1、Unit 1 That must be a record,Warming up & Reading,Where can you find the information about the biggest, smallest, fastest, slowest, longest, shortest, oldest and youngest one in the world?,the Guinness Book of World Records,Warming up,1. The lowest temperature ever recorded on earth is _. A. -75 B.
2、-89.2 C. -1102. The worlds tallest man is _. A. 2.35m B. 2.45m C. 2.55m3. The youngest college graduate was _. A. 10 years old B. 12 years old C. 14 years old,Vostok, Antarctica,Michael Kearney, USAGained a Masters degree at 14.,A quiz,4. The highest number of goals in a soccer career is _. A. 1279
3、B. 546 C. 38505. The longest beard is _. A. 73cm B.1.83m C. 2.33m6. The longest lecture lasted _. A. 32.5 h B. 62.5 h C. 82.5 h,Pele from Brazil,Shamsher Singh from India,a political-science lecture in Poland,the shortest man,57CM,37CM47CM57CM67CM,102CM82.87CM,C. 73.6CMD. 92.25CM,92.25 CM,the heavie
4、st cake in the world,the dog with the largest ears,The smallest electrically operated motor car,An Englishman balanced a car on his head,the oldest waterskier,pumpkin,Reading The Guiness Book of World Records,Para. 1Para. 2Para. 3Para. 4Para. 5Para. 6,1. Chinese record 2. The first edition of Guinne
5、ss Book of World Record3. Records from the world of sports4. Records of different categories5. How to set a record?6. Why are people so interested in records?,1. Read the text by yourself and match the general idea of each paragraph.,1. How did Sir Hugh Beaver come up with the idea for Guinness Book
6、 of World Records?2. What are the categories in Guinness Book of World Records?3. How long is the longest moustache in the world? 4. What Guinness record were set in Urumqi and Hong Kong?5. Why are Lance Armstrongs records special?6. Why do you think many people are interested in world records?7. Wh
7、at types of record attempts are not allowed?,2. Listen to the tape and think about the following questions.,1. How did Sir Hugh Beaver come up with the idea for Guinness Book of World Records?,He first wanted to settle an argument about the fastest bird in EuropeAfter talking to his friends, he conc
8、luded that a book which answered such questions might popular.,2. What are the categories in Guinness Book of World Records?,human body，amazing feats，the natural world，science and technology，arts and the media，model society，travel and transport，and sports and games,3. How long is the longest moustac
9、he in the world?,1.6 meters.,4.What Guinness record were set in Urumqi and Hong Kong?,Urumqi is the most remote city from the sea ; A special and delicious record was set in 1997 to celebrate Hong Kongs return to China.,5. Why are Lance Armstrongs records special?,It fades next to the story of Armst
10、rongs struggle against disease.,6. Why do you think many people are interested in world records?,(1)People have the same curiosity as Sir Hugh Beaver. (2)They are also entertained by accounts of strange and unusual deeds and facts,7. What types of record attempts are not allowed?,Records that are da
11、ngerous to the person who is attempting it or to others.,3. Finish the exe 2&3 in post-reading.,The steps to get your record into the book.(try to find out one verb to describe each step),contact,decide,send,inspect,confirm,get,4. Reading Comprehension,1.The text is mainly about _.a famous bookSir H
12、ugh Beaver came up with an ideaThe Guinness Book of RecordsMany records in the world,C,2. From the text, the main reason that led to Sir Hughs idea is that _.his hard workhis talenthis curiosityhis careful research,C,3. The Guinness Book of World Records has chapters except _.educationscience and te
13、chnologytravel and transportthe natural world,A,4. Among the Chinese records in The Guinness Book of Records, some examples are given except _.Tiananmen SquareHong Kongs return to ChinaJiaozithe Yellow River,D,5. From the sentence “, it fades next to the story of Armstrongs struggle against disease”
14、, we know that _.his fastest speed is as impressive as his story of struggle against cancerhis fastest speed is more impressive than his story of struggle against cancerhis story of struggle against cancer is less impressive than his fastest speedhis story of struggle against cancer is more impressi
15、ve than his fastest speed,D,6. The reason why Lance Armstrongs records are special is that _.he is a wonderful winnerhe won the first place in the racehe has achieved brilliant achievementshe fought against cancer bravely and won his goal,D,7.According to the text, which statement is true? _No peopl
16、e in the world are not interested in strange and unusual thingsThere are many athletic records in the Guinness Book of World RecordsThere are no Chinese records in the Guinness Book of World RecordsAll of the 60,000 new records will be printed each year,B,Useful expressions,Settle an argument aboutC
17、onclude +that从句Ever sinceSend in (to)Set down the recordsKeep track ofPut into different categoriesAmazing featsReach a length of with an area of about 40 hectaresThe greatest number ofThe most remote city from,结束关于的辩论得出结论从那以后寄送某处进行处理 (P2)记下记录与保持联系, 跟踪调查分成不同类别惊人技艺长达, 达到的长度 占地面积约40公顷(P3)最大数量的距离最遥远的城市
18、,Stand out be diagnosed with cancerGo on to do sth.achieve his goal ofIn a rowPart of the reason forLead sb. to do sth.In the first place Be entertained byAccounts ofMake forSet a recordApply forConfirm the recordGet a certificateA world record holder,突出 (P4)被确诊患了癌症继续做某事完成/实现的目标一个接一个地,连续不断地部分原因 (P5)促使某人做某事第一(最早)从中感到愉悦对的描述已成为, 算得上创造记录 (P6)申请确认/认可记录得到证书世界记录保持者,If you want to set a record, what kind of record would you like to?,Discussion,An Englishman balanced a car on his head,the oldest waterskier,pumpkin,Byebye,
