1、Unit 1 Breaking recordsListen to the text.A BID FOR A GUINNESS WORLD RECORDListen to the radio interview between Helen Griffin and two students from Maryville High School.(Helen=H,Luke=L,Josh=J)Listen again and fill in the blanks.H:Im _ _ Luke and Josh from Maryville High School about their schools
2、_ to break a Guinness record in a couple of _.Tell me why did you decide to do this in the first place?talking tobidmonthsL:Well,one day Josh and I were looking at a book of Guinness World Records and we _ _ _ records _ by groups of people.We were _ _ some of the things people do to get a Guinness r
3、ecord.H:Like what?started reading aboutsetamazed atJ:Like the most people in a group hug,the most people _ at the same time,the most people hula hooping at the same time.H:(interrupts)How _!J:Yeah.what else was there,Luke?L:Umm.lets see.the most people eating breakfast.oh yeah,would you _ that about
4、 10,240 students _ their teeth for one minute in China?jugglingamazingbelievebrushedH:(laughs)Youre _!Youre right,people are very _.Now,the record you want to break is also amazing.Tell us about it.L:Well,we want to break the record for the most bodies painted at the _ time.At the _ the record is so
5、mething like 116.kiddingimaginativesame momentH:Is that all?It doesnt _ _ many.L:No,so thats _ Josh and I thought we could _ break that if we got our schoolmates together.H:But you soon _ _ that it wasnt that easy,didnt you?sound likewhyeasilyfound outJ:Yeah,because you cant paint just one little sy
6、mbol,say,on everyones cheek.Everyone has to be painted from head to _ and they have to have a design on them thats _ by the Guinness organization.toeapprovedH:So how are you going to organize this?J:Well,weve got another couple of months to _ _.Lots of parents and local businesses have said theyre g
7、oing to _ time,supplies or money whichever they can.H:Thats _.One last question,boys.Why is it important for you to _ this record?get readydonatewonderfulattemptL:Well,I just think itd be great fun and I think itd also be great for the school,you know,to _ a bit of school _ and bring people in the l
8、ocal community together.createspiritJ:Yeah,and _ _ that,I think itll be really _ when were old to be able to show our grandkids what we did!H:Well,good luck and please let us know _ you go.J/L:(together)We will.apart fromcoolhowListen to the text.FINDING OUT ANSWERS TO A QUIZEdwin(E)and Cecilia(C)ha
9、ve found the answers to the quiz.Listen to them talking about what they found out.E:Cecilia,whats the _ river?C:The Nile in North and East Africa.Its 6,695 kilometres long.E:So,its not the Yangtze.C:No,thats about 300 kilometres _ _ the Nile.E:Well,I got that one _!What about Question 2?Listen again
10、 and fill in the blanks.longestshorter thanwrongC:The _ lake in the world is the Caspian Sea with an area of 371,800 square kilometres.E:But isnt that a _ lake?C:Yeah,but the question didnt say anything about _ the lake had to be a saltwater or a _ lake.largestsaltwaterwhetherfreshwaterE:No,I guess
11、I was thinking about freshwater lakes.C:Well,I know the answer to that _.Lake Superior in North America is the largest freshwater lake and the _ largest lake _.I think its about four or five _ smaller in area than the Caspian Sea.anywaysecondoveralltimesE:Wow,thats a lot smaller.C:So,whats the large
12、st _?My guess would be the Pacific.E:Well,youre right.It _ 45.9%of the worlds oceans.Now,its your _.Question 4.C:Oh,thats easy.Its Mt Quomolangma in the Himalayas _ _.oceanrepresentsturnof courseE:How high is that again?C:8,844 metres.I also found out that it was _ 60 million years ago and that the
13、Nepalese call it“Sagarmatha”which means“goddess of the sky”.E:Oh,thats a _ name.formedlovelyC:Now,Question 5.The largest _ is the Blue Whale.An adult grows up to _ metres long and _ up to 130 tonnes.E:Oh,I thought we had to find out the largest land(emphasize)mammal.mammal35weighsC:Well,I can tell y
14、ou the _ to that anyway.Its the African _.I found out that the largest specimen ever recorded was shot in 1974.It was _ metres tall and weighed over 12 tonnes.E:Thats so _ compared to the Blue Whale!What about the last question?answerelephant3.96tinyC:Well,the answers the cheetah which can run _ 100
15、 kilometres an hour on _ ground.But they can only run at this speed over a _ _.E:Oh dear,I was wrong.I thought it was the lion.C:Oh,theyre a lot slower.They can only go 80 kilometres an hour!atlevelshort distanceListen to the text.Charlie Carini,a Guinness record breaker,is giving a talk to a school
16、 about how to get into the Guinness World Records.GETTING INTO THE GUINNESS WORLD RECORDSListen again and fill in the blanks.Good morning everyone.Youre _ asking yourself why anyone would try to _ _ _ at all.Well,I can tell you that its _ _ great fun,_ it _ gives you a huge _ of accomplishment if yo
17、u do set a world record.probablyset a recordnot onlybutalsosenseYou might also be thinking that you would have no _ of setting a record.Well,there are actually _ _ _ because about a quarter of records in the Guinness Book of World Records are _ each year.chance plenty of chances brokenSo,lets say yo
18、uve decided to give it a go.The first thing Id recommend would be to _ _ the Guinness Book and _ a category that _ your eye and that you would find _ to do.You have a much greater chance of setting a record if theres a category for it in the book.Dont Choose something _ youre certain its a category.
19、look throughchoosecatchesfununlessI know of someone who pogo-sticked up the stairs of the _ building in the world.It was filmed and he hoped that the Guinness office would _ it.Well,they didnt because there wasnt a _ for it.tallestacceptcategoryNow,if you have a new _ for a category,_ the Guinness o
20、ffice before going _ with your record attempt.And,a piece of _ theyre more likely to accept it if they think other people would be _ _ challenging your record.ideacontactaheadadvice interested inOK.Now,once youve chosen your event,you have to _ _ it.Its a good idea to _ _ your training slowly.For ex
21、ample,if the record for jumping jacks is three thousand,dont try and do that many _ away.train forbuild upstraightWhen youve done enough training,do a trial run just so you can see if anythings going to _ _.And,when you are trying for a record,if something does go wrong,dont _ _.Try and _ the proble
22、m and if you cant,try and work with the problem.go wronggive upfixI knew a guy whose machine got stuck at a very low speed but _ _ stopping his record attempt,he just did the whole distance at that low speed.instead ofAsk some friends to go with you to _ your _ and to _ advice.That can really help if youre feeling like giving up or if youre not thinking clearly.And one _ piece of advice.Make sure you have _ of your new record.OK are you ready now to take on a _?encourageeffortsofferlastproofchallenge
