Warming up、Pre-reading、Reading、Comprehending第一课时评课稿

Unit 1 Book9

Breaking Records

The First Period Warming up and Reading 教学设计

建平县高级中学

吴亚楠

Teaching procedures & ways 过程与方式

Step I

Leading in Look at the pictures and tell something about them. Can you imagine what it feels like to

break a record.(exultant(狂喜) , exciting… ) Step II. Warming up and Pre-reading Look at the pictures and go through the new words of different activities. Pogo, stick ,jumping, somersaulting, standing on a Swiss ball ,doing jumping jacks, doing lunges, hula hoping

Ask Ss to match the pictures and answer questions on Page 1

Step III. Reading 1.

Fast reading 1)

Now read about a man called Ashrita Furman who has broken Guinness records in all these activities.

2) Quickly glance through the text and tick the topics about Ashrita the author does not cover 1.□

physical skills needed for events

2.□

number of records broken 3.□

his family life

4.□

kinds 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

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his first Guinness record 3 ,6 ,7 ,8, 9 2. Second reading Read the passage quickly and choose the best answers:

1. How old do you think Ashrita most likely to be now?

A. About 20

B. About 30

C. About 40

D. About 60 2. Which one of Sri Chinmoy’s beliefs led Ashirita to attempting records?

A. There is only one perfect road. It is ahead of you, always ahead of you.

B. There is no limit to people’s 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 3.Why 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. 4. What is more important for Ashirita to break the record?

A. Strength

B. Fitness

C. Determination

D. Honor Find the phrases in the text and remember them 

1. rather than

2. in reality 

3.get into

4. from then on 

5. break a record

6. ahead of 

7. achieve one’s dream of doing

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8. struggle to do sth. 

9. permit /allow sb. to do sth

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10. be fascinated by 

11. urge sb. to do

sth.

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12. acknowledge sb. Careful reading

Answer the following 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 in all seven continents?

Yes. 4. When did he first come across the Guinness Book of World Records?

When he was a child. 5. Which one of Sri Chinmoy’s beliefs led

Ashrita to attempting records?

The belief that there is no limit to

people’s physical abilities.

Read the text and then fill in the blanks. Personal profile Name Occupation Ashrita Furman 1. _______ Main sports in which Hula hooping

he has made Guinness 2. ____________________ records

____________ 3. _______ Performing deep knee bends in a hot air balloon Main sports in which 4. _____________ he has made Guinness Covering a mile in the fastest time while doing records gymnastically correct lungesSomersaulting along a road for 12 miles

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Main sports in which 5. ________________ he has made Guinness

______________ records Keep a full bottle of milk on his head while he was walking The qualities required Strength in these sports Fitness 6. _______________

Task III. Sentences 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

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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。

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(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 reality = in fact, in truth , actually

a enormous /

great amount of ＋

[U] 

3. He had been urged by his spiritual leader to enter the marathon even though he had done no training. 

尽管从没有训练过，他还是受到他的精神领袖的敦促参加了马拉松比赛。

urge sb.to do sth.=urge sb.into doing sth.催促/ 力劝某人做某事

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4. There is only one perfect road. It is ahead of you, always ahead of you. 

完美的道路只有一条，它就在你的前方，永远在你的前方。

Step4 Discussion Here are some of Ashrita’s beliefs. In groups, discuss whether you agree with

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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. Step4 当堂检测

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Ashrita Furman is not a ________ athlete. As a child , he was not interested in sports and was ______. However, the Guinness Book of World Records _____ him. When he was ______16, he met an Indian meditation teacher and knew it is as important for people to develop their bodies as it is to develop their minds, hearts, and ________selves. Since then he has made many records in sports which are not _________. _____ these activities might be childish and cause laughter rather than respect, they need an enormous _______ of strength, _________and determination. In reality, he is a man who likes _____. Homework 

1.Read the passage more. 

2.Learn the language in it. 拓展阅读

passage B Read the profiles from

a sports magazine and

complete the summary

of each sportsperson’s (Guinness) record(s).

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