Unit1Breakingrecords1.Readthenewwords2.Warmingup1).Enjoypicturesofevents.StepI.Pre-readingHurdlingSwimmingWeightliftingBoxingGymnasticsArchery2).What’stheirfeelingaftertheywonthecompetition?hulahoopingpogostickjumpingdoingjumpingjackssomersaultingstandingonaSwissballdoinglunges3).GettoknowAshritaFurmanandhisrecords.Readthepassageloudlyandthendiscussthereadingcomprehensionexercisesinyourgroup.StepII.While-readingTrytofindwhetherthefollowingstatementsareture(T)orfalse(F).1).AshritaFurmanstillholdsalltheGuinnessthatheeverbroke,includingtherecordsforhavingthemostrecords._______2).Comparedwithothersportslikeswimmingorsoccer,thoseactivitiesthatAshritatookpartinrequirelessstrengthandfitness._______3).Althoughhewasnotunfitasachild,AshritaFurmanwasfascinatedwithsports._______4).AshritahasbeenoneofSirChinmoy’sstudentssince1970._______5).Ashritaisalwaysgratefulforhisteacherinhisrecord-breakingattempts._______Task1FFFFTDothefollowingexercises1).WhichkindofactivitythatAshritatookpartinismostlikelytomakeapersondizzy?___________A.Standingontopofa75cmSwissballB.SomersaultingC.DoinggymnasticallycorrectlungesD.Jumpingjacks2.WhichoneisNOTthereasonwhyAshritabecameasuccessfulsportsman?____________A.Hewasveryweakasachild,sohehadtotakemoreexercise.B.HestudiedEasternreligionsandluckilybecameoneofSirChinmoy’sstudents.C.Ashritaenteredthemarathonandwonmuchconfidence.D.Herefusedtoacceptanyphysicallimitation.Task2BA3).Fromthepassagewecanconcludethat____________A.AshritalikesswimmingandsoccerB.Ashritadreamedofbreakingarecordinallsevencontinentsandhisdreamwillsooncometrue.C.ThoseactivitiesthatAshritatookpartinmightseemchildishandcauselaughterbecausethey’requiteeasy.D.Standingontopof75cmSwissballisnotsoeasyasitlooks.4).Thepassagemainlytellsus__________________A.AshritaandhisteacherB.howAshritabecameasportsmanC.AshritaenjoysthechallengeofbreakingGuinnessrecordsD.whyAshritagotcrazyaboutsports.DCTimeDetailedfactsAsachildAshritawasveryunfitandwasnotatall__________1______;however,hewas____2______theGuinnessBookofworldrecords.________3___________Ashritabegansearchingforadeepermeaninginlife.HestudiedEasternreligionandaged16,discoveredanIndianmeditationteacher_____4___SirChinmoy.Sincetheearly1970sAshrita_________5______ofSirChinmoy’sstudents_____________6________Ashritacame______7_____ina24-hourbicyclemarathoninNewYork’sCentralPark.In1979Ashritabrokehisfirstrecordwith_____8___________Overthelast_____9________Ashritahasbrokenabout_______10____interestedinsportsfascinatedbyAsateenagercalledhasbeenoneIn1978third27,000jumpingjacks25years93GuinnessrecordsTask31).Discussion:Whatmadehimsucceed?goodphysicalabilities,cofidence,hardtraining,concentration,perseverance(坚持不懈)StepIII.Post-reading2).Learntowriteaprofile(人物简介)Summary:Generallyspeaking,agoodprofileshouldincludewho,when,where,what请根据MichaelFredPhelps的个人事迹,写一篇人物简介。题目为:“FlyingFish”MichaelFredPhelps1.菲尔普斯,1985年6月30日出生于美国,绰号“飞鱼”。2.他小时候酷爱游泳,是罕见的游泳天才;他训练非常刻苦而且在比赛中从不紧张。3.在2004年雅典奥运会上,一人拿下游泳项目的6枚金牌2枚银牌;在2008年北京奥运会上,一举夺得8枚金牌。4.他总共夺得16枚奖牌,成为当今奥运史上的奇迹。参考词汇:1.绰号nickname2.奖牌medal3.奇迹miracle1.Askastudenttowritetheshortpassageontheblackboardin10minutes.2.Checkittogetherwithstudents.Trytofindsomegoodexpressionsorsentencesandcorrectthemistakes.3.Studentsexchangetheirnotebooksanddiscusstheirpassagesintheirgroups.4.Appreciatepossibleversion.MichaelFredPhelps,greatestAmericanswimmerwithanickname“flyingfish”,wasbornonJune30,1985.Phelps’sinternationaltitlehasresultedfromhisgreatgiftforswimmingandhishardwork.Inall,hehaswon16Olympicmedals:sixgoldmedalsandtwosilverinAthensin2004,andeightgoldinBeijingin2008.HeholdstherecordforthemostgoldmedalswonatasingleOlympics,makinghimamiracleinthehistoryofOlympicGames.Homework:Gooverthetextagainafterclassandfindthedifficultiesinit.