Record Madness
The world’s most amazing record holder
Do you have any special talents? Are you musical in any way? Are you good at sports? What’s the most difficult thing you’ve worked hard to achieve? Did you do what you set out to do? Why not?
Have you got any special talents? Ashrita Furman loves breaking records. In fact, over the last 30 years, he’s broken almost 400 Guinness World Records. And he recently broke the Guinness World Record for “the most records held at the same time by an individual.” But why’s he doing it?
1 Pre-reading
Match the objects (1 to 8) to the photos (a-h).
1. Space hopper
2. Swiss ball
3. Skipping rope
4. Stilts
5. Juggling balls
6. Trampoline
7. Pogo stick
8. Kangaroo jumper
2 Reading I
What records have been broken with the objects from the previous activity? Think. Then, read the article once to compare your ideas.
3 Reading II