【精品】高中英语(人教大纲)第三册:Unit1 That must be a record(第一课时)

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Unit 1 That must be a record! Ⅰ.Brief Statements Based on the Unit

The topic of this unit is about Guinness world records,which the students

must be interested in.The whole unit is arranged to be taught in five

periods.In the first period,the students will have a little quiz to see how

much they know about Guinness world records.Through listening practice,the

students can learn something more about Guinness world records.While

listening,the students’ ability to listen will be improved.At the same

time,we’ll talk about adventures and hobbies in the speaking part.

In the second period,the students will read a passage about Guinness

world records.What’s more,they will be taught how to get a record into

Guinness world records.At the same time,they will learn some useful words

and expressions.The third period consists of two parts:Word Study and

Grammar.The students will master them by doing plenty of

exercises.Integrating skills including reading and writing are arranged in

the fourth period.By writing,they’ll learn how to register an attempt.In

the last period,we’ll mainly revise the subject by doing enough exercises.

All of these activities are helpful for the students to improve their

knowledge about language and their skills to use language. Ⅱ.Teaching Goals 1.Talk about records,adventures and hobbies. 2.Practise measuring and comparing. 3.Review the subject. 4.Fill in a form. Ⅲ.Background Information 1.The Guinness Book of World Records The Guinness Book of World Records is a world famous collection of world records in human life,including all specific skills.

How the book came about is an interesting story.On Nov.10,1951,an

Englishman,Sir Beaver,was having a discussion with his friends.They could

not agree with each other whether the falcon flew the quickest among all birds

in Europe,and they failed to find the answer in any books.He knew that there

must be many such problems in the world.Why not publish a useful book to

provide the answers to all these problems?

In 1954,Beaver decided to work on it.He asked for help from two friends

who owned an information centre in London.They put together the first edition

of the Guinness Book of World Records in August,1955.The book was a great

success.It was well received by readers and immediately won the No.1 best-seller in Britain.

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. 2.China Gains 19 Guinness World Records in 2020

The world’s largest afforestation project,fastest commercial maglev

train and even the longest continuous motorcycle ride with the rider standing

on the seat without touching the handlebars were verified by the Guinness Book of World Records in 2020-and all belong to China.

The second issuing ceremony of a Guinness World Records Certificate was

held in Beijing Wednesday with the presence of Chief Executive Officer of

Guinness World Records Alistair Richards and the president of its sole Chinese agent-the Liaoning Publishing Group-Yu Xiaoqun.

The ceremoney authenticated 19 world records altogether,broken by Chinese teams or individuals in 2020. The tree-planting project launched in China’s north,north-west and

north-east regions covers 4.069 million square kilometers,and is recognized as the world’s largest afforestation project.

The maglev train made its maiden trip on Sept.20 in Shanghai.It took eight

minutes to complete the 30 kilometers one-way journey—from Longyang Road

to Pudong International Airport,making it the world’s fastest commercial maglev train for sightseeing use.

Liu Jichun,who was certified as having made the world’s longest

continuous motorcycle ride while standing on the seat and not touching the

handlebars with the ride lasting 14 minutes for 6.45 kilometers said,“The

Guinness Book of World Records is becoming well known in China,and it touches

people’s lives in various ways.”

China has so far applied for more than 500 records to be recognized by

The Guinness Book of World Records,and over 40 of them have been officially corroborated so far,a manager of the Liaoning Publishing Group said. 3.A real winner.

In 1996,doctors said American cyclist Lance Armstrong had only a 40 percent chance of living.

He’s done more than stay alive.He beat cancer and went to the top of

one of the world’s hardest sports.Armstrong is world-famous for being fast on a bike.

“I used to ride my bike to make a living.Now I just want to live to