Unit1Thatmustbearecord1.BRIEFSTATEMENTBASEDONTHEUNITsomethingaboutTheGuinnessBookofWorldRecordsTheGuinnessBookofWorldRecordsisaworldfamouscollectionofrecordsinhumanlife,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!II．GOALS1.Talkaboutrecords，adventuresandhobbies2.Practisemeasuringandcomparing3.ReviewtheSubject4.FillinaformTEACHINGAIMS:1.Learnandmasterthefollowingwords:beard,cheetah,sailfish,voyager,tight,gorge.2.Learnsomethingaboutworldrecordsofallkinds.3.Trainthestudents’listeningability.4.Developthestudents’speakingabilitybytalkingaboutrecords,adventuresandhobbies.TEACHINGIMPORTANTPOINTS:1.Finishthetaskoflisteningtotrainthestudents’listeningability.2.Talkaboutrecords,adventuresandhobbiestoimprovethestudents’speakingability.用心爱心专心115号编辑TEACHINGDIFFICULTPOINTS:1.Helpthestudentstoimprovetheirlisteningability.2.Helpthestudentstofinishthetaskofspeakingpractice.TEACHINGMETHODS:1.Talkingaboutthepicturestoarousethestudents’interestinworldrecords.2.Listeningandspeakingtotrainthestudents’abilitytospeakEnglish.3.Individual,pairorgroupworktomakeeverystudentworkinclass.TEACHINGAIDS(O)TEACHINGPeriodsPeriod1warming-upStep1GREETINGSANDLEAD-INStep2Takethequizbelowandseewhetheryoucanguesstheanswer1.ThelowesttemperatureeverrecordedonEarthis__________.A.–75.4℃B.–89.2℃C.–110.7℃2.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.82.5h1.ThelowesttemperatureeverrecordedonEarth①is_____.A.–75.4℃B.–89.2℃C.–110.7℃(-128.6°F)attheRussianBaseinVostockinAntarcticaonJuly21,1983①onearth在世上,在人间;究竟(用于疑问词后)归纳拓展ever,intheworld也可用于疑问句who,what等词后,表“究竟”的含义。(-128.6°F)attheRussianBaseinVostockinA...
