Unit 1 Breaking records 单元教学课件（含音视频+教案）

课件28张PPT。人教课标
高三 选修 9
Unit 1SubjectUnit 1 Breaking recordsGrammar主语是一个句子所述说的主体，是英语语法中的一个重要项目。可以作主语的有名词、代词、动词不定式、动词-ing形式及从句等。下面我们结合历年高考题对主语考点进行归纳总结。主 语1.?名词用作主语。如：
Video games?can be a poor influence if left in the wrong hands.??? (湖南2015)名词作主语，主要考查主谓一致
1) Dr. Smith, together with his wife and daughters, ______ visit Beijing this summer.
A. is going to B. are going to
C. was going to D. were going to当主语后面有 as well as, with, along with, together with, except, beside 等时，谓语动词不受这些词或短语的影响，仍与主语保持一致。此题的谓语动词应与 Dr. Smith 保持一致，故排除选项B、D；再根据 this summer 可排除选项C。2) The number of foreign students attending Chinese universities ______ rising steadily since 1997.
A. is B. are C. has been D. have been the number of 意为“……的数目”，后接可数名词复数，作主语时，谓语动词用单数，故排除选项B、D；再根据since 1997可排除选项A。a number of 意为“许多；若干”， 后接可数名词复数，作主语时，谓语动词用复数。3) — Did you go to the show last night?
— Yeah. Every boy and girl in the area ______ invited.
A. were B. have been
C. has been D. was由and连接的两个并列的名词被each，every，no，many a等修饰并且作主语时，谓语动词通常用单数形式。故此题排除选项A、B，再根据 last night 可排除选项C。4) A poet and artist ______ coming to speak to us about Chinese literature and painting tomorrow afternoon.
A. is B. are
C. was D. were 由and连接的两个名词作主语，并且表示同一人、物或概念或由两个部件配成的物品时，谓语动词用单数，故此题排除选项B、D；再根据tomorrow afternoon可排除选项C。若and连接的两个名词作主语，表示不同的人、物或概念时，谓语动词用复数。 2.?代词用作主语。当不定代词用作主语时，谓语动词常用单数形式。如：
You?must be careful with the camera. It costs!??? (四川2015)
The meeting will be held in September, but?nobody _______ the date for sure.? (重庆2015) knows3.?从句用作主语。谓语动词常用单数形式。如：
How we understand things?____ a lot to do with what we feel.????? (北京2015) has4. it用作形式主语。真正的主语常是不
定式或从句。如：
See, your computer has broken down
again!?It?doesn't make sense to buy
the cheapest brand of computer just
to save a few dollars.? (天津2015)It is uncertain ______ side effect the medicine will bring about, although about two thousand patients have taken it.
A. that B. what
C. how D. whetherit 作形式主语时，真正的主语是后面的
动词不定式、动词-ing形式或从句。5.?数词用作主语。如：
Three?is enough.
6.?名词化的形容词用作主语。如：
The?old?feel the cold weather more than the young.
7.?副词用作主语。如：
Now?is the time.8.?名词化的介词用作主语。如：
The?ups?and?downs?of life must be taken as they come.
9.?不定式用作主语。如：
To find?your way can be a problem.
10.?动词-ing形式用作主语。谓语动词常用单数形式。如：
Reading?is the fundamental skill upon which school education depends.11.?名词化的动词-ed形式用作主语。如：
The?disabled?are to receive more money.
12.?介词短语用作主语。如：
From my home to the museum?was a ten-minute ride on the bus.
13.?句子用作主语。如：
“How do you do?”?is a greeting.1. 根据括号的汉语提示补全下面句子。
1. ____________________________ (年轻人) should learn to respect the old.
2. _____________________________ (“熟能生巧”) is my favorite English saying.The young / Young people???“Practice makes perfect”??3. ________________________________
_____________ (多少人死于那场战争) was never announced.
4. It hasn't been fixed ________________________________ (英语晚会何时举行).How many people were killed inwhen the English party will be heldthat war??7. It is generally considered unwise ____
________________________________
(孩子要什么就给什么).
8. It is still under discussion ___________
____________________ (这个公园是否
该重建). to give a child whatever he or she wants whether the park should be rebuilt II. 从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
______ wants to stay in a hotel has to
pay their own way.
A. Anyone B. The one
C. Whoever D. Who2. He told us whether ______ a picnic was
still under discussion.
A. to have B. having
C. have D. had
3. Such poets as Shakespeare _____ widely
read, of whose works, however, some
____ difficult to understand.
A. are; are B. is; is
C. are; is D. is; are4. Listening to loud music at rock concerts
_______ caused hearing loss in some
teenagers.
A. is B. are
C. has D. have
5. The doctor thought ________ would be
good for you to have a holiday.
A. this B. that
C. one D. it 6. ____ in my life impressed me so deeply
as my first visit to the Palace Museum.
A. Anything B. Nothing
C. Everything D. Something
7. ______ well in an interview will be an
important part of getting a place at
university.
A. Do B. Doing
C. Done D. Being done8. It never occurred to me ______ you
could succeed in persuading him to
change his mind.
A. which B. what
C. that D. ifIII. 在空格中填入一个适当的词或用所
给词的适当形式填空。
1. _______ (play) football in the street is dangerous.
2. It would be nice _____ (see) him again.
3. The ________ (disable) should not be looked down upon.
4. ____ was a great surprise to me when he did a thing like that.Playingto seedisabledIt5. ________ he will be sent abroad or not has not been decided so far.
6. _________ a book sells well or not depends on various factors.
7. So naughty is the ____ that he often upsets his parents who are busy with their work.
8. His __________ (express) told me that he got angry then.WhetherWhetherboyexpressionFinish all of the Vocabulary and Grammar exercises and write Exercises 1-3 on Pages 52-54 in your exercise books.Homework课件34张PPT。人教课标
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Unit 1Unit 1 Breaking recordsLanguage Points1. Over the last 25 years, he has broken approximately 93 Guinness records.
[考点]
approximately adv. 大约地；近似地
There were approximately fifty people there.
那儿大约有五十个人。 [高考链接 ]
The questionnaire takes ________ ten to fifteen minutes to complete and can be used along with the assessment interview.
A. mainly B. punctually
C. approximately D. preciselyC[点拨]
选 C。and 前的句意为：调查问卷大约需要10至15分钟完成。Approximately意为“大约地”，符合句意。 mainly “主要地”；punctually“准时地”；precisely“精确地”。 approximate adj. 大概的；近似的
e.g. You have to pay approximate 100 dollars.
你得支付大约100美元。
He spent approximate two hours
searching the photo.
他用了大约两小时来寻找这张照片。2. However, he was fascinated by the Guinness Book of World Records.
fascinate vt. 使着迷；入迷
e.g. What the expert said fascinated
the present listeners.
专家的话使在场的听众入了迷。 3. 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.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，这些活动需要强大的力量，健康的体格和坚定的决心。 while 作连词时, 有三种用法是高考热点:
作从属连词，引导时间状语从句，意为
“当……的时候；和……同时”，从句中
应用延续性或状态性动词；
(2) 作从属连词，引导让步状语从句，表示
转折，意为“虽然；尽管”；
(3) 作并列连词，表示“对比”，意为“而，
然而”。1. ______ the students came from different countries, they got along quite well in the summer camp. (2015·福建)
A. While B. Unless
C. Since D. UntilA 这里是while引导的让步状语从句。A尽管(引导让步状语从句)；B除非(通常用于条件状语从句)；C自从(引导时间状语从句)；D直到……才……(通常用在时间状语从句中)。结合句意：尽管学生都来自于不同的国家，但他们在夏令营里面都相处得很好。故选A。2. We need to get to the root of the problem ______ we can solve it. (2015·天津)
A. while B. after
C. before D. as
考查状语从句。句意：在我们解决问题前，我们需要找到问题的根源。A当……时候，而；B.在……之后；C在……之前；D正如。由句意可知选C。C 3. In some places women are expected to earn money ______ men work at home and raise their children.
A. but B. while
C. because D. thoughB本题考查while的第三种用法。句意为：在有些地方，女人赚钱，而男人持家、照顾孩子。很显然，题干前后两个分句之间存在对比关系，故选 while。 2) rather than 而不是；……宁愿 ……
rather than 前后结构相同，保持平衡
e.g. He is an artist rather than a writer.
I would do it myself rather than
ask him to do it.
He prefers to rent a car rather than
have one of his own.
I should thank you rather than you
should thank me.注意：rather than连接两主语时，谓语与第
一个主语保持一致。
e.g. I, rather than you, am to blame.
常用搭配：would prefer to do … rather
than do …
e.g. Rather than stay at home, I’ll prefer to go out. 3) as well as 除……之外; 和; 与…… 一样
She is clever as well as beautiful.
as well 也，通常用于句尾。
Would you like to come as well?
may/might as well 不妨，还不如as well as 连接两主语时，谓语与第一个主语保持一致。
e.g. E-mail, as well as telephones, ______ an important part in daily communication. A. is playing B. have played
C. are playing D. play A注意：4. Imagine doing this for a mile!
imagine 的常考用法: “imagine + 动词-ing 形式”或“imagine + one’s / n. / pron. ＋ 动词 –ing 形式”, 其中 one’s / n. / pron. 是动词 –ing 形式的逻辑主语, imagine 后不可接动词不定式作宾语。— There is a story here in the paper about a 110-year-old man.
— My goodness! I can’t imagine _____ that old.
A. to be B. to have been
C. being D. having been 此题考查 imagine 后接动词 -ing 形式的用法。It is difficult to imagine his ______ the decision without any consideration.
A. accept B. accepting
C. to accept D. accepted
此题考查 imagine 后接动词-ing形式复合结构的用法。 5. Sri Chinmoy says that it is just as important for people to develop their bodies as it is to develop their minds, hearts and spiritual selves.斯里琴摩指出人们发展他们的体魄与发展他们的头脑、心灵和精神上的自我具有同等的重要性。[点拨]这是一个复合句。 Sri Chinmoy 作主语，_____作谓语，that it is ... spiritual selves是 _____ 从句。在此从句中，包含as ... as结构，其中两个it都作_________，真正的 _____ 分别为 to develop their bodies和to develop their minds, hearts and spiritual selves。says宾语形式主语主语 6. He had been urged by his spiritual leader to enter the marathon even
though he had done no training.
urge sb. to do sth. / urge sb. on
鼓励，激励某人做……
e.g. I strongly ____________________
smoking. 我力劝你戒烟。
They urged on us the need for
cooperation.
他们向我们强调合作的必要性。 urge you to give upThey urged that the Science Museum _______ open during the vacation.A. was kept B. were kept
C. be kept D. will be kept C表示意愿、建议、命令、提议、请求等动词后的 that 宾语从句中谓语动词用 should (可省略) + 动词原形。e.g. He ordered that parking be prohibited
on main street during the rush hour.
这类动词还有：
ask要求，advise建议，arrange安排, beg请求，command命令，decide决定，demand要求，desire渴望，insist 坚持，intend 打算，propose提议，object反对，order命令，require需要，request要求，recommend推荐，suggest建议，urge强调, 促进, 力劝 even though/even if 用作连词，意思是
“即使，纵然，尽管”。Tim is in good shape physically _____ he doesn’t get much exercise.
