Can you name the following activities?

1. Lead-In Can you name the following activities?

2. hurdling Weight lifting boxing

3. Standing on a Swiss ball marathon Somersaulting

4. Unit One Breaking records

5. Learning Goals Knowledge Goals Topic: Guinness records Sports Surpassing physical limits

6. Functional Items How to express surprise How to express belief / disbelief. • Grammar Review The Subject: 1. 名词、代词、数词、词组作主语 2. 非谓语动词作主语 3. 从句作主语

7. Ability Goals 1. Talk about records, adventures and hobbies 2. Practise eXPressing surprise 3. Review the subject 4. Complete smmmary Emotion Goals 1. learn the words about sports 2. further understand the quality of the person who break the records

8. Important and Difficult Points • Important Points Junderstand so many kinds of sports; try to understand all kinds of sports Jrevive of the subject; Jtry to improve speaking ability by talking about the sports and the spititual of breaking the records.

9. Difficult Points J Try to understand the the elements which is needed in how to break the records ; J Try to develop our speaking ability.

10. Warming up The book collects all kinds of records that are not made in any conventional sports and usually by amateursports lovers.

11. Brainstorming Hurdling boxing Hula Hooping Sports High Jump Weight Lifting Long Jump Standing on a Swiss Ball swimming Jumping Jack Pogo Somersaulting Do you know some other sports in the world, including traditional sports and public sports?

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13. Pre-reading "THE ROAD IS ALWAYS AHEAD OF YOU" What is the passage about? A man called Ashrita Furman who has broken Guinness records in many activities.

14. Reading 1. Fast Reading, pay attention: • Why did he do so? • What kind of person is he? • How did he manage to achieve his goals?

15. Fast reading • What happened in the following time? • aged 16: • in the early 1970s: • in 1978: • in 1979 • over the last 25 years: He discovered an Indian meditation teacher called Sri Chinmoy He has been one of Sri Chinmoy’s students He broke his first Guinness record with 27,000 jumping jacks He came third in a 24-hour bicycle marathon in New York’s Central Park

16. Careful reading Ashrita Furman • Name: • Age (Para. _________): • Where he lives (Para. ___): • Number of records broken (Para. _____): • His first Guinness record (Para. _____): • Kinds of records broken (Para. _____): 1&9&11 In his fifties 9 New York city 1 about 93 11 27,000 jumping jacks in 1979 1&3 Not made in any conventional sports; seem childish; cause laughter rather than respect

17. Some of the physical difficulties he has experienced. • When walking with a bottle of milk on his head neckadjustments The fine ________________ are needed

18. Some of the physical difficulties he has experienced. • When standing on top of a Swiss ball concentration It takes a lot of _____________ and a great sense of ____________ to stay on the ball. You have to _______ to stay on top especially when your legs start ________ balance struggle shaking

19. When doing gymnastically correct lunges. extremely Lunges are __________ hard on your legs.

20. Questions: 1. When did he come across the Guinness Book of World Records? 2. One of his teachers had great effects on him. Who is he? And what are the teacher’s beliefs? When he was a child He 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 believes that thereisnolimitto people’s physical abilities.

21. 3. It was amazing that Ashrita came third in the bicycle marathon in 1978. Why? Because he had been urged by his spiritual leader to enter the marathon even though he had done no training.

22. 4. Why did Ashrita believe he could accomplishanything after the bicycle marathon? After the bicycle marathon, 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.

23. 5. What happens in an event that prevents Ashrita from giving up? The motivation to keep trying to break records comes through his devotion to Sri Chinmoy. Every time Ashrita tries to break a record, he reaches a point where he feels he can’t physically do any more. At that moment, he goes deep within himself and connects with his soul and his teacher.

24. Explanation 1. 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。

25. 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.

26. 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… Rather than stay at home, I’ll prefer to go out. 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

27. 2. Every time Ashrita tries to break a record, he reaches a point wherehe 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。 Every time, each time, next time, the first time, any time, all the time 等名词短语用来引导时间状语，表示“每次,每当，下次，第一次 ……”

28. 在句中 where作为关系副词，引导的是定语从句，修饰先行词point。当先行词表示某人或物的situation，或某事物发展的stage, 或达到某点point，都可以用where 来引导。 e.g. The accident had reached toa pointwhereboth their parents are to be called in. 事情发展到如此程度，不得不请双方家长来一趟了。

29. 3. Imagine doing this for a mile! imagine doing 想象做…… imagine sb. doing 想象做…… imagine that-clause 想象 …… imagine sb./sth. to be 想象某人/某物是… beyond imagination 难以想象

