Unit 2 Lesson 3 Getting To The Top课件 2022-2023学年高中英语北师大版(2019)选择性必修第一册

新北师大版高中英语选择性必修一Unit2 Success Lesson3 Getting to the top Before reading Famous Athletes Su Yiming 苏翊鸣 羽生结弦Yuzuru Hanyu Kamila Valieva（卡米拉.瓦利耶娃） Eileen Gu 谷爱凌 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 much mental intensity to handle; whether she is pushing the limits and extremes too much; whether she is being selfish. Task 3 Answer the questions based on what you have read. 1. Did her friend understand her? Why? 2. Did the writer get angry with her friend? Did she try to explain? Why? 3. Was she clear about why she had chosen to be an athlete? How do you know? 1. Did her friend understand her? Why? 2. Did the writer get angry with her friend? Did she try to explain? Why? No, he didn’t, because he was afraid that when she reached the top she would have no friends a