A. if B. even though
C. unless D. as long asB考查状语从句。句意为“尽管Tim不经常锻炼，但他体形很好。” 前后是让步关系，故选 B 项。7. Every time Ashrita tries to break a record, he reaches a point where he feels he cannot physically do any more.
每次试图破纪录的时候，阿西里塔都会达到一个体力不可逾越的极限点。
point, situation, case 等词可表示抽象的地点，作先行词后接定语从句时，若引导词在从句中作状语, 引导词通常使用where。Opposite is St. Paul’s Church, ______ you can hear some lovely music. (2015·北京)
A. which B. that C. when D. where
考查非限制性定语从句。句意：对面是圣保罗教堂，在那儿你能听到一些优美的音乐。这是一个定语从句。先行词是 St. Paul’s Church，从句主谓宾成分完整，去掉空后依然是完整的句子，可推断出引导词在从句中作的是地点状语，用where。D 8. There is only one perfect road. It is ahead of you, always ahead of you.
ahead of 比……早, 在……前面; 高, 优于, 超过
ahead of time 提前，提早
I think the work can be completed ahead of time.
我认为这项工作能提前完成。 The boy studies very hard, so he is often _____ all the other students in his class.
A. good at B. as clever as
C. ahead of D. the best C根据括号内的英语提示翻译下列句子。
作为一个画家，他早已经领先他的时
代。 (ahead of )As a painter, he was ahead of his time.2. 他答应我努力学习，事实上，他根本不当回事。 (in reality)He promised me to work hard. In reality, he’s never taken it seriously.3. 我劝你马上去看医生！ (urge)I urge you to see a doctor immediately!5. 这件事不是你所想象的那样简单。(as ... as)This matter isn’t as easy as you think it is.What is the approximate size of this room?4. 这间屋子大概有多大？ (approximate)课件26张PPT。人教课标
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Unit 1Unit 1 Breaking recordsLearning about Language 1. Complete the table and then choose a word to complete each sentence below.motivated/
motivatingmotivatedevoted/
devotingdevoteaccomplishedaccomplishmentadjustableadjustapproximationapproximate1. He is _________ to his wife and gives
her anything she asks for.
2. Can you tell me the ____________
number of athletes in your club?
3. It was a huge _______________ for her
to be able to reach the top of the
mountain.devotedaccomplishmentapproximate4. Some people have the ability to
__________ others to try to achieve their goals.
5. She has _________ to the fact that she
will never win the 400 metre-swimming
event.motivateadjusted 2. Find the words in the reading passage that are similar in meaning to the underlined words below. Write down the pairs of words. When I am on holiday, I don’t do the usual kinds of things like catching up with friends or cleaning the house or finishing a book. I go walking alone in the mountains. It doesn’t matter what the weather is like. However severe the journey is, as long as I am with nature, I don’t care. For me, there is something sacred about breathing clean air, listening to the sounds of birds and observing the plants and animals around me. When I reach the highest place on my walk, I like to sit in silence for a long time and enjoy the beautiful scenery in front of me. It is like food for my spirit. Last year I invited two friends to come with me. Unfortunately they were not very fit and so the walk was hard on them. I was worried that we wouldn’t reach our campsite before dark and begged them to walk faster. They complained loudly all the way. When the walk was over, we all agreed that it was an enjoyable experience. However, the truth was that I would never invite them to come walking with me again. And, they would probably never want to!conventional
tough
spiritual
soul
tough
urged
reality usual
severe
sacred
spirit
hard
begged
truth3. In groups of four, add as many words as you can to each box. Compare your lists with another group. Then share your lists with the class.Events
gymnastics, marathon, triathlon, … The training is …
tough, tiring, stressful, … The event is …
fascinating, exciting, …1. Underline the subject in these sentences. In groups, check your answers. Then discuss whether you agree with the ideas in the sentences or not.1. Everything that we do is a step in one direction or another.
Even the failure to do something is in itself a deed.
It sets us forward or backward.2. Some conceptions of a gentleman are these: a gentleman is always considerate for the feelings of others; he has tact—he knows how to say and to do the right thing at the right time.3. To regret one’s errors to the point of
not repeating them is true repentance. 4. The best companion is one who is wiser and better than ourselves, for we are inspired by his wisdom and virtue to nobler deeds. 5. Being happy is better than being king.2. Match the subject on the left with an ending on the right to make the correct saying. Then translate it into Chinese.1 Worrying
2 Two heads
3 Those who do not
learn from history
4 To travel hopefully
5 Failing to plan
6 A man who asks
A man who never
asksare doomed to repeat it.
is a fool for five minutes.
are better than one.
never did anyone any good.
is planning to fail.
is a better thing than to arrive.
is a fool for life.7 The one who
understands
The one who speaks
8 What is donedoes not speak.
cannot be undone. does not understand. 1. Worrying never did anyone any good. 担忧从来不会给人带来任何好处。
2. Two heads are better than one.
两人智慧胜一人。
3. Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it.
那些不从历史中汲取教训的人注定要
重蹈覆辙。4. To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.
带着希望旅行(的过程)远胜于到达目 的地(那一刻)。
5. Failing to plan is planning to fail.
没有计划就是计划失败的。6. A man who asks is a fool for five minutes. A man who never asks is a fool for life.
会问问题的人当五分钟的傻子；
从不提问的人则当一辈子的傻子。
7. The one who understands does not speak. The one who speaks does not understand.
智者知而不言，愚者言其不知。
8. What is done cannot be undone.
覆水难收。Finish Using Words and Expressions and Using Structures on page 52-54.课件17张PPT。人教课标
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Unit 1Unit 1 Breaking recordsListeningListen to the radio interview with two Maryville High School students, Luke and Josh, about their school’s bid to break a Guinness record. Number these Guinness records in the order you hear them mentioned.1Listening bid vt. & vi. 出价; 投标
e.g. The couple bid $ 500 for the used car.
那对夫妇出价500美元买那辆二手车。bid sth. for sth.
出价 …… 买 ……Most people hula hooping at the same time.
Most bodies painted at the same time.
Most people juggling at the same time.
Most people brushing their teeth for one minute.
Most people in a group hug.
Most people eating breakfast.1234561. What record is the school going to try to break?The most bodies painted at the same time.They were looking at the records set by groups of people in a book of Guinness World Records.Listen again and answer the questions.2. What gave Luke and Josh the idea to break a Guinness record?2It needed another two months.They can’t paint just one symbol on each body. Everyone has to be painted from head to toe with a design approved by the Guinness Organization.3. Why won’t the record be as easy to break as Luke and Josh first thought?4. How long has the school got to prepare for the record attempt?Parents and local businesses are going to support them.5. Who is going to support the students in their attempt to break the record?6. What are the four reasons why Luke and Josh want their school to try to break the record?1) It would be great fun.
2) It would create a bit of school spirit.
3) It would bring people in the local
community together.
4) When they are old, they will be able
to tell their grandchildren what
they did. Read these expressions from the interview. Circle the ones expressing surprise. Now listen and number the circled expressions in the order you hear them. Then, in pairs, practise saying the expressions of surprise, paying special attention to the intonation. 3 You’re kidding!Tell us about it. You’re right. Well, good luck. We were amazed at some of the things people do to get a Guinness record. Like what?Is that all?That’s wonderful!How amazing! The events that Luke and Josh described are amazing. In pairs, practise using expressions of surprise. Student A imagines or thinks of something amazing. Student B chooses an expression of surprise from the list in Exercise 3 or any others that express surprise. Then swap roles. 4Example:
Student A: I once saw a woman who was running backwards carrying a bag of potatoes.
Student B: You are kidding! In groups, carry out the following tasks. 51. A. Do you think your school could break the record for the most bodies painted at the same time? Give reasons.
B. If not, what do you think you could do? 2. A. Imagine your school is going to attempt to break a record. Decide which record you want your school to break. You can choose from the list in Exercise 1 on the previous page. Or you can use your imagination to create another event. Make it fun.
B. Once you have decided on the event, think about what you need to do to prepare for it. Use the checklist below.课件47张PPT。人教课标
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Unit 1Unit 1 Breaking recordsReadingWarming UpPre-readingReadingNew WordsAbout AshritaScanningSkimmingCareful readingDiscussionClick them!weight liftinghurdling These pictures have been taken at the
end of events. How do you think the
participants are feeling? Give reasons. swimmingboxingThey are: pogo stick jumping
弹簧单高跷somersaulting
翻筋斗What is each person doing? Do you know the name of each activity?doing jumping jacks
跳爆竹hula hooping
玩呼啦圈doing lunges
做冲刺 A. _______________________
B. _______________________
C. _______________________Pre-readingpogo stick jumpingsomersaultingstanding on a Swiss ball D. _____________________
E. _____________________
F. _____________________doing jumping jacksdoing lungeshula hooping A 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.Have you ever done any of these activities?
Would you consider each activity to be a serious sport?
Which activities would you like to try?
Would you need to be fit to do any of them?
Do you think you could do any of them for any length of time?Discussion"The road is always
ahead of you"“路永在前方”New wordsapproximately adv. 近似地，大约地
laughter n. 笑，笑声
in reality 实际上，现实
adjustment n. 调整，调节
tough adj. 强硬的，困难的：
adv. 顽强地
gymnastically adv. 体能训练方面
extreme adj. 极端的，偏激的conventional adj. 习俗的, 传统的
unfit adj. 不适宜的, 不太健康的
spiritual adj. 精神上的
marathon n. 马拉松赛跑
urge v. 催促；力劝
accomplish v. 完成；实现
motivation n. 动机
devotion n. 热爱, 投入
soul n. 灵魂, 心灵Now look at the pictures of a man called Ashrita Furman who has broken Guinness records in all the activities above. Ashrita Furman“There is only one perfect road. It is ahead of you, always ahead of you.”Ashrita Furman has set 187 official Guinness records over the past 25 years and currently holds 82 records. He has set records in all 7 continents and in more than 30 different countries and he has the official record for “The most current Guinness world records held at the same time by an individual,” Marco Frigatti, Head of Records, Guinness Book of World Records. I’ve always had a deep fascination with The Guinness Book of World Records. Maybe the fact that I was born four days after the Guinness Book was first conceived, in September 1954, has something to do with it. That was also the year Roger Bannister broke the 4-minute mile. Or maybe it was the sense of perfection about being the best in the world at something that attracted my interest. Whatever the reason, I remember poring through “the book” as a kid, filling my head with all those spectacular superlatives.Tick the topics about Ashrita that the author does not cover.Scanning□ countries he likes best
□ place and date of birth
□ his occupation
□ his education
□ his first Guinness record□ physical skills needed for events
□ number of records broken
□ his family life
□ kinds of records broken
□ why he became a sportsmanSkim the text and answer the questions.
① Who is Ashrita Furman?
② When and why he entered the
Guinness book of world records?
③ When did Ashrita become a student
Chinmoy?SkimmingFirst look through these 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
would be in his late 40s now.Careful reading 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.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 make fine 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. During the process, he is permitted to rest for only five minutes in every hour and stop briefly to vomit.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?
There is no limit to people’s physical
abilities. 没有限制
7. Why was it amazing that Ashrita came
third in the bicycle marathon in 1978?
He had done no training.8. Why did Ashrita believe he could
accomplish anything after the bicycle
marathon?
