新人教选修9Unit1Breakingrecords-Reading.ppt

1、Reading,Unit 1 Breaking records,Zhang Guozheng weight lifting,Liu Xiang hurdling,These pictures have been taken at the end of events. How do you think the participants are feeling? Give reasons.,exultant(狂喜) , excited,12.88,On July 12, a day before his 23rd birthday, Olympic champion Liu Xiang sent

2、himself a wonderful gift by setting a world record of 12.88 seconds in the mens 110-metre hurdles in Lausanne.,Luo Xuejuan swimming,boxing,Pre-reading,hula hooping,pogo stick jumping,doing jumping jacks,somersaulting,standing on a Swiss ball,doing lunges,hula hooping,pogo stick jumping,doing jumping

3、 jacks,somersaulting,standing on a Swiss ball,doing lunges,A,B,C,D,E,F,Pre-reading,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 t

4、he feet together and the arms at the sides. More intensive versions include bending down and touching the floor in between each jump.,Now read about a man called Ashrita Furman who has broken Guinness records in all these activities.,Asrita Furman,Ashrita Furman has set 187 official Guinness records

5、 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

6、of World Records.,Quickly glance through the text. Tick the topics about Ashrita that the author does not cover., 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 o

7、f records broken why he became a sportsman,Main ideas of each paragraph:,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.,Para. 1,Para. 2,The fine neck adjustments needed to keep a full bottle

8、of milk on your head while you are walking,These activities require an enormous amount of strength and fitness as well as determination,Para. 3,Para. 4,A lot of concentration and a great sense of balance Somersaulting: a tough event Covering a mile in the fastest time while doing gymnastically corre

9、ct lunges 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,Para. 5,Para. 6,Para. 7,Para. 8,Para. 9,He knew that he would one day get into the Guinness Book of World Records. Ashrita broke his first Guinness record with

10、27,000 jumping jacks in 1979. Ashrita always acknowledges his teacher in his record-breaking attempts“There is only one perfect roadIt is ahead of you，always ahead of you.”,Para. 10,Para. 11,Para. 12,Choose the best answers,1. Which one of Sri Chinmoys beliefs led Ashirita to attempting records? A.

11、There is only one perfect road. It is ahead of you, always ahead of you. B. There is no limit to peoples physical abilities. C. It is just as important for people to develop their bodies as it is to develop their minds, hearts and spiritual selves. D. His body just an instrument of the sprit.,4.Why

12、was it amazing that Ashirita came third in the bicycle marathon in 1978? A. Because he was very unfit. B. Because it was the first time that he join in the game. C. Because he had done no training for the game. D. Because he was famous for breaking records. 5. What is more important for Ashirita to

13、break the record? A. Strength B. Fitness C. Determination D. Honor,Careful reading First look through the 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.,3. Has he broken records i

14、n 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 wi

15、th 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 experie

16、nced when somersaulting? He has to overcome dizziness, extreme tiredness and pain.,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? T

17、he belief that there is no limit to peoples physical abilities.,7.Why was it amazing that Ashrita came third in the bicycle marathon in 1978? He won the third place even though he had done no training.,没有限制,8. Why did Ashrita believe he could accomplish anything after the bicycle marathon? Because h

18、e 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 accomplish anything.,同位语从句，说明understanding 的内容,第二个同位语从句的内容。而且必须保留连接词that,9. What happens in an event that prevents Ashrita from giving up? He goes deep within himself and

19、 connects with his soul and his teacher to keep on.,10. Do you think that the events that Ashrita participates in are childish? Why or why not? In my opinion, they are not childish, because they require an enormous amount of strength and fitness as well as determination in reality.,Language Learning

20、,1. (Pra 1) More than twenty of these he still holds, including the record for having the most records. 原顺序为he still holds more than twenty of these (these - these records) 他依然是其中20多项记录的保持者，还包括拥有最多的吉尼斯记录这一项。,2. (pra. 2) Recently, Ashrita achieved his dream of breaking a record in all seven continent

21、s, including 最近， Ashrita 完成了他在七大洲中都打破一项记录的梦想， 其中包括,3. (Pra. 3) While these activities might seem childish and cause laughter rather than respect, in reality they require an enormous amount of strength and fitness as well as determination. 虽然这些活动看起来孩子气且令人发笑而不是让人肃然起敬，但实际上，这些活动需要强大的力量，健康的体格和坚定的决心。 in r

22、eality = in fact, in truth , actually a enormous / great amount of U,4. (Pra. 6)You are permitted to rest for only five minutes in every hour of rolling but you are allowed to stop briefly to vomit. 每翻滚一小时，只允许你有五分钟的休息， 不过你也可以短暂地停下来呕吐。 permit doing sth. allow doing sth. 允许做 weather that permits saili

23、ng 可航海的天气 permit sb. to do sth. allow sb. to do sth.允许某人做 permit 较正式/正面,表法律/官方的允许，态度积极 allow 表默许，不加阻止，态度较消极的允许,5. (pra.7) Covering a mile in the fastest time while doing gymnastically correct lunges is yet another event in which Ashrita is outstanding. 做标准的体操弓箭步向前，以最快的节奏走完一英里的路程是Ashrita 的又一个出色项目。 Co

24、vering . while doing . lunges 两个并列的V-ing作句子主语。谓语 is ，余下的为表语 in which 是修饰 another event 的定语从句 6. (pra.9) How Ashrita came to be a sportsman is an interesting story. 主语是那部分？谓语和表语呢？ How Ashrita sportsman 是主语,主语从句作主语,7. (pra.9)He studied Eastern religions and ,aged 16, discovered an Indian meditation te

25、acher called Sri Chinmoy who lived in his neighborhoods in New York City. studied and discovered 是并列谓语 aged 16 = when he was aged 16 当他16岁时，时间状语 说明discovered 的时间。 who lived in City是修饰 Sri Chinmoy的定语从句 他研究过东方宗教，在16岁时， 他发现一名叫斯里琴摩的印度冥想导师，住在纽约市他家附近。,8. (pra.9) Sri Chinmoy says that it is just as important for people to develop their bodies as it is to develop their minds hearts and spiritual selves. 斯里琴摩指出人们发展他们的体魄与发展他们的头脑，心灵和精神上的自我同等重要。,9. (pra 10) He had been urged by his spiritual leader to enter the marathon even though he had do