北师大版（2019）选择性必修第一册 Unit2 Success Lesson3 Getting to the Top课文精讲课件(共17张PPT)

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discuss v.讨论
discussion n. 讨论
athlete n. 运动员
admire v.钦佩
v.推
limit n. 极限 v.限制
extreme adj.极度的；n. 极端
adv.全部地
extra adj.额外的
little bit 一点点
v.努力
Read paragraphs 1-4. Complete the information in the table. Then describe the writer's situation to your partner.
v.描述
n.情况
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.
Answer the questions based on what you have read.
No, he didn't, because he was afraid that when she reached the top she would have no friends.
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.
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."
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.
illustrate v.解释；加插图于
analysis n.分析
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 lengths of the pool while other kids played pool games
the only girl in rugby club of 250 boys
encyclopaedia n. 百科全书
entry n. 条目
adj. 学术的
博客
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.
ruin v. 毁灭；破坏
skip v. 略过; 蹦跳地走 n.蹦跳
理由
skip nights out 晚上不出去玩
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.
no longer 不再
train with 和…训练
in danger of 处于…危险之中
leave v.离开，留下
be left 被留下
championship n.锦标赛; 冠军
medal n. .奖章
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
defensive adj.防御的；保护的；保卫的；戒备的
defend v.防御；保卫
defense n.防御；保卫
it 形式主语 to do真正主语
deep down 在内心深处
element n.元素; 元件; 成分
that
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.
workout n.锻炼；练习
intensity n.强度；紧张
wealthy adj.富有的
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
that
adj.专业的，职业的
on a basis 以……为基础
day-to-day 日常的
selfish adj.自私的
self-evident
adj.显而易见的
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.
countless adj.无数的；数不尽的
that
search n./v.搜索
train n.火车 v.训练
n.婚礼
be busy doing 忙于做某事
hire v.雇用；租用
downtown 市中心
in order to 为了
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.
boil down to (被)归结起来是…
boil v.烧开；煮沸
enormous adj.巨大的；大量的
drive v.驾驶 n.动力，干劲
n.决心
stay in 待在家里
on one’s own 靠自己
length n.长度
that
roll v.滚动
apply oneself to 致力于；专心从事
apply v. 申请
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.
professional
adj.专业的，职业的
profession
n.专业,职业
professor
n.教授
V-ing做主语
apart adv.分开；adj.(与众)不同的
set sb. apart 使某人与他人区分开
competitor n.竞争者
competition n.竞争
compete v.竞争
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."
overdone v. 把…煮得过久；把…做得过度（overdo 的过去分词）
adj. 煮得太久的；做得过分的
absolutely adv. 绝对地 int.当然
V1
reach v.达到
V1
V系
n.平台；月台
had better 最好+do原
be committed to 致力于
prefer v.较喜欢
adj. 杰出的
stuff n.东西；物品
average
n.平均水平; 平均数 adj.平均的
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.
V
V-ing做主语
certainly adv.当然；肯定
normal adj. 正常的
strive v.努力；力求
strive for...
Complete the summary using the correct form of the words and phrases below.
summary n.总结
巨大的,极大的adj.
强烈, 剧烈n.
归结为...
adj.杰出的, 优秀的
长度n.
专心(从事)
adj.极度的/极限的 n.极限
adj.自私的
adj.数不清的
adj.正常的/普通的
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 formost 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 maythink it is unhealthy or 8 to go to these 9 but that is the way I roll, nomatter what I'm 10 to.
boils down to
enormous
countless
extremes
normal
outstanding
selfish
lengths
applying myself
intensity
Complete the sentences with definite article the or zero articles.
the
/
the
the
/
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the
the
Find examples for the rules about definite article the and zero articles from the sentences in Activity 10.
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. )
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:
the only girl
the best
the sacrifies
across the table, put the limit
Johannesburg
birthday parties
drive
the
the
The
the
/
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the