He believed that because he had done no training, it must have been his spirit that made him come third, and so after the bicycle marathon he believed that he could accomplish anything by using his spirit, and his body was just an instrument of the spirit. He believed there is no physical limitation.9. What happens in an event that
prevents Ashrita from giving up?
When he feels like giving up, he goes deep within himself and connects with his soul and his teacher to keep on.10. Do you think that the events that
Ashrita participates in are childish?
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.Read the text and then fill in the blanks.Sportsman24-hour bicycle marathonPogo stick jumping under water Jumping jacksDeterminationStanding on top of a 75 cm Swiss ball1. Which event that Ashrita experienced doesn’t need a special tool?
A. Somersaulting.
B. Hula hooping.
C. Deep knee bends.
D. Bicycle marathon.Read the text carefully and choose the best answer.2. Which of the following statements is TRUE about Ashrita?
A. He has the most Olympic Games records in the world.
B. His dream of breaking a record in all seven continents will come true.
C. He is a natural athlete as well as a talented sportsman.
D. It was in 1979 that he broke his first Guinness record. Discussion on Ashrita’s motivation.
① Why did Ashrita challenge the Guinness world records instead of taking part in the Olympic games?
② Why does he keep on trying to challenge different Guinness records?
③ Why didn’t he take part in a conventional sports instead of unconventional and funny one?
④ Why did Ashrita took part in active sports after learned quiet mediation?The road is always ahead of you (a news report)liking the challenge Para 1breaking a record in all seven continents Para 2strength, fitness and determination Para 3Type of writing and main ideas of each paragraph.keeping bottle of milk on head Para 4concentr-ation and balance Para 5somersa-ulting: a tough event Para 6covering a mile in the fastest time Para 7fascinated by the Guinness Book of World Records．Para 8searching for a deeper meaning in life Para 9get into the Guinness Book of World Records
Para 10broke his first Guinness record in 1979.
Para 11acknowledging his teacher, perfect road being ahead of you Para 12
Here are some of Ashrita’s beliefs. In groups, discuss whether you agree with them or not.DiscussionThere is no limit to people’s physical abilities.
The body is just an instrument of the spirit.
You can use your spirit to accomplish anything.
There is only one perfect road. It is ahead of you, always ahead of you.Finish the task in Ex. 3 && 4 on
Page 4.HomeworkUnit 1 Breaking Records
Ｉ． 单元教学目标
技能目标Skill Goals
▲ Talk about records breaking
▲ Practice using expressions of surprise
▲ Read intensively to find details
▲ Understand the importance of spiritual motivation
▲ Review the usage of subject
▲ Write a profile about a record-breaker
Ⅱ. 目标语言
功 能 句 式
Expressions of surprise
You’re kidding! You’re right.
Tell us about it. Well, good luck.
Like what? Is that all?
That’s wonderful! How amazing!
We were amazed at some of the things people do to get a Guinness record.
词 汇
1．四会词汇
hurdling, boxing, lunge, approximate, zip, approximately, conventional, laughter, reality, adjustment, tough, extreme, vomit, gymnastics, gymnastically, unfit, fascinate, meditation, spiritual, marathon, accomplish, motivation, devotion, soul, sacred, deed, conception, regret, repentance, wisdom, virtue, noble, doom, bid, juggle, triathlon, triathlete, amateur, champion, therefore, springboard, economics, entire, attain, courageous, appreciate, appreciation, tact, accountant, receptionist, lawyer, politician, scarf, underwear, overcoat, salary, wage, urge, profile
2．认读词汇
pogo, somersaulting, jumping jack, hula, hooping, Ashrita Furman, Guinness, Guinness Book of World Records, Sri Chinmoy, Barcelona, Slovenia, the Danube, the Parana
3．词组
in reality, urge sb.to do sth．, one’s devotion to ..., concentrate on.
4．重点词汇
approximately, convention, adjustment, tough, extreme, unfit, spiritual, urge, accomplish, motivation, devotion, soul, sacred, amateur, champion, therefore, entire, attain
语法
The usage of subject
重 点 句 子
1. More than twenty of these he still holds, including the record of having the most records.
2. But these records are not made in any conventional sport like swimming or soccer. 3. Rather Ashrita attempts to break records in very imaginative events and in very interesting places.
4. Think about the fine neck adjustments needed to keep a full bottle of milk on your head while you are walking.
5. While Ashrita makes standing on top of a 75 cm Swiss ball look easy, it is not.
6. Somersaulting is a tough event as you have to overcome dizziness, extreme tiredness and pain.
7. Covering a mile in the fastest time while doing gymnastically correct lunges is yet another event in which Ashrita is outstanding.
8. Sri Chinmoy says that it is just as important for people to develop their bodies as it is to develop their minds, hearts and spiritual selves.
9. He had been urged by his spiritual leader to enter the marathon even though he had done no training.
10. So, when he won third place, he came to the understanding that his body was just an instrument of the spirit and that he seemed to be able to use his spirit to accomplish anything.
11. From then on, Ashrita refused to accept any physical limitation.
12. The motivation to keep trying to break records comes through his devotion to Sri Chinmoy.
13. Ashrita always acknowledges his teacher in his record-breaking attempts.
14. In his teens he was a triathlete but at 16 he began to concentrate on cycling.
15. He was an amateur cyclist before the 1992 Olympic Games but turned professional after he had competed in the Games.
16. In 1999 he won the Tour de France and in 2003 he achieved his goal of winning five Tours de France.
Ⅲ. 教材分析与教材重组
1. 教材分析
本单元的中心话题是“破记录”，所谈论的内容涉及多项打破吉尼斯世界纪录的故事。旨在通过单元教学，使学生能够根据一些已知事实内容，结合贴切的表达来反映人们挑战自我、持之以恒、坚定信心并最终达成目标的精神，并就此发表自己的观点和看法，能根据谈论过的话题写出条理清晰的短文。
1．1 Warming up 通过讨论4幅为人们所熟知的体育赛事图片，引发学生对于学习本单元的兴趣和主观能动性，对于课本中将要涉及到的内容先产生浓厚的求知欲；教师可借此给学生进一步介绍有关吉尼斯世界记录的背景知识，同时布置自主学习的任务，即让学生自己通过网络及书籍查找申请该记录的程序和方法，鼓励多手段，多方法的自主性学习方式。
1．2 Pre-reading是Reading的铺垫。这一部分结合图片与文字来介绍在欧美，乃至全世界都非常流行的特殊体育运动项目，如弹簧单高跷、翻筋斗、跳爆竹、呼拉圈等。通过这种方式我们即培养了学生快速理解介绍性文字的能力，又学习了如何用简单易懂的文字来做描述，同时也为阅读文章作好了背景知识的准备。
1．3 Reading讲述的是著名的吉尼斯世界记录保持者，美国人阿西里塔·福尔曼的故事。在这一部分当中，学生除了学习新的词汇、短语及句型结构外，主要接受阅读技巧的训练，即通过扫读及精读结合的方式训练“找、记细节”的能力；以及对文章中主人公取得成绩背后的精神支持的深层理解。另外，学生们通过对文章模拟性复述和典型段落的背诵，来输入丰富的表达方式，为写作中如何介绍人物或事件打下基础。
1．4 Comprehending （即Post-reading）主要通过设置阅读理解性题目来辅助学生理解课文，达到训练目标。
1．5 Learning about language分词汇和语法两部分，即Discovering useful words and expressions和 Revising useful structures。 其中，词汇部分的训练目标是根据语境在运用中掌握词汇；语法板块中我们主要从基础的角度给学生复习“主语”的用法，即有哪些成分可在句中充当主语，从而为更深层的语法结构复习，如主语从句、形式主语、强调句型、倒装结构、非谓语动词等作巩固，另外我们还补充了中学生写作中常见的影响语篇整体的主语表达缺陷问题，即让学生把一篇主语使用不当的文章改写，由此令其形成主语意识。
1．6 Using language 中包含两个部分：Listening和Speaking。 听力的内容仍然是围绕打破吉尼斯世界记录的话题，两名高中生谈论他们学校申请吉尼斯世界记录的事情。口语部分就如何表达“惊讶”给学生们提供了锻炼的平台，通过对于功能句的掌握及语音语调的变化来传达准确的意思。同时将这种表达能力在模拟真实的情景中发挥出来。
1．7 Reading and writing中有两个密切相关的板块，通过这两方面的内容，学生将完成读与写——输入与输出的训练过程。读的内容是有关体育赛事中的辉煌人物及吉尼斯世界记录保持者的焦点介绍，而写的内容是阅读的延伸，那就是让学生根据已提供的信息介绍，结合阅读内容将打破吉尼斯记录的事迹写成更充实完整的一篇报道。
1．8 Workbook 是本单元教材内容的延伸和补充，其内容将通过整合来辅助教学。
2. 教材重组
2.1 热身和听力：Warming up与Workbook中LISTENIG部分话题一致，都是在介绍吉尼斯世界记录，可以作为本单元的导入，用一个课时完成。
2.2 精读：可将Pre-reading, Reading 和Comprehending三个活动整合在一起上阅读课，用一个课时完成。
2.3 泛读：处理Workbook中的READING TASK。用一个课时完成。
2.4 语言学习：Learning about language分词汇和语法两部分，及Workbook中的语言练习，用一个课时完成。
2.5 听力与口语：Using language 用一个课时完成。
2.6阅读与写作： Reading and writing用一个课时完成并结合作业布置。
3. 课型设计与课时分配（共6课时）
1st Period: Warming up
2nd Period: Intensive reading
3th Period: Extensive reading
4th Period: Language study
5th Period: Listening and Speaking
6th Period: Reading and Writing
Ⅳ. 分课时教案
The First Period Warming up
Teaching goals 教学目标
1. Target language目标语言
a. 重点词汇和短语
GWR (Guinness World Records), amazing, category, procedure
b. 功能句式
He realized then that a book supplying the answers to this sort of question might prove popular.
Sir Hugh’s idea became reality when Norris and Ross McWhirter, who had been running a fact-finding agency in London, were commissioned to compile what became The Guinness Book of Records.
( The two sentences above are in the supplement material in Step Ⅳ Discussion. )
Edwin and Cecilia have found out the answer to the quiz.
Which ones did you get right?
2. Ability goals 能力目标
Enable the students to talk about their feeling about sport events and also the GWR.
3. Learning ability goals 学能目标
Help the students to talk about their feeling about sport events and also the GWR.
Teaching important and difficult points 教学重难点
Encourage students to ask questions under a certain topic.
Listen and take notes in details.
Teaching methods 教学方法
Discussion, listening and cooperative learning.
Teaching aids 教具准备
A recorder and projector.
Teaching procedures && ways 教学过程与方式
Step Ⅰ Lead-in
T: Well, at the very beginning, here is a quite easy question for you: Do you know the host city for the 2008 Olympic Games?
Ss: Of course! It’s our capital city—Beijing!
T: Yes, it’s amazing. All of the people feel proud for our nation. Do you still remember the 2004 Olympic Games held in Sydney?
Ss: Yes. In that Olympic Games, China has won 28 golden medals and ranked the second.
T: And who impressed you most?
Ss: ( Students here may list quite a lot of sportsmen and sportswomen. And the teacher can take Liu Xiang as an example for he is the first Asian who won the golden medal in hurdling.)
T: Yes, they are the heroes for our nation.
Step Ⅱ Warming Up
Get the students to talk about pictures in Warming up.
