Unit 2 Period 3 Getting to the Top （课件）英语北师大版2019选择性必修第一册

GETTING TO THE TOP 北师大2019选修第一册 Unit 2 Success Content 1 Lead-in 3 While-reading 2 Pre-reading 4 Post-reading 5 Summary 7 Homework 6 Assessment 1 2 3 Learning Objectives Master core vocabulary, phrases, and article usage in context. Sort text details and summarize the main idea. Enhance fast - reading, intensive - reading, and inference abilities. Discuss athletes’ careers and pursuits in English. Understand athletes’ efforts, develop perseverance and focus, and reflect on “success and sacrifice” 01 Lead-in Lead-in What feelings do these moments bring to you? Do you wonder what Olympians sacrifice to reach the top? 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 to strive for greatness EXAMPLE Probably they miss family events or holidays because of training. I’m curious to know more about their struggles.” 02 Pre-reading Pre-reading Guess what challenges the writer faces as an Olympian. What might ‘getting to the top’ cost? She/He might face _____________________ every day, like ____________________________________. ‘Getting to the top’ might cost sacrifice. EXAMPLE 03 While-reading While-reading What’s the main topic? A. About an Olympian’s sacrifices B. About an Olympian’s training methods C. About an Olympian’s competition experiences Is it from an encyclopaedia entry, an academic book or possibly a blog? How do you know? A. An encyclopaedia entry B. An academic book C. A blog Read the article quickly. Answer the questions. Tone: personal; Content: sharing personal stories → likely a blog. While-reading Read paragraphs 1–4. Complete the information in the table. 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 The fears she faces on a daily basis Missing birthday parties and nights out. Ruining family holidays. Almost missing her brother’s wedding. Friends’ worries: she is no longer fun to be with and might end up only with a championship medal and no one to share it with. Her reaction: didn’t get angry; deep down; knew parts of their worries were right. Questioning who she is doing this for. Wondering how much sacrifice is too much. Doubting why she is pursuing this path. Feeling selfish. Questioning the purpose of her sacrifices. While-reading Decide whether the following sentences are in line with the content of the article. Write T (True) for those that are, and F (False) for those that are not. Her friend fully understood her dedication to being an Olympic athlete. ( ) 2. The writer got angry with her friend’s worries. ( ) 3. The writer tried to explain her choices to her friend. ( ) 4. The writer was clear about the reasons for choosing to be an athlete. ( ) F F F T While-reading Read paragraphs 5–8. Which of the following is NOT a reason for the writer's success? A. Born with great drive and determination​ B. Living a balanced life with enough rest​ C. Doing extra efforts in preparation​ D. Being fully committed to the sport While-reading Read paragraphs 5–8 carefully. List 3 reasons why the writer was able to get to the top, and for each reason, find one sentence from the paragraphs to support it.​ Reason: ________________________________________________​ Supporting sentence: ______________________________________​ Reason: ________________________________________________​ Supporting sentence: ______________________________________​ Reason: ________________________________________________​ Supporting sentence: ______________________________________ She was born with enormous drive and determination. "I was born with an enormous amount of drive and determination." She was willing to do the extra little bit in preparation. "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." She was totally committed to her sport. "If your dream is to be the best, you have to be totally committed to that dream, and that means making sacrifices." While-reading Does the writer regret her choices? Find at least two clues from the text to support your answer.​ After reading the text, what does "striving for greatness" mean to you? Explain in 1-2 sentences. 1. No, the writer does not regret her choices.​ Clue 1: "That is the way I roll".​ Clue 2: "If your dream is to be the best, you have to be totally committed to that dream". 2. To me, "striving for greatness" means trying one’s best to pursue a goal with full commitment, even if it requires sacrifices. It also means not giving up when facing challenges. 04 Post-reading Post-reading Group Work: Exploring Success & Sacrifice​ based on "Getting to the Top" What are the key reasons for the writer’s success?​ Find 3 text evidences (e.g., words, phrases, sentences).​ Write them down in the table below: Key reason Text evidence (copy from the text) 1. 2. 3. Post-reading Sample for reference：​ Key reason Text evidence (copy from the text) 1.Strong determination​ "I was born with an enormous amount of drive and determination." 2.Willingness to do extra preparation "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." ... ... Post-reading What do you think of the writer’s attitude towards her choices?​ Is she proud / hesitant / determined? (Choose 1 and explain) The writer's attitude towards her choices is determined. She says "that is the way I roll" to show she firmly accepts her path of making sacrifices for her dream, and she emphasizes the necessity of commitment to achieving the goal, which all reflect her determined attitude. Post-reading Would you make such sacrifices for your dream? Why or why not? Yes, I would. Because realizing a dream often requires giving up something, and the sense of achievement after success is worth the sacrifices. 05 Summary Summary Getting to the Top Key to the writer’s success The writer’s attitude Takeaway Theme An Olympian’s journey to success—sacrifices, challenges, and key factors behind "getting to the top". Innate enormous drive and determination​ Willingness to put in extra effort in preparation​ Total commitment to the dream No regret for her choices Success requires sacrifices 06 Assessment Assessment Learning Objectives Score(1-5) I can summarize the article’s main idea, including the writer’s experiences and challenges as an athlete. I can extract key details (sacrifices, others’ views, self - reflection) from the text to analyze the writer’s journey. I can discuss the writer’s success factors and relate to the “striving for greatness” theme, using text evidence. 5-完全能；4-基本能；3-不确定；2不太能；1-完全不能 07 Homework Homework Complete the sentences with definite article the or zero articles. Why do Olympic athletes push themselves to ______ limits? I miss ______ birthday parties, ruin family holidays and skip nights out. “We’re worried about you,” said my friend from across ______ table. 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. I was born with an enormous amount of ______ drive and determination. 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. the the the the the / / / Homework Complete the sentences with “the” or “/”. 1 How far is it from ______ capital city? 2 Did you see ______ last episode of Heroes? 3 I’ve bought a new phone. ______ phone’s got a fantastic camera. 4 Who is ______ best singer at the moment? 5 All children should do ______ sports when they are at ______ school. 6 Is that ______ house where you grew up? the the The the the / / Homework Find examples for the rules about definite article the and zero articles from the sentences in Activity 10. 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: 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. ________). the table the best the limits push the limits Johannesburg birthday parties drive 深度理解文本与作者经历，围绕作者运动旅程，写对其牺牲、坚持的敬佩，或自身追梦感悟写一封信。格式已给出，词数为80-100。 Dear writer, Reading your journey inspires me deeply. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Yours sincerely, [Your Name] ） Homework Thank You $$