30. 4.Sri Chinmoy says that it is justasimportant 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。 5. He had beenurged by his spiritualleaderto enter the marathoneventhoughhe had done no training. urge sb. to do sth. / urge sb. on 鼓励，激励某人做……

31. even though/even if用作连词，意思是“即使，纵然，尽管”。 【考例】 There was never any time for Kate to feel lonely, ______she was an only child. (05年辽宁高考题） A. ever since B. now that C. even though D. even as C

32. 6.There is only one perfect road. It is ahead of you, always ahead of you. ahead of : 比 …早，在…前面;高于,优于，超过 ahead of time :提前，提早

33. Background Hula Hoop Although playing with a Hula Hoop was a popular child's game between the 1950s and 1980s, its roots actually date back 3,000 years to ancient Egypt, where circular hoops were made from grape vines or stiff grass. The Hoop were swung around children's waists or rolled on the ground using the stick for fun.

34. Today the Hula Hoop has upgraded for increased fitness. A The Hula Hoop primarily targets your middle. With circular trunk movements, it directly works the abdominal muscles, hios and waistline. In fact, one minute of Hula Hooping burns as many calories as running an eight-minute mile.

35. Language points • 打破纪录 • 保持纪录 • 尝试,努力 • 而不是;与其…宁愿 • 实际上 • 除了 • 平衡感 • 挣扎着做… • break a record • hold/keep the record • attempt to • rather than • in reality • as well as • a sense of balance • struggle to do ….

36. be permitted todo ... • cover a mile • step forward • imagine doing … • there is no limit to … • win third place/ come third • the motivation to keepdoing… • acknowledge sb. • 被允许做… • 走过一英里路程 • 迈步向前 • 想象做… • …没有极限 • 获得第三名 • 一直坚持做某事的动力… • 感谢某人

37. 1. Words Learning about language approximatelyadv. 近似地，大约地 laughter n. 笑，笑声 adjustment n. 调整，调节 toughadj. 强硬的，困难的： 顽强的 gymnastically adv.体操，技能训练 extreme adj.极端的，偏激的

38. conventionaladj. 习俗的，传统的 unfitadj.不适宜的，不太健康的 spiritualadj.精神上的 marathonn.马拉松 urgev. 催促，力劝 accomplishv.完成，实现 motivationn.动机 devotionn.热爱，投入 souln.灵魂，心灵

39. 名词 动词 2. Morphology 形容词 名词 approximation adjustment accomplishment devotion motivation approximate adjustable accomplished devoted motivated approximate adjust accomplish devote moyivate approximation adjustment accomplishment devotion motivation

40. 3. Expressions break a record attempt to rather than a sense of balance struggle to do ... be permitted to do... step forward imagine doing … there is no limit to ... win third place/ come third the motivation to keep doing…. acknowledge sb.

41. 4.structures 主语的构成 • 名词； • 代词； • 数词； • 不定式； • 动名词(v-ing作名词)； • 词组； • 名词性从句

42. 名词作主语 Ashrita achieved his dream of breaking a record in all seven continents. 阿什里塔达到了他在七个大陆打破记录的梦想。

43. 代词作主语 You are permitted to rest for only five minutes in every hour of rolling. 每一个小时中你只能休息五分钟。 This is an unsual game. 这是一种不同寻常的游戏。

44. 数词作主语 Five of them once broke the world records in the Olympic Games. 他们中有5人在奥运会中打破过世界记录。

45. 不定式作主语 眼见为实。 To see is to believe. To regret one’s errors to the point of not repeating them is true repentance.

46. 动名词作主语 Being happy is better than being king. 忧郁对任何人无益。 Worrying never does anyone good. 动名词作主语，前面可加代词或名词的所有格做其逻辑主语 Yaoming’s rejoining in the team makes the teammate excited. 姚明的重新加入使得队友更加兴奋。

47. 动名词和不定式作主语的区别 动名词作主语往往表示经常性或抽象的行为。 不定式作主语往往表示具体的某一次的行为。 Playing fire is very dangerous. 玩火非常危险。 To play fire in the room will make the house catch fire. 在屋里玩火将会使房子着火。

48. 词组作主语 Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise. 早睡早起可以使人更加健康、富有和聪明。 The rich should contribute more to the world welfare. 富人应该为社会的福利事业做更多的贡献。

49. 名词性从句作主语 Who breaks the glass remains unknown. 到现在还不知道是谁打碎了玻璃。 That Beijing succeeded in hosting the Olympic Games inspires all the chinese home and abroad. 北京成功的举办奥运会激励了国内外的 中国人。

50. it作主语 It 作主语，往往指代时间，天气，日期，度量衡等；或指代前面所提到的事物；或未知的人等。 Look at the house, it’s new. It’s my fault. It’s five o’clock. It is raining heavily outside.