人教版高中英语Book 9 Unit 1 Breaking records reading 教学课件

1、Can you name the following activities?hurdlingWeight liftingboxingHula hoopingPogo stick jumping (弹弹簧单高跷游戏簧单高跷游戏)Jumping jacks(跳爆竹跳爆竹)Somersaulting (翻筋斗翻筋斗)Standing on a Swiss ball marathonDoing lungesgymnasticsathleteparticipantChampionbreak recordsexcitingProudCheerfulRome was not built in a day!T

2、he Guinness Book of World RecordsThe book collects all kinds of records that are not made in any conventional sports and usually by amateur sports lovers.What is the passage about?A man called Ashrita Furman who has broken Guinness records in many activities.Look at the four pictures and guess what

3、activities will be mentioned in the passagesu deep knee bendsu somersaultingu doing lungesu doing jumping jacks What happened in the following time?u aged 16:u in the early 1970s:u in 1978:u in 1979u over the last 25 years:He discovered an Indian meditation teacher called Sri ChinmoyHe has been one

4、of Sri Chinmoys studentsHe came third in a 24-hour bicycle marathon in New Yorks Central ParkHe broke his first Guinness record with 27,000 jumping jacks He has broken approximately 93 Guinness recordsFast readingQuickly glance through the text. Tick the topics about Ashrita that the author does NOT

5、 covers.p physical skills needed for events p kinds of records brokenp place and date of birthp his first Guinness recordp number of records brokenp why he became a sportsmanp his occupationp his family lifep countries he likes bestp his education nName:nAge (Para. _):nWhere he lives (Para. _): nNum

6、ber of records broken (Para. _):nHis first Guinness record (Para. _): nKinds of records broken (Para. _): Ashrita FurmanIn his fiftiesNew York cityabout 93Not made in any conventional sports; seem childish; cause laughter rather than respect27,000 jumping jacks in 19791&9&11911&311Careful reading so

7、me of the physical difficulties he has experiencedu When walking with a bottle of milk on his headu When somersaulting The fine _ are neededIt is a _ event as you have to overcome _, _ and pain. You are _ to rest for only 5 minutes in every hour of rolling. And you may _.neck adjustmentstoughdizzine

8、ssextreme tirednesspermittedvomituWhen standing on top of a Swiss ballu When doing gymnastically correct lungesIt 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 _Lunges are _ hard on your legs. some of the physical difficulti

9、es he has experiencedconcentrationbalancestruggleshakingextremelyQuestions:1 When did he come across the Guinness Book of World Records?2 One of his teachers had great effects on him. Who is he? And what are the teachers beliefs?3. It was amazing that Ashrita came third in the bicycle marathon in 19

10、78. Why?4 Why did Ashrita believe he could accomplish anything after the bicycle marathon?5 What happens in an event that prevents Ashrita from giving up?Questions:1 When did he come across the Guinness Book of World Records?2 One of his teachers had great effects on him. Who is he? And what are the

11、 teachers beliefs?He says that it is just as important for people to develop their bodies as it is to develop their minds, hearts and spiritual selves. He believes that there is no limit to peoples physical abilities.When he was a childQuestions:3. It was amazing that Ashrita came third in the bicyc

12、le marathon in 1978. Why?4 Why did Ashrita believe he could accomplish anything after the bicycle marathon?Because he had been urged by his spiritual leader to enter the marathon even though he had done no training.After the bicycle marathon, he came to the understanding that his body was just an in

13、strument of the spirit and that he seemed to be able to use his spirit to accomplish anything.Questions:5 What happens in an event that prevents Ashrita from giving up?The motivation to keep trying to break records comes through his devotion to Sri Chinmoy. Every time Ashrita tries to break a record

14、, he reaches a point where he feels he cant physically do any more. At that moment, he goes deep within himself and connects with his soul and his teacher.Ashrita Furman is a sportsman who likes the _ of breaking Guinness records. These records are not made in any _ sport. His _ to keep trying to br

15、eak records comes through his _ to his teacher called Sri Chinmon , who believes that there is no _ to peoples physical abilities. After the bicycle _ in 1978, he came to the understanding that his body was just an instrument of the _ and that he seemed to be able to use his spirit to _ anything. Fr

16、om then on, he _to accept any physical limitation. Over the last 25 years ,he has broken _ 93 Guinness records. He still _ more than 20 of these. He _ to break records in very _ events and in very interesting places. He _ his dream of breaking a record in all seven _. challengeconventionalmotivation

17、devotionlimitmarathonspiritaccomplishrefusedapproximatelyholdsattemptsimaginativeachievedcontinentsn 打破纪录打破纪录n 保持纪录保持纪录n 尝试尝试,努力努力n 而不是而不是;与其与其宁愿宁愿n 实际上实际上n 除了除了n 平衡感平衡感n 挣扎着做挣扎着做n break a recordn hold/keep the recordn attempt ton rather thann in realityn as well asn a sense of balancen struggle to do .n 被允许做被允许做n 走过一英里路程走过一英里路程n 迈步向前迈步向前n 想象做想象做.n .没有极限没有极限n 获得第三名获得第三名n 一直坚持做某事的动一直坚持做某事的动力力.n 感谢某人感谢某