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Unit 1 Reading. to say that something is true total number of copies of a book, newspaper, etc issued at one time to lose colour or disappear gradually to make an effort to achieve something a detailed description of an event to make a visit to check that the rules are being obeyed
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to say that something is true • total number of copies of a book, newspaper, etc issued at one time • to lose colour or disappear gradually • to make an effort to achieve something • a detailed description of an event • to make a visit to check that the rules are being obeyed • official written or printed statement used as proof of a certain fact • hair growing on the chin and the lower cheeks of a man’s face D attempt account confirm inspect edition certificate fade beard E A F B G C H
Pre-reading Predict what will be talked about in the text.
The dog with the largest ears The heaviest cake in the world The person with the longest moustache The smallest electrically operated motor car
Scanning 1. Who was Sir Hugh Beaver? 2.When was the first edition of Guinness Book of World Records published?
Match the general idea of each paragraph. 1. Chinese record 2. The first edition of Guinness Book of World Record 3. Records from the world of sports 4. Records of different categories 5. How to set a record? 6. Why are people so interested in records? Para. 1 Para. 2 Para. 3 Para. 4 Para. 5 Para. 6
While – reading: note-taking • Director: • The first edition was published in: • The number of new records sent to the book each year: • Categories: Sir Hugh Beaver 1955 more than 60,000 human body, amazing feats, the natural world, science and technology, arts and media, modern society, travel and transport, sports and games
curiosity; • entertainedby accounts of strange and unusual deeds and facts • Reasons why people are interested in the book: • Unacceptable record attempts: dangerous
How much do you know about Guinness and the world record? 1955 40 1999 5.71 60,000 33 480 1.6 2,500
Reading Comprehension 1.The text is mainly about _____. • a famous book • Sir Hugh Beaver came up with an idea • The Guinness Book of Records • Many records in the world C
2. From the text, the main reason that led to Sir Hugh’s idea is that _______. • his hard work • his talent • his curiosity • his careful research C
3. The Guinness Book of World Records has chapters except _______. • education • science and technology • travel and transport • the natural world A
4. Among the Chinese records in The Guinness Book of Records, some examples are given except ______. • Tian’anmen Square • Hong Kong’s return to China • Jiaozi • the Yellow River D
5. From the sentence “…, it fades next to the story of Armstrong’s struggle against disease”, we know that _______. • his fastest speed is as impressive as his story of struggle against cancer • his fastest speed is more impressive than his story of struggle against cancer • his story of struggle against cancer is less impressive than his fastest speed • his story of struggle against cancer is more impressive than his fastest speed D
6. The reason why Lance Armstrong’s records are special is that ________. • he is a wonderful winner • he won the first place in the race • he has achieved brilliant achievements • he fought against cancer bravely and won his goal D
B 7.According to the text, which statement is true? ______ • No people in the world are not interested in strange and unusual things • There are many athletic records in the Guinness Book of World Records • There are no Chinese records in the Guinness Book of World Records • All of the 60,000 new records will be printed each year
Blank-filling: are out to contact • If you ___________set a record, you should first_________ the Guinness Book of World Records. The editor will decide if your idea is _________and then send you rules and the form you need to __________ the record. Afterwards, if all goes well, a Guinness official will come to _______your _________. If you are successful, the official will ________ the record and you will get a ___________from the Guinness Book of World Records ________that you are a world record holder. suitable apply for inspect attempt confirm certificate stating
If you want to set a world record, what has to be done to get your record into the Guinness Book of World Records?
Discussion If you want to set a record, what kind of record would you like to?
settle an argument conclude send in set down keep track of put into different categories athletic fade be diagnosed with in a row in the first place account attempt be out to do contact suitable make for inspect confirm certificate Key words and phrases
Answer the following questions. 1. How did Sir Hugh Beaver come up with the idea for Guinness Book of World Records? 2 .What Guinness record were set in Urumqi and Hong Kong? 3. How long is the longest moustache in the world? 4. What are the categories in Guinness Book of World Records? 5. Why are Lance Armstrong’s records special? 6. What types of record attempts are not allowed? 7. Why do you think many people are interested in world records?
1. How did Sir Hugh Beaver come up with the idea for Guinness Book of World Records? 2 .What Guinness record were set in Urumqi and Hong Kong? 3. How long is the longest moustache in the world? He first wanted to settle an argument about the fastest bird in Europe．After talking to his friends, he concluded that a book which answered such questions might popular. Urumqi is the most remote city from the sea ; A special and delicious record was set in 1997 to celebrate Hong Kong’s return to China. 1.6 meters
4. What are the categories in Guinness Book of World Records? 5. Why are Lance Armstrong’s records special? 6. What types of record attempts are not allowed? 7. Why do you think many people are interested in 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． It fades next to the story of Armstrong’s struggle against disease. Records that are dangerous to the person who is attempting it or to others Because we want to know what is possible and find out just how far we can push ourselves and are also entertained by accounts of strange and unusual deeds and facts．
Post-reading • Discuss: Are there any other reasons for people’s interest in the world records? • What has to be done to get your record into the Guinness Book of World Records?
Para 1 Para 2 Para 3 Para 4 Para 5 Para 6 A. The Guinness … popular because.. B. The editors… put into different groups. C. Sir Hugh Beaver… argument with a friend. D Even though … the stories…more interesting E. A new Guinness … safe… F I just love … fun to read. Matching : Ex2 on P5
Paraphrase the following sentences: • The Guinness company hired a company to write what later became the Guinness Book of Records. • Impressive as therecord is, it fades next to the story of Armstrong’s struggle against disease. • No records that are dangerous to the person who is attempting it or to others are allowed.
