Warming up、Pre-reading、Reading、Comprehending优质课教案内容

Unit 1 Breaking Records Period 2 reading Teaching Aims 1.

Ability goals Enable the Ss talk about the GWR sports mentioned. Enable the Ss talk about surpassing physical limits. 2.

Learning ability goals Help the Ss talk about the GWR sports and surpassing physical limits. Teaching important and difficult point

Talk about the relationship between one’s spiritual motivation and physical action.

Teaching methods

Skimming, intensive reading, discussing, analyzing. Teaching aids

A record, a projector and some slides Teaching procedures Step 1 Homework checking

Ask some Ss to share their findings about GWR. Step 2 pre-reading First ask the Ss to match the pictures with teacher’s introduction. Show the introductory words and corresponding pictures to the Ss one by one. 1.

A hula hoop is a ring made off wood or plastic, which is used for exercise and fun in gym or any playground. Were you one of those kids who could not resists hollering? Here’s how to use one. Steps: a. take hold of the hula hoop.

b. lower it down to about ankle level.

c. step into it (with both feet.) …j

2.

Pogo stick jumping 3.

doing jumping jacks 4.

somersaulting 5.

standing on a Swiss ball 6.

Doing lunges Key: a-6 b-1 c-5 d-2 e-4 f-3 Guides the Ss to talk about these activities according to the questions on page1. Look at the pictures and go through the new wording of different activities. Ask Ss to match the pictures and answer the following questions. 1.

Would you consider each activity to be a serious sport? 2.

Which activities would you like to try? 3.

Would you need to be fit to do any of them? 4.

Do you think you could do any of them for any length of time? T: well, from what you have said above, I know that few of you can persist in doing

any of them, for most of you do them just for fun. However, here is a man, named Ashrita Furman, not only can do these but even set and keep the GWR. Do you want to know more about him? Ss: yes! T: well, next, let’s get to know this man.

Step 3 while-reading Get the S to read the passage several times and get the general idea of it. First reading 1.

Listen to the tape, after listening tick the topics that the author does not cover (1)

Physical skills needed for events

(2) number of records broken (3) his family life (4) kind of records broken (5) why he became a sportsman

(6) countries he likes best (7) place and date of birth (8) his occupation (9) his education (10) his first Guinness record 2.

Quickly glance through the text, and answer the following questions. 1)

Who is Ashrita Furman? 2)

What does he want to achieve? 3)

How many continents? And what are they? 4)

Who is his teacher in New York? 5)

What does he believe in? After Ss finish this, teacher checks the answers. Careful reading 1.

In this part, Ss will read the text again and then work together with their partners to find out the answers to the following comprehensive questions 1)

Where do you think Ashrita lives? ---- New York City. 2) How old do you think he is ? He’s around 50.

3)

Has he broken records in all seven continents?----Yes 4)

When did he firs come across the Guinness Book of World Records? ---When he was a child 5)

What are some of the physical difficulties he has experienced when A.

Walking with a bottle of milk on his head?

--- the fine neck adjustments are needed. B.

Somersaulting? --- it takes a lot of conversation and a great sense of balance to stay on top even though his legs may start shaking. C.

Standing on the top of a Swiss ball? --He has to overcome dizziness, extreme tiredness and pain. D. 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 to people’s physical abilities.

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 accomplish anything after the bicycle marathon? 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? Why or why not? 2.

Parts this test can be divided into, and what the general meaning are. Para.1

para 2

para 3 Para 4

Para 5

Para5 Para 6

para 7

para 8 Para 9

Para 10

para 11 Para 12-13 Part1:

para 2-7 Pat2:

para 8-11 Part 3:

para.12-13 Step 4 Discussion 1.

Here are some of Ashrita’s beliefs. In groups, discuss whether you agree with them or not. 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 read.it is ahead of you, always ahead of you. 2 Get the Ss to dig out the central meaning of this text. T: today we are learned the story about Ashrita, about his marvelous achievement and also his strong belief in challenging himself on and one. From this, what other things have you learned? Step 5 Homework 1.

find provers or sayings closely related to Ashrita’s story.

2.

Finish related exercises Afterthoughts: ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________