Warming up、Pre-reading、Reading、Comprehending教案和学案内容

Unit 1

Breaking records!

The First Period

Reading Teaching goals教学目标

Target language 目标语言

a. 重点词汇和短语

boxing, approximately, conventional, laughter, reality, adjustment, tough, extreme, gymnastics, unfit, fascinate, meditation, spiritual, urge, accomplish, motivation, devotion in reality, rather than, achieve one’s dream, imagine doing b. 重点句式

1．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. 2. How Ashrita came to be a sportsman is an interesting story. 3．It surprise us that Ashrita entered the marathon without any training and won third place. 4. Covering a mile in the fastest time while doing gymnastically correct lunges is yet another event in which Ashrita is outstanding. Ability goals 能力目标

Learning how to do skimming, comprehensive reading, extensive reading Learning ability goals学能目标

Retelling the text after understanding the text. Learning sth. about Guinness records and the spirit which leads to success. Teaching important & difficult points教学重难点

Teaching methods 教学方法

question and answer, discussion , debate, taks-based method Teaching aids 教具准备

A computer and a projector，

tape recorder Teaching procedures & ways 过程与方式

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Step I

Leading-in (discussion)

To show Ss pictures about some famous athletes to let them know something in common about these people--the key of success. Some words may be used in this activity ：

Sports champion athlete winning breaking records challenge exciting confidence physical ability speed strength

Something in common：

concentration confidence good physical abilities speed strength flexibility athletic skills strong will interest hard training

Step II

Pre-reading

A. to show students some pictures which occur in the text, First, let them to know the name of the activity and the way to do it, Second, let the students experience one or more of this, such as somersaulting doing jumping jacks, Third, thinking and discussing

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Would you consider each activity to be serious sports?

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Which activity would you like to try?

Would you need to be fit to do any of them?

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Do you think you could do any of them for any length of time?

Now class we will read a story about a man called Ashrita Furman who has broken Guinness records. Step III

While reading

1. Listening (scanning)

Listen to the tape, after listening tick the topics that the author does not cover

①physical skills needed for events ②

number of records broken ③

his family life ④

kind of records broken ⑤

why he became a sportsman

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countries he likes best⑦

place and date of birth ⑧

his occupation ⑨

his education ⑩

his first Guinness record

2. Skim the text and answer the questions and

explain some new words and sentences in the text

①Who is Ashrita Furman?

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②When and why he entered the Guinness book of world records? ③When did Ashrita become a student Chinmoy? 3.Careful reading first look through the questions

①Where do you think Ashrita lives? ②How do you know

③Has he broken records in all seven continents? ④When did he first come across the Guiness book of the world records

⑤

What are some of his pgysical difficulties? A walking with a bottle of milk on his head

B standing on top of a Swiss ball

C somersaulting

D doing gymnastically correct lunges

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what happens in an event that prevent Ashrita from giving up? Step IV Post reading

1. Discussion on Ashrita’s motivation ①Why did Ashrita challenge the Guinness

world records instead of taking part in the Olympic games? ②Why does he keep on trying to challenge different Guinness records? ③Why didn’t

he take part in a conventional sports instead of un conventional and funny one? ④Why did Ashrita took part in active sports after learned quiet mediation? 2. discussion on Ashrita’s belief.

work in group four or five each group may be for it or against it, choose one, and discuss with your group, (divide the class into two parts for-part and against part, then have a class report) Step V Summary and

homework

Write an article about the imagination about the outlook of Ashrita work in group to find more information about Ashria through internet as well as books about after class each group should try brief paper about ahsrita.

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