Warming up、Pre-reading、Reading、Comprehending名师课堂实录

Unit 1 Breaking Records Period 1 Word study &Warming up Teaching Aims

1. Ability goals Enable the students to talk about their feeling about sport events and also the GWR. 2. Learning ability goals

Help the students to talk about their feeling about sport events and also the GWR. Teaching important and difficult point

Encourage students to ask questions under a certain topic. Teaching methods

Discussion, competition and cooperative learning. Teaching aids

A blackboard Teaching procedures

StepⅠGreetings

StepⅡWord study Learn the words and expressions. Step Ⅲ Warming Up

Get the students to talk about pictures in Warming up. T: Well, let’s look at these pictures on Page 1 and talk about how these participants are feeling. Exultant(狂喜): Because Liu Xiang is the first Asian who won the hurdling, which belongs to

the track and field — the weakest item for Asian. Calm: Participants are so strong in some certain spectator sports that they are confident in

winning the golden medals. Exciting: Their hard and dull practicing has been rewarded. T: Behind the applause, medals, flowers and praise, it is hard working, dull practicing, determination, and loneliness and persistent that assist them make the world records,

keep them and break them. We admire them. However, there are other people who are fond of other unconventional maximal exercise (极限运动) also have their world records. Now do a listening practice on Page 51, and then answer my questions. Step Ⅳ Discussion In this part, in order to arouse students’ interest, start with a competition with interesting questions.

T: Next, we are going to start with a contest. Now listen to the rules and relevant explanations attentively please! First of all, you will be divided into six (or less) groups and each group is supposed to answer five questions about the GWR. The group which provides the most correct answers will win the contest, and earn themselves a big reward. (Teacher had better prepare some presents to hand out for the winner group.) After announcing the rules, ask a question before the contest, that is, the basic information about the GWR. T: By the way, here is a question for all of you. It is well-known that GWR is Guinness World Records, but how much do you know about it? Its founder? Time of establishment? How does it work? How can be admitted... Ss: We don’t know much about it, except that only the wonderful people and amazing behaviors

hold the GWR. T: OK. Next, look at the screen and have a basic idea of GWR. In 1951, Sir Hugh Beaver, then the managing director of the Guinness Brewery, went on a shooting party and became involved in an argument. Which was the fastest game bird in Europe? The golden plover or the grouse? He realized then that a book supplying the answers to this sort of question might prove popular. He was right! Sir Hugh’s idea became reality when Norris and Ross Mc Whiter, who had been running a fact-finding agency in London, were commissioned to compile what became The Guinness Book of Records. The first edition was bound on August 27, 1955, and went to the top of the British bestseller lists by Christmas that year. Since then, Guinness

World Records has become a household name and the global leader in world records. No other enterprise collects, confirms, accredits and presents world record data with the same investment in comprehensiveness and authenticity. The book has gone on to become a record breaker in its own right. With sales of more than 100 million copies in 100 different countries and 37 languages, Guinness World Records is the world’s best ever selling copyright book!

Show the above material to students. Ss: Wow that is attracting and exciting! So what are included then? T: The GWR includes totally eight categories: human body, amazing feats, natural world, science & tech, arts & media, modern society, travel & transport, sports & games. Ss: Then what are the procedures of applying for GWR? T: Good questions! However, I won’t tell you right now. You can get the replies in many different ways, e.g. surfing the Internet, refer to encyclopedia, consult a professional book, or whatever. Period 2 Reading Teaching Aims

1. Ability goals

Enable the students talk about the GWR sports mentioned. Enable the students to talk about surpassing physical limits. 2. Learning ability goals

Help the students talk about the GWR sports and surpassing physical limits. Teaching important and difficult point

Talk about the relationship between one’s spiritual motivation and physical action.

Teaching methods

Skimming, intensive reading, discussing, analyzing. Teaching aids

A recorder, a projector and some slides. Teaching procedures

Step Ⅰ Pre-reading First ask the students to match the pictures with teacher’s introduction! Show the introductory words and corresponding pictures to the students one by one. 1. A hula hoop is a ring made of wood or plastic, which is used for exercise and fun in gym or any playground.

Were you one of those kids who could not resist hollering? Here’s how to use one.