T: Well, now, let’s look at these pictures on Page 1 and talk about how these participants are feeling.
Ss: Exultant(狂喜)： Because Liu Xiang is the first Asian who won the hurdling, which belongs to the track and field — the weakest item for Asian.
Calm: Participants are so strong in some certain spectator sports that they are confident in winning the golden medals.
Exciting: Their hard and dull practicing has been rewarded.
We need make efferts to get a good achievement in some areas that are never surceed.
T: Behind the applause, medals, flowers and praise, it is hard working, dull practicing, determination, and loneliness and persistent that assist them make the world records, keep them and break them. We admire them. However, there are other people who are fond of other unconventional maximal exercise (极限运动) also have their world records. Now do a listening practice on Page 51, and then answer my questions.
Step Ⅲ Listening
Get students to complete the listening practice on Page 51.
☆ Ss ought to learn how to take notes while listening.
T: Turn to Page 51 and read the 6 questions about which you will hear in the tape.
Ss skim the questionswrite down.
T: While the first listening, you just need to write down the key words or expressions as the right answers to the 6 questions. Then during the second listening, you should fill in the following form on Page 51 with details that Edwin and Cecilia mention. At the last time, you are supposed to make up the missing words or any useful expressions as well.
Ss: Excuse me. What’s that for? I mean the course of taking detailed notes.
T: To improve your listening ability, we must conduct such practice. On one hand, fast notes taking is a kind of basic capacity that one should have; on the other hand, as you write down every sentence or even a single word, you have a deeper understanding of the listening material, in other words the listening passages are fully digested. So keep practicing in this way will do you a lot good.
T: OK!Now, listen carefully.
After a while, the students finish the listening part. Then check their answers.
T: You see, world records exist in various aspects. Like the Olympic Games in America, these world records also have their own name. Do you know what it is?
Ss: Guinness World Record.
T: That’s it! Next, let’s learn more information about the GWR.
Step Ⅳ Discussin
☆ In this part, in order to arouse students’ interest, a competition with interesting questions will be a wise choice.
T: Next, we are going to start with a contest. Now listen to the rules and relevant explanations attentively please! First of all, you will be divided into six (or less) groups and each group is supposed to answer five questions about the GWR. The group which provides the most correct answers will win the contest, and earn themselves a big reward. (Teacher had better prepare some presents to hand out for the winner group.)
Notes: Or less questions for each group, depending on teachers’ arrangements.
☆After announcing the rules, teacher might ask a question before the contest, that is, the basic information about the GWR.
T: By the way, here is a question for all of you. It is well-known that GWR is Guinness World Records, but how much do you know about it? Its founder? Time of establishment? How does it work? How can be admitted ...
Ss: We don’t know much about it, except that only the wonderful people and amazing behaviors hold the GWR.
T: OK. Next, look at the screen and have a basic idea of GWR.
In 1951, Sir Hugh Beaver, then the managing director of the Guinness Brewery, went on a shooting party and became involved in an argument. Which was the fastest game bird in Europe? The golden plover or the grouse? He realized then that a book supplying the answers to this sort of question might prove popular. He was right!Sir Hugh’s idea became reality when Norris and Ross McWhirter, who had been running a fact-finding agency in London, were commissioned to compile what became The Guinness Book of Records. The first edition was bound on August 27, 1955, and went to the top of the British bestseller lists by Christmas that year. Since then, Guinness World Records has become a household name and the global leader in world records. No other enterprise collects, confirms, accredits and presents world record data with the same investment in comprehensiveness and authenticity.
The book has gone on to become a record breaker in its own right. With sales of more than 100 million copies in 100 different countries and 37 languages, Guinness World Records is the world’s best ever selling copyright book!
Show the above material to students.
Ss: Wow that is attracting and exciting! So what are included then?
T: The GWR includes totally eight categories: human body, amazing feats, natural world, science && tech, arts && media, modern society, travel && transport, sports && games.
Ss: Then what are the procedures of applying for GWR?
T: Good questions! However, I won’t tell you right now. You can get the replies in many different ways, e.g. surfing the Internet, refer to encyclopedia, consult a professional book, or whatever.
☆ When the students are eager to know more about GWR, teacher should encourage them to find answers for themselves, which is very helpful for their learning skills.
T: Do remember look up for the answers and we gonna share it next period. Now, it is high time that we began the contest, are you ready?
Ss: Sure.
☆ Ss make their choices. After that teacher should evaluate them and also make explanation to let Ss have further understanding of the issues that appear in the questions.
Here is a sample graph to note which group ranks the top:
Group
G1
G2
G3
G4
G5
G6
Right choices
Details for these multiple choices can be found in the Appendices.
T: The first five questions are for group one:
1) The lowest temperature ever recorded on earth is _____.
A. -75.4 °c B. -89.2 °c C. -110.7 °c
2) Which is the fastest movie to gross $1 billion?
A. Harry Potter
B. Titanic
C. The Return of the King
3） Which one is the best selling clothes brand?
A. Levi’s B. Armani C. Pierre Cardin
4) Which subway has the most station?
A. London
B. New York
C. Paris
D. Tokyo
5） The highest number of goals in a soccer career is _____.
A. 1279 B. 546 C. 3850
T: The second five questions are for group two:
6) The longest time a coin has been spun until coming to a total stop is _____ seconds.
A. 19.37 B. 16.7 C. 30
7) The record of fastest beer bottle opening was held by _____.
A. Chinese B. German C. French
8) How many pairs of scissors are used to cut hair in one hand by a record breaker?
A. 6 B. 7 C. 8
9) As a record-holder, a man could play ____ instruments at the same time.
A. 108 B. 20 C. 35
10) A man can memorize _____ packs of cards (52 /pack) at most.
A. 10 B. 15 C. 54
T: Question No. 11 to 15 are for the third group:
11) The most sheep sheared in 24 hours was _____.
A. about 500
B. about 1000
C. about 2000
12) The fastest land bird is _____.
A. the wild goose
B. the ostrich
C. the eagle
13) The fussiest eater is _____.
A. koala B. the cat C. the swallow
14) The largest Fish in the world is ______.
A. blue Whale
B. whale shark
C. blue shark
15) ________ can make the loudest animal sound.
A. fin whale B. tiger C. lion
T: Group four, it is your turn now:
16) Which fish swim at the slowest speed?
A. sea horses B. sailfish C. golden fish
17) Which element is the hardest?
A. carbon B. diamond C. silicon
18) The lightest eye glasses weigh ______ gram.
A. about 10 B. about 2 C. about 4.5
19) What is the most common element in the world?
A. Oxygen B. Hydrogen C. zinc
20) In which country one resident uses the most telephones on average?
A. Isreal B. Monaco C. America
T: Group Five, it is your turn:
21) Which of the following is the largest worldwide TV network?
A. BBC B. VOA C. CNN
22) Which band achieved the biggest All-Time Sales?
A. Lincoln Park
B. The Beatles
C. The Back Street Boys
23) The Heaviest Statue stands in _____.
A. China B. American C. India
24) The heaviest ever newspaper has _____ pages.
A. over 100 B. over 500 C. over 1500
25) The costliest natural disaster in the history is a(an) _____.
A. earthquake
B. tornado
C. outbreak of volcano
T: The last five questions for the last group:
26） The busiest international airline is _____.
A. Qatar Airways
B. Singapore Airline
C. Lufthansa
27） Do you know the largest passenger aircraft?
28） The best-ever selling automobile is _____.
A. QQ B. Corollas C. Polo
29） The longest ever reported traffic jam stretched _____ km.
A. over 150 B. 100 C. 50
30） The largest Amusement Resort is located in _____.
A. Hong Kong B. Orlando C. Tokyo
T: Congratulations! All of you have had excellent performances and shown your abundant storage of knowledge. Especially Group _____ have performed even better and become the champion!
Ss (Applauds!)
Step Ⅴ Assignment
1． Look up for further information about GWR（the procedures of applying for the GWR ...） and present it to the class next period.
2． Group work: Quiz making (refer to TALKING on Page 52)
The Second Intensive reading
Teaching goals 教学目标
1. Target language 目标语言
a. 重点词汇和短语
approximately, conventional, adjustment, laughter, tough, extreme, unfit, spiritual, urge, accomplish, motivation, devotion, soul, in reality, gymnastically
b. 重点句式
More than twenty of these he still holds, including the record of having the most records.
But these records are not made in any conventional sport like swimming or soccer.
Rather Ashrita attempts to break records in very imaginative events and in very interesting places.
Think about the fine neck adjustments needed to keep a full bottle of milk on your head while you are walking.
While Ashrita makes standing on top of a 75 cm Swiss ball look easy, it is not.
Somersaulting is a tough event as you have to overcome dizziness, extreme tiredness and pain.
Covering a mile in the fastest time while doing gymnastically correct lunges is yet another event in which Ashrita is outstanding.
Sri Chinmoy says that it is just as important for people to develop their bodies as it is to develop their minds, hearts and spiritual selves.
He had been urged by his spiritual leader to enter the marathon even though he had done no training.
So, when he won third place, he came to the understanding that his body was just an instrument of the spirit and that he seemed to be able to use his spirit to accomplish anything.
From then on, Ashrita refused to accept any physical limitation.
The motivation to keep trying to break records comes through his devotion to Sri Chinmoy.
Ashrita always acknowledges his teacher in his record-breaking attempts.
2. Ability goals 能力目标
Enable the students talk about the GWR sports mentioned.
Enable the students to talk about surpassing physical limits.
3. Learning ability goals 学能目标
Help the students talk about the GWR sports and surpassing physical limits.
Teaching important and difficult point 教学重难点
Talk about the relationship between one’s spiritual motivation and physical action.
Teaching methods 教学方法
Skimming, intensive reading, discussing, analyzing.
Teaching aids 教具准备
A recorder, a projector and some slides.
Teaching procedures && ways 教学过程与方式
Step Ⅰ Homework checking
Ask some students to share their findings about GWR.
Sample answer:
Rules for Record Breaking
If you want to submit your record claim to the editors of the Guinness World Records book, contact them from their web site 21世纪教育网guinnessworldrecords.com. They will send you the relevant rules and forms. (Be patient: It is our experience that it can take from 3 weeks to 4 months until you get a reply!)
Also, you may be interested in submitting your record documentation to:
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☆ The Book of Alternative Records
☆ Twin Galaxies Book of Videogame and Pinball
Records (for computer and video game records)
World Records for Schools
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Step Ⅱ Pre-reading
☆First ask the students to match the pictures with teacher’s introduction!
Show the imtroductary words and corresponding pictures to the students one by one.
1. A hula hoop is a ring made of wood or plastic, which is used for exercise and fun in gym or any playground. Were you one of those kids who could not resist 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).
d. Bring it up to just below your waist.
e. Hold it with both hands and pull it forward so that it’s resting against your back.
f. With both hands, fling the hoop to the left so that its inner edge rolls in a circle around your body. Do this a few times so that you get the feel of it.
g. Leave the hula hoop on the ground for a few minutes and practice your hip movements: Leaving your feet firmly planted about shoulder width apart, circle your pelvis (yes, just like Elvis!): left, back, right, forward. Do this a few times till you get the feel of it.
h. Put the movements together: As you fling the hoop to the left, bring your hips left to meet the hoop and then rotate them back and to the right and forward so that your hips are following the rotation of the hoop.
i. Keep the hoop going around your hips as long as you can. When it falls to the ground (as it inevitably will!) pick it up and try again.
j. Once you’ve mastered the basic motion, see how far you can walk without dropping the hoop.
