1、FUTURE CHAMPIONSLEAD IN Wu DajingAt Pyeongchang Winter Olympics,he broke the world record and won the gold medal in 500-meter short track speed skating LEAD IN Sun YangHe is an outstanding Chinese athelte who has won 13 gold medals at international games.LEAD IN1.Can you swim?How old were you when y
2、ou began to swim?2.Can you believe a baby can be instructed in swimming even before they can walk?LEAD IN New wordsinstructLos Angelesreluctantyardunderwaterweighttricyclecompetegaspteachunwillingtri-:threetriangle1.be instructed in doing sth.=be taught to do sth.2.become expert at=be good at3.not l
3、ong before=soon4.be accustomed to doing sth.=be used to doing sth.5.be reluctant to do sth.=be unwilling to do sth.Useful expressionsTASK 11.Watch a video.2.Answer a question:What kind of race do the children compete in?What kind of race do the children compete in?An underwater tricycle race.TASK 2
4、DETAILED READING1 One of these statement is true.Which one?A.Children can learn to swim much earlier than is commonly supposed.B.Babies are unwilling to enter the water.C.All Los Angeles children learn to swim when they are very young.D.Children can only learn to swim after they have learnt to work.
5、willingSomeNonsenseTASK 2 DETAILED READING2.One of these statement is true.Which one?A.None of the children can cover the length of the pool without coming up for air.B.Not all the children ride their tricycle during the underwater race.C.The children dont like picking up weights.D.These children wi
6、ll certainly become Olympic champions one day.SomemayREADING SKILLWhen we come across words like“only,all,none,certainly,never.”,we must pay special attention to them.Generally speaking,choices including these words are wrong.TASK 3 DETAILED READINGExperiments have proved that children can be _ in s
7、wimming at a very early age.At a special swimming pool in Los Angeles,children become _ at holding their breath under water even before they can walk.Babies of two months old do not appear to be _to enter the water).It is not long before they are so _ to swimming that they can pick up _ from the flo
8、or of the pool.A game that is very popular with these young swimmers is the underwater _ race.instructedreluctantaccustomedweightstricycleexpertTASK 3 DETAILED READINGTricycles are lined up on the floor of the pool seven feet under water.The children _ against each other to reach the other end of th
9、e pool.Many _ their tricycles,but most of them prefer to push or drag them.Some children can _ the whole length of the pool without coming up for breath even once.Whether they will ever become future Olympic _,only time will tell._,they should encourage those among us who cannot swim five yards befo
10、re they are _ for petepedalMeanwhilechampionsgaspingcoverTASK 4 Imitation ShowShadow the audio file.Try your best to imitate the pronunciation and the intonation.Then we have a match to see which group will be the champion.TASK 5 DUB THE VIDEO(配音配音)What can you learn from these baby swimmers?As we g
11、row older,we become more afraid of many things.We are reluctant to face challenges,new environment.Therefore,what we should learn from the babies is bravery.TASK 6 DEEP THINKING?獉琠敨敲愠尠畳捣獥?数獲湯污瑩屹some winning combination of qualities that leads almost inevitably to achievement?If so,exactly what is th
12、at secret success formula,and can anyone develop it?At the Gallop Organization we recently focused in depth on success,inquiring into the attitudes of 1500 distinguished people selected at random from Whos Who in America.Our research finds out a number of qualities that occur regularly among top ach
13、ievers.Here is one of the most important,that is common sense.?Common sense is the most widely possessed quality of the people surveyed.Seventy-nine percent award themselves a top score in this quality.And 61 percent say that common sense is very important in contributing to their success.?To most,c
14、ommon sense means the ability to present sound,practical judgments on everyday affairs.To do this,one has to remove extra ideas and get right to the key points of what matters.A Texas oil and gas businessman puts it this way:The key ability for success is simplifying.In conduction of meeting and dea
15、ling 楷桴椠摮獵牴?敲畤楣杮愠挠浯汰硥瀠潲汢浥琠?桴?楳灭敬瑳琠牥?獩栠杩汨?浩潰瑲湡?Is common sense a quality a person is born with,or can you do something to increase it?The oil mans answer is that common sense can definitely be developed.He owes his to learning how to debate in school.Another way to increase your store of common sense
16、 is to observe it in others,learning from theirand your ownmistakes.?Besides common sense,there are many other factors that influence success:knowing your field,self-reliance,intelligence,the ability to get things done,leadership,creativity,relationships with others,and of course,luck.But common sen
17、se stands out.If you develop these qualities,youll succeed.And you might even find yourself listed in Whos Who someday.SUCCESS PERSONALITY1.What do most people speak highly of?Common sense.2.Whats common sense?Common sense is ability of presenting sound,practical judgements on everyday affairs3.How
18、to develop common sense?First,develop it through activities like learning how to debateSecondly,increase it through mistakes.What do we learnt today?1.First,we learnt some new words and expressions2.Then,a reading skill is shown to you.3.We imitate and dub the video.HomworkIn not more than 80 words,describe what goes on at the childrens swimming pool in Los Angeles.
