Warming up、Pre-reading、Reading、Comprehending优质公开课教案

Unit 1 Breaking Records

Reading---教案

Teaching Aims

1. Target language a. Important words & phrases apply to, preserve, permanent, display, existence, originally, attempt to, proceed, recognize b. Important sentences

Even with some parts missing, it weighs nearly 127 kilograms, half as much as it would have weighed originally. An 898 kilogram pig in the Chinese province of Liaoning might become the biggest pig ever when the Liaoning Provincial Agricultural Museum applies to Guinness World Records for a listing. Teaching steps

Step 1 lead in

Show some pictures about breaking records. Step 2 intruduction Pre-readingA Jumping Jack as it is called in the United States military, is a physical exercise performed by jumping to a position with the legs spread wide and the hands touching overhead and then returning to a position with the feet together and the arms at the sides.More intensive versions include bending down and touching the floor in between each jump.standing on a Swiss balldoing jumping jackspogo stick jumpinghula hooping somersaultingdoing lunges

Step 3 Quickly glance through the text. Tick the topics about Ashrita that the author does not cover.

□physical skills needed for events □number of records broken□his family life □kinds of records broken□why he became a sportsman□countries he likes best□place and date of birth□his occupation□his education □his first Guinness record

Step 4 skimming

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?

Step 5 careful reading

Careful readingFirst look through the 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 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.would be in his late 40s now.

5. A. What are some of the physical difficulties he has experienced when walking with a bottle of milk on his head?He has to makefine neck adjustments , and has to rest and eat with the bottle of milk on his head.

B. What are some of the physical difficulties he has experienced when standing on top of a Swiss ball?He needs a great sense of balance, and has to stay on top even though his legs may start shaking. 平衡感C. What are some of the physical difficulties he has experienced when somersaulting?He has to overcome dizziness, extreme tiredness and pain.D. What are some of the physical difficulties he has experienced when doing gymnastically correct lunges?Lunges are extremely hard on his legs.6.Which one of Sri Chinmoy’s beliefs led Ashrita to attempting records?The belief that there is no limit topeople’s physical abilities. 没有限制7.Why was it amazing that Ashrita came third in the bicycle marathon in 1978?He won the third place even though he had done no training.8. Why did Ashrita believe he could 同位语从句，说明accomplish anything after the bicycle understanding 的内容marathon?第二个同位语从句Because he came to the understanding 的内容。而且必须thathis body was just an instrument 保留连接词thatof the spirit and thathe seemed to be able to use his spirit to accomplish anything.9. What happens in an event that prevents Ashrita from giving up?10. Do you think that the events that Ashrita participates in are childish? He goes deep within himself and connects with his soul and his teacher to keep on.Why or why not? In my opinion, they are not childish, because they require an enormous amount of strength and fitness as well as determination in reality.

Step 6 discussing

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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?2.Type of writing and main ideas of each paragraph:

Step 7 learning

④Why did Ashrita took part in active sports after learned quiet mediation?

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.

Step 8 homework

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