Unit 3: Swimming Across Borders

Unit Summary

This unit explores the characteristics, abilities, and achievements of athletes.

Reading One is the story of Lynne Cox ,a long-distance swimmer , who has not only broken records, but also swims to focus attention on and to Lesson political tension among countries.

Reading two presents the professional achievement of three known athletes, Pele, Grete Waitz, & George Foreman, in Vitae form

VOCABULARY FOR COMPREHENSION

Read the sentences. Circle the letter of the best definition for the underlined word or words. Page

1. Some people can tolerate hot weather. They can play sports outside on a very hot day and feel fine.

a. Not have problems withb. Live inc. Understand

2. In order to be a great athlete, a person needs to both work hard and have talent. Hard work or talent alone is not enough.

d. Be naturally good at somethinge. Be able to practice a lotf. Be interested in learning

3. The runner did more than just win. His time broke the record for the 200- meter race!

a. Was not good enough to winb. Was good enough to winc. Was better than the best ever

4. Most athletes are very good at what they do. But every once in while, an athlete who is truly outstanding comes along and captures the world attention.

d. Not normale. Excellentf. Better than excellent 

5. The border between the United States and Canada stretches from the. Atlantic to the Pacific and is the longest border in the world.

a. Distance between two countriesb. Line separating two countriesc. Main road

6. We admire some athletes not only for their achievement as athletes, but also for what they do in other parts of their life.

d. Things that don`t work well.e. Things that you do successfully.f. Things that you tell someone.

7. She liked the challenge of playing against athletes who were better than she was.g. Something that is interesting because it is difficult.h. Something that a person does often.i. Something that is easy to do well.

Answers: (a,a,c,c,b,b,a)

Reading two: The Athletes Life page 45

LINKING READING 1&2Lynn`s Vita (Page 47)

Event Date

Born in New HampshireStarted swimming Swam miles to Catalina Island swam English channel, broke women`s &men`s recordsSwam the Cook StraitSwam between Norway & Sweden, and Sweden & DenmarkSwam around the Cape of Good HopeSwam the Bering Strait Swam between Argentina & Chile

195719621971197419751977197819871990

Vocabulary 2 (page 48)

STYLE: Transition Words of Time

Transition words(page 50) are used to show the relationships between the sentences in a piece of writing. Transition words of time are used to show time relationships. They help the reader understand which event happened first, which happened second, and so on.

Transition words of time include first, then, next, and later, which have similar meanings, and finally.

A transition word at the beginning of a sentence is followed by a comma.

Ex. Page 51 Read the story of speed skater Bonnie Blair.

Complete the story with transition words.(finally, first, next & then)

Bonnie Blair could skate by the time she was two years old, and by the age of four, she was in races. (1)---------- ,she skates in group races.(2)-----------, she took up speed skating, where only two skaters race at a time. She won many races.(3)------------, in 1984,she made the U.S. Olympic team, but she didn`t win any medals.(4) ------------, in 1988, Bonnie Blair made U.S. Olympic team again, and this time she won both gold and bronze medals.

Answers: 1. First,2. Then/Next,3.Next or Then,4. Finally

Grammar: The Present Progressive Tense( Pages 52-53)

Let`s practice!

Key Answers

Page 543. `m not watching 4.`s throwing 5. `s running 6. are trying 7. `re not running8. is jumping 9. `s making10. `s happening11. `m not sitting

Suggested Answer

The people are clapping. He`s smiling. A man is giving the runner a bottle of water. The short man is falling down. Some people are helping him. The sun is shinning. A bird is flying by. The two other runners aren`t smiling.

Good Luck

Ms. Rosa Al-Remi

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