Unit 2 Lesson 3 Getting to the Top 课件-2025-2026学年高中英语北师大版（2019）选择性必修第一册

Unit 2 Lesson 3 Getting to the top 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 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 Leading-in 1. Which athlete do you admire most? Why? Leading-in The athlete I admire the most is .... He/She is a/an.... I admire him/her the most because... 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 把自己逼到极限 为运动放弃一切 愿意额外多做一点 完全专注于运动 为卓越奋斗；追求卓越 把生活过到极致 Pre-reading Part 1 Part 2 Part 2 Reasons for success and suggestions Her situation (sacrifices and fears) (para 1-4) (para 5-8) (para 5-8) Find the main idea of the passage. While-reading Part 1 Part 3 (para 1-4) (para 5) (para 6-8) While-reading 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? The article tells the story of an athlete. It’s about the sacrifices,the mindset and the reasons why she pushes herself so hard. I think it is from a blog. I think the writer is a female Olympic athlete/triathlete. Triathlon begins with swimming in opening areas, followed by cycling and running. Read para 1-4. Complete the information in the table. 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 Birthday parties, family holidays, nights out While-reading Read para 1-4. Complete the information in the table. 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 Birthday parties, family holidays, nights out She will lose her friends. She knew they were right. worries reactions While-reading Read paras 1-4. Complete the information in the table. 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 Birthday parties, family holidays, nights out She will lose her friends. She knew they were right. Who she is doing for？ How much is too much? Why is she doing this? How can be so selfish? What are the sacrifices for? uncertain/self-doubt/confused/worried While-reading While-reading Read paragraphs 5-8. Identify the reasons why the writer was able to get to the top. Reasons Supporting Details be born with an _____________ amount of drive and determination 1. stay in at lunch time just to get ahead on class work; 2.get the bus on her own at ten years old; 3.go to swim 100 lengths of the pool while other kids played pool games; 4.the only girl in a rugby club. live her life to ___________ do that little _______ things be totally _______ to her sport “I’d prefer to have three or four outstanding years of winning stuff than having ten years of being average.” ——Alistair Brownlee enormous extremes extra committed While-reading Why did the author almost miss her brother’s wedding? Read paragraphs 4 and answer the questions. Because she was too busy hiring a car and driving through the ‘no-go’ areas in order to do a group ride with the local triathletes. While-reading How did “I” feel on the way to success? 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? 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? Can this be overdone? Absolutely. But if your dream is to be the... confused self-doubting determined While-reading 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? While-reading 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 and that it would be no longer fun to train with her. She could have become angry,but 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. While-reading 3. Was she clear about why she had chosen to be an athlete? How do you know? 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.” Which statements do you think are true according to the article? Why? ( ) 1. The writer is a professional triathlete. ( ) 2. Her first sport was rugby. ( ) 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 has. ( ) 6. Although she knows that her way of life is unbalanced or unhealthy, she is determined to continue. T F F T F T While-reading 1. What are the three most important reasons why the writer was able to get to the top? Find evidence to support your conclusion. Possible answers: Reason 1 She was born with an enormous amount of drive and determination (in para. 5). Reason 2 Reason 3 She has always lived her life to extremes, whatever it is she is applying herself to (in para. 6). As a professional athlete she is prepared to do that little extra in her preparation that sets her apart from her competitors (in para. 8). Post-reading 2. What is your opinion about the writer's attitude and commitment to the profession she has chosen? Possible answers: I think she will get to the top because she has so much commitment to the profession she has chosen and she is so determined to be the best. As an Olympic athlete, I push (I) to the limits. My friends worried I had no time for fun and was in danger of (leave) with only a world championship medal because of my hard training. To be at the top in sport, I have to face enormous fears and worries on a day-to-day (base). I am always tired and every workout has a mental intensity that seems too much for most (handle). I have little time to get together with my families. In order to find a swimming pool to train in，I (ruin) a family holiday in France. myself being left basis to handle ruined Post-reading It boils down to this：I was born with enormous amount of drive and determination. my childhood, I have always lived my life to extremes. You may think my lifestyle is (healthy) and my preparations are overdone. However, if you want to be an Olympic champion and reach the winner’s platform, you’d better be totally __________(commit) to your sport. Doing the extra little bit sets us _______ from other competitors. And getting to the top inspires everyone to strive for __________(great). Since an unhealthy committed apart greatness Post-reading Post-reading Complete the summary using the correct form of the words and phrases below. 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, living 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 the way I roll, no matter what I’m 10. ______________ to. boils down to enormous extremes countless intensity outstanding normal selfish lengths applying myself Post-reading Complete the sentences with definite article or zero articles. Why do Olympic athletes push themselves to ___ limits? I miss ___ birthday parties, ruin family holidays and skip nights out. He works in ___ shop.____ shop is near his home. 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. There is ____ tall tree at ____ foot of ___ hill. 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 / a The the / a the / the the Post-reading Complete the passage with “a/an”, “the” or “/”. Once ______ man wanted to go from one side of _____ river to the other by _____ boat. He had to take with him _____sheep, ____ wolf and ____ basket of vegetables. But he could take only one of them a time, because ____ boat was very small. “If I leave _____ wolf and _____ sheep together, _____ wolf may eat _____ sheep.” he said to himself “If I leave ____ sheep and _____ vegetables together, _____ sheep may eat _____ vegetables.” He thought and thought. At last, he had ___ idea. And he went to _____ other side of _____ river with ______ sheep, _____ wolf and the vegetables. Do you know how he did it? a a / a a a the the the the the the the an the the the the the the the only girl Find examples for the rules about definite article the and zero articles from the sentences in Activity 10. Example: the best the sacrifices push the limit… Johannesburg birthday parties drive 1. His/Her qualities 2. His/her achievements 3.Reasons/secrets Select one of the successful people we have talked about today and shoe us why you like him or her. Homework 31 Thank you! 80561.68 210220.05 $