1、Unit 11 Glance quickly at the headline of the short newspapers articles on page 54 and match the pictures with the articles.Write the correct headline above each picture.A BC DEFCake could be record breakerBiggest poker everMan of many facesWorlds oldest man diesChinas year of recordsElephants armou
2、r unique2 Glance quickly through the articles on page 55.Underlines the records that have been broken and then write them below.A _ D 1 _ 2 _ 3 _B _ E _C _ F _A _ B _ C _D 1 _ 2 _ The biggest pigThe largest suit of armourThe biggest strawberry cakeThe biggest afforestation projectThe fastest commerc
3、ial maglev trainD 3 _ _ _E _F _The longest continuous motorcycle ride with the rider standing on the seat without touching the handlebarsChanging masks 14 times in 24 secondsThe oldest man alive3 Are the statements true or false on page 55?Explain why the false statements are incorrect.1 F 2 T 3 T 4
4、 T 5 F 6 F4 The categories below are from the Guinness World Records website.In groups,discuss which records described in the articles would fit into which categories.Give reasons.Human body Amazing feats Nature world Science and technologyArts and media History and societyTravel and transport Sport
5、s and gamesArticleRecord/sCategoryABCbiggest pig Natural worldlargest suit of armour History and society biggest strawberry cake Amazing feats D123largest afforestation project Natural worldfastest commercial maglev trainTravel and transport also Science and technologylongest continuous motorcycle r
6、ide withthe rider standing onthe seat without touch-ing the handlebars Sports and games EFfastest mask-changing Arts and media oldest man alive Human body 5 Imagine you want to find out more about each of the record holders.In small groups,decide what questions you would ask about them.The first one
7、 has been done for you.Article Questions A How old was the pig when it died?Who was the owner of the pig?Why did the owner let it grow so big?What did the pwner feed the pig?FSuggested answersB What is the suit of armour made of?In which country was the armour worn?What was it protecting the elephan
8、t against?How far could an elephant have walked in such heavy armour?C What were the dimensions of the cake?How was such a large cake baked?How did the organizers serve so many people with the cake?Did the cake taste good?D The afforestation project:What area did the afforestation project cover?Wher
9、e in China was the project carried out?What was the purpose of the project?Has the project been successful?The train:How fast can the maglev train go?Where in China is the maglev train used?How many carriages can the train have?Where and when was it made?The motorcycle ride:Who rode the motorcycle?H
10、ow old was he/she?Had he/she tried to break the record before?How much practice did he/she have before attempting the record?Where did the record attempt take place?How far and how fast did the motorcycle go?E How did Mr Peng Denghuai change the masks?How much practice did he have before he attempte
11、d the record?When did he start using silk masks?Does he make the masks himself?F What were Joan Riudavetss secrets to such a long life?Did he ever leave his village?How many children,grandchildren and great grandchildren did he have?How old was he when he stopped working?In your groups,write a short
12、 article about the new record for your school magazine using your notes from the speaking task.Choose a good headline.You could start something like this:PATATOES ARE A WINNER Scott Blake set a new world record yesterday by being the fastest man to carry a 25-kilo bag of potatoes for one kilometer.S
13、cott,17,covered the distance in three minutes and ten seconds.The young man had been training for six months before attempting the record.Sample writing His training programme involved jogging up and down hills early every morning for two hours non-stop with a sack of potatoes on his back.After the event,Scott joked I never want to see another potato in my life!
