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课件网) Unit 1 Breaking records Reading “The Road Is always ahead of you” New Senior English For China Student Book 9 Unit 1 Breaking records Warming-up What do you know about the book called “The Guinness Book of World Records” ? ? The Guinness Book of World Records is a?reference （参考）book?published annually, listing?world records?both of human achievements and the extremes of the natural world. It also collects all kinds of records that are not made in any conventional sports and usually by amateur （业余的） sports lovers. The world’s tallest person ,251cm The dog with the largest ears Information about Ashrita The king of Guinness records deep knee bend somersaulting doing lunges jumping jack 2 3 7 8 “THE ROAD IS ALWAYS AHEAD OF YOU” Difficulties The Road to Success Laws of Success: ？ He has broken approximately 93 Guinness records. 1. over the last 25 years 2. At the age of 16 He discovered an Indian meditation teacher called Sri Chinmoy. 3. In 1978 4. In 1979 He came third in a 24-hour bicycle marathon in New York’s Central park He broke his first Guinness record with 27,000 jumping jacks. Para1-2 Achievements What’s main idea of the two paragraphs? hula hooping pogo stick jumping deep knee bends in a hot air balloon Do you think these events are childish? Para 3 Para 4-7 The difficulties of some events childish? strength,fitness & determination While…, in reality… doing lunges somersaulting standing on a 75cm Swiss ball keeping a full bottle of milk on his head The fine _____ are needed. neck adjustments When standing on top of a Swiss ball It takes a lot of _____ and a great sense of _____to stay on the ball . You have to _____to stay on top especially when your legs start _____. concentration balance struggle shaking When somersaulting It is a _____event as you have to overcome _____ extreme _____and pain. You are _____to rest for only 5 minutes in every hour of rolling. And you may _____ tough dizziness tiredness permitted vomit When doing gymnastically correct lunges Lunges are _____ hard on your legs. extremely Para 8 talent? not natural Yet this talented sportsman is not a natural athlete. As a child he was very unfit and was not at all interested in sports. However, he was fascinated by the Guinness Book of World Records. His teacher: Sri Chinmoy Para 8-13: How did he become a sportsman? On the road, who helped him? When did he understand them? When he won third place What keeps him trying to break records? His devotion to his teacher He often wears a T-shirt with Sri Chinmoy’s words on the back.“There is only one perfect road. It is ahead of you, always ahead of you.” How does Ashrita thank his teacher? Difficulties The Road to Success “THE ROAD IS ALWAYS AHEAD OF YOU” Laws of Success: ？ Discussion What’ the laws of success ? However, he was fascinated by the Guinness Book of World Records. …that he seemed to be able to use his spirit to accomplish any ... ...
