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“The World’s Fastest Human” by Alex Altman

“The World’s Fastest Human” by Alex Altman. Time magazine Page 14 August 31, 2009. Idioms Review.

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“The World’s Fastest Human” by Alex Altman

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  1. “The World’s Fastest Human” by Alex Altman Time magazine Page 14 August 31, 2009

  2. Idioms Review • Skim the article and find an example of an idiom in the article. (Remember we talked about these last week? “Pushing up daisies,” “apple of my eye,” and “hit the sack” are all examples of idioms.) • Possible answers from the article: “Tightened his grip” “staked his claim,” “cemented his spot,” “pass the torch,” “parlayed his wheels,” “shaved fractions off,” “buckled under the pressure.” • What do some of those idioms mean?

  3. A good way to start reading an article is to look at the pictures for information. • First, take a look at the picture. Notice those tiny numbers by the runners’ hands, feet, or heads? Where in the article do those numbers connect? Hint: look off to the right edge of the article. • Under the heading “The Fleet Few” there is a list. This list shows us who the picture of #1 is and what his record is. • The list also goes in order of fastest human (#1) to the sixth fastest human (#6).

  4. Read the article one paragraph at a time. • Now you have an idea that the article is about the fastest humans. Keep that in mind as you read. If our inferences (educated guesses) are correct, this article should tell us who the fastest human is, how fast he is, and maybe even a little about how he beat the record.

  5. Read paragraph one. Discussion questions to talk about after reading paragraph one: • Who is paragraph one talking about? What is the title he won on August 16 in Berlin? • What does the sentence “The time (9.58 seconds) cemented the lanky Jamaican’s spot in sprinting lore” mean? • What is lore? • What does it mean to “cement a spot in sprinting lore”? • What does “the most fabled honorifics in sports” mean? • What does fabled mean? • Honorifics is just a very fancy way of saying a respected title, award or honor.

  6. Read paragraph two. Discussion questions to talk about after reading paragraph two: • Why did the article mention those six men? • Who were they? • Why were they important to include in the article? • What did mentioning these six men do to add to the information about the record of the world’s fastest human?

  7. Read paragraph three. • Discussion questions to talk about after reading paragraph three: • Why did three world-record holders lose their titles? Why was this event important to mention in the article? • What does mentioning this event help us infer (or guess) about Usain Bolt’s record? Did Usain have to cheat to earn his world record? • Usain Bolt attributed his gold medal in Beijing to eating a lot of chicken nuggets. Do you really think that is why he beat the world record? (Could it have been a joke? Could it have been an allusion to another runner who said his special pre-race diet made him so fast?) • What do you think Usain Bolt really had to do to earn the title of fastest human?

  8. Look back.. • Were your first impressions of the article right? Did the article talk about what you thought it was going to talk about? • Did you learn anything new that you didn’t know before? Like what? • Look at the pictures one more time… do they mean anything new to you now that you have read the article?

  9. Answer these questions about the article: • Which runner held the world long-jump record for 25 years? • Which runner won 9 gold medals? • Which runner was called “the world’s fastest human” in 1996? • Which runner was from Jamaica? • Who is one runner who lost his medals due to steroid use? • What was the nickname of the runner who went on to play for the Dallas Cowboys? • Which runner drank raw eggs and sherry before each race? • Who was the world’s fist “fastest human”? • When did Jesse Owens compete in the Berlin Olympics? Who was watching with a “scornful gaze”? (Why would he be upset at Jesse winning?) • Usain Bolt beat his own world record by how much?

  10. Answers • Which runner held the world long-jump record for 25 years? • Jesse Owens • Which runner won 9 gold medals? • Carl Lewis • Which runner was called “the world’s fastest human” in 1996? • Michael Johnson • Which runner was from Jamaica? • Usain Bolt • Who is one runner who lost his medals due to steroid use? • Ben Johnson, Tim Montgomery, Justin Gatlin • What was the nickname of the runner who went on to play for the Dallas Cowboys? • Bullet • Which runner drank raw eggs and sherry before each race? • Charley Paddock • Who was the world’s fist “fastest human”? • Donald Lippencott • When did Jesse Owens compete in the Berlin Olympics? Who was watching with a “scornful gaze”? • 1936, Adolf Hitler • Usain Bolt beat his own world record by how much? • More than a tenth of a second

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