Steps:

a. Take hold of the hula hoop. b. Lower it down to about ankle level. c. Step into it (with both feet). d. Bring it up to just below your waist. e. Hold it with both hands and pull it forward so that it’s resting against your back. f. With both hands, fling the hoop to the left so that its inner edge rolls in a circle around your body. Do this a few times so that you get the feel of it. g. Leave the hula hoop on the ground for a few minutes and practice your hip movements: Leaving your feet firmly planted about shoulder width apart, circle your pelvis (yes, just like Elvis!): left, back, right, forward. Do this a few times till you get the feel of it. h. Put the movements together: As you fling the hoop to the left, bring your hips left to meet the hoop and then rotate them back and to the right and forward so that your hips are following the rotation of the hoop. i. Keep the hoop going around your hips as long as you can. When it falls to the ground (as it inevitably will!) pick it up and try again. j. Once you’ve mastered the basic motion, see how far you can walk without dropping the hoop. 2. Pogo stick jumping: A pogo stick is a device, usually considered a children’s toy, used for hopping up and down. It was invented by Joseph Winston Herbert Hopkins in the 1820s. It consists of a pole with a T-bar handle at one end, and spring-loaded footpads on the other.

The pole juts down some distance below the footpads and has a rubber cover at the bottom end for traction. The operator places his feet on the footpads while balancing on the pole, then jumps or presses down on the footpads to compress the spring. When the spring has been fully compressed, the operator lifts his weight aided by the recoil of the spring and the pogo-stick; and hops several inches or even feet into the air. This process is repeated to create a hopping action. The pogo stick can be steered, with some difficulty, by shifting one’s weight; and becomes an interesting form of locomotion. 3. Doing jumping jacks

— 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 the feet together and the arms at the sides. 4. Somersaulting —

an acrobatic stunt in which the feet roll over the head (either forward or backward) and return, also called somerset; also called regionally tumbleset. 5. Standing on a Swiss ball — also known as exercise balls, gym balls, sports balls, fit balls, therapy balls or body balls — are used in physical therapy and exercise. They are elastic rubber balls with a diameter of usually 55 to 85 cm (22 to 34 inches).

A primary benefit of exercising with an exercise ball versus floor exercises is that the body responds to the instability of the ball to keep balanced on the exercise ball, and over time the muscles used to keep in balance on the Swiss ball become stronger. Most frequently, it is the core body muscles—the abdominal muscles and back muscles—that are the focus of exercise ball fitness programs.

Using an exercise ball as part of a fitness program can include a wide range of difficulty levels, each requiring support from the back and stomach muscles that help firm up the trunk muscles in the body. Exercise balls are commonly used as part of a physical therapy program for individuals with low back pain.

Examples of uses of the exercise ball include:

— Developing overall control and strength of the core body muscles

— Increasing lower back mobility

— Increasing abdominal and back muscle strength — Improving balance and stability

— Learning proper body mechanics and posture while lifting objects

The exercise ball can also be used as a substitute for a chair (e.g. an office chair), which requires the abdominal and back muscles to work —

as well as proper posture — while sitting in order to stay on the ball. 6. Doing lunges — A sudden forward movement or plunge. Key: (A)—6

(B)—1

(C)—5

(D)—2

(E)—4

(F)—3 Guides the students to talk about these activities according to the questions on Page1. Look at the pictures and go through the new wording of different activities. Ask Ss to match the pictures and answer the following questions. 1.

Would you consider each activity to be a serious sport? 2.

Which activities would you like to try? 3.

Would you need to be fit to do any of them? 4.

Do you think you could do any of them for any length of time? T: Well, from what you have said above, I know that few of you can persist in doing any of them, for most of you do them just for fun. However, here is a man, named Ashrita Furman, not only can do these but even set and keep the GWR. Do you want to know more about him? Ss: Yes! T: Well, next, let’s get to know this man.

