高中英语 Unit 1 Breaking records Back grounds for教案 新人教版选修9(1)

Section 1 Backgrounds for
1. Facts of Ashrita Furman
●Ashrita Furman, born September 16, 1954 in Brooklyn, New York, is the holder o f
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 Guin ness records.
Furman is a graduate of Jamaica High School in Jamaica, Queens, New York. He we nt on to attend Columbia University but dropped out in 1974 after he had become
a devout follow er 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 Canada's 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 interest ing as the Guinness W orld Records, College Guinness Records also have different kinds of items, such as lowest bike-ri der, fastest cell phone message-sender, most basketball-shooter, etc. Students can not only take part in competitions which have been already set, but also have the rights to give suggestions to add what they are good at. Every record-maker will be awarded a certifi cation. In addition, their names will be written in COLLEGE GUINNESS RECORDS.
The applications for joining in the game started from March 21st. Students can apply from their apartment manager or 5B 310 of Science Building. Meanwhile, another much more convenient way is recommended& not;–sending e-mail to SXS@, involving: the basic information like your name and major; item or items you will participate in, like lowest bike-rider; they way how to contact with you, like your cell phone and dormitory num ber. If one misses sending application, he/she can still come to the spot and join in the competition on 2nd, April. Before the game sta rts everyone is still welcome.
“The Incredible Will Take Place”, as the slogan manifests, students will discover the ir potentials they have never known through “College Guinness Records”. What’s more, such funny game helps enrich our college life.
Zhai Xuejia。