句所修饰。
Of all the reasons for my decision to become a university
professor, my father’s advice was the most important one.
2. 指说话的双方都知道的人或事物。
Don’t worry if you can’t come to the party. I’ll save some
cake for you.
Focus on Grammar
3. 复述上文中提到的事物。
There is a shelf in my father’s room. The shelf is new.
4. 用于单数可数名词之前,表示该类事物, 相当于 a。
When you come here for your holiday next time, don’t go to the
hotel; I can find you a bed in my flat.
5. 序数词和形容词最高级前。
The second one is rather too small.
Spring is the best season of the year.
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6. 用于复数姓氏之前,表示夫妇或全家。
the Smiths
7. 表示世界上独一无二事物的名词前。
the sun, the moon, the earth, the world
8. 用于由普通名词构成的专有名词、江河、山脉、湖泊、海洋、群岛、海峡、海湾运河及一些建筑物等名称前。
According to the World Health Organization, health care plans are
needed in all big cities to prevent the spread of AIDS.
9. 在某些形容词之前,可表示某一类人。
the rich, the poor, the old, the wounded, the living, the dead
Focus on Grammar
零冠词(无冠词)情况
1. 人名、地名(街名、广场名、公园名)、大学名、国名、病名前。
Wang Fu Jing Street, Pei Hai Park
Beijing University 但也可说 the University of Beijing。
2. 抽象 / 物质名词表示一般概念时,一般不用冠词。
When you finish reading the book, you will have a better
understanding of life.
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3. 表示职位或头衔的抽象名词前,常不用冠词。但表示具体的人时, 加 the。
We will elect engineer Liu director of our factory. 类似的名词还有:president, monitor, mayor等。
4. 表示季节、月份、星期几、节、假日等表示时间的名称前,不用冠词。但我国的阴历节前用the。
Children’s Day, Women’s Day, May Day, the Spring Festival
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5. man 作人类讲时,同 human, mankind 一样不用冠词。
While he was investigating ways to improve the telescope, Newton made a discovery, which completely changed man’s understanding
of color.
6. 复数名词前不用冠词泛指类别。
It is often said that teachers have a very easy life.
Focus on Grammar
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Homework
Homework
Choose the four most important things you need to get to the top. Then rank your choices from 1 (most important) to 4 (least important). Share your list with the other group members. Give reasons for your choices.
intelligence determination patience
mental toughness concentration self-discipline