Unit1ThatmustbearecordPeriod1warming-upStep1somethingaboutTheGuinnessBookofWorldRecordsTheGuinnessBookofWorldRecordsisaworldfamouscollectionofrecordsinhumanlife,includingalllspecificskills.Whatisthelongestsongtitle?Whoisthetallestlivinghumanbeing?Whatistherareststamp?Theanswerstothesequestions,andmore,canbefoundattoday'sFamilySite.CalledTheGuinnessBookofRecords,thisisasitethatrepresentsanorganizationthatforyearshasrecordedeventsandstuntsfromallovertheworld.Thedesireofhumanbeingstobethefastest,ortallest,orhavethatsmallestorlargestofanitemarethebreadandbutterofthisgroup.Atthissite,youcanfindoutaboutthelatestrecordsettingattemptsandinwhatcategories,searchforexistingrecords,findoutthescheduleoftheirtelevisionshow,andsuggestideasfornewcategoriesorrecords.Thissiteisreallyinteresting,onethatyoucanspendanhourortwoandbethoroughlyentertained.Bytheway,thelongestsongtitleisa1946songbyHoagyCarmichaelcalled"I'maCrankyOldYankinaClankyOldTankontheStreetsofYokohamawithmyHonoluluMamaDoingThoseBeat-o,Beat-o,FlatonmySeat-oHirohitoBlues".OritwasthelasttimeIlooked.Asfortheotheranswers,youcanfindthoseforyourselfatthesite.Thebookofrecordshasbeenrenewedeachyearandhasbeenboughtandenjoyesin141countriesaroundtheworls.The262editionsand35languangesithasused,maybearecorditself.WhogottheideatowritetheGuinnessBookofWorldRecords?In1951,SirHughBeaver,thethenmanagingdirectoroftheGuinnessBrewery,wentonashootingpartyandbecameinvolvedinanargument.WhichwasthefastestgamebirdinEurope?thegoldenploverorthegrouse?Herealizedthenthatabooksupplyingtheanswerstothissortofquestionmightprovepopular.Hewasright!Step2Takethequizbelowandseewhetheryoucanguesstheanswer1.ThelowesttemperatureeverrecordedonEarthis__________.A.–75.4℃B.–89.2℃C.–110.7℃(-128.6°F)attheRussianBaseinVostockinAntarcticaonJuly21,19832.Theworld’stallestmanis________A.2.35mB.2.45mC.2.55(America'sRobertWadlowwhostilltowersabovetherestat8ft11.1inches.)3.Theyoungestcollegegraduatewas_______A.10yearsoldB12yearsoldC.14yearsold4.Thehighestnumberofgoalsinasoccercareeris______A.1279B,546C.38505.Thelongestbeardis_________A.73cmB.1.83cmC.2.336.Thelongestlecturelasted_______A.32.5hB.62.5hC.82.5hStep3listeninganswerthequestionsintheSBposssibleanswers:用心爱心专心115号编辑1,large,big,short,great,long,giant,small,tiny,strong,thin,….2.reach,upto,speed,kilometre,hour,second,minute,metre,mile,per,fast,slow…3.tallpeople;easytoreachsth,wastecothshortpepole:smartquick,difficulttoreachsth.FinishtheExsintheSBStep4speakingaskthestudentstoworkinpairstohaveadissussionPeriod2and3readingStep1.Pre–reading:answerthequestionsintheSbStep2.Scanning1.WhowasSirHughBeaver?2.WhenwasthefirsteditionofGuinnessBookofWorldRecordspublished?Matchthegeneralideaofeachparagraph..Chineserecord2.ThefirsteditionofGuinnessBookofWorldRecord3.Recordsfromtheworldofsports4.Recordsofdifferentcategories5.Howtosetarecord?6.WhyarepeoplesointerestedinrecordsStep3carefullyreading1.WhogottheideatowritetheGuinnessBookofWorldRecords?2.WhenwasthefirsteditionoftheGuinnessBookofWorldRecordspublished?3.Howarerecordscollectedinthebook?Pleasegive3examples.4.Whyarepeoplesointerestedinworldrecords?5.Howcanyoutrytosetarecord?posssibleanswers:1.Sir.HughBeaver.2.In1955.3.TheGuinnessBookofWorldRecordshaschaptersonthehumanbody,amazingfeats,thenaturalworld,scienceandtechnology,artsandthemedia,modernsociety,traveland...