(
课件网) Unit 1 Breaking records Warming up and Reading Teaching Goals To help the students get a basic understanding of this article To let the students know the meaning of the new words, phrases and difficult sentences in this passage To let the students have some related knowledge of Guinness world records and the qualities required to break a record To encourage the students to challenge and defeat themselves when confronting difficulties Unit 1 Breaking records Who will you think of? Who always break records? Athletes Hurdling Parallel bars Swimming Table tennis 1.When were these pictures taken? 2.What’s their feelings ? exultant(狂喜),excited,proud… Ashrita Furman He has broken the most Guinness records, called the King of Guinness World Record. Pre-reading hula hooping pogo stick jumping somersaulting standing on a Swiss ball doing lunges doing jumping jacks 跳爆竹 弹簧单高跷游戏 翻筋斗 弓箭步冲刺 2.Do you think they are serious sports? _____has broken Guinness records in all these activities. 1. Do you want to try any of them? 3.Can you do any of them for any length of time? Ashrita Furman Walking on a pair of iron stilt Milk Bottle Balancing on Head Hula Hoop Racing Pogo stick Jumping Balancing a Pool Cue on finger Staying Balanced at Stonehenge “THE ROAD IS ALWAYS AHEAD OF YOU” approximately in reality adjustment tough gymnastically extreme conventional unfit New words vomit spiritual marathon urge accomplish motivation devotion soul adv. 大约 实际上 n.调整 adj.困难的;坚强的； 结实的 adv.体能训练方面 adj.极端的 adj.传统的 adj.不健康的 v. 呕吐 adj.精神的 n.马拉松 v. 催促 v.完成，实现 n. 动机 n.热爱，投入 n.灵魂，心灵 Task1 Fast reading Listen to the tape and tick out the topics about Ashrita that the author covers. Reading □ physical skills needed for events □ number of records broken □ his family life □ kinds of records broken □ why he became a sportsman □ countries he likes best □ place and date of birth □ his occupation □ his education □ his first Guinness record Task2 Detailed reading Read the text and then fill in the blanks. Part1(Para1-7): The achievements of Furman and several sports in which he has made Guinness records. Sportsman Performing deep knee bends in a hot air balloon North America Pogo stick jumping under water in South America Personal profile Name Ashrita Furman Occupation 1. _____ The records he has broken in seven continents Hula hooping in Australia 2. _____ _____ 3._____ _____ Somersaulting along a road for 12 miles Standing on top of a 75cm Swiss ball determination Main sports in which he has made Guinness records Keeping a full bottle of milk on his head while walking 4._____ _____ 5. _____ _____ Covering a mile in the fastest time while doing gymnastically correct lunges The qualities required in these sports Strength, fitness, and 6. _____ Part2(Para7-13) How he managed to achieve his goals. an Indian meditation teacher called Sri Chinmoy ... ...
