1. Reading
Michael Phelps
By Wang Yanfei

3. Questions to be solved What can we learn from him?
Who is Michael Phelps?
Why is he so famous?
What makes him so successful?
What can we learn from him?

4. 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

6. 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

7. 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   
5. How many gold medals did Michael Phelps win in 2008 Beijing Olympic?
5   
6. What size is Michael Phelps's feet?
44   
7. What’s Michael Phelps’s lucky number in his own opinion?
8    √ √ √

8. While-reading

9. Task 1: Fast reading √ √ √ √ Figures and Phelps
1. How old is Michael Phelps?
26   
2. How many gold medals did Michael Phelps win in 2008 Beijing Olympic?
5   
3. What size is Michael Phelps's feet?
44   
4. What’s Michael Phelps’s lucky number in his own opinion?
8    √ √ √ √
Pair work :
What is your lucky number ?
Why ?

10. Task 2: Detailed reading
Michael Phelps
Para 2-5
________
Para 1
________
reasons
achievements
Para 2-4
________
Para 5
________
Internal
Factor
______
External
factors
belief

11. List of Michael Phelps’s achievements
Task 2: Detailed reading What achievements has Michael Phelps made in the field of swimming?
List of Michael Phelps’s achievements
In 2004：
In 2008：
In 2012：
In 2016：
By now:
6 G ；2 B in Athens
8 G in Beijing
7 world records
4G ；2S in London
5G ； 1 S in Rio
23 Gold；3 Silver；2 Bronze

12. Task 2: Detailed reading What makes Michael Phelps so successful?
diet
swimsuit
figure
External factors
key persons
Luck

13. Figure A perfect body shape for a swimmer
The length of his two arms is longer than his height.
He has very flexible joints.
He has huge lungs.
He has large feet.
197cm
201cm
huge lungs
flexible joint
size 49

14. Belief
Conclude some key verbs or phrases related to his success in last paragraph.
grasp the chance to
raise
run
Train
No one is harder than me

15. What actually makes Michael Phelps so successful?
Reasons
Figure
Diet
Swimsuit
Key persons
Luck
Good personality
Belief
Critical thinking
Does success come from inborn gift or hard work? Give your reasons.
What else can contribute to success?
I know no one is harder than me.

16. Now for the BIG QUESTION

17. What else can contribute to success?

18. Have a good relationship
Collect the keys
Be intelligent.
Have interest.
Be yourself.
Decide on your goal.
Have a clear vision.
Have a good relationship

19. Strength of personality
Collect the keys
Take action.
Be persistent.
Work hard.
Leadership skills.
Strength of personality
Be confident.
...

20. Post-reading

21. What makes Michael Phelps so successful?
Reasons
Figure
Diet
Swimsuit
Key persons
Luck
Good personality
Belief …
Big dream
Short term goals
Hard work

22. Michael Phelps’s way to success
Things you need
Reasons
Achievements
Figure
Diet
Swimsuit
Key persons
Luck
Good personality
Belief
Big dream
Short term goals
Hard work
A strong body
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
A healthy diet
Useful tools
Others’ help
Luck
Good personalities
An unwavering belief
Big dream
Short term goals
Hard work

23. Phelps We The secrets of success Big dream Allow himself to think big
I’ll let my imagination run free to dream as big as I can and decide my long term goals.
Break it down
Create a series of short
term
goals
I’ll make careful plans for my goals and focus on achieving my short term goals ____ by ______.
Hard work
Be prepared to put in the thousands of hours of hard work
No one can get something _____ _____. I am supposed to make every _____ to turn my dream into ______.

24. Share your dreams with us!
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?

25. Writing Write a short passage according to the following
two questions?
1. What’s your dream?
2. How to realize your dream?

26. 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.

27. 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.

28. Essential factors to success
wish everybody‘s dream come true.
Essential factors to success
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.

29. 我要努力实现梦想，以弥补小时候吹过的牛。
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?