U2 Success Lesson3 - 高二英语上学期同步精品课堂（北师大版2019选择性必修第一册）

Unit 2 SUCCESS Lesson 3 Getting to the top 北师大（2019）选择性必修一 extreme strive encyclopaedia entry academic ruin skip defensive element workout n. 极端 vi. 努力；奋斗 n. 百科全书 n. 条目 adj. 学术的 vt. 糟蹋；毁坏 vt. 不做(本来应做的事)；蹦跳着走 adj. 戒备的，自卫的 n. 基本部分；要素 n. 训练，锻炼 Read after the tape and speak out the Chinese immediately. intensity selfish sacrifice countless hire triathlete boil boil down to sth enormous stay in n. 强度；强烈 adj. 自私的，自私自利的 n. 牺牲 adj. 无数的，数不尽的 vt. 租用 n. 铁人三项运动员 vi.&vt. (使)沸腾，煮沸 归结为；要点是 adj. 巨大的，庞大的 待在家里 length rugby apply oneself to sth apart apart from… platform injured outstanding average normal n. 长度 n. (英式)橄榄球 努力；专心致志于某事 adj.&adv. 分开；散开 除……之外 n. 舞台；月台 adj. 受伤的 adj. 杰出的，优秀的 adj. 平庸的，普通的；平均的 n. 平均水平；平均数 adj. 正常的，平常的 Before reading 1. Which athlete do you admire most? Why? 2. What did they do to get to the top of the sport? to strive for greatness 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 Now let’s read the story of an athlete and find out what he/she did to get to the top of the sport. While reading Read and finish the tasks as quickly as possible. Task 1 Read the article quickly. Answer the questions. 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? I think the writer is a triathlete. The article tells the story of an athlete and the sacrifices she makes for her sport. I think it is from a blog. Task 2 Read paragraphs 1-4, complete the information in the table and then describe the writer’s situation to your partner. The situation the writer faces Things she gives up as an Olympic athlete Her friends’ worries and her reactions Birthday parties, family holidays, nights out *She will lose her friends; *She could have become angry or defensive, but deep down she knew they were right. The fears she faces on a daily basis Whether she has too mu