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1、Unit 1 Breaking recordsWarming up and ReadingTeaching GoalsTo help the students get a basic understanding of this articleTo let the students know the meaning of the new words,phrases and difficult sentences in this passageTo let the students have some related knowledge of Guinness world records and

2、the qualities required to break a recordTo encourage the students to challenge and defeat themselves when confronting difficultiesUnit 1 Breaking recordsWho will you think of?Who always break records?AthletesHurdlingParallel barsSwimmingTable tennis1.When were these pictures taken?2.Whats their feel

3、ings?exultant(狂喜狂喜),excited,proud Ashrita FurmanHe has broken the most Guinness records,called theKing of Guinness World Record.Pre-readinghula hooping pogo stick jumpingsomersaultingstanding on a Swiss balldoing lungesdoing jumping jacks跳爆竹跳爆竹弹簧单高跷游戏弹簧单高跷游戏翻筋斗翻筋斗弓箭步冲刺弓箭步冲刺2.Do you think they are se

4、rious 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 FurmanWalking on a pair of iron stilt Milk Bottle Balancing on HeadHula Hoop Racing Pogo stick Jumping Balancing a Pool Cue on finger Staying Bal

5、anced at Stonehenge“THE ROAD IS ALWAYS AHEAD OF YOU”approximatelyin realityadjustmenttoughgymnasticallyextremeconventionalunfitNew wordsvomitspiritualmarathonurgeaccomplishmotivationdevotionsoul adv.大约大约 实际上实际上 n.调整调整adj.困难的困难的;坚强的；坚强的；结实的结实的 adv.体能训练方面体能训练方面 adj.极端的极端的 adj.传统的传统的 adj.不健康的不健康的 v.呕吐呕

6、吐 adj.精神的精神的 n.马拉松马拉松 v.催促催促 v.完成，实现完成，实现 n.动机动机 n.热爱，投入热爱，投入 n.灵魂，心灵灵魂，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 spor

7、tsman countries he likes best place and date of birth his occupation his education his first Guinness recordPersonal profileNameAshrita FurmanOccupation1._The records he has broken in seven continentsHula hooping in Australia2._ _3._ Task2 Detailed readingRead the text and then fill in the blanks.Pa

8、rt1(Para1-7):The achievements of Furman and several sports in which he has made Guinness records.SportsmanPerforming deep knee bends in a hot air balloon North AmericaPogo stick jumping under water in South AmericaMain sports in which he has made Guinness recordsKeeping a full bottle of milk on his

9、head while walking4._5._Covering a mile in the fastest time while doing gymnastically correct lungesSomersaulting along a road for 12 milesStanding on top of a 75cm Swiss ballThe qualities required in these sportsStrength,fitness,and 6._determinationPart2(Para7-13)How he managed to achieve his goals

10、.An important person in his life2._The event that gave him greatconfidence 3._ an Indian meditation teacher called Sri Chinmoy In 1978,he came third in a 24-hour bicycle marathron in New York without any trainingAs a child1._ he was unfit and not interested in sports at all1.What are required to bre

11、ak records?(In my opinion,.plays an important role in.As fas as I am concerned,.is a must.In my eyes,.is also a necessary part.)good physical abilities talent confidence hard-training concentration perseverance(determination).Discussionphysical aspectspiritual aspectAfter-reading2.Whats your underst

12、anding of the following two sentences?“The road is always ahead of you.”“There is only one perfect road.It is ahead of you,always ahead of you.”In 2015,he broke a new record by lifting up an electric mower with his jaw for over 70 meters.In 2016,he lit 72,000 candles on a huge cake in memory of his

13、teacher.In 2017,he succeeded in the challenge of breaking the most pumpkins in one minute.Now he is in his sixties and he has breaking more than 300 Guinness records so far and still holds 98 of them.He has been challenging himself of breaking more Guinness records all the time.HomeworkLearn to writ

14、e a profile(人物简介人物简介).请根据请根据Ashrita Furman的个人事迹，写一篇人物简介。的个人事迹，写一篇人物简介。1.Ashrita Furman出生于出生于1954年，这一年吉尼斯世界纪录刚创立。年，这一年吉尼斯世界纪录刚创立。2.他小时候是一个没有运动细胞的孩子。但是他非常喜欢翻阅吉他小时候是一个没有运动细胞的孩子。但是他非常喜欢翻阅吉尼斯世界纪录并希望有朝一日自己的名字也能出现在上面。尼斯世界纪录并希望有朝一日自己的名字也能出现在上面。3.在在1970年，他开始接触东方玄学并师从印度玄学大师年，他开始接触东方玄学并师从印度玄学大师Sri Chinmoy,他使他使

15、Furman相信人的体能是没有局限的。相信人的体能是没有局限的。4.1978 年没有经过任何培训他参加了在纽约举办的年没有经过任何培训他参加了在纽约举办的24小时自行车小时自行车马拉松并取得了第三名。这给了他极大的鼓励和激发。马拉松并取得了第三名。这给了他极大的鼓励和激发。5.1979年，他获得了第一个世界纪录年，他获得了第一个世界纪录跳爆竹两万七千次。在过跳爆竹两万七千次。在过去的四十年中，他成功地将去的四十年中，他成功地将300多个世界纪录收入囊中，成为多个世界纪录收入囊中，成为了名副其实的吉尼斯世界纪录王。了名副其实的吉尼斯世界纪录王。A possible version Ashrita

16、 Furman was born in 1954 when the Guinness World Records was just set up.As a child,he was not good at sports at all.However,he was fascinated by the Guinness Book of World Records,hoping that his name would appear in the book one day.In 1970,he began to get in touch with Eastern religions and study

17、 from an Indian meditation teacher called Sri Chinmoy,who convinced Furman that there was no limit to peoples physical abilities.Then in 1978，with no training he took part in a 24-hour bicycle marathon held in New York and got the third prize,which gave him great encouragement and inspiration.Later he got his first Guinness record with 27,000 jumping jacks in 1979.In the past 40years,he has successfully set more than 300 Guinness records,making him really the King of Guinness.