Warming up、Pre-reading、Reading、Comprehending主要内容及教案内容

Students’ work sheet Unit 1 Breaking records ——reading I. Fast reading What happened in the following time? At the age of 16: In the early 1970s: In 1978: In 1979: Over the last 25 years:

II. Comprehending 1. Which kind of activity is most likely to make a person dizzy?

________

A. Standing on top of a 75cm Swiss ball

B. Somersaulting

C. Doing gymnastically correct lunges

D. Jumping jacks

2. Which is NOT the reason why Ashrita became a successful sportsman?

________ A. He was very weak as a child, so he had to take more exercise. B. He became one of Sir Chinmoy’s students. C. Ashrita entered the marathon and won much confidence. D. He refused to accept any physical limitation.

3. From the passage we can conclude that ________.

A. Ashrita likes swimming and soccer.

B. Ashrita dreamed of breaking a record in all seven continents but never. C. All activities that Ashrita took part in seemed childish and cause laughter. D. Standing on top of 75cm Swiss ball is not so easy as it looks.

4. The passage mainly tells us ________.

A. how Ashrita became famous

B. how Ashrita became a sportsman C. Ashrita enjoys the challenge of breaking Guinness records

D. why Ashrita got crazy about sports.

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

A. About 20

B. About 30

C. About 40

D. About 50

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6. 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.

7. 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.

8. What is more important for Ashirita to break the record? A. Strength

B. Fitness

C. Determination

D. Honor

III. Phrases 1. 打破记录

______________________ 11.有潜力的运动员___________________ 2. 在过去的25年__________________ 12.被…吸引_________________________ 3. 创纪录_________________________ 13.寻找_____________________________ 4. 实现梦想_______________________ 14.生命的深层意义___________________ 5. 实际上_________________________ 15.鼓励某人做某事___________________ 6. 大量的_________________________ 16.拒绝做某事_______________________ 7. 很好的平衡感___________________ 17.不断尝试_________________________ 8. 努力做某事_____________________ 18.和…联系_________________________ 9. 使膝盖触地_____________________ 19.感谢他的老师_____________________ 10.向前迈步_______________________ 20.在…前方_________________________

IV. Sentences 1.

More than twenty of these he still holds, including the record for having the most records.

2.

Covering a mile in the fastest time while doing gymnastically correct lunges is yet another event in which Ashrita is outstanding.

3.

It is just as important for people to develop their bodies as it is to develop their minds, hearts and spiritual selves.

4.

Every time Ashrita tries to break a record, he reaches a point where he feels he cannot physically do any more.

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Possible answers: I. Fast reading At the age of 16: In the early 1970s: In 1978: In 1979: Over the last 25 years: He discovered an Indian meditation teacher called Sri Chinmoy. He has been one of Sri Chinmoy’s students.

He came third in a 24-hour bicycle marathon in New York’s Central Park.

He broke his first Guinness record with 27,000 jumping jacks.

He has broken approximately 93 Guinness records.

II. Comprehending BADCDBCC

III. Phrases 1.

break records 2.

over the last 25 years 3.

make records 4.

achieve one’s dream 5.

in reality 6.

an enormous amount of 7.

a great sense of balance 8.

struggle to do 9.

touch the knee to the ground 10.

step forward 11. talented sportsman 12. be fascinated by 13. search for 14. the deep meaning in life 15. urge sb to do sth 16. refuse to do 17. keep trying 18. connect with 19. acknowledge his teacher 20. ahead of…

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