Pre-reading1
How tall is the world’s tallest man
How long is the longest beard
How old is the youngest college graduate
83m10 years oldUnit 1The Guinness Book of World Records Suppose you are the writer, what will you write about the book
outlinePara
1 The birth of the Guinness Book of World RecordsPara
2 The categories in the Guinness Book of World Records Para
3 Chinese recordsTopicsPara
4 Records from the world of sportsPara
5 The reasons for our interestPara
6 How to set a recordCareful ReadingPara
1 Birth of the ideaQ:How did Sir Hugh Beaver come up with the idea for the Guinness Book of World Records
Wanted to settle an argument2
Concluded that a book…popularPara
1 Birth of the book1
Writers : hired 2 Englishmen2
The first edition: published in 19553
A best-seller