北师大版（2019）选择性必修第一册 Unit2 Success Lesson3 Getting to the Top 精品课堂 3（25张PPT）

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Unit 2 Success
Lesson 3 Period 1
Warming-up
No pain, no gain.
What might “pain” and “gain” refer to respectively
no free time or family time
being successful
getting into dream school
Warming-up
Make your sentence:
To me, being successful means _______.
I’d like to give up _______ to get successful.
Warming-up
What does “triathlete” mean
An athlete is someone who competes in a triathlon — a long-distance race consisting of three phases (such as swimming, bicycling, and running).
Reading
To the author, being successful means ________________________.
She gives up ________________________________________ to get successful.
The author’s PAIN and GAIN
getting to the top in sport
birthday parties, family holidays, nights out
Reading
How do the author’s friends feel about her lifestyle
2. How does she react towards her friends’ remarks
Worthwhile or not (para. 1-4)
Read para.1-4 and answer the following questions.
They worried a lot.
[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.]
On one hand, she is angry with them not understanding her.
On the other hand, she knows her friends were right to some extent.
fears and struggles
Reading
1. Seen from the author’s childhood experience, what kind of person is she
2. According to the author, what matters most in being the professional athlete
3. How does she feel about her lifestyle
Getting to the top! (para. 5-8)
Read para.5-8 and answer the following questions.
She is determined to accomplish her goals. She is a “go-getter”.
Pay attention to the little extra thing and totally commit to the sport.
[It’s 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.]
Discussion
Your opinion
Do you agree with the author that people who strive for greatness need to live in an imbalanced and abnormal way
How much “PAIN” could you endure to get your “GAIN”
Discussion
Writing style
Where do you think is this article taken from Why
It might be from a personal blog.
1) Consecutive questions — strong personal feeling;
2) Not well-structured — casual style.
Practice
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
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 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.
boils down to
enormous
countless
extremes
intensity
normal
outstanding
selfish
lengths
applying
Unit 2 Success
Lesson 3 Period 2
Recalling
The story of a triathlete:
Her PAIN and GAIN
Worthwhile or not (para. 1-4)
Getting to the top! (para. 5-8)
Skill builder
Learn to identify real information.
Sometimes, a task may contain questions with unreliable information or inaccurate interpretation.
It’s important to know how to identify what information is accurate (true) and what is inaccurate (false).
Skill builder
In order to identify real information, we need to:
Read the text to __________________.
Read the questions / statements to _______________________.
_____________________________ and identify the important words.
Decide if ________________________.
get the general idea
identify important words
Find the relevant part of the text
they express the same idea
Grammar summary
often refer to an example of a group / category
Indefinite article — a/an
Make a general reference [单数泛指]
In front of singular countable nouns
e.g. We’ve bought a new washing machine.
An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
Grammar summary
Indefinite article — a/an
Make a general reference [单数泛指]
In front of singular countable nouns
2. mention something for the first time
e.g. I saw a girl climbing up the mountain.
She was carrying a heavy backpack.
Grammar summary
Definite article — the
Refer to a particular thing [单数特指]
mention shared knowledge between speakers and hearers
e.g. The car is dirty. (the other person knows which car is dirty)
Open the window!
Grammar summary
Definite article — the
Refer to a particular thing [单数特指]
2. refer to things that are unique
e.g. The sun
The moon
The earth
Grammar summary
Definite article — the
Refer to a particular thing [单数特指]
3. refer to rivers, seas, oceans, mountain ranges, and groups of islands
e.g. The Niles The Baltic Sea
The Atlantic The Andes
The Bahamas
Grammar summary
Definite article — the
Refer to a particular thing [单数特指]
4. in front of an adjective to talk about groups of people characterized by the adjective
e.g. the poor, the rich, the disabled, the dead
The homeless are helped by charity organizations.
The young think differently from their parents.
Grammar summary
Definite article — the
Refer to a particular thing [单数特指]
5. used in certain idioms
e.g. push to the limits, at the same time, on the other hand
6. in front of superlatives
e.g. the best, the tallest, the worst
Grammar summary
1. in front of plural and uncountable nouns [复数泛指]
Zero article — /
e.g. I find snakes fascinating.
Do you drink coffee
2. in front of certain proper nouns
e.g. Africa, Budapest, Mont Blanc
Why do Olympic athletes push themselves to ___ limits
I miss ___ birthday parties, ruin family holidays and skip nights out.
He works in ___ shop.____ shop is near his home.
Don’t they know how hard it is to be at ___ top in sport
... because I was too busy hiring a car in downtown ___ Johannesburg.
There is ____ tall tree at ____ foot of ___ hill.
I was ___ only girl in a rugby club of 250 boys.
But if your dream is to be ___ best and reach the winner’s platform, you had better be totally committed to your sport.
Practice
the
/
a
the
/
/
the
the
Complete the sentences with definite article or zero articles.
The
a
the
Once ______ man wanted to go from one side of _____ river to the other by _____ boat. He had to take with him _____sheep, ____ wolf and ____ basket of vegetables. But he could take only one of them a time, because ____ boat was very small. “If I leave _____ wolf and _____ sheep together, _____ wolf may eat _____ sheep.” he said to himself “If I leave ____ sheep and _____ vegetables together, _____ sheep may eat _____ vegetables.” He thought and thought. At last, he had ___ idea. And he went to _____ other side of _____ river with ______ sheep, _____ wolf and the vegetables. Do you know how he did it
Practice
a
a
/
a
a
a
the
Complete the passage with “a/an”, “the” or “/”.
the
the
the
the
the
the
the
the
an
the
the
the
the
Assignment
1. Finish Exercise 11 on page 39.
2. For more exercises, turn to Exercise 6 on page 85.