M9,UNIT1 BREAKING RECO等RDS U1P1 WARMING UP AND READING_高中英语PPT课件.ppt
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1、Breaking records,Unit 1,Words,boxing approximately conventional laughter adjustment tough extreme,n. 拳击 adj. 近似的; 大概的 adj.习俗的; 传统的 n. 笑; 笑声 n.调整; 调节 adj. 强硬的; 困难的 adv.顽强地 adj. 极端的; 激进的,gymnastically unfit spiritual marathon urge accomplish motivation devotion soul,n. 体操; 体能训练 adj. 不适宜的;不太健康的 adj. 精神
2、上的 n. 马拉松赛跑 vt. 催促; 力劝 vt. 完成; 实现 n. 动机 n. 热爱; 投入 n. 灵魂; 心灵; 精神,These pictures have been taken at the end of events.,Hurdling,Swimming,Warming Up,Weight lifting,Boxing,Brain Storm,How do you think the participants are feeling? Give reasons.,angry,exciting,scornful,happy,sad,shocked,In groups, answer
3、 these questions about the pictures of the activities below.,What is each person doing? Choose the name of each activity from the list. hula hooping pogo stick jumping doing jumping jacks somersaulting standing on a Swiss ball doing lunges,Pre-reading,pogo stick jumping,somersaulting,standing on a S
4、wiss ball,doing jumping jacks,doing lunges,hula hooping,2. Have you ever done any of these activities? 3. Would you consider each activity to be a serious sport? 4. Which activities would you like to try? Would you need to be fit to do any of them? Do you think you could do any of them for any lengt
5、h of time?,The Guinness Book of World Records,The heaviest cake in the world,The dog with the largest ears,The person with the longest moustache,The smallest electrically operated motor car,The worlds oldest person 2006 Ecuadorian woman, 116,The worlds tallest person, 251cm,Background,People have al
6、ways been interested in knowing about world records. They want to know about the biggest, smallest, fastest, slowest, longest, shortest, oldest and youngest. The first book of this kind was The Gunnies Book of World Records.,The idea for this book came from Hugh Beaver. One day, after watching some
7、birds, he told his friends that he thought those birds were probably the fastest birds in Britain. Several of his friends disagreed with him.,However, when they tried to solve the problem by looking it up, they found none of the books they had contained the information that they were looking for. As
8、 a result, Hugh Beaver decided to put out a book that would contain all kinds of world records.,Hugh Beaver began to look for someone who could help him write the book. Soon he heard of two brothers who had a small fact agency in London. They worked on finding and checking facts for people. Hugh Bea
9、ver went to interview the two brothers and found,their knowledge amazing. He offered them jobs in his company. On August 27, 1955, The Gunnies Book of World Records went on sale. In four months it became a best -seller.,Sir Hugh Beaver,Maybe, one of you will be a Guinness record breaker this year!,A
10、shrita & Sri Chinmoy,Milk bottle balancing on head,Staying balanced at stonehenge,Balancing a pool cue on finger,Hula hoop racing,Pogostick jumping,Walking on a pair of iron stilt,Ashrita knows no limit,Ashrita Furman breaks his 107th Guinness World Record. on one leg.,Why I Break Records,Ashrita wi
11、th Sri Chinmoy,As a kid I had a huge fascination with the exotic places and people listed in the Guinness Book of Records, but being a non-athlete, I never imagined ever actually getting a world record myself. Years later, as a teenager, I became interested in Eastern,spirituality and began studying
12、 meditation with Sri Chinmoy. Suddenly, I was filled with an inner joy and a seemingly inexhaustible energy. Sri Chinmoy also taught me about his philosophy of self-transcendence, that when you have access to the divine power we all have within us, nothing is impossible. Under my teachers guidance,I
13、 eventually learned how to incorporate my newfound energy into my spiritual life while pursuing athletic goals, and I realized that it was time to fulfill my childhood dream of becoming a Guinness record-holder. In 1979 I set my first record by doing 27,000 jumping jacks, and it was such a thrill th
14、at I immediately began training for the next,record and I havent stopped since! I have also been fortunate enough to travel with the group that often accompanies Sri Chinmoy on his international concert tours of music dedicated to world harmony, and Ive had the opportunity to set records at some of
15、the most magnificent wonders of the world.,Now read about a man called Ashrita Furman who has broken Guinness records in all these activities.,THE ROAD IS ALWAYS AHEAD OF YOU,Reading,physical skills needed for events number of records broken his family life kinds of records broken why he became a sp
16、ortsman countries he likes best place and date of birth his occupation his education his first Guinness record,Quickly glance through the text. Tick the topics about Ashrita that the author does not cover.,Now read the story more carefully and answer the following questions in groups.,The text doesn
17、t say where he lives now but it is possible he lives in New York because we know that he lived there when he was a teenager and that he took part in a bicycle marathon there in 1978.,1. Where do you think Ashrita lives?,2. How old do you think he is? 3. Has he broken records in all seven continents?
18、 4. When did he first come across the Guinness Book of World Records?,He was 16 in the early 1970s so he would be in his late 40s now.,Yes. (see paragraph 2),When he was a child.,5. What are some of the physical difficulties he has experienced when A walking with a bottle of milk on his head? B stan
19、ding on top of a Swiss ball?,He has to make fine neck adjustments, and has to rest and eat with the bottle of milk on his head.,He needs a great sense of balance, and has to stay on top even though his legs may start shaking.,C somersaulting? D doing gymnastically correct lunges?,He has to overcome
20、dizziness, extreme tiredness and pain. During the process, he is permitted to rest for only five minutes in every hour and stop briefly to vomit.,Lunges are very hard on his legs.,6. Which one of Sri Chinmoys beliefs led Ashrita to attempting records? 7. Why was it amazing that Ashrita came third in
21、 the bicycle marathon in 1978?,There is no limit to peoples physical abilities.,He had done no training.,8. Why did Ashrita believe he could accomplish anything after the bicycle marathon?,He believed that because he had done no training, it must have been his spirit that made him come third, and so
22、 after the bicycle marathon he believed that he could accomplish anything by using his spirit, and his body was just an instrument of the spirit. He believed there is no physical limitation.,9. What happens in an event that prevents Ashrita from giving up? 10. Do you think that the events that Ashri
23、ta participates in are childish? Why or why not?,When he feels like giving up, he goes deep within himself and connects with his soul and his teacher to keep on.,Studentsanswers may vary.,Reading Comprehension,a news report,Ashrita Furman is a sportsman who likes the challenge of breaking Guinness r
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