Warming up、Pre-reading、Reading、Comprehending优秀说课稿

Reading

选修

9 unit 1

ONE

Quickly glance through the text. Tick the topics about Ashrita that the author does not cover.(p.3)

physical skills needed for events

kinds of records broken

place and date of birth

his first Guinness record

number of records broken

why he became a sportsman

his occupation

his family life

countries he likes best

his education TWO

Now read the story more carefully and answer the following questions in groups.

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?

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?

C

somersaulting?

D

doing gymnastically correct lunges?

6.

Which one of Sri Chinmoy's beliefs led Ashrita to attempting records?

7. Why was it amazing that Ashrita came third in the bicycle marathon in 1978?

8.

Why did Ashrita believe he could accomplish anything after the bicycle marathon?

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?

FOUR

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.(p.4)

Sport

pogo stick jumping Training needed Sport Training needed

1.

bending knees

2.

jumping and jumping jack landing

with bent knees

somer-saulting

standing on a Swiss ball

Homework

Read the text again and find out the language points