高中英语 Unit 1《Breaking records》文字素材1 新人教版选修9.doc

用心 爱心 专心 1Unit 1 Breaking recordsPart Two: Teaching ResourcesSection 1: Discourse studies of THE ROAD IS ALWAYS AHEAD OF YOU1.Type of writing and main ideas of each paragraphType: a news reportPara. 1Ashrita Furman is a sportsman who likes the challenge of breaking Guinness records．Para. 2Ashrita achieved his dream of breaking a record in all seven continents.Para. 3These activities require an enormous amount of strength and fitness as well as determination．Para. 4The fine neck adjustments needed to keep a full bottle of milk on your head while you are walkingPara. 5A lot of concentration and a great sense of balance Para. 6Somersaulting: a tough event Para. 7Covering a mile in the fastest time while doing gymnastically correct lungesPara. 8 As a child he was fascinated by the Guinness Book of World Records．用心 爱心 专心 2Para. 9As a teenager, he began searching for a deeper meaning in life．Para. 10 He knew that he would one day get into the Guinness Book of World Records.Para. 11Ashrita broke his first Guinness record with 27,000 jumping jacks in 1979. Para. 12Ashrita always acknowledges his teacher in his record-breaking attempts． “There is only one perfect road．It is ahead of you，always ahead of you.”2.A diagram of The road is always ahead of youThe road is always ahead of you (a news report)liking the challenge Para 1 breaking a record in all seven continents Para 2 strength, fitness and determination Para 3concentration and balance Para 5Somersaulting: a tough event Para 6Covering a mile in the fastest time Para 7Keeping bottle of milk on head Para 4broke his first Guinness record in 1979. Para 11fascinated 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 10acknowledging his teacher Para 12perfect road being ahead of you Para 13用心 爱心 专心 3Part Two: Teaching ResourcesSection 2: Background information for Unit 1 Breaking records1. Facts of Ashrita FurmanAshrita Furman, born September 16, 1954 in Brooklyn, New York, is the holder of 26 records in the Guinness Book of Records, including being the individual with the most current Guinness World Records [1]. Furman first entered into the Guiness book by doing 27,000 Jumping Jacks in 1979. Since he began in 1979, Furman has broken more than 100 Guinness records. Furman is a graduate of Jamaica High School in Jamaica, Queens, New York. He went on to attend Columbia University but dropped out in 1974 after he had become a devout follower of Sri Chinmoy, the Indian philosopher and religious teacher. ●World records Records held by Ashrita Furman include: Most hopscotch games in 24 hours Most rope jumps in 24 hours Fastest 10-km sack race Most underwater rope jumps in one hour Fastest pogo stick ascent of Canada's CN Tower Largest bouquet of flowers Greatest distance traveled on a pogo stick Most milk crates balanced on chin The longest distance walked by a person balancing a milk bottle on their head Greatest amount of beer glasses balanced on chin 用心 爱心 专心 4Most sit-ups performed in an hour The fastest mile, pushing an orange with his nose Longest time juggling underwater Longest continuous somersaulting Fastest time juggling 3 balls while running 50 miles Longest distance pogostick Jumping Fastest mile on a pogostick Fastest walking lunge mile Fastest marathon mile skipping Swiss ball balancing Fastest hula hoop racing Furthest distance traversed carrying the most bricks with one hand Fastest 100 meters on a kangaroo ball Fastest mile on a kangaroo ball Most Guinness records in different categories2. About Beijing OlympicThe 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, will be held in Beijing in the People's Republic of China from August 8, 2008 to August 24, 2008, with the opening ceremony to take place at 8 p.m. on August 8, 2008 (the number 8 stands for prosperity in Chinese culture). Some events will be held at venues constructed in neighboring towns and in the coastal city of Qingdao. On July 8 2005, the International Olympic Committee announced that Hong Kong will hold the equestrian events at the site of the Hong Kong Sports Institute in Fo Tan, Sha Tin. The facilities of the Sports Institute may be moved to Wu Kai Sha. This will be the second time the same season of Olympics Games has been hosted by two members of the International Olympic Committee. On October 28 2005 The UK's Guardian newspaper reported that a new discipline of 10km open-water swimming for men and women will be added to the Summer Olympic schedule in 2008.3．The meaning of lifeThe philosophical question "What is the meaning of life?" means different things to different people. The vagueness of the query is inherent in the word "meaning", which opens the question to many interpretations, such as: "What is the origin of life?", "What is the nature of life (and of the universe in which we live)?", 。