Learning about Language教案3

Unit 1 Breaking records!

Reading 1. Where do you think Ashrita probably lives now? A. In Australia.

B. In Canada. C. In America.

D. In India.

2.“The records are not made in any conventional sport like swimming or soccer.”

What does “conventional”

mean? A. Ridiculous.

B. Fascinating. C. Usual.

D. Funny.

3. Which one of Sri Chinmoy’s beliefs led Ashrita to attempting records? A. The body is just an instrument of the spirit. B. There is no limit to people’s physical abilities. C. You can use your spirit to accomplish anything. D. There is only one perfect road. It is ahead of you, always ahead of you.

4. What’s the main idea of the passage? A. Ashrita is a natural athlete. B. Ashrita has succeeded in breaking Guinness records by connecting with his soul. C. Ashrita always acknowledges his teacher in his record-breaking attempts. D. Ashrita is a sportsman who likes the challenge of breaking Guinness records.

5. From the passage we can learn that ___. A. the events Ashrita participates in are very childish and only cause laughter B. though Ashrita has broken many Guinness records, people show no respect to him C. the sports Ashrita participates in really require an enormous amount of strength and fitness as well as determination D. people just need to develop their hearts and spiritual selves

二、请根据本单元第一篇课文内容完成以下表格, 并复述全文。

When As a child was fascinated by When As a teenager

Facts about Ashrita Furman Ashrita began searching for ⑵

______________in life. He studied⑶

___________ and, aged 16, discovered an Indian ⑷_______________ called Sri Chinmoy.

Facts about Ashrita Furman Ashrita ⑴ _______________ the Guinness Book of World Records.

a deeper meaning Eastern religions meditation teacher When Since the early 1970s Facts about Ashrita Furman Ashrita has been one of Sri Chinmoy’s students. Sri Chinmoy says it is just as important for people to develop their ⑸

______as it is to develop their ⑹

_____, ⑺ ______ and ⑻ ________ _____. Facts about Ashrita Furman Ashrita came(9) _____in a 24-hour bicycle marathon and came to the (10) __________ that his body was just an (11) _________of the spirit and he seemed to be able to use his spirit to (12) ___________ anything. Facts about Ashrita Furman

When In 1978

When In 1979 Over the last 25 years Ashrita broke his (13) _____ Guinness Records with 27000 jumping jacks.

Ashrita has broken approximately

(14) ___________________and

these records are not made in any (15) ____________ sport. He has achieved his dream of (16) _________________in all seven continents.