Unit 1 That must be a record （分课时教案）

Unit 1  That must be a record

Period 1 warming-up
Step 1
something about The Guinness Book of World Records
The Guinness Book of World Records is a world famous collection of records in human life ,including alll specific skills.
What is the longest song title? Who is the tallest living human being? What is the rarest stamp? The answers to these questions, and more, can be found at today's Family Site. Called The Guinness Book of Records, this is a site that represents an organization that for years has recorded events and stunts from all over the world. The desire of human beings to be the fastest, or tallest, or have that smallest or largest of an item are the bread and butter of this group.

At this site, you can find out about the latest record setting attempts and in what categories, search for existing records, find out the schedule of their television   show, and suggest ideas for new categories or records.

This site is really interesting, one that you can spend an hour or two and be thoroughly entertained. By the way, the longest song title is a 1946 song by Hoagy Carmichael called "I'm a Cranky Old Yank in a Clanky Old Tank on the Streets of Yokohama with my Honolulu Mama Doing Those Beat-o, Beat-o, Flat on my Seat-o Hirohito Blues". Or it was the last time I looked. As for the other answers, you can find those for yourself at the site.
 The book of records has been renewed each year and has been bought and enjoyed in 141 countries around the world .The 262 editions and 35 languages it has used, may be a record itself.

Who got the idea to write the Guinness Book of World Records?
In 1951, Sir Hugh Beaver, the then managing director of the Guinness Brewery, went on a shooting party and became involved in an argument. Which was the fastest game bird in Europe ?the golden plover or the grouse? He realized then that a book supplying the answers to this sort of question might prove popular. He was right!
Step 2
Take the quiz below and see whether you can guess the answer
1. The lowest temperature ever recorded on Earth is __________.
A. –75.4℃  B. –89.2 ℃  C. –110.7 ℃
(-128.6°F) at the Russian Base in Vostock in Antarctica on July 21, 1983
2. The world’s tallest man is ________
A. 2.35m        B. 2.45m     C. 2.55
(America's Robert Wadlow who still towers above the rest at 8ft 11.1 inches. )
3. The youngest college graduate
was_______
A.10 years old  B  12 years old   C. 14 years old
4. The highest number of goals
in a soccer career is  ______
A. 1279  B,546      C. 3850
5. The longest beard is _________
A. 73cm  B. 1.83 cm  C. 2.33
6. The longest lecture lasted _______
A. 32.5 h    B. 62.5h       C. 82.5h
Step 3 listening
 answer the  questions in the SB
 posssible answers:
1, large, big ,short,great,long,giant,small,tiny,strong , thin,….
2. reach, up to,speed, kilometre,hour,second,minute,metre,mile, per, fast,slow…
3.tall people; easy to reach sth, waste coth
 short pepole : smart quick,difficult to reach sth.
 Finish the Exs in the SB
 Step 4 speaking
ask the students to work in pairs to have a dissussion

Period 2and 3  reading comprehension

Step1.  Pre –reading : answer the questions in the Sb
Step2. 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
 
Step 3 carefully reading
1. Who got the idea to write the Guinness Book of World Records?
2. When was the first edition of the Guinness Book of World Records published?
3. How are records collected in the book? Please give 3 examples.
4. Why are people so interested in world records?
5. How can you try to set a record?
 posssible answers:
1. Sir. Hugh Beaver.
2. In 1955.
3. The Guinness Book of World Records has chapters on the human body, amazing feats, the natural world, science and technology , arts and the media, modern society, travel and transport, and sports and games.
Examples: Tian’anmen Square is the largest square in the world.
                  the longest moustache reached a length of 1.6 metres.
                  the longest poisonous snake is 5.71 metres long.
4. Because we are curious about the records and also entertained by accounts of  strange and unusual deeds and facts.
5. First contact the Guinness Book of World Records.
Then the editors will send you rules and the form you need to apply the record after their discussion.

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