UNIT1BreakingRecordswarmingup1.Whoaretheathletesinthepictures?2.Whyaretheyfamous?3.Lookattheirfaces.Guesswhattheyare“saying”Whatiseachpersondoing?HulahoopingSomersaultingFirstreadingQuicklyglancetroughthetext.TickthetopicsaboutAshritathattheauthordoesnotcover.(Page3)()physicalskillneededforevents()Numberofrecordsbroken()hisfamilylife.()kindsofrecordsbroken()whyhebecameasportsman()countrieshelikesbest()placeanddateofbirth()hisoccupation()hiseducation()hisfirstGuinnessrecordSecondreading1.Nowreadthestorymorecarefullyandanswerthetenquestionsoftheexercise2onpage3.1)WheredoyouthinkAshritalives?Thetextdoesn’tsaywherehelivesnowbutitispossiblehelivesinNewYorkbecauseweknowthathelivedtherewhenhewasateenagerandthathetookpartinabicyclemarathontherein1978.2)Howolddoyouthinkheis?Hewas16intheearly1970ssohewouldbeinhislate40snow.3)Hashebrokenrecordsinallsevencontinents?Yes,Para24)WhendidhefirstcomeacrosstheGuinnessBookofWorldRecords?Whenhewasachild.5)WhataresomeofthephysicaldifficultieshehasexperiencedwhenA.walkingwithabottleofmilkonhishead.?B.somersaulting?C.standingontopofaSwissball?D.doinggymnasticallycorrectlunges?6.WhichoneofSriChinmoy’sbeliefsledAshritatoattemptingrecords?Thereisnolimittopeople’sphysicalabilities.7.WhywasitamazingthatAshritacamethirdinthebicyclemarathonin1978?Hehaddonenotraining.8.WhydidAshritabelievehecouldaccomplishanythingafterthebicyclemarathon?Hebelievedthatbecausehehaddonenotraining,itmusthavebeenhisspiritthatmadehimcomethird.andsoafterthebicyclemarathonhebelievedthathecouldaccomplishanythingbyusinghisspirit,andhisbodywasjustaninstrumentofthespirit,hebelievethereisnophysicallimitation.9.WhathappensinaneventthatpreventsAshritafromgivingup?Whenhefeelslikegivingup,hegoesdeepwithinhimselfandconnectswithhissoulandhisteachertokeepon.2.DiscusswhetheryouagreewithAshrita’sbeliefornot.1).Thereisnolimittopeople’sphysicalabilities.2)Thebodyisjustaninstrumentofthespirit.3)Youcanuseyourspirittoaccomplishanything.4)Thereisonlyoneperfectroad.Itisaheadofyou,alwaysaheadofyou.Discussion:Sports:______________Trainingneeded:1.2.3.JumpingjackJumpinghighPuttingyourlegsandarmsoutasyoujump.KeepingbalanceofthelimbsSports:______________Trainingneeded:1.2.SomersaultingForwardyourheadoveryourheelswithbothhandslandingonbothfeetPractisingcartwheelmovementSports:______________Trainingneeded:1.2.3.HulahoopingMovingyourwaistinacircle.Keepingtherhythmasyourmovethehulahoop.KeepingthehulahoopmovingSports:______________Trainingneeded:1.2.3.Doinglunges.BendingkneesGoingdownononeknee.Movingforwardwithonekneetouchingthegroundeverytime.Sports:______________Trainingneeded:1.2.StandingonaSwissballPractisingbalanceonsththatdoesn’tmove.Practisingbalanceonsththatdoesmove.①WhydidAshritachallengetheGuinnessWorldRecordsinsteadoftalkingpartintheOlympics?②WhydoeshekeepontryingtochallengedifferentGuinnessRecords?
