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WATER WOMAN

WATER WOMAN. Amy Van Dyken Summer Olympics, Atlanta 4 gold medals 2000 Summer Olympics, Sydney 2 gold medal. Asthma. a disease of the airways airway swell and become narrow making it hard for breathing. 17 million Americans suffer from asthma Seventh ranking chronic condition.

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WATER WOMAN

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  1. WATER WOMAN Amy Van Dyken Summer Olympics, Atlanta 4 gold medals 2000 Summer Olympics, Sydney 2 gold medal

  2. Asthma • a disease of the airways • airway swell and become narrow making it hard for breathing. • 17 million Americans suffer from asthma • Seventh ranking chronic condition

  3. Excessive mucus clog bronchial tubes

  4. TREATMENT USING BRONCHODILATORS

  5. VOCABULARY 1 • Stretcher: Trainers have to carry her off on a stretcher. A light frame made from two long holes with a cover of soft material stretched between them, used for carrying people who are ill, injured, dead. • Huff & puff: Climbing To breathe loudly, usually after physical exercise • Spat-past tense of spit To say something quickly & angrily • Vowed – past tense of vow Promise to do something

  6. VOCABULARY • Strokes: Amy strokes furiously. Moves the arms & legs to swim • Awkward: She was also awkward, skinny-six feet tall! clumsy

  7. COMPREHENSION • What happens first in the article? SEQUENCE Amy swims at the Olympics • What happens next? SEQUENCE Amy falls to the pool deck & becomes ill.

  8. THINK IT THROUGH • What happened to Amy after she lost the event? Her muscles cramped & she fell on the deck. • How did Amy react to the actions of her high school teammates? She vowed to make them respect her.

  9. VOCABULARY • Flopped (line 56) To fall, not successful • Junior nationals (line 53) National competition for swimmers 19 & under who need to record a qualifying time to compete in the Olympic trials. • Depressed (line 59) Unhappy, sad • All-out attitude (line 70) complete and with as much effort as possible

  10. VOCABULARY • Paid off (line 70) successful • On a roll (line 75) To be having a successful or lucky period • Come back (line 81) return • Ease up (line 82) to gradually stop or become less • Let her teammates down (line 85) disappoint

  11. 1. MAT SEQUENCE Match time order The first event described in the story is the first thing that happened. The second event in the story is the second thing happened. Writers use words such as first, next, after, then, later

  12. SEQUENCE Robin decided to have a party. First, she asked friends to come. Next, she asked the brother’s band to play. She cleaned the house. Then she bought food. The night finally came. Her friends had fun. They talked about it for days!

  13. SEQUENCE Gabriel began skating when he was six. He found a coach to help him. Then he started to compete. He began in his own city. Later he went to bigger events. Now we watch him on television. He hopes to win a gold medal.

  14. To make readers curious about earlier events In time order Events that happened after the exciting events

  15. AUTHOR’S PURPOSE Reason why he/she writes a particular writing • To inform • To express/share feelings or thoughts • To persuade • To entertain

  16. SEQUENCE OF AMY’S CAREER • 1994: won bronze medal in world championships • 1995: broke U.S. records • 1996: made Olympic team won four gold medals: a.) 4x100m freestyle b.) 100m butterfly c.) 50m freestyle d.) 4x100 m medley relay

  17. THINK IT THROUGH • How did Amy change? She became depressed after not making the Olympic team & losing in the national championships. When she started swimming again, she changed her attitude & tried very hard. She became the leader of the Olympic team.

  18. THINK IT THROUGH • What record does Amy hold in the Olympics? First American woman to win four gold medals in one Olympics. • What made Amy return to swimming after she gave it up? She missed it too much. • What do you think the author’s message is? Illness does not have to prevent one from achieving goals.

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