2014-2015学年高中英语 Unit 1 Breaking records Back grounds for教案 新人教版选修9.docVIP

Section 1 Backgrounds for 1. Facts of Ashrita Furman ●Ashrita 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 held by Ashrita Furman include: Most hopscotch games in 24 hours（儿童）跳房子游戏 Most rope jumps in 24 hours Fastest 10-km sack race套袋跑 (一种把两腿套入袋内的赛跑) Most underwater rope jumps in one hour Fastest pogo stick ascent of Canadas CN Tower（孩子玩的）弹簧单高跷 Largest bouquet of flowers Greatest distance traveled on a pogo stick Most milk crates (板条箱, 柳条箱)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 Most sit-ups performed in an hour Longest time juggling underwater Longest continuous somersaulting Fastest time juggling 3 balls while running 50 miles Longest distance pogostick jumping Fastest hula hoop racing Furthest distance traversed carrying the most bricks with one hand Most Guinness records in different categories 2. ?Guinness” Comes into Our College Do you want to be the keeper of “Guinness Record?” It is not a dream anymore. The first “College Guinness Record” is going to be held on the playground, on April 2th. Now, everybody has a chance to become one of the “Guinness Records” keepers. As interesting as the Guinness World Records, College Guinness Records also have different kinds of items, such as lowest bike-rider, fastest cell phone message-sender, most basketball-shooter, etc. Students can not only t