1、discuss v.讨论discussion n.讨论athlete n.运动员admire v.钦佩v.推limit n.极限 v.限制extreme adj.极度的；n.极端 adv.全部地extra adj.额外的little bit 一点点 v.努力Read paragraphs 1-4.Complete the information in the table.Then describe the writers situation to your partner.v.描述描述 n.情况情况 Birthday parties,family holidays,nights outShe
2、will lose her friends;She knew they were right.Whether she is pushing the limits too much;whether she is being selfish.Answer the questions based on what you have read.No,he didnt,because he was afraid that when she reached the top she would have no friends.No,she didnt,because she knew what her fri
3、end said was right and she was pushing the limits too hard.She did not try to explain because most people would not understand.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
4、her descriptions such as ruining a family holiday because of the endless search for a swimming pool to train in,almost missed my brothers 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.Read paragraphs 5-8.Identify th
5、e reasons why the writer was able to get to the top.Use a diagram to illustrate and talk about your analysis.illustrate v.解释；加插图于解释；加插图于 analysis n.分析分析Reasons:l get ahead on class work rather than go out and playl get the bus on her own at ten years oldl go to swim lengths of the pool while other k
6、ids played pool gamesl the only girl in rugby club of 250 boysencyclopaedia n.百科全书entry n.条目adj.学术的博客Why do Olympic athletes push themselves to the limits?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
7、much.Were worried about you,said my friend from across the table.ruin v.毁灭；破坏 skip v.略过;蹦跳地走 n.蹦跳理由He was worried that I had no longer become fun to train with and that I was in danger of being left with only a world championship medal and no one to share it with.no longer 不再train with 和训练in danger
8、of 处于危险之中leave v.离开，留下 be left 被留下championship n.锦标赛;冠军 medal n.奖章 I could have become angry or defensive.Dont they know how hard it is to be at the top in sport?Dont they know what it takes to get there?However,deep down I knew elements of what he was saying were right.I was always tired and everyd
9、efensive adj.防御的；保护的；保卫的；戒备的 defend v.防御；保卫 defense n.防御；保卫 it 形式主语 to do真正主语deep down 在内心深处element n.元素;元件;成分 thatworkout had a mental intensity that seemed too much for most to handle.I was pushing the limits and extremes beyond what most thought were healthy.workout n.锻炼；练习intensity n.强度；紧张wealth
10、y adj.富有的These are the fears I face as a professional athlete on a day-to-day basis.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?that adj.专业的，职业的on a basis 以为基础day-to-day 日常的 selfish adj.自私的self-evident adj.显而易见的I think of count
11、less birthday parties and nights out I have missed,ruining a family holiday in France because of the endless search for a swimming pool to train in,almost missing my brothers wedding because I was too busy hiring a car in downtown Johannesburg and driving through the no-go areas in order to do a gro
12、up ride with the local triathletes.The list is endless.countless adj.无数的；数不尽的thatsearch n./v.搜索搜索train n.火车火车 v.训练训练n.婚礼婚礼be busy doing 忙于做某事忙于做某事hire v.雇用；租用雇用；租用downtown 市中心in order to 为了It boils down to this:I was born with an enormous amount of drive and determination.From a small girl,I would s
13、tay in at lunch time just to get ahead on class work rather than go out and play;I would get the bus on my own at ten years old and go to swim 100 lengths of the pool while other kids played pool games;I was the only girl in a rugby club of 250 boys.I have always lived my life to extremes.Call it un
14、healthy if you want,but that is the way I roll,no matter what it is Im applying myself to.boil down to (被被)归结起来是归结起来是boil v.烧开；煮沸烧开；煮沸 enormous adj.巨大的；大量的 drive v.驾驶 n.动力，干劲 n.决心stay in 待在家里on ones own 靠自己length n.长度thatroll v.滚动apply oneself to 致力于；专心从事apply v.申请Being a professional athlete is no
15、different.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.professional adj.专业的，职业的profession n.专业,职业professor n.教授V-ing做主语做主语apart adv.分开；adj.(与众)不同的set sb.apart 使某人与他人区分开competitor n.竞争者compe
16、tition n.竞争compete v.竞争Can this be overdone?Absolutely.But if your dream is to be the best and reach the winners platform,you had better be totally committed to your sport.In the words of the British triathlete Alistair Brownlee,even if it means getting injured,Id prefer to have three or four outsta
17、nding years of winning stuff than having ten years of being average.overdone v.把煮得过久；把做得过度（overdo 的过去分词）adj.煮得太久的；做得过分的absolutely adv.绝对地 int.当然V1reach v.达到V1V系n.平台；平台；月台月台 had better 最好最好+do原原be committed to 致力于致力于prefer v.较喜欢 adj.杰出的杰出的stuff n.东西；物品average n.平均水平平均水平;平均数平均数 adj.平均的平均的Doing what we
18、 do as athletes sets us apart because we are willing to do that extra little bit that might take us to the top.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.VV-ing做主语做主语 certainly adv.当然；肯定当然；
19、肯定normal adj.正常的正常的 strive v.努力；力求努力；力求 strive for.Complete the summary using the correct form of the words and phrases below.summary n.总结总结 巨大的巨大的,极大的极大的adj.强烈强烈,剧烈剧烈n.归结为归结为.adj.杰出的杰出的,优秀的优秀的长度长度n.专心专心(从事从事)adj.极度的极度的/极限的极限的 n.极限极限adj.自私的自私的adj.数不清的数不清的adj.正常的正常的/普通的普通的It 1 this:I was born with an
20、 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 formost 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 a
21、n Olympic champion.You maythink it is unhealthy or 8 to go to these 9 but that is the way I roll,nomatter what Im 10 to.boils down toenormouscountlessextremesnormaloutstandingselfishlengthsapplying myselfintensityComplete the sentences with definite article the or zero articles.the/thethe/thetheFind
22、 examples for the rules about definite article the and zero articles from the sentences in Activity 10.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.)We use the de
23、finite 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:the only girlthe bestthe sacrifiesacross the table,put the limitJohannesburgbirthday partiesdrivethetheThethe/the