2. Pogo stick jumping:
A pogo stick is a device, usually considered a children’s toy, used for hopping up and down. It was invented by Joseph Winston Herbert Hopkins in the 1820s. It consists of a pole with a T-bar handle at one end, and spring-loaded footpads on the other.
The pole juts down some distance below the footpads and has a rubber cover at the bottom end for traction. The operator places his feet on the footpads while balancing on the pole, then jumps or presses down on the footpads to compress the spring. When the spring has been fully compressed, the operator lifts his weight aided by the recoil of the spring and the pogo-stick; and hops several inches or even feet into the air. This process is repeated to create a hopping action. The pogo stick can be steered, with some difficulty, by shifting one’s weight; and becomes an interesting form of locomotion.
3. Doing jumping jacks — 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.
4. Somersaulting — an acrobatic stunt in which the feet roll over the head (either forward or backward) and return, Also called somerset; also called regionally tumbleset.
5. Standing on a Swiss ball
Swiss balls — also known as exercise balls, gym balls, sports balls, fit balls, therapy balls or body balls — are used in physical therapy and exercise. They are elastic rubber balls with a diameter of usually 55 to 85 cm (22 to 34 inches).
A primary benefit of exercising with an exercise ball versus floor exercises is that the body responds to the instability of the ball to keep balanced on the exercise ball, and over time the muscles used to keep in balance on the Swiss ball become stronger. Most frequently, it is the core body muscles — the abdominal muscles and back muscles — that are the focus of exercise ball fitness programs.
Using an exercise ball as part of a fitness program can include a wide range of difficulty levels, each requiring support from the back and stomach muscles that help firm up the trunk muscles in the body. Exercise balls are commonly used as part of a physical therapy program for individuals with low back pain.
Examples of uses of the exercise ball include: — Developing overall control and strength of the core body muscles
— Increasing lower back mobility
— Increasing abdominal and back muscle strength
— Improving balance and stability
— Learning proper body mechanics and posture while lifting objects
The exercise ball can also be used as a substitute for a chair (e.g. an office chair), which requires the abdominal and back muscles to work — as well as proper posture — while sitting in order to stay on the ball.
6. Doing lunges — A sudden forward movement or plunge.
Key: (A)—6 (B)—1 (C)—5 (D)—2 (E)—4 (F)—3
T: Have you ever done these before?
Ss: Yes!/ No! (Here students may list some activities they take just for fun.)
The teacher guides the students to talk about these activities according to the questions on Page1.
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 Ⅲ While-reading
Get the students to read the passage several times and get the general idea of it.
First reading: scanning
T: Quickly glance through the text, and answer the following questions by yourselves.
Show students the followinig 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 students finish this, teacher checks the answers.
T: Well done!Next read the text again, and do Ex. 1 on Page 3.
Key: physical skills needed for events, number of records broken, kinds of records broken, why he became a sportsman, his education, his first Guinness record
Second reading: skimming
☆ In this part, students will read the text again and then work together with their partners to find out the answers to the following comprehensive questions
T: Read the text again and find out the answers to Qs 1-3 in Ex. 2 on Page 3.
Sample answers:
1. New York City. Supporting sentence: He studied Eastern religions and discovered an Indian meditation teacher who lived in his neighborhood in New York City.
2. He is around 50. Supporting: 1) Para. 1: Over the last 25 years, he has broken about 93 Guinness records. 2) Para. 9: In the early 1970s, he was 16. 3) Para. 11: In 1979, he broke his first Guinness records.
5. (Refer to Para. 3-7)
T: You’ve done a great job!So far, I think you have known better of this text. Now, discuss with your partners about how many parts this text can be divided into, and what the general meanings are.
Part 1: Para. 1 Ashrita Furman is a sportsman who likes the challenge of breaking Guinness Record.
Part 2: Para. 2-7 Ashrita Furman his dream of breaking a record in all seven continents.
Part 3: Para. 8-11 How Ashrita Furman came to be a sportsman.
Part 4: Para. 12-13 Ashrita Furman belief: “There is only one perfect road. It is ahead of you, always ahead of you.”
☆ Next, the teacher will help students define some important sentences and structures to aid their understanding. (Refer to the Appendices.)
Step Ⅳ Post-reading
☆ To ensure students’ fully understanding of the chapter, completing comprehensive Questions are necessary. T: Here are another five questions in Ex. 2 on Page 3 for you to discuss with your partners, but this time you need to answer it on your own words.
Sample answers:
6. Sri Chinmoy says that it is just as important for people to develop their bodies as it is to develop their minds, hearts and spiritual selves. In other words, to develop one’s physical selves is as much important as spiritual selves. Sri Chinmoy’s belief that people should develop their physical and spiritual selves to get stronger let Ashrita to challenge himself.
7-9. He had done no training ever before taking part in the marathon race. Thanks to his spiritual teacher’s encouragement, he was able to get the third place, which was really beyond his imagination. So he firmly believed that he could use his spirit to accomplish anything. Since then, Ashrita urged himself to never give up.
10. No, The events that Ashrita participates in are not childish; rather they are just his unique ways of challenging and proving himself. He always bears the word, “There is only one perfect road. It is ahead of you, always ahead of you.” In his heart, this has become the motivation.
Step Ⅴ Conclusion
Get the students to dig out the central meaning of this text.
T: Today we are learned the story about Ashreta, about his marvelous achievements and also his strong belief in challenging himself on and one. From this, what other things have you learned? Ss: Suggested answers:
1. Having fun / interests is not enough to achieve the goals.
2. Strength, fitness and determination are key elements in achieving one’s dream.
3. Golden medals or GWR or fame or something else is not the real thing that someone purchase, but continuing to challenge oneself by using spirit to accomplish everything.
4. ...
Step Ⅵ Assignment
☆ It is quite usual to express certain spiritual concept through famous proverbs or quotations. Therefore by finding some relevant Proverbs and Quotes, the students are more likely to grasp the message of this reading passage.
T: To show your strong ability of getting the message or undertake of a reading passage, you are supposed to find proverbs or quotations which are closely connected with our reading material —Ashrita’s story. Furthermore, you are supposed to finish the task in Exx. 3 && 4 on Page 4.
The Third Period Extensive reading
Teaching goals 教学目标
1. Target language 目标语言
a. 重点词汇和短语
apply to, preserve, permanent, display, existence, originally, attempt to, proceed, recognize
b. 重点句子
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.
2. Ability goals 能力目标
Talk about various aspects of the GWR.
3. Learning ability goals 学能目标
Help students to talk about the GWR besides the sports.
Teaching important and difficult points 教学重难点
Getting correct information through fast reading
Teaching methods 教学方法
Fast reading, dealing with true or false questions, discussing.
Teaching aids 教具准备
A projector and a computer.
Teaching procedures && ways 教学过程与方式
Step Ⅰ Homework checking
T: Last period I asked you to find some proverbs and quotations that about the message which the reading part “The Road is Always Ahead of You” has delivered. Who would like to present your results?
(Ask some students to read theirs in class and give some comments.)
Sample answer 1:
Proverbs and Quotes
1. A champion needs a motivation above and beyond winning.
2. Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going.
3. Motivation will almost always beat mere talent.
4. Motivation is like food for the brain. You cannot get enough in one sitting. It needs continual and regular top up’s.
5. Ability is what you’re capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it.
6. Endurance is nobler than strength and patience than beauty.
7. Only one who devotes himself to a cause with his whole strength and soul can be a true master. For this reason mastery demands all of a person.
8. A powerful idea communicates some of its strength to him who challenges it.
9. By perseverance the snail reached the ark..
10. Life is not easy for any of us. But what of that? We must have perseverance and above all confidence in ourselves. We must believe that we are gifted for something, and that this thing, at whatever cost, must be attained.
11. The man of genius inspires us with a boundless confidence in our own powers.
12. True genius resides in the capacity for evaluation of uncertain, hazardous, and conflicting information.
Sample answer 2 (Ex. 3 on Page 4):
I quite agree with his beliefs. His beliefs above can be concluded into one sentence, that is, it is necessary for anyone to have a strong will and a goal. Once the goal is set, one will pursue it willingly, no matter what are in his way. So the aim or expectation leads to success. Besides, patience, perseverance and strong will ensure the coming of success.
Sample answer 3 (Ex. 4 on Page 4):
Sport
Training needed
pogo stick jumping
1. Bending knees 2. jumping and landing with bent knees
somersaulting
The feet roll over the head (either forward of backward) and return.
doing lunges
Start by standing and then step forward with the right foot while touching the left knee to the ground.
jumping jack
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.
hula hooping
As flinging the hoop to the left, bring the hip left to meet the hoop and then rotate back and to the right and forward so that the hip are following the rotation of the hoop.
standing on a Swiss ball
Take a lot of concentration and a great sense of balance
Struggle to stay even legs shaking.
Step Ⅱ Reading
☆This reading passage includes six headlines of the short newspaper articles, and the contents are about the different cases that have been admitted by GWR. Through the first reading, Ss just glance quickly at the articles, match the pictures on Page 54 with the articles and then write a short summary phrase for each record which has been broken.
T: Skim the articles and do Exx. 2. 3. 4 on Page 55 and 56. After the students finish doing this, check the answers.
Step Ⅲ Speaking
T: When we listen to the news, no matter it is sorrow, happy, surprising or something else, there are usually some stories behind the news. Now, suppose you were the reporters, and asked to dig out more information about each of the record holders. Do Ex. 5 on page 56 in group of four.
Sample answers:
A: ...
B: What’s the material of the amour? Where was the armor found? How did the people put the armor on the elephant? Was it possible for the elephant with so heavy armor to be used in the fighting?
C: How can they put all these materials into such a huge strawberry? Why did they decide to do this, just for fun, or anything else? How long did it take them to do this? Can this strawberry be eaten up? If not, how will it be delt with?
D: What’s the speed of the commercial maglev train? Which country first invented the maglev train? Who designed the commercial maglev train? Which organization responds for the registering for the GWR?
E: What are other ways of creating the faces? What’s the source material of the masks? Is there any measure taken to protect this folk art? Do various faces have different meaning?
F: Was he afraid of dying when he was alive? What’s the meaning of life for him? What’s the reason of his long live? Is it because of genetic inheritance (基因遗传) or his good living habit?
Step Ⅳ Assignment
Review Reading on Page 2.
The Fourth Period Language study
Teaching goals 教学目标
1. Target language 目标语言
a. 重点词汇和短语
accomplish, adjustment, devotion, motivation, approximate, sacred
b. 重点句子
To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.
What is done can not be undone.
Worrying never did anyone any good.
2. Ability goals能力目标
Learn how to use the of subject.
3. Learning ability goals学能目标
Let Ss learn how to use the subject in a sentence and a passage
Teaching important points教学重点难点
How to teach Ss to use subject and its varieties properly.
Teaching methods 教学方法
Practice.
Teaching aid教具准备
Projector.
Teaching procedures && ways过程与方式
Step Ⅰ Word Study
☆This part is a consolidation of the words learnt in this unit. Get the students to do the exercise independently.
