Warming up、Pre-reading、Reading、Comprehending特级教师教学实录

Unit 1 Breaking records—Reading Step 1

Leading-in

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

目的及依据：本环节通过看图讨论激发学生的学习兴趣激活已有的背景知识，使学生能运用已有的知识和经验思考本单元的中心话题。能起到温故而知新的作用。

Step 2

Pre-reading and reading Task one

to show students some pictures which occur in the text, First, lets 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

① Would you consider each activity to be serious sports?

②

Which activity would you like to try?

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

③ Do you think you could do any of them for any length of time?

（Indication：Different activity requires different physical fitness psychological personification such as coordination strength balance? concentration strong will

devotion）

Now class we will read a story about a man called Ashrita Furman who has broken Guinness records.（过度）

(读前部分设计依据及目的：本部分根据学生的认知规律而设计，首先让学生借助图片了解运动的名称及运动方式，其次，让学生体验其中一项或几项活动，体验后让学生思考问题

这种方式有浅入深

由感性认识到理性思考了解文章当中提到的运动项目降低阅读难度

，为下一步阅读理解做好充分的准备) While reading

Task two Listening (scanning)(close your book 此处把快速阅读与听力整合在一起正大课堂容量加快课堂节奏) （提高学生的听力水平培养快速获取所需信息的能力）

Task two

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 best⑦ place and date of birth ⑧ his occupation ⑨ his education ⑩ his first Guinness

record

(目的及依据，新课程理念要求让学生对语篇整体学习，为此首先让学生快速把握文章结构要点让学生从整体明白文)

Task three Skim the text and answer the questions

①Who is Ashrita Furman? ②When and why he entered the Guinness book of world records? ③When did Ashrita become a student Chinmoy? Explain some new words and sentences in the text （解决阅读障碍）

Task four 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

⑥ what happens in an event that prevent Ashrita from giving up? Task five

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? Task six

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) Task seven

Step 3

Summary and homework

Task one

Write an article about the imagination about the outlook of Ashrita Task two

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.