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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
2、 schools _ 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
3、 a Guinness record.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 .
4、 oh yeah, would you _ that about 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 painte
5、d at the _ time. At the _ the record is something 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 out
6、J: Yeah, because you cant paint just one little symbol, 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 _
7、_ . Lots of parents and local businesses have said theyre going 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 t
8、he school, you know, to _ a bit of school _ and bring people in the local 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 fromcoo
9、lhowListen to the text.FINDING OUT ANSWERS TO A QUIZEDWIN (E) AND CECILIA (C) HAVE 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 abo
10、ut 300 kilometres _ _ the Nile.E: Well, I got that one _! What about Question 2?Listen again 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 a
11、bout _ the lake had to be a saltwater or a _ lake.largestsaltwaterwhetherfreshwaterE: No, I guess 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 _ small
12、er in area than the Caspian Sea.anywaysecondoveralltimesE: Wow, thats a lot smaller.C: So, whats the largest _? 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 _ _.oceanrepresentst
13、urnof courseE: How high is that again?C: 8,844 metres. I also found out that it was _ 60 million years ago and that the 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
14、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 you 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:
15、Thats so _ compared to the Blue Whale! What about the last question?answerelephant3.96tinyC: Well, the answers the cheetah which can run _ 100 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.
16、 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 ABOUT HOW TO GET INTO THE GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS. GETTING INTO THE GUINNESS WORLD RECORDSListen again and fill in the blanks.Good morning everyone.
17、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 you do set a world record. probablyset a recordnot onlybutalsosenseYou might also be thinking that you would have no _ of setting a record. Well,
18、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 youve 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 w
19、ould 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. look throughchoosecatchesfununlessI know of someone who pogo-sticked up the stairs of the _ building in the world. It was filmed and he
20、 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 office before going _ with your record attempt. And