《Breaking records》文本素材2（新人教版选修9）.docVIP

Unit 1 Breaking records Part Two: Teaching Resources Section 1: Discourse studies of THE ROAD IS ALWAYS AHEAD OF YOU Type of writing and main ideas of each paragraph Type: a news report Para. 1 Ashrita Furman is a sportsman who likes the challenge of breaking Guinness records． Para. 2 Ashrita achieved his dream of breaking a record in all seven continents. Para. 3 These activities require an enormous amount of strength and fitness as well as determination． Para. 4 The fine neck adjustments needed to keep a full bottle of milk on your head while you are walking Para. 5 A lot of concentration and a great sense of balance Para. 6 Somersaulting: a tough event Para. 7 Covering a mile in the fastest time while doing gymnastically correct lunges Para. 8 As a child he was fascinated by the Guinness Book of World Records． Para. 9 As 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. 11 Ashrita broke his first Guinness record with 27,000 jumping jacks in 1979. Para. 12 Ashrita always acknowledges his teacher in his record-breaking attempts．“There is only one perfect road．It is ahead of you，always ahead of you.” A diagram of The road is always ahead of you Part Two: Teaching Resources Section 2: Background information for Unit 1 Breaking records 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.