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Unit 2 Success Lesson 3 Getting to the Top
Think and Share
· Which athlete do you admire most?Why?
· What did they do to get to the top?
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
My answer:
Learning Objectives
In this class,we will,
1. Get the general idea of the passage.
2. Learn the phrases in this lesson.
3. Explore the details about author’s sacrifices and reasons of getting to the top.
Read and Summarize
Task 1: Main idea
Read the passage quickly and answer:
· Is it from an encyclopaedia entry or a blog?
· Divide the passage into two parts.
Parts
Paragraphs
Main ideas
Part Ⅰ
Part Ⅱ
Task 2: The situation the writer faces(Para 1–4)
Finish the table:
The situation the writer faces
Details
Things she gives up
Friends’ worries & her reaction
Fears she faces every day
Task 3: Reasons for success (Para 5–8)
Fill in the blanks:
The reasons for her success
personality
attitude
action
Read and Explore
Judge and write reasons:
· The writer is a professional triathlete. ( T / F )
Reason:
· Her first sport was rugby. (T / F )
Reason:
· She was afraid to join the rugby club. ( T / F )
Reason:
· She missed many parties and holidays for her sport. ( T / F )
Reason:
· Talent makes a champion. ( T / F )
Reason:
· She knows her life is unbalanced but keeps going. ( T / F )
Reason:
Discuss and Share
Activity 1: The secret of “TOP”
Complete the words:
P oneself to the limits and extremes
O little extra thing
T doubts and misunderstanding
Activity 2: Choose your life
□ An ordinary road with beautiful scenery □ The road to success full of thorns(荆棘)
My choice:
Reasons:
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Unit 2 Success Lesson 3 Getting to the Top(教师解析版)
Think and share
· Which athlete do you admire most?Why?What did they do to get to the top?
We can see all top athletes share one thing: they make extraordinary efforts.
Learning objectives
1. Get the general idea of the passage.
2. Learn the phrases in this lesson.
3. Explore the details about author’s sacrifices and reasons of getting to the top.
Reading Tasks
Task 1: Skimming
Is it from an encyclopaedia entry or possibly a blog?What does encyclopaedia entry mean? What about blog? Who can answer this question?
The writer uses ‘I’ and talks about her own feelings and fears. So it’s a first-person narrative, probably from a blog or a personal article.
· Divide the passage into two parts.
Parts
Paragraphs
Main ideas
Part Ⅰ
1-4
The situation the writer faces
Part Ⅱ
5-8
The reasons why the writer can get to the top
Task 2: Detailed reading (Para 1–4)
The situation the writer faces
Details
Things she gives up
Birthday parties, family holidays, nights out.
Friends’ worries & her reaction
She had no longer become fun and was in danger of being left with no one to share it with.
She knew they were right.
Fears she faces every day
Why am I doing this? How can I be so selfish? What are the sacrifices for?
Task 3: Reasons for success (Para 5–8)
Fill in the blanks:
The reasons for her success
personality
She was born with an enormous amount of drive and determination.
attitude
be totally committed to your sport
I have always lived my life to extremes.
action
it’s all about that little extra thing you have done in your preparation
Reading skill:Identify real information
Judge and write reasons:
· The writer is a professional triathlete. ( T )
Reason: Because the writer says "These are the fears I face as a professional athlete on a day-to-day basis." She does a group ride with the local triathletes.
· Her first sport was rugby. ( F )
Reason: No.Her first sport was swimming.
· She was afraid to join the rugby club. ( F )
Reason: She was a determined and brave girl.She was not afraid of that.
· She missed many parties and holidays for her sport. ( T )
Reason: Yes.She said, “I miss birthday parties, ruin family holidays and skip nights out”
· Talent makes a champion. ( F )
Reason: No.She didn’t mention talent. In paragraph 6, she thinks If you want to be an Olympic champion, it’s all about that little extra thing you have done in your preparation
· She knows her life is unbalanced but keeps going. ( T )
Reason: Because we can see from "It is certainly not a balanced way to live and it is certainly not normal but those words are generally not used for anyone who is striving for greatness."
Reading and Thinking
Activity 1: The secret of “TOP”
You have made all the correct judgments .After reading this article, we also gained insights on how to get to the top. Now let's summarize the secret getting to the top into three phrases.These phrases begins with the letters "t、o、p". You can guess which words we will use. Let's have a brief discussion.
P oneself to the limits and extremes
O that little extra thing
T doubts and misunderstanding
Activity 2: Think and share
In P7, the writer quoted a sentence.“I’d prefer to have three or four outstanding years of winning stuff than having ten years of being average.”
We will find that in front of each person there are two paths. One is very flat and easy to walk on, but we can only see ordinary scenery on it. The other one is different. To reach the end of this path, we need to make a lot of efforts, just like the author of this article. But you will see extremely beautiful scenery and achieve success.
So which one would you choose?
Activity 3: Choose your life
□ An ordinary road with beautiful scenery □ The road to success full of thorns(荆棘)
She is a determined person.
There is no right or wrong answer. But today I want you to remember this: Every champion has paid a price.I believe that the author's way to success has inspired most of you. If you want to get to the top,what are you willing to pay for your dream?
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