Make students do Exx. 1. 2. 3 then check their answers.
Sample answers for Ex. 3:
Events: gymnastics, marathon, triathlon, track and field, swimming, boxing, tennis, volleyball, table tennis, basketball, soccer, horse-racing, yachting, springboard diving, high jump, horse-vaulting, parachute, heptathlon, orienteering（徒步越野赛）
The training: tough, tiring, stressful, demanding, difficult, hard, arduous, and laborious
The event: fascinating, exciting, eye-catching, instructive, encouraging, and appealing
Step Ⅱ Grammar
☆The students will learn the usage of subject in this part. First give them some examples of the subjects’ usage in sentences. Get them to summarize the rules of now to use subject.
T: Underline the subject in each sentence and analyze the structure of the subjects.
Show students the following sentences.
1) Our plane is taking off in five minutes.
2） Both were offered jobs immediately.
3） One-tenth of the population are elderly people.
4） Singing is one of my interests.
5） To act like that is childish.
6） All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.
7） Whether it is a good plan remains to be seen.
8） The unemployed lead a hard life.
9） It is no use talking about it now.
10） It is against the law to do that.
Sample answer:
1) Our plane is taking off in five minutes. （名词作主语） 我们的飞机五分钟后就起飞。
2) Both were offered jobs immediately. (代词作主语) 两人都被立即给予了工作。
3） One-tenth of the population are elderly people. （数词作主语）十分之一的人口是老年人。
4） Singing is one of my interests. （动名词作主语） 唱歌是我的兴趣之一。
5） To act like that is childish. （不定式作主语） 这样做是幼稚的。
6） All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. （词组作主语） 尽用功不会玩，孩子会变得很呆板。
7） Whether it is a good plan remains to be seen. （从句作主语）这个计划是不是好还需要看看。
8） The unemployed lead a hard life. （名词化的表达作主语）失业的人过着艰难的生活。
9） It is no use talking about it now. （it 作形式主语） 现在谈这事没有用。
10） It is against the law to do that. （it 作形式主语）这样做是违法的。
T: Match the subjects on the left with the endings on the right to make the correct saying.
Show students the following chart.
The subject
Ending
choices
1). Worrying
?
A. are doomed to repeat it.
2). Two heads
?
B. is a fool for five minutes.
3). Those who do not learn form history
?
C. does not speak.
4). To travel hopefully
?
D. can not be undone.
5). Failing to plan
?
E. are better than one.
6). A man who asks
?
F. never did anyone any good.
7). A man who never asks
?
G. does not understand.
8). The one who understands
?
H. is planning to fail
9). The one who speaks
?
I. is a better thing than to arrive
10). What is done
?
J. is a fool for life.
Key: 1). F 2). E 3). A 4). I 5). H 6). B 7). J 8). C 9). G 10). D
T: Read this article and try to improve it by omitting unnecessary subjects and avoiding using the same subject all the time.
Show the following passage to the students.
I’m Lin Yong. I am seventeen years old. I am a skateboarder. Three years ago I watched a skateboarding competition and I fell in love with this sport immediately. I thought it was fun and challenging and I decided to try the sport. I needed a ramp to practice it, so I went to see the park manager and I told him about my plan to build one in his park. I was very happy to learn that he also thought it was a good idea. Two weeks later, my friends and I began skateboarding on a new ramp.
I have been skateboarding for three years and I still love it. I like the feeling I get when I am getting ready for a ride. I get excited and I can feel my heart beating faster. When I concentrate on the way my body moves in the air, I feel that I am flying and I am free from everything.
I am like every other rider; I always wear a helmet and other equipment to protect myself. I want to do it well, and I also want to play it safe. Although I am a skilled skateboarder now, I won’t try a trick that is too dangerous. I think the spirit of extreme sports like skateboarding is not to show off how cool I am, but to try something new and overcome fear.
After students finish doing this exercise, show the following passage to check their answers.
Sample answer:
My name is Lin Yong. I am a seventeen-year-old skateboarder. Three years ago I watched a skateboarding competition and fell in love with this sport immediately. Since it was fun and challenging, I decided to try the sport. Trying to get a ramp to practice, I went to see a park manager and told him about my plan to build one in his park. I was very happy to learn that he also thought it was a good idea. Two weeks later, my friends and I began skateboarding on a new ramp.
I have been skateboarding for three years and still love it. I feel great when getting ready for a ride. I get excited and can feel my heart beating faster. When concentrating on the way my body moves in the air, I feel that I am flying and free from everything.
Like every other rider, I always wear a helmet and other equipment to protect myself. I want to do it well and safe. A skilled skateboarder as I am now, I won’t try a trick that is too dangerous. I think the spirit of extreme sports like skateboarding is not to show off how cool you are, but to try something new and overcome your fears.
Step Ⅲ Practice
T: Now please do Ex. 1 on Page 4, and Ex 2 on Page 5.
After students finish these, check the answers and give some comments.
Step Ⅳ Homework
1. Do Exx. 1-2 in USING WORDS AND EXPRSSIONS on Page 52-53.
2. Do Exx. 1 && 3 in USING STRUCTURE on Page 53-54.
The Fifth Period
Listening and Speaking
Teaching goals 教学目标
1. Target language 目标语言
a. 重点词汇和短语
bid, attempt, intonation, amazed, amazing, swap, supply
b. 重点句子
You’re kidding! You’re right. Tell us about it.
Well, good luck. Like what? Is that all?
That’s wonderful! How amazing!
We were amazed at some of the things people do to get a Guinness record.
2. Ability goals 能力目标
Show one’s surprise by using proper expressions.
3. Learning ability goals 学能目标
Acquire the skills of expressing one’s surprise.
Teaching important and difficult points 教学重点难点
Teach the Ss the suitable intonation when showing surprise.
Teaching methods 教学方法
Listening and role-play.
Teaching aids 教具准备
A computer, a projector, and a tape recorder.
Teaching procedures && ways 教学过程与方式
Step Ⅰ Homework checking
☆ Check the homework (Using Words and Expressions Exx. 1-2 on Page 52-53; USING STURUCTRE Exx. 1 && 3 on Page 53-54).
Step Ⅱ Listening
☆ While listening, practice note-taking and key information picking-up. At the same time, this part provides Ss with a topic of speaking.
T: This is an interview with two Maryville High School students, Luke and Josh, about their school’s bid to break a Guinness record. First look through the Exx. 1-3, and then listen to the tape.
After students finishing the three exercises, the teacher can play the tape several times to get more details.
Step Ⅲ Speaking
Task One
☆ Role-play is carried out to help Ss express surprise properly. The Ss are free to create different situations, which also practices their imagination.
T: Now it is time to practice using the expressions of surprise. One imagines or thinks of something amazing, and the other one chooses an expression of surprise from the list in Ex. 3 or any others that express surprise. Then you swap the roles. Let’s read the example beforehand.
SA: I once say a woman who was running backwards carrying a bag of potatoes.
SB: You’re kidding!
Ss practice in pairs.
T: OK. Which group would like to present your work to us?
☆ Ss’ role-plays must be various. If only their imaginary situation is a bit reasonable and they use the right SURPRISE expressions, teacher should highly evaluate it to encourage them to talk in English.
☆ Suppose Ss are not able to create as much situation as possible, teacher might offer helps, such as
1. — This novel sells well and is said to have broken the world selling records.
— How amazing!
2. — He has passed the entrance examination and been admitted to Beijing University.
— Well, good luck!Tell me more about it.
3. — It is reported that more than 100 people lost their lives due to the release of poisonous gas.
— You’re kidding!
4. — The population of the earth is increasing so fast that the resources will not support us in less than 100 years.
— You’re right! That’s really horrible!
Task Two
In groups, carry out tasks in Ex. 5.
Sample answers:
1. A. No. Although body painting is very popular and in style, yet it is not proper for students in middle schools.
B. We can try to set a record of most people drawing masks of Beijing Opera.
2. A. Most people drawing masks of Beijing Opera.
B.
Event: Most people draw masks of Beijing Opera.
Equipment or supplies needed
mask patterns, painting, painting brushes
Skills that we need to develop
basic knowledge about Beijing Opera;
skills of simple painting
Who we can ask to donate: time
supplies
money
noon break time
the Student Union
we make it an ad for a company as well, so the company will donate the money.
Step Ⅳ Assignment
Finish Exx. 1-3 in LISTENING TASK on Page 56 in the workbook.
The Sixth Period
Reading and Writing
Teaching goals 教学目标
1. Target language 目标语言
a. 重点词汇和短语
amateur, concentrate on, establish, multi-, champion, therefore, entire, attain
b. 重点句子
In his teens he was a triathlete but at 16 he began to concentrate on cycling.
He was an amateur cyclist before the 1992 Olympic Games but turned professional after he had competed in the Games.
In 1999 he won the Tour de France and in 2003 he achieved his goal of winning five Tours de France.
2. Ability goals 能力目标
Enable the students to talk about famous sportspeople and also write forfiles for them.
3. Learning ability goals 学能目标
Learn to talk about famous sportspeople and also write profiles for them.
Teaching important and difficult points教学重难点
Help Ss learn how to write profiles.
Teaching methods 教学方法
Read, analyze, discuss, look for information and write.
Teaching aids 教具准备
A projector and a computer.
Teaching procedures && ways 教学过程与方式
Step Ⅰ Homework checking
Check the homework on Page 56.
T: Hello! Boys and girls! Have you finished your homework?
Ss: Yes!
T: Well, let’s check it! First let’s look at Ex.1, which group would like to have a try?
Sample answers:
1. First of all, I would have a look at records made in these categories in the Guinness Book of World Records or on the Guinness World Records website (21世纪教育网guinnessworldrecords.com) to find the most practical attempt that I would try. On the other hand, I would consider other elements, like equipments, time, training and so on, before I set up my mind to attempt certain record.
2. Absolutely. I would set up several training program with the help of my parents or friends, aiming at improving my ability.
3. Keep practicing and have a good rest to relax myself.
4. I would have a try to see whether there were hope to be successful or not. If not, I would not let me down, but learn the lesson and encourage myself to have another try in future.
After students finishing Ex. 1, check the answers to the following two exercises.
Step Ⅱ Reading
☆ The reading part is the preparation for the writing part, so teacher ought to pay more attention to the Ss’ acquisition of the passage structure.
T: You’ve done a great job in the listening practice! Now look at the reading passage on Page 7. Tell me whom it talks about?
Ss: Sportspeople.
T: What is it about?
Ss: The profile of these sportspeople.
T: That’s it! Now, read this passage carefully and then do the exercises on Page 9.
After students complete these, teacher can explain some grammar points to the students. Refer to Grammar II in Appendices.
Step Ⅲ Post-reading
Get the students to complete the exercise in Comprehending
Suggested answers:
1:
WHO
Lance Armstrong
WHEN
1999
WHERE
Tour de France
WHAT
Set the fastest average speed-40.27 km/hr
WHO
Michellie Jones
WHEN
2000
WHERE
The Sydney Olympic Games
WHAT
For the first time, the triathlon had been included in the Olympic Games.
WHO
Martin Strel
WHEN
2000
WHERE
Danube River in Europe
WHAT
The first person ever to swim the entire length of Danube River in Europe
WHO
Fu Mingxia
WHEN
1991
WHERE
The World championship in Australia.
