【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