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Book 9 Unit 1 Breaking Records – Warming up and Reading Teaching plan

I. Teaching objectives 1) Knowledge objectives: A. Students are to comprehend the introduction, achievements, motivation and belief of Ashrita Furman who has broken a number of Guinness records in various unconventional events.

B. Students are to learn the following words and expressions: Guinness records, (un)conventional, hula hooping, pogo stick jumping; somersaulting, vomit, gymnastically, lunge, fascinate, meditation, spiritual, marathon

C. Students are to write a speech using the mind map of the text 2) Language skills: A. Students are to have a grasp on the following three tips through reading exercises: Tip 1: Focus on the topic sentences and key words when skimming for the main idea. Tip 2: Use key words as clues to match sentences with the proper contexts.

Tip 3: Summarize the key points by locating and paraphrasing the key information.

B. Students are to learn how to write a summary by using the mind map of the text. 3) Affective objectives: Students are to understand the difficulties one may go through to achieve full potential and always remain hopeful of the future ahead. 4) Learning strategies: Students are to complete learning task through individual and pair work. 5) Culture awareness: Students are to understand the Guinness world records.

II. Important points and difficult points

Important points: To understand and employ the three reading tips; to learn about Ashrita’s road of breaking Guinness world records

Difficult points: To summarize and paraphrase the key points as is indicated in Tip 3; to write a speech with the help of a mind map.

III. Teaching procedures:

Steps Activities Purposes

Warm-up & lead-in 1.

Greetings 1.

To activate Ss’ background 2.

Display the symbol of knowledge of Guinness world Guinness world records and records and arouse their interest ask Ss what they know about it 2.

To lead in the topic naturally 3.

Explain the definition of Guinness world records and introduce two peculiar world records, thus bringing out the hero of the text—Ashrita

Steps Fast reading

Activities Purposes

Find out the structure of the text 1.

To train S’s abilities of skimming, by dividing it into four parts and comprehending as well as match them with the main ideas summarizing

2.

To provide Ss with the first reading tip of focusing on the topic sentences and key words when skimming for the main idea Based on the structure of the text, 1.

To practice Ss’ skill of searching 1.

Read Part 1-Introduction and for detailed information

answer 4 questions: who, 2.

To train Ss’ logic thinking by when, why and what using key words as clues to find 2.

Read Part 2-Achievements and out correct sentences to fill in an talk about Ashrita’s recent incomplete context achievements by first 3.

To make Ss understand the completing Paras 3-7 with importance of abstracting key appropriate sentences and then points by locating and finding out the unconventional paraphrasing key information, events Ashrita in which broke especially when dealing with a records and the long passage physical/mental requirements for each

3.

Analyze Part 3-motivation in 2 steps to find out 3 reasons for how Ashrita came to be a sportsman

Group discussion: comprehend the 1.

To invoke Ss’ deep thinking and meaning of the sentence: “There is reflection on words of wisdom only one perfect road and that road 2.

To motivate Ss to play an active is ahead of you, always ahead of role in discussion and practice you”

and use examples in life to their oral English

illustrate Complete the mind map of the text To make Ss realize the importance of on blackboard and bring Ss’

a mind map in consolidating their attention to it by giving out a understanding of the whole text writing task

Use the mind map to write an To encourage Ss to write a summary acceptance speech for Ashrita based on the mind map

within 80 words.

Careful-reading

Further reading Summary Homework

IV. Layout of the blackboard The Road is Always Ahead of You

Ashrita-

Mr. Guinness

Records spiritual guide- Sri successful attempt in a marathon connection to soul and Sri Para 12-Belief the road ahead Para 2-7-Achievements

one record in

all 7 continents Para 1-Introduction a sportsman who like the challenge…

93 records in 25 years unconventional events milk bottle-neck adjustments Swill ball-balance &concentration Swill ball-balance &concentration somersaulting-overcome dizziness, tiredness &pain lunges-hard on legs Para 8-11-Motivation