WHAT
The youngest female to win the women’s world title for platform diving.
2. 1. Fu Mingxia；
2. Fu Mingxia；
3. Martin Strel was trained as a guitarist before he became a professional marathon swimmer in 1978;
4. I think Lance Armstrong is the most courageous sportsman among the four. Besides his brilliant achievement in the sports filed, he has shown great courage and perseverance in fighting against cancer. He has set a good example for people who are struggling to reach their goals and who are suffering form illnesses;
5. it is strong will, hard working, patience, perseverance, courage that these sportspeople need to be successful.
Step Ⅳ Speaking
Get the students to role-play how they would interview world recorders if they had the chance.
T: Well, till now, we have known many world recorders. And if you were given a chance to interview one of them, what did you want to know? Now work in pairs and role-play an interview. And you can refer to SPEAKING TASK on Page 57.
Sample answer:
SB: Hello, SA. Congratulations! (SC: Congratulations!)You have broken a new record. How do you feel now?
SA: Well, honestly speaking, I am a little bit tired, since I started the attempt since the early morning. But now, it is almost 11 p.m. Yes, over 16 hours already.
SB: It’s unbelievable! Many people have seen your wonderful performances and the beautiful 2008 DRAGON, they all cheered for you! Have your family been present at the scene?
SA: Yes, of course. My parents and some of my relatives are here with me, and they give me great help and encouragement. So I am very grateful to them.
SB: A nice family! Would you like to tell us when you began to learn calligraphy? And how long have you prepared for this attempt?
SA: I began to learn Chinese calligraphy when I was just five years old. After years of learning and practices, I could write regular script well and fast. When I heard the news that China had won the bid for the 2008 Olympic Games, I thought that I should do something meaningful. And it happened that I read a story about the Guinness later on, therefore, I came up with this idea. I have prepared for this attempt for almost half a year actually, including mental and physical preparation, as well as the arrangement and some equipment.
SB: OK. Thank you for your answers. Do have a sound sleep tonight. Again, here I want to say, congratulations!
T: Great!You’re excellent reporters!
Step Ⅴ Writing
Get the students to write profiles of some famous sportspeople.
T: I think most of you have one or two favorite sportspeople, right? Now consult the passage on Page 7 && 8, write a profile of him or her. Then share with the others. Before writing, tell me what do you think should be covered when you write a similar article?
Ss: In brief, 4 Ws must be included — WHO, WHEN, WHERE && WHAT.
T: I can’t agree with you more. Next, let’s do Ex. 4, on Page 9.
Sample writing:
Name: Michael Jordan
Date of birth: February 17, 1963
Country: Brooklyn, New York, the USA.
Achievement:
Jordan’s exciting dunks and “hang time” saw a man staying in the air longer than any other player ever! Jordan became known as the “King of Dunks.” Jordan also added to the record books on points made without a miss. He did 23 consecutive points against the Atlanta Hawks. By the 1987-1988 seasons, Jordan had the support of two new players: Scottie Pippen and Horace Grant. The 1988-1989 seasons elevated the Bulls to the Eastern Conference when they beat the New York Knicks, 115-111. Jordan and the Bulls had to face the powerhouse — the Detroit Pistons. Phil Jackson came aboard for the 1989-1990 season as the new coach of the Bulls. Again, the Bulls moved up to the Eastern Conference level only to lose to the Detroit Pistons again. The previous year of 1988-1989 also brought Michael Jordan a new contract: twenty-five million dollars over a period of eight years — the richest contract ever signed by a basketball player. (http://21世纪教育网liu.edu/cwis/cwp/library/aaitsa.htm)
Step Ⅵ Homework:
1. WRITING TASK on Page 57 in the Workbook.
2. Preview Unit 2.
Sample writing for WRITING TASK:
Yesterday a man set a new record by continuously writing down 2008 DRAGON on a large piece of paper in Chinese calligraphy. The attempt started from early morning of this Monday at five o’clock, and finished till 10 p.m. Within the 16 hours, he only had seven ten-minute breaks to drink water, have meals or use toilet, so it was really a tough challenge for a student of Senior One. Fortunately, Student A succeeded at last. As he recalled after the attempt, he began to learn Chinese calligraphy when he was just five years old. After years of learning and practicing, he could write beautiful regular script. When the news came that China had won the bid for the 2008 Olympic Games, he made a decision to do something meaningful. And it happened that he read a story about the Guinness. Therefore, a wonderful idea came into his mind... Now, the video tape has been sent to the office of Guinness World Records as a proof of his successful record breaking.
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1) A record low temperature of -89.2°C (-128.6°F) was registered at Vostok, Antarctica, on July 21, 1983. That’s over 100°C below normal room temperature!They are studying Lake Vostok, which is submerged under 5 km (3 miles) of ice.
2) As of February 22, 2004, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King had taken $1 billion (￡536.7 million) at the international box office, achieving this record figure in just 9 weeks 4 days. Titanic (USA 1997) took the same amount in 11 weeks.
3） Levi Strauss Co. is the world’s biggest brandnamed clothing manufacturer, and sells under the Levis, Dockers, and Slates brands. The company’s sales totaled $6 billion at the end of November, 1999.
4) The New York City Transit has 468 stations in a network covering 370 km (230 miles). The railway first opened on October 27, 1904, and serves an estimated （估计的） 5.1 million passengers per day, or 1.86 billion per year.
5） Born on October 23, 1940, Brazil, Pelé is the best soccer player ever. He scored more goals than anyone else, 1279 over a career spanning 21 years playing. Not only that, he was voted Athlete of the Century by the International Olympic Committee in 1999.
6) The longest time a coin has been spun until coming to a complete rest is 19.37 seconds. It was accomplished by Britain’s Scott Day at Earl’s Court, London, UK, as part of BBC TV’s Tomorrow’s World roadshow. The record was first set in April 2004 with a spin of 16.7 seconds by Scotland’s Sean Farrell at the Edinburgh Science Festival.
7) The fastest time for opening 300 bottles of beer, by a team of three, is 1 min 47 sec, on the set of Guinness — Die Show Der Rekorde. The team was led by Alois Unertl, of the Unertl Brewery, in Munich, Germany, on April 2, 1999. In relay style, each team member opened 100 bottles and when finished, passed the specially constructed opener for the next team member to begin more bottle-opening.
8) On March 11, 2002, America’s Bruce Choy successfully styled hair using a record-breaking eight pairs of scissors in one hand, controlling each pair independently at his salon Flyingshears in San Francisco, California, USA.
Bruce began his career as a barber in 1969, and studied with Vidal Sassoon in London before moving to San Francisco in 1982. A decade later, he opened his own saloon, and perfected and patented — his “Flyingshears” technique, which he invented after seeing guitarist Stanley Jordan playing two guitars at once. “I thought, I’ve been cutting hair for 20 years and my left hand is always helping the right,” Bruce explains, “but I started to train the other hand... they became like one hand, and I can be perfect.”
Bruce, who’s been known as the “Vidal Sassoon-trained Edward Scissorhands”, beat the previous record of seven scissors held by Israel’s Danny Bar-Gil (professionally known as Danny Figaro), who set the record on January 12, 1998.
9) Rory Blackwell, aided by his double left-footed perpendicular percussion-pounder, three-tier, right-footed horizontal 22-pronged differential beater, and 12-outlet bellow-powered horn-blower, played 108 instruments simultaneously on May 27, 1985.
10) British mindbender Dominic O’Brien memorized on a single sighting a random sequence of 54 separate packs of cards all shuffled together (2,808 playing cards) at the basement bar of Simpson’s-In-The-Strand, London, UK, on May 1, 2002.
It took Dominic 11 hours 42 minutes to memorize the 54 packs, and reciting them in the exact sequence took 3 hours 30 minutes. Guinness World Record rules allow only 0.5% margin of error (so no more than 14 errors), and memory — man Dominic completed the record with just eight errors — four mistakes and four prompted corrections.
11) In a 24-hour shearing marathon, New Zealand’s Alan MacDonald and Keith Wilson machine-sheared 2,220 sheep at Warkworth, Auckland Province, New Zealand. The “Shearathon” commenced at 1 pm on 25 June 1988 and concluded at 1 pm on 26 June 1988. Their efforts raised more than $10,000 (NZ) for the Home and Neighborhood Trust.
12) Despite weighing a massive 136 kg (300 lb), standing a mighty 2.4 m (8 ft) tall, and only having only two toes on each foot, the ostrich (Struthio camelus) can shoot across the African savannah at up to 72 kmph (45 mph), making it the fastest bird on land.
13) The world’s fussiest eater is the koala (Phascolarctos cinereus), which feeds exclusively on eucalyptus leaves. It browses on only six of the 500 species, sifting through 9 kg. (20 lb.) of leaves daily to find 0.5 kg. (1.3 lb.) to eat.
14) The world’s largest fish is the rare plankton feeding whale shark (Rhincodon typus), which is found in the warmer areas of the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans. The largest scientifically recorded example was 12.65 m (41 ft 6 in) long.
15) The loudest animal sounds are the low-frequency pulses made by blue whales (Balaenoptera musculus) and fin whales (B. physalus) when communicating with each other. They have been measured at up to 188 decibels.
16) The slowest fish are the sea horses (family Syngnathidas). Smaller species like the dwarf sea horse (Hippocampus zosterae), which is just 4.2 cm (1.7 in) in length, probably never attain speeds of more than 0.016 km/h (0.001 mph). The swimming ability of sea horses is severely limited by a rigid body structure and the only parts of the fish’s body which can be moved rapidly are the pectoral fins on either side of the back of the head and the dorsal fin along the back.
17) Diamond, an allotrope of carbon (C), has a value of 10 on Mohs’ scale of hardness.Diamonds have principally been mined in India, Brazil, South Africa, and Russia.
18) The Helper Superlight glasses, made by Seika Trading Company Ltd. of Osaka, Japan, and first sold in August 1998, weigh just 4.583 g (0.16 oz).They have lenses of seven different strengths,ranging from +1.00 to 4.00 diopters.
19) Hydrogen is the most common element in both the Universe and the Solar System. Over 90% of the Universe is comprised of hydrogen. Iron is the most common element on Earth,accounting for 36% of its mass.
20) Monaco has the most telephones per head of population, with 1,994 per 1,000. Monaco is the smallest independent state after the Vatican City. It has a population of 32,149, many of whom are foreigners attracted by high standards of living, a warm climate and a tax-free income.
21) CNN International can be seen in 212 countries and territories through a network of 23 satellites. Around 149 million households across the planet can tune in, making it the world’s largest TV network. CNN made its name as an important news source when it covered the 1981 assassination attempt on President Reagan. Turner’s television operations were acquired in 1996 by Time Warner Inc and Turner became the company’s vice-chairman.
22) The Beatles have amassed the greatest sales for any group. All-time sales have been estimated by EMI at over one billion discs and tapes to date. In 2001, they had been certified for album sales of 163.5 million in the US alone. The band has numerous other world records, including that for most recorded song — Lennon and McCartney’s “Yesterday” had 1,600 versions recorded between 1965 and January 1, 1986. Also, their album titled 1, released on November 13, 2000, sold 13.5 million copies around the world in its first month, making it the fastest — selling album.
