Reading (6)课件

单击此处编辑母版标题样式,单击此处编辑母版文本样式,第二级,第三级,第四级,第五级,*,单击此处编辑母版标题样式,单击此处编辑母版文本样式,第二级,第三级,第四级,第五级,*,人教课标,高三,(,选修,9),Unit 1,Unit 1 Breaking records,Reading,Warming Up,Pre-reading,Reading,New Words,About,Ashrita,Scanning,Skimming,Careful reading,Discussion,Click them!,weight lifting,hurdling,These pictures have been taken at the,end of events.How do you think the,participants are feeling?Give reasons.,swimming,boxing,They are:,exciting happy contented,cheerful grateful ecstatic,intoxicating exhilarating,mixed feelings,pogo stick jumping,弹簧单高跷,somersaulting,翻筋斗,What is each person doing?Do you know the name of each activity?,doing jumping jacks,蹦蹦跳,hula hooping,doing lunges,做冲刺,A._,B._,C._,Pre-reading,pogo stick jumping,somersaulting,standing on a Swiss ball,D._,E._,F._,doing jumping jacks,doing lunges,hula hooping,A Jumping Jack,as it is called in the United States military,is a,physical exercise,performed,by,jumping,to a position with the,legs,spread wide and the,hands,touching overhead and then returning to a position with the,feet,together and the,arms,at the sides,.,Have you ever done any of these activities?,Would you consider each activity to be a serious sport?,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 length of time?,Discussion,Reading,The road is always,ahead of you,“路永在前方”,New words,approximately,adv,.,近似地，大约地,laughter,n,.,笑，笑声,in reality,实际上，现实,adjustment,n,.,调整，调节,tough,adj.,强硬的，困难的：,顽强的,gymnastically,adv,.,体操，技能训练,extreme,adj,.,极端的，偏激的,conventional,adj.,习俗的,传统的,unfit,adj,.,不适宜的,不太健康的,spiritual,adj,.,精神上的,marathon,n,.,马拉松,urge,v.,催促,力劝,accomplish,v,.,完成,实现,motivation,n,.,动机,devotion,n,.,热爱,投入,soul,n.,灵魂,心灵,Now look at the pictures of a man called,Ashrita,Furman,who has broken Guinness records in all the activities above.,Ashrita,Furman,“,There is only one perfect road.It is ahead of you,always ahead of you.”,Ashrita,Furman,has set 187 official Guinness records over the past 25 years and currently holds 82 records.He has set records in all 7 continents and in more than 30 different countries and he has the official record for:,“The most current Guinness world records held at the same time by an individual,”Marco,Frigatti,Head of Records,Guinness Book of World Records.,Ive always had a deep fascination with The Guinness Book of World Records.Maybe the fact that I was born four days after the Guinness Book was first conceived,in September 1954,has something to do with it.That was also the year Roger Bannister broke the 4-minute mile.Or maybe it was the sense of perfection about being the best in the world at something that attracted my interest.Whatever the reason,I remember poring through“the book”as a kid,filling my head with all those spectacular superlatives.,Tick the topics about,Ashrita,that the author does not cover.,Scanning,countries he likes best,place and date of birth,his occupation,his education,his first Guinness record,physical skills needed for events,number of records broken,his family life,kinds of records broken,why he became a sportsman,Skim the text and answer the questions:,Who is,Ashrita,Furman?,When and why he entered the Guinness book of world records?,When did,Ashrita,become a student,Chinmoy,?,Skimming,First look through these questions:,1.Where do you think,Ashrita,lives?,Possibly in New York.,2.How old do you think he is?,He was 16 in the early 1970s so he,would be in his late 40s now.,Careful reading,3.Has he broken records in all seven,continents?,Yes.,4.When did he first come across the,Guinness Book of World Records,?,When he was a child.,5.A.What are some of the physical,difficulties he has experienced when,walking with a bottle of milk on his,head?,He has to make,fine neck adjustments,and has to rest and eat with the bottle,of milk on his head.,B.What are some of the physical,difficulties he has experienced when,standing on top of a Swiss ball?,He needs a great,sense of balance,and,has to stay on top even though his legs,may start shaking.,平衡感,C.What are some of the physical difficulties he has experienced when somersaulting?,He has to overcome 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.,D.What are some of the physical difficulties,he has experienced when doing,gymnastically correct lunges?,Lunges are extremely hard on his legs.,6.Which one of Sri,Chinmoys,beliefs,led,Ashrita,to attempting records?,There is no limit to,peoples physical,abilities.,没有限制,7.Why was it amazing that,Ashrita,came,third in the bicycle marathon in 1978?,He had done no training.,“,Sri,Chinmoys,philosophy of self-transcendence is my world record-breaking inspiration.”,Ashrita,Furman,Sri,Chinmoy,8.Why did,Ashrita,believe he could,accomplish anything after the bicycle,marathon?,Because he came to,the understanding,that,his body was just an instrument,of the spirit,and that,he seemed to be,able to use his spirit to accomplis