1、1.Which athlete do you admire most?Why?2.What did they do to get to the top of the sport?to push oneself to the limitsto live ones life to extremesto be totally focused on the sportto give up everything for the sportto be willing to do the extra little bitto strive for greatness1.Is it from an encyc
2、lopaedia entry,an academic book or possibly a blog?The article may come from a blog.2.Who do you think the writer is?The writer is an Olympic athletes who was able to get success in her career.Read paragraphs 1-plete the information in the table.Then describe the writers situation to your partner.Th
3、e situation the writer facesThings she gives up as an Olympic athletebirthday parties,nights out,family holidays The situation the writer facesHer friends worries and her reactionsHer friend worried she had no longer become fun to train with and no one would share her happiness when she got a champi
4、onship medal.She knew what he said was right in her deeper heart.The situation the writer facesThe fears she faces on a daily basisShe was tired and had a mental intensity.She was pushing the limits and extremes beyond what most thought were healthy.Things she has to give up Birthday parties Family
5、holidays Nights outHer friends opinionShe had no longer become fun to train with and she was in danger of being left with only a world championship and no one to share it with.Her reactions She could have become angry or defensive.Deep down she knew the words of her friend made sense.Born with an en
6、ormous amount of drive and _.The little_thing she has done in her preparation sets her apart from her competitors.She has to be totally committed to her sport to be the best.Reasons for her successRead the article again.What do the phrases or sentence refer to in the article?a very good reason(line
7、3)on a day-to-day basis(line 12)The list is endless.(line 19)As a professional athlete,I want to be at the top.Daily training.I have to miss so many social activities because of training.an enormous amount of drive and determination(line 20)three or four outstanding years of winning stuff(line 37)Fr
8、om a small girl;at the age of ten;I have always lived my life to extremes.Being the best and reaching the winners platform;being at the topWhich statements do you think are true according to the article?Why?1.The writer is a professional triathlete.From the passage,we know she can swim and ride,whic
9、h are elements of triathlete.2.Her first sport was rugby.She played rugby in a club.3.At first,she was afraid to join the rugby club because it has 250 boys.She was the only girl in the club,but we dont know whether she was afraid to join or not at first.4.She missed many birthday parties,ruined fam
10、ily holidays and skipped nights out for the sport she devoted herself to.She knew she had better be totally committed to her sports in order to get to the top.5.What makes an Olympic champion stand out form other competitors is the special talent she or he has.What makes an Olympic champion stand ou
11、t is that he or she must do extra little bit.6.Although she knows that her way of life is unbalanced or unhealthy,she is determined to continue.She said“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.”in the article.1.What are the three most important reasons why the writer was able to get to the top?Find evidence to support your conclusion.1)She was born with an enormous amount of drive and determination.2)She lived her life to extremes.3)She had been totally committed to her sport.
