Reading
Michael Phelps
By Wang Yanfei
Questions to be solved
Who is Michael Phelps?
Why is he so famous?
What makes him so successful?
What can we learn from him?
a short video. [gossip] Listen
1. How do you find inspiration（鼓舞） to
continue?
A. There is still somewhere to go B. There is still
something to do C. there is nowhere to go
2. If you had to do a different sport what would it
be?
A. Basketball
B. badminton
C. golf
3. Which athlete past or present do you admire?
A. Yao Ming B. Michael Jordan C. Kobe Bryant
a short video
1. How do you find inspiration（鼓舞） to
continue?
A. There is still somewhere to go B. There is still
something to do C. there is nowhere to go
2. If you had to do a different sport what would it
be?
A. Basketball B. badminton C. golf
3. Which athlete past or present do you admire?
A. Yao Ming B. Michael Jordan C. Kobe Bryant
A small quiz
How much do you know about Michael Phelps?
Tick the appropriate answers.
1. What’s Michael Phelps’s job?
athlete
√ cook doctor teacher
2. Which sport item was he engaged in?
running basketball swimming
√ golf
3. What’s the nationality of Michael Phelps?
American
√ British Australian French
4. How old is Michael Phelps?
26
28
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32
5. How many gold medals did Michael Phelps win in 2008 Beijing Olympic?
5
6
7
8
6. What size is Michael Phelps's feet?
44
45
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49
7. What’s Michael Phelps’s lucky number in his own opinion?
8
6
9
7
While-reading
Task 1: Fast reading
Figures and Phelps
1. How old is Michael Phelps?
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28
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32
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2. How many gold medals did Michael Phelps win in 2008 Beijing Olympic?
5
6
7
8
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3. What size is Michael Phelps's feet?
44
45
47
49
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4. What’s Michael Phelps’s lucky number in his own opinion?
8
6
9
7
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Pair work :
What is your lucky number ?
Why ?
Task 2: Detailed reading
Michael Phelps
Para 2-5
________
reasons
Para 1
________
achievements
Para 2-4
External
________
factors
Para 5
Internal
________
Factor
belief
______
Task 2: Detailed reading
What achievements has Michael Phelps made in the
field of swimming?
List of Michael Phelps’s achievements
In 2004：6 G ；2 B in Athens
In 2008： 8 G in Beijing
7 world records
In 2012： 4G ；2S in London
In 2016： 5G ； 1 S in Rio
By now: 23 Gold；3 Silver；2 Bronze
Task 2: Detailed reading
What makes Michael Phelps so successful?
diet
swimsuit
figure
External factors
Luck
key persons
A perfect body shape for a swimmer
201cm
flexible
joint
huge
lungs
197cm
Figure
•The length
of his two
arms is
longer than
his height.
•He has very
flexible joints.
•He has huge
lungs.
size 49
•He has large
feet.
Belief
Conclude some key verbs or phrases related to his
success in last paragraph.
1.
grasp the chance to
2.
raise
3.
run
4.
Train
5.
No one is harder than me
What actually makes Michael Phelps so successful?
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Figure
Diet
Swimsuit
Key persons
Luck
Good personality
Belief
Critical thinking
1. Does success
come from
inborn gift or
hard work? Give
your reasons.
2. What else can
contribute to
success?
I know no one is harder than me.
Now for the
BIG
QUESTION
What else can
contribute to
success?
Collect the keys
Be intelligent.
Have interest.
Be yourself.
Decide on your goal.
Have a clear vision.
Have a good relationship
Collect the keys
Take action.
Be persistent.
Work hard.
Leadership skills.
Strength of personality
Be confident.
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Post-reading
What makes Michael Phelps so successful?
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Figure
Diet
Swimsuit
Key persons
Luck
Good personality
Belief
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• Big dream
• Short term goals
• Hard work
Michael Phelps’s way to success
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Figure
A strong body
Diet
A healthy diet
Swimsuit
Useful tools
Key
persons
Others’
help
Luck
Luck
Good
Good personality
personalities
Belief
An unwavering belief
Big
Big dream
dream
Short
Short term
term goals
goals
Hard
Hard work
work
• Six gold medals and
two bronze medals in
Athens
• Eight gold medals in
2008 Beijing
• Seven world records
• Four gold medals and
two silver medals in
London
• 5 gold medals and 2
silver medals in Rio
• 28 medals in total
The secrets of success
Big dream
Allow himself to think big
Break it down
Create a series of short
term
goals
Hard work
Be prepared to put in the
thousands of hours of hard
work
I’ll let my imagination
run free to dream as big
as I can and decide my
long term goals.
I’ll make careful plans for
my goals and focus on
achieving my short term
goals ____ by ______.
No one can get something
_____ _____. I am supposed
to make every _____ to turn
my dream into ______.
Discussion
Share your dreams with us!
1. What’s your dream?
2.How do you plan to realize your dream?
3. Give your classmates some advice on how to
realize his/her dream?
Writing
Write a short passage
according to the following
two questions?
1. What’s your dream?
2. How to realize your
dream?
secrets of success
Everyone has a dream and is ____________(渴望成
功). I dream to be a _______. /I dream of ______ .
_________________(尽管会面对挑战), I’m sure I can
conquer them to ____________(把梦想变为现实) 。I
have learnt a lot from Phelps who ____________.
First of all ， ______________ （ 我 要 放 飞 梦 想 ） 。
Secondly, _____________________________ (把长期
的 目 标 分 解 成 一 系 列 的 短 期 的 目 标 ) 。 What is more
important is that____________________（我要随时准
备 付 出 艰 辛 的 劳 动 ） As a saying goes,
________________ (一分耕耘一分收获)， I’m sure I
can achieve success so long as I try my best.
Speech
Everyone has a dream and is ____________(渴望
成功). I dream to be a _______. /I dream of ______
. _________________(尽管会面对挑战), I’m sure I
can conquer them to ____________(把梦想变为现
实 ) 。 I have learnt a lot from Phelps who
____________. First of all， ______________（我
要
放
飞
梦
想
）
。
Secondly,
_____________________________ (把长期的目标
分 解 成 一 系 列 的 短 期 的 目 标 ) 。 What is more
important is that____________________（我要随
时 准 备 付 出 艰 辛 的 劳 动 ） As a saying goes,
________________ (一分耕耘一分收获)， I’m sure
I can achieve success so long as I try my best.
wish everybody‘s dream come true.
Essential factors to success
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offer their help for free.
smile.
give more than what’s expected.
Be calm and they think a lot.
learn everything they can.
Be confident.
I will try my best to realize my dream to make
up the boast I have said in my childhood.
我要努力实现梦想，以弥补小时候吹过的牛。
So,will you?