Unit 1 That must be a record!

The world’s tallest man is 2.35m. A Tunisian

The longest beard is _____. 73cm B. 1.83m C. 2.33M ☻ An Indian

☻ The highest number of goals in a soccer career is _____. 1,279 Pele , Brazilian

☻ The lowest temperature ever recorded on earth is _____. -75.4 ▫c c. -110.7 ▫C ☻ Ice and snow everywhere, Vostok, Antarctic

Special 50th anniversary edition The first edition of Guinness Book of World Records was published ________ . in 1955

Fast-reading: Who came up with the idea for the book? Sir Hugh Beaver, the then director of the Guinness Brewery. Match the main idea of each paragraph. Para.1 Para.1. Chinese records Para.2. The birth of the book Para.3. Records from the world of sports Para.4. Records of different categories Para.5. How to set a record? Para.6. Why are people so interested in the book? Para.2 Para.3 Para.4 Para.5 Para.6

Careful reading: True or false 1. The first edition of Guinness Book was written by two Englishmen. ( ) 2. More than 60,000 new records are printed in the book each year. ( ) 3. An Englishman balanced a small car weighing 159.6 kilogrammes on his head for 33 seconds. ( ) 4. Lance Armstrong’s speed record is more impressive than his struggle against his disease. ( ) 5. The records that are dangerous to the person who is attempting it or to others are welcome. ( ) 6. The records in the Guinness Book of World Records include different areas of the world. ( ) T F T F F T

Detailed information of the numbers: Sir Hugh Beaver wanted to settle … 1951 1955 The first edition was published. More than 60,000 new records are sent in to the book each year… 60,000 1.6 meters the longest moustache 122 years and 164 days the oldest woman the longest poisonous snake 5.71 meters 40 hectares the largest square 480 kilogrammes the largest jiaozi

Post-reading: 1. Why did Sir Hugh Beaver want to create such a book? 2. What are the categories in the Guinness Book? 3. Give four examples of Chinese records in the book. 4. Why do you think the book has been a best-seller for so many years? Will it remain popular? How will it change? 5. If you want to apply for a new record, what should you do?

Fill in blanks: In 1951, Sir Hugh Beaver wanted to _____ an argument, he _____ two Englishmen to write the Guinness Book of World Records. The book has been a _________ since 1955. In the book, the records are put into different _________.There are many _______ records. And many of the records come from the world of _____. A few records _____ ____ because of the _______ life story behind them. People are interested in the book because they are _______ about the records and also _________ by the records. Anybody can try to ____ a record. But some records that are __________ to the person who is attempting it or to others are not _______. settle hired best-seller categories Chinese sports stand out moving curious entertained set dangerous allowed

Discuss : If you are the Guinness officials, which record would you like to choose? Why? Record 1. fastest singer A 25-year-old woman from England sang “Happy Birthday to You” 183 times in five minutes. Record 2. most windows broken Two 14-year-old boys from Sweden broke 234 windows in 10 minutes. They broke the windows by throwing stones at them.

Lance Armstrong with his three children

Why are Lance Armstrong’s records special? He was diagnosed with cancer. 1996 He set the speed record and won the Tour de France six years in a row. 1999 -2004 He won the Tour de France for the seventh time in July. 2005 He will retire soon after this Tour de France. He has been a professional athlete for almost 20 years. Now he is 33 years old.

Discuss: What can we learn from Lance Armstrong’s story?

Everything can be possible! Work hard

Reading comprehension 1. C “…, who became the world’s youngest sporting champion …” 2. D “ … no other theater had continuously shown the same film as long.” 3. A “Most of China’s new record-holders were long overdue.” 4. B the second paragraph

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