Learning about Language公开课教案

Unit 1 Reading THE ROAD IS ALWAYS AHEAD OF YOU Step1. Skim the first paragraph and find out: What is the passage about?

(A man called Ashrita Furman who has broken Guinness records in many activities.)

Step2. .Fast reading What happened in the following time? 1. at the age of 16: He discovered an Indian meditation teacher called Sri Chinmoy. 2. in the early 1970s: He has been one of Sri Chinmoy’s students.

3. in 1978: He came third in a 24-hour bicycle marathon in New York’s Central Park. 4. in 1979: He broke his first Guinness record with 27,000 jumping jacks.

5. over the last 25 years: He has broken approximately 93 Guinness records.

Step3. Reading Comprehension Quickly glance through the text. Tick the topics about Ashrita that

the author does not cover. □

physical skills needed for events

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number of records broken □

his family life

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kinds of records broken □

why he became a sportsman countries he likes best □

place and date of birth □

his occupation □

his education

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his first Guinness record

Step4. Careful reading Choose the correct answers. 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. 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.

Step5. Summary

Ashrita Furman is a sportsman who likes the ___________ of breaking Guinness records. These records are not made in any ____________ sport. His __________ to keep trying to break records comes through his _________ to his teacher called Sri Chinmon, who believes that there is no _______ to people’s physical abilities. After the bicycle _________ in 1978, he came to

the understanding that his body was just an instrument of the ______ and that he seemed to be able to use his spirit to ___________ anything.

From then on, he _______ to accept any physical limitation.

Over the last 25 years, he has broken

_____________ 93 Guinness records. He still ______ more than 20 of these. He_________ to break records in very ____________ events and in very interesting places. He _________ his dream of breaking a record in all seven __________. （challenge，conventional，motivation，devotion，limit，marathon，spirit，accomplish ,refused ,

approximately, holds , attempts , imaginative , achieved , continents ）

Step6. Homework 1.

Surf on the Internet and find more about Ashrita & Sri Chinmoy. 2. Read the text carefully and find out the useful words and expressions in the passage.