Unit 2 Lesson 3 Getting To The Top 課件 高中英語新北師大版性選擇必修第一冊（2022-2023學(xué)年）

1、Unit 2 SuccessLesson 3 Getting to The TopActivate and ShareRead and Discuss Words and phrasesto push oneself to the limits to be totally focused on the sportto give up everything for the sport to strive for greatnessto live ones life to extremes to be willing to do the extra little bitdefensive: int

2、ended to protect yourself from being criticizedintensity: the quality of being extreme or very strongsacrifice: 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

3、and run particular distances without stopping between events1. 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 sacrific

4、es 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 36. Complete the information. Why do Olympic athletes push themselves to the limits? As one of the Olympic athletes, I miss birthday parties, ruin family holiday

5、s and skip nights out, but there is a very good reason for giving up so much. “Were 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 i

6、t with. I could have become angry or defensive. Dont they know how hard it is to be at the top in sport? Dont 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 fo

7、r 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 o

8、f 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 brothers wedding because I was too busy hiring a car in downtown Johannesburg and driving through the “no-go” areas in order

9、to do a group ride with the local triathletes. The list is endless.Read and Explore Read paragraphs 1-4 on page 36. Complete the information.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._Birthda

10、y 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.6Answer the questions based on what you have read. 1. Did her friend understand her? Why? 2. Did the writer get angry with her friend?

11、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 description

12、s such as “ruining a family holiday because of the endless search for a swimming pool to train in”, “almost missed my brothers 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 didnt, because he was afraid th

13、at when she reached the top she would have no friends.2. No, she didnt, 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. 6It boils down to this: I was born with an enormous amount of drive an

14、d 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

15、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 Im applying myself to.Being a professional athlete is no different. If you want to be an Olympic champion, its all about that little extra thing you have done in your preparation th

16、at will set you apart from your competitors.Can this be overdone? Absolutely. But if your dream is to be the best and reach the winners 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, “Id prefer

17、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

18、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 boysget the bus on her own at ten years oldgo to sw

19、im 100 lengths of the pool while other kids played pool gamesSuggested Answers: 6Read 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 outstand

20、ing 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 whil

21、e 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

22、 I have missed, ruining a family holiday in France because of the endless search for a swimming pool to train in, almost missing my brothers 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 triathlet

23、es.Three or four outstanding years of winning stuff: refers that if your dream is to be the best and reach the winners platform, you had better be totally committed to your sport. 6Which statements are true according to the article?1. The writer is a professional triathlete.2. Her first sport was ru

24、gby.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 h

25、as.6. Although she knows that her way of life is unbalanced or unhealthy, she is determined to continue.TTT6Think 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 ab

26、out the writers 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 apply

27、ing 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 c

28、hosen and she is so determined to be the best.6Complete 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, livin

29、g 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 th

30、e way I roll, no matter what Im 10. to.1. boils down to 2. enormous 3. countless 4. extremes 5. intensity6. normal 7. outstanding 8. selfish9. length10. applying myself6Complete the sentences using the or zero articles. 1. Why do Olympic athletes push themselves to limits?2. I miss birthday parties,

31、 ruin family holidays and skip nights out.3. “Were worried about you,” said my friend from across table.4. Dont 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 winners platform, you had better be totally committed to your sport.1. the 2. /3. the 4. the 7. the 8. the 5. /6. /6F