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

Unit 1 Book 9 Breaking records

Period 1

精读Reading“The road is always ahead of you” (page2-3)

Part

Ⅰ

课前预习

1. Preview the new words on page105, pay due attention to its paraphrasing.

2. Read Notes to the texts carefully on page 91-92

3. Quickly glance through the text. Tick the topics about Ahrita that the author does not cover. (Comprehending Exercise 1 on page3)

4. Finish the following multiple choices. 1) What does the word “conventional” in Paragraph 1 mean? A. ridiculous B. fascinating C. usual D. funny 2) Which one of Sri Chinmoy’s beliefs led Ashrita to attempting records? A. The body is just an instrument of the spirit. B. There is no limit to people’s physical abilities. C. You can use your spirit to accomplish anything. D. People just need to develop their hearts and spiritual selves. 3) From the passage we can learn that _____________. A. the events Ashrita participates in are very childish and only cause laughter B. though Ashrita has broken many Guinness records, people show no respect to him C. the sports Ashrita participates in really require an enormous amount of strength and fitness as well as determination.

D. people need to develop their hearts and spiritual selves. 4) “Somersaulting is a

tough event as you have to overcome….” The underlined word can be replaced by_______. A. difficult

B. easy

C. simple

D. complicated 5) What does the word “acknowledge” in the passage mean?

A. accept

B. admit

C. recognize

D. thank

6) Which of the following is not one of Ashrita’s characteristics mentioned in the text? A. determined

B. brave

C. confident

D. considerate

7) Which of the following topics in not mentioned in the passage? A. physical skills needed for events

B. number of the records broken

C. Ashrita’s first Guinness record

D. Ashrita’s occupation

8) What’s the main idea of the passage? A. Ashrita is a natural athlete.

B. Ashrita has succeeded in breaking Guinness records by connecting with his soul. C. Ashrita always acknowledges his teacher in his record-breaking attempts. D. Ashrita is a sportsman who likes the challenge of breaking Guinness records.

5. Underline the difficult phrases and sentences.

Part

Ⅱ

课堂练习

1. Listen to the tape and then fill in the table about the life of Ashirta.

When As a child

Book of World records.

As a teenager

He studied Eastern religion and at the age of 16, he met his _2_____________.

Since the early 1970s

In 1978 In 1979 Over the last 25 years

He has been one of Sri Chinmoy’s students who believes that there is no 3_________ to people’s physical abilities.

After the bicycle marathon in New York’s Central Park, he began to understand that he can use his spirit to _4____________.

Ashrita broke his first Guinness record with 5. _____________ jumping jacks. Ashrita has broken about _6__________ Guinness records. More than twenty of these he still holds, including the record for having 7__________.

Facts Though he was very unfit and not interested in sports, he was 1__________ by Guinness 2. Underline the following sentences in the text and try to analyze their structure. 1). 虽然这些活动看起来孩子气且令人发笑而不是让人肃然起敬，但实际上，完成这些活动需要强大的力量、健康的体格和坚定的决心。

2). 呆在球上得一直全神贯注，还需要有极强的注意力和极好的平衡感。

3). 做标准的体操弓箭步动作向前，以最快的节奏走完一英里的路程是阿什里塔又一个出色的项目。

4). 他相信人的体能是没有局限的。

5). 尽管从没有训练过，他还是受到他的精神领袖的敦促参加了马拉松比赛。

6). 他开始有了这样的认识：他的身躯只不过是他的精神的工具，而且他似乎能够用他的精神力量去完成任何事情。

7). 每次试图破纪录的时候，阿什里塔都会达到一个体力不可逾越的极限点。

3. Read the passage again and write a short summary of the passage (about 30 words) _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________

4. Translate the following sentences, analyze their structures and observe the usages of “while”.

1. While these activities might seem childish and cause laughter rather than respect, in reality they require an enormous amount of strength and fitness as well as determination. (para 3) 2. Think about the fine neck adjustments needed to keep a full bottle of milk on your head while

you are walking. (para 4)

3. While Ashrita makes standing on top of a 75cm Swiss ball look easy, it is not! (para 5)

4. Covering a mile in the fastest time while doing correct lunges is yet another event in which he is outstanding. (para 7)