Step Ⅱ While-reading Get the students to read the passage several times and get the general idea of it. First reading 1. 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 ⑥ countries he likes best ⑦ place and date of birth

⑧ his occupation

⑨ his education

⑩ his first Guinness record

2. Quickly glance through the text, and answer the following questions. 1) Who is Ashrita Furman? 2) What does he want to achieve? 3) How many continents? And what are they? 4) Who is his teacher in New York? 5) What does he believe in? After students finish this, teacher checks the answers. Careful reading

1. In this part, students will read the text again and then work together with their partners to find out the answers to the following comprehensive questions 1) Where do you think Ashrita lives? ---New York City. Supporting sentence: He studied Eastern religions and discovered an Indian

meditation teacher who lived in his neighborhood in New York City. 2) How old you think he is?

---He is around 50.

Supporting: 1) Para. 1: Over the last 25 years, he has broken about 93 Guinness records.

2) Para. 9: In the early 1970s, he was 16.

3) Has he broken records in all seven continents? ---Yes. (Para. 2)

4) When did he first come across the Guinness Book of World Records? ---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? ----The fine neck adjustments are needed.

B. Somersaulting? ---It takes a lot of concentration and a great sense of balance to stay on top even though his legs may start shaking.

C. Standing on top of a Swiss ball?

---He has to overcome dizziness, extreme tiredness and pain.

D. Doing gymnastically correct lunges?----Lunges are extremely hard on his legs. 6) Which one of Sri Chinmoy’s beliefs led Ashrita to attempting records?

---The belief that there is no limit to people’s 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. 8) Why did Ashrita believe he could accomplish anything after the bicycle marathon? ---Because he 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. 9) What happens in an event that prevents Ashrita from giving up? ---He goes deep within himself and connects with his soul and his teacher. 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. 2. parts this text can be divided into, and what the general meanings are. Para. 1 Ashrita Furman is a sportsman who likes the challenge of breaking Guinness records．

Para. 2 Ashrita achieved his dream of breaking a record in all seven continents. Para. 3 These activities require an enormous amount of strength and fitness as well as determination Para.4 The fine neck adjustments needed to keep a full bottle of milk on your head while you are walking Para.5 A lot of concentration and a great sense of balance Para.6 Somersaulting: a tough event Para.7 Covering a mile in the fastest time while doing gymnastically correct lunges Para.8 As a child he was fascinated by the Guinness Book of World Records．

Para.9 As a teenager, he began searching for a deeper meaning in life．

Para10 He knew that he would one day get into the Guinness Book of World Records. Para.11 Ashrita broke his first Guinness record with 27,000 jumping jacks in 1979. Para.12-13 Ashrita always acknowledges his teacher in his record-breaking attempts．“There is only one perfect road．It is ahead of you，always ahead of you.”

The road is always ahead of you (a news report) Liking the challenge Para 1

breaking a record in all seven continents Para strength, fitness and determination Para 3

Keeping bottle of milk on head Para 4

concentration and balance Para 5

Somersaulting: a Covering a mile in the tough event Para 6

fastest time Para 7

fascinated by the Guinness Book of World Records．Para 8

searching for a deeper meaning in life Para 9

get into the Guinness Book of World Records

Para 10

broke his first Guinness record in 1979. Para 11

Acknowledging his teacher Para 12

Perfect road being ahead of you Para 13

Part 1: Para.1 Ashrita Furman is a sportsman who likes the challenge of breaking Guinness Record. Part 2: Para.2-7 Ashrita Furman his dream of breaking a record in all seven continents. Part 3: Para.8-11 How Ashrita Furman came to be a sportsman. Part 4: Para.12-13 Ashrita Furman belief: “There is only one perfect road. It is ahead of you, always ahead of you.”

Step Ⅲ Discussion

1. Here are some of Ashrita’s beliefs. In groups, discuss whether you agree with them or not. 1) There is no limit to people’s 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. 2. Get the students to dig out the central meaning of this text. T: Today we are learned the story about Ashrita, about his marvelous achievements and also his strong belief in challenging himself on and one. From this, what other things have you learned?

Suggested answers:

1) Having fun / interests is not enough to achieve the goals. 2) Strength, fitness and determination are key elements in achieving one’s dream.

3) Golden medals or GWR or fame or something else is not the real thing that someone purchase, but continuing to challenge oneself by using spirit to accomplish everything. Step Ⅳomework 1. Find proverbs or quotations which are closely connected with reading material Ashrita’s story.

2. Finish the task in Ex. 3 & 4 on Page 4.