1. Amy Van Dyken 1996 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. First thing happened Middle event Finish the story 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 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.