23) She’s not only the most famous lady in America, she’s also the heaviest! Weighing in at a staggering 24,635 tonnes (54.31 million lb), Lady Liberty, ei the Statue of Liberty, is officially named “Liberty Lighting the World” and was a gift from France to the USA commemorating liberty and friendship. Construction of the statue began in France in 1875, and after being completed in July 1884, it arrived in New York a year later in 350 individual pieces packed into 214 crates.
24) On average, the New York Times is read by 1,094,000 people on weekdays, and by 1,650,000 on Sundays. The owner of the paper, The New York Times Co, has no trouble getting its message out as it also owns the Boston Globe, 18 regional daily newspapers, eight television stations, two radio stations, and a number of magazines. The record-breaking edition of the newspaper, published on September 14, 1987, had a staggering 1,612 pages!
25) The Kobe （神户）earthquake of January 1995 resulted in overall losses of $100 billion (?63.04 billion), making it the costliest natural disaster to befall any one country.
More than six years after the earthquake that caused such devastation, there is little sign of life in Kobe returning to normal. With such enormous damage to people and property, it was inevitable that life in the region would be changed forever. Many people must now pay two mortgages — on the homes they currently own and the ones they lost in the quake. Earthquakes start deep down in the Earth’s crust, where stress builds up along fault lines (such as the San Andreas Fault in northern California). When enough stress builds up, these huge plates of rock crash together, releasing vast amounts of energy. This energy causes the Earth to shake. The severity depends both on whether the plates have moved horizontally or vertically, and on the strength or magnitude of the movement. This magnitude is measured on the Richter scale, invented by seismologist Charles Richter in 1935.
26） According to IATA, the German carrier Lufthansa（汉莎航空） is the biggest carrier of international passengers. In 2001 the airline carried 29.1 million passengers to and from destinations outside of Germany on regular scheduled flights.
27） The Airbus A380, which was launched in December 2000 and is expected to enter service by 2007, will have a wingspan of 79.8 m (261 ft 10 in) and a length of 73 m (239 ft 6 in). It will be able to carry 555 passengers in considerable comfort and will have a maximum takeoff weight of 560 tonnes.
Although there are Boeing 747-400s that can carry more passengers, the A380 has 49% more floor space, allowing for larger seats and facilities such as casinos, bars, and gyms. Once completed, it will be the world’s largest aircraft in active service, bigger even than the mammoth Ukrainian Anotov An — 124 cargo carrier. The aircraft will make its first flight in 2004, followed by the entry into commercial service in 2006.
28） By December 2000, more than 24,986,607 Toyota Corollas had been produced worldwide. The Corolla was first produced in 1966 and was introduced to the US in 1968 as a two-door subcompact car. By 1970 the Corolla was the second best selling import in the US and by 1988, 10 million had been sold in that country alone. By 1997 the 20 millionth Co课件30张PPT。人教课标
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Unit 1Unit 1 Breaking recordsUsing Language Writing Lead inWords and ExpressionsRead and answer questions 练练吧Click them!Language pointsReading1. What kind of magazine do you think the text is from?
2. How many profiles are there?
3. How many men and women are profiled?
4. What sports do they do?
5. What are their names?
6. Where are they from?Glance through the pictures and the text and then answer the questions.集中精力于 focus on
创纪录 set a record
以……平均速度 an average speed of
在某人十几岁时 in one’s teens
专心于 concentrate on
在接下来的几年 in the following
few yearsWords and Expressions返回到 return to
实现某人的目标 achieve one’s goal 教师资格 teaching qualification
世界锦标 the world championships
从那以后 since then
从……退休 retire from培训, 把……培养成 be trained as
对……有强烈的爱 have a passion for
破纪录 beat a record1 Who: ________________
When: ________________
Where: ________________
What: ___________________
___________________
_______________fastest average speed, Tour de France (five times)France1999, 2003Lance Armstrong1. Read the profiles from a sports magazine and complete the summary of each sportsperson’s (Guinness) record(s).2 Who: ________________
When: ________________
Where: ________________
What: ___________________
___________________Michellie Jones1992, 1993(not stated)International Triathlon Union World Champion3 Who: ____________________
When: ____________________
Where: ____________________
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What: ______________________________
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______________________________youngest female to win the women’s world title for platform diving; youngest Olympic diving champion of all time; first woman in Olympic diving history to win four gold medalsAustralia, Barcelona, Atlanta, Sydney1991, 1992, 1996, 2000Fu Mimgxia 4 Who: ___________________
When: _________________________
Where: _________________________
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_________________________Martin Strel2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004the Danube River in Europe; the Mississippi River in USA; the Parana River in South America; the Changjiang River in China What: ____________________________
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____________________________first person to swim the entire length of the Danube River; longest time for nonstop swimming; swimming the greatest distance; first man to swim the length of the Parana River; swimming the length of the dangerous Changjiang River 1) Who is the youngest athlete?
2) Who retired from their sport and then made a comeback?2. Read the profiles and answer the questions below.Fu Mingxia.Lance Armstrong, Fu Mingxia.3) Who has trained in another profession?Lance Armstrong, Michellie Jones,
Martin Strel. 4) Who do you think is the most courageous
of the four sportspeople? Give reasons.Lance Armstrong, because he overcame
cancer and then had the courage to
return to racing.5) What qualities do you think these sportspeople need to be successful?Courage, determination, ambition,
vision, passion, focus, concentration,
belief in himself/herself, perseverance,
etc.3. Which quote below do you think belongs to which sportsperson?1. I am swimming for peace, friendship and clean waters. _______________Martin Strel2. I’d like to think that I was a role model, that people see my sport and say “Wow, I’d like to try that.”
_________________Michellie Jones3. I used to ride my bike to make a living. Now I just want to live so that I can ride. ___________________Lauce Armstrong4. I call it a one-second art. It requires you to fully display the beauty of the sport in only a second. ________________Fu Mingxia4. Read the passage and decide the following statements are true (T) or false (F).
1. Lance Armstrong has become a professional cyclist since 1992.
2. Fu Mingxia won a Guinness Record at 9.
3. Fu Mingxia won three gold medals at the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games.
4. Martin Strel was trained as a swimmer since childhood.TFFFLance Armstrong’s Guinness record for the fastest average speed at the Tour de France was set in 1999 with an average speed of 40.27 km/hr.
average作形容词，意为“平均的”；average还可作名词，意为“平均数”。Language pointsLast year the number of students who graduated with a driving license reached 200,000, a(n) ______ of 40,000 per year.
A. average B. number
C. amount D. quantityan average of ... ……的平均数；a number of 许多，大量；an amount of 许多，大量，后一般跟不可数名词；a quantity of 许多，大量，既可跟可数名词也可跟不可数名词。A2. In 2000, he was the first person ever to
swim the entire length of the Danube
River in Europe.
the first / next / last / 形容词最高级 + sb. / sth. + to do sth. 表示“第一 个/下一个/最后一个/最……的人或 物”。— The last _____ pays the meal.
— Agreed!
A. arrived B. arrives
C. to arrive D. arriving
[点拨] 句意为: 最后到达的付饭钱。the last 后接不定式作定语。根据下列各句句意及所给单词的首字母或汉语提示, 写出该单词的正确形式。
1. After ten years of hard work, he a_______ his goal and ran his own company.
2. It is said that some fish in the river can grow to a l______ of four feet.attainedlength3. My father is now the manager assistant and is offered a s______ of 60,000 yuan a year.
4. — What’s your job?
— I am an a_________ because I
like numbers.salaryaccountant5. It is essential for directors of the companies to have a good knowledge of ___________ (经济学).
6. He lost the last election but hoped to make a(n) ___________ (东山再起) next time.
7. I hoped to get the house but a rich man was ________ (出价) against me.economicscomebackbidding8. He wants to be a statesman instead of a(n) ___________ (政客) when he grows up.
9. What’s the _________ (平均的) temperature in August in this city?
10. The job is very interesting but it doesn’t pay a living w_____.wagepoliticianaverageWrite a profile for a magazine about a person who has broken a record. Use the guide below and the profiles on pages 7 and 8 as models.Name:
Date of birth:
Country:
Achievements:WritingFinish the writing.课件22张PPT。人教课标
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Unit 1Unit 1 Breaking recordsOn WorkbookListening
on Page 511. Before you listen to the tape, answer this quiz on world records in small groups. If you don’t know the answers, have a guess.
1) What is the longest river in the world?
A. The Chang jiang (Yangtze). B. The Amazon.
C. The Nile.
D. The Yellow River.2) What is the largest lake in the world?
A. Lake Baikal B. The Caspian Sea.
C. Lake Superior. D. The Aral Sea.
3) What is the largest ocean in the world?
A. The Pacific Ocean.
B. The Atlantic Ocean.
C. The South China Sea.
D. The Indian Ocean.4) What is the highest mountain in the world?
A. Annapurna. B. Mt Qomolangma.
C. Mt Kilimanjaro. D. K2 (Chogori).
5) What is the largest mammal in the world?
A. The African elephant. B. The giraffe.
C. The hippopotamus. D. The Blue Whale. 6) What is the fastest land mammal in the world?
A. The lion.
B. The horse.
C. The cheetah.
D. The Mongolian gazelle.2. Ewdin and Celilia have found out the answers to the quiz. Listen to them talking about what they found out. Check your answers. Which ones did you get right?3. Listen again. Write the answers in the table and add any other details that Edwin and Celilia mention. It is in North and East Africa. It’s 6, 695 kilometres long, it is about 300 kilometres longer than the Yangtze. It has an area of 371, 800 square kilometres. It’s a saltwater lake. The Caspian Sea is about four or five times larger in area than the second largest lake (Lake Superior in North America which is the largest freshwater lake).It represents 45.9% of the world’s oceans. It is in the Himalayas. It’s 8, 844 metres high. It was formed 60 million years ago. The Nepalese call it “Sagarmatha” which means “goddess of the sky”. An adult grows up to 35 metres long and weighs up to 130 tones. It is much larger than the largest land mammal which is the African elephant (One African elephant specimen was 3.96 metres tall and weighed over 12 tonnes).It can run at 100 kilometres an hour on level ground. But it can run at this speed only over a short distance. Listening task
on Page 561. In groups, discuss how you would go about getting into the Guinness book of World Records by answering the questions. 1. How would you decide what record to attempt?
2. Would you train for the event you have chosen? If so, what kind of training programme would you set up?3. After you have trained but before you
attempt to break the record, what do
you think you should do?
4. If something went wrong when you
were attempting to break the record,
what would you do?2. Now listen to a guest speaker, Charlie Carini, who is advising students how to go about getting into the Guinness Book of World Records. Label the following topics from A to F in the order that you hear Charlie talk about them. 1 providing proof of your new record
2 how to choose a category
3 the advantage of doing a trial run
4 reasons to attempt a record
5 the benefits of having friends at your record attempt
6 training for your eventFABCDE3. Listen again and complete the do’s and don’ts of trying to get a Guinness World Record.Choose a category from the Guinness Book.Choose a category that others will be interested in challenging.Contact the Guinness office before going ahead with your record attempt.Train for your event, build up your training slowly.Do a trial run.When you are trying for a record and you have a problem, try and fix or work with the problem.Ask some friends to go with you to encourage your efforts and to offer advice.Make sure you have proof of your new record.Don’t choose something unless you’re certain it’s a category.Don’t train too quickly.When you are trying for a record, if something goes wrong, don’t give up.