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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,#,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,人教英语选修,UnitReading1,人教英语选修,UnitReading1,physical skills needed for events,number of records broken,his family life,kinds of records broken,why he became a sportsman,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 doesnt 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?,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,standing 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.,人教英语选修,UnitReading1,人教英语选修,UnitReading1,C,somersaulting?,D,doing gymnastically correct lunges?,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.,Lunges are very hard on his legs.,人教英语选修,UnitReading1,人教英语选修,UnitReading1,6.Which one of Sri Chinmoys beliefs led Ashrita to attempting records?,7.Why was it amazing that Ashrita came third in the bicycle marathon in 1978?,There is no limit to peoples physical,abilities.,He had done no training.,人教英语选修,UnitReading1,人教英语选修,UnitReading1,8.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 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.,人教英语选修,UnitReading1,人教英语选修,UnitReading1,9.What happens in an event that prevents Ashrita from giving up?,10.Do you think that the events that Ashrita 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.,人教英语选修,UnitReading1,人教英语选修,UnitReading1,Reading Comprehension,Type,Para.1,Para.2,Para.3,a news report,Ashrita Furman is a sportsman who,likes the challenge of breaking Guinness,records,Ashrita achieved his dream of breaking,a record in all seven continents.,These activities require an enormous,amount of strength and fitness as well,as determination,人教英语选修,UnitReading1,人教英语选修,UnitReading1,Para.4,Para.5,Para.6,Para.7,The fine neck adjustments needed to,keep a full bottle of milk on your head,while you are walking,A lot of concentration and a great,sense of balance,Somersaulting:a tough event,Covering a mile in the fastest time while,doing gymnastically correct lunges,Para.8,Para.9,Para10,Para.11,Para.12,As a child he was fascinated by the,Guinness Book of World Records,As a teenager,he began searching,for a deeper meaning in life,He knew that he would one day get into,the Guinness Book of World Records.,Ashrita broke his first Guinness record,with 27,000 jumping jacks in 1979.,Ashrita always acknowledges his teacher,in his record-breaking attempts,3 Here are some of Ashritas belief.In,groups,discuss whether you agree with,them or not.,1 There is no limit to peoples physical abilities.,2 The body is just an instrument of the spirit.,3 You can use your spirit to accomplish anything.,4 There is only one perfect road.It is ahead of you,always ahead of you.,4.Get into groups of four and choose two sports.Find out what skills are needed for each activity.Share your ideas with the other groups in your class.Finally decide which activity you would prefer to train for and give a reason.,Sport,Training needed,Sport,Training needed,pogo stick jump-ing,1bending knees,2jumping,and,landing with bent knees,jump-ing jack,jumping high,2 putting your legs and arms out as you jump,3 keeping balance of the limbs,somer-saul-ting,hula hoop-ing,1,forward your head over your heels with both hands landing on both feet,2,practising cartwheel movement,1,moving your waist in a circle,2,keeping the rhythm as you move the hula hoop,3,keeping the hula hoop moving,doing lungs,standing on a Swiss ball,1,bending knees,2,going down on one knee,3,moving forward with one knee touching the ground every time,1,practising balance on sth
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