2021新版北师大版选择性必修第一册英语Unit 2 Success-Reading (2)Getting to the Top ppt课件.pptx

1、选择性必修一 Unit 2 Success (5) 高一年级 英语 Getting to the Top Reading (2) What are the three most important reasons why the writer was able to get to the top? Review She was born with an enormous amount of drive and determination. She has always lived her life to extremes, whatever it is she is applying hers

2、elf to. She is prepared to do that little extra in her preparation that sets her apart from her competitors. What qualities does the writer have to get to the top? Please find the evidence. Think and share She got ahead on class work rather than go out and play, got the bus on her own at 10 years ol

3、d to swim 100 lengths of the pool and was the only girl in a rugby club of 250 boys. Determined. Persistent. She sacrificed almost everything for her sport but she never stopped. Think and share What qualities does the writer have to get to the top? Please find the evidence. Her dream is to be the b

4、est and reach the winners platform, and she prefers to have three or four outstanding years than having ten years of being average. Ambitious and enthusiastic. Think and share What qualities does the writer have to get to the top? Please find the evidence. Focus on the language clearly understand th

5、e meanings of key words and expressions. use the key words and expressions in new contexts. Objectives At the end of the lesson, you will be able to: Focus on the language 1. Why do Olympic athletes push themselves to the limits? (Para. 1) push sb. to the limit to make sb. work as hard as he / she c

6、an Focus on the language He always pushed himself to the limit when working. Her wife pushed him to the limit of his abilities. We tended to push other people to their limits. Observation: Focus on the language She pushed me to the limit of my abilities. Practice: 她逼着我把自己的能力发挥到了极限。 Language points 2

7、. As one of the Olympic athletes, I miss birthday parties, ruin family holidays and skip nights out, but there is a very good reason for giving up so much. (Para. 1) ruin vt. 1) to damage sth. so badly that it loses all its value, pleasure, etc. Focus on the language The bad weather ruined our trip.

8、 The country was ruined by the war. If she loses the court case, it will ruin her. Observation: Focus on the language 2. As one of the Olympic athletes, I miss birthday parties, ruin family holidays and skip nights out, but there is a very good reason for giving up so much. (Para. 1) ruin v. 1) to d

9、amage sth. so badly that it loses all its value, pleasure, etc. v. 2) to make sb. / sth. lose all their money, their position, etc. Practice: 如果你继续浪费时间，你会毁掉自己。 If you waste time doing nothing, you will . ruin yourself Focus on the language 2. As one of the Olympic athletes, I miss birthday parties,

10、ruin family holidays and skip nights out, but there is a very good reason for giving up so much. (Para. 1) v. to not do sth. that you usually do or should do skip 不做应做的事；不参加 Focus on the language The girls were skipping in the playground. She kept skipping from one topic of the conversation to anoth

11、er. She skipped happily along beside me. Observation and match: Focus on the language 1) to move with jumps 2) to jump over rope 3) to move from one place to another or from one subject to another quickly 3. He was worried that I had no longer become fun to train with and that I was in danger of bei

12、ng left with only a world championship medal and no one to share it with. (Para. 1) be left with Focus on the language to allow sb. / sth. to remain with sb. / sth. Focus on the language The kid was left with guards when his parents were shopping. Could my papers be left with the committee, just in

13、case that they have time to look at them? Observation: Practice： 什么也没有留给他们。 They are left with nothing. Focus on the language 4. I could have become angry or defensive. (Para. 2) defensive adj. behaving in a way that shows that you feel that people are criticizing you defense n. defensive adj. (-ive

14、 形容词后缀) defend v. 防守 Focus on the language Focus on the language Dont ask him about his planshe just gets defensive. Like their children, parents are often defensive about their private lives. Observation: Practice： 他对身边的一切都存有戒心。 He gets defensive about everything around him. Focus on the language 5

15、. It boils down to this: I was born with an enormous amount of drive and determination. (Para. 5) This is the most important or the most basic aspect of it. boil down to sth. Focus on the language The reason for stopping the project boils down to lack of money. The whole issue will probably boil dow

16、n to parental responsibility. Focus on the language Observation： Practice： 所有都可以归结为误解。 Everything can boil down to a misunderstanding. Focus on the language 6. I have always lived my life to extremes. Call it unhealthy if you want, but that is the way I roll, no matter what it is Im applying myself

17、to. (Para. 5) to work hard and diligently at sth. apply oneself to sth. Focus on the language It is difficult to apply oneself to a boring task. You must apply yourself to the present. He applied himself to learning French. Focus on the language Observation: Practice: please look at the picture and

18、finish the sentence, using “apply oneself to”. To get a better grade, I must . Focus on the language apply myself to the study 7. If you want to be an Olympic champion, its all about that little extra thing you have done in your preparation that will set you apart from your competitors. (Para. 6) to

19、 make one noticeable or remarkable (in comparison to someone else) set sb. / sth. apart from Focus on the language The authors wit really sets her apart from other writers today. His encyclopedic knowledge of insects sets him apart from other kids. Focus on the language Observation: 那鲜红的围巾使她在姑娘们中间特别

20、引人注目。 Her bright red scarf the other girls. set her apart from Practice: Focus on the language 8. “Id prefer to have three or four outstanding years of winning stuff than having ten years of being average.” (Para. 7) adj. ordinary; not special average Focus on the language Average earnings are aroun

21、d $2,000 per month. The average lad likes a good night out. I was just an average sort of student. Focus on the language Observation: adj. 1) ordinary; not special average Focus on the language adj. 2) typical or normal adj. 3) calculated by adding several amounts together, finding a total, and divi

22、ding the total by the number of amounts 她是一位中等身高的妇女。 She is a woman of average height. Practice: Focus on the language Practice ruin, apply oneself to, skip, push sb. to the limit, set sb. apart from Complete the sentences with proper forms of the words below. Practice 1.My new shoes got in the mud.

23、 2.She often breakfast altogether, which is bad for her health. 3.If you the job in hand, youll finish soon. 4.To achieve the goal, you have to . 5.Her brilliance in spelling other students. ruined skips apply yourself to push yourself to the limit sets her apart from Summary Review the article by d

24、iscussing two questions. Learn the key words and expressions selected from the article: push to the limit; ruin; skip; be left with; defensive; boil down to; apply oneself to; set sb. apart from; average. Homework 1. Review usages of key words and expressions. 2. Finish Exercise 9 on P38 in the textbook. Thank you!