Unit 1 Breaking records
Part 2 Teaching Resources
第二部分教学资源
Section 1 Back grounds for Unit 1 Breaking records
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
