课件43张PPT。Unit 1 ReadingTHE ROAD IS ALWAYS AHEAD OF YOUOlympics(the events)softballMountain bikeshootingswimmingfootballweightliftingvolleyballjudoarcherytable tennishandballtennisfencingequestriansailingtrampolinebasketballcanoewater polotriathlonartistic gymnasticsbadmintonrhythmic gymnasticsroad cycling迈克尔·凯特曼(美国)于1999年5月25日在英国伦顿的吉尼斯世界纪录总部创造了同时旋转28个篮球的纪录。最高的独立式纸牌堆成的房子有131层高。这个7.71米高的建筑物由布赖恩·贝尔格(美国)于1999年11月6日建造。这座在德国柏林波茨塔莫广场的娱乐大厅建造的房子使用了91 800张纸牌。使用的1765包纸牌的总重量达110千克。2003年7月1日,在加拿大安大略桑德湾,加拿大的布拉德·格雷厄姆成功地骑行了自己的高为 4.34米(从地面到车把)的“天空牌”人力自行车,该车没有任何减震装置。pogo stick jumpingsomersaultingSwiss balldoing jumping jackshula hoopingdoing lunges① Would you consider each activity to be serious sports?
② Which activity would you like to try? Would you need to be fit to do any of them? Think and DiscussThere is a man called Ashrita Furman who has broken Guinness records in all these activities. Ashrita Furman has set 358 official Guinness records over the past 30 years and currently holds 20 records. 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.Pogo stick
jumping Walking on a pair of iron stilt Milk bottle balancing on head Standing on a Swiss ball
at StonehengeBalancing a pool
cue on finger Hula hoop racing Ashrita FurmanQuickly glance through the text. Tick the topics about Ashrita that the author does not cover.□ 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 sportsmanWhere do you think Ashrita lives?The text doesn't say where he lives now but it is possible he lives in New York because we know that he lived there when he was a teenager and that he took part in a bicycle marathon there in 1978.ScanningReading Comprehension II2. How old do you think he is?
3. Has he broken records in all seven continents?
4. When did he first come across the Guinness Book of World Records?He was 16 in the early 1970s so he would be in his late 40s now.Yes. (Para. 2)When he was a child.5.What are some of the physical difficulties he has experienced whenwalking with a bottle of milk on his head?standing on top of a Swiss ball?somersaulting?doing gymnastically correct lunges?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.
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.
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.
doing gymnastically correct lunges?Lunges are very hard on his legs.6. Which one of Sri Chinmoy’s beliefs led Ashrita to attempting records?
7. Why was it amazing that Ashrita came third in the bicycle marathon in 1978?There is no limit to people’s physical abilities.He had done no training.8. Why did Ashirita 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.Fill in the blanksSportsmanPogo stick jumping under water ScanningReading Comprehension IIIStanding on top of a 75 cm Swiss ballSomersaultingDeterminationJumping jacksHere are some of Ashrita’s beliefs. In groups, discuss whether you agree with them or not.Discussion1. There is no limit to people’s physical
abilities.
2. The body is just an instrument of the
spirit.
3. You can use your spirit to
accomplish anything.
4. There is only one perfect road. It is
ahead of you, always ahead of you.Get into groups of four and choose two sports. Find out what skills are needed for each activity. Share your ideas with the other groups in your class. Finally decide which activity you would prefer to train for and give a reason.jumping high
2 putting your legs and arms out as you jump
3 keeping balance of the limbs1 forward
your head
over your
heels with
both hands
landing on
both feet
2 practising
cartwheel
movement 1 moving your waist in a circle
2 keeping the rhythm as you move the hula hoop
3 keeping the hula hoop moving 1 bending
knees
2 going down
on one knee
3 moving
forward
with one
knee touching the
ground every time 1 practising
balance
on sth
that
doesn't
move
2 practising
balance
on sth
that does
move Self-assessmentThink about what we’ve just learnt in today’s class.Time for Reflection Study without reflection is a waste of time.Think in English After the classIt’s the time where we stop the class and you look inward. It’s a time of silence in a class. Surf on the Internet and find more
about Ashrita.approximately, in reality, tough, extreme, vomit, unfit, fascinate, meditation, spiritual, soul.2. 发挥想象,连词成文(50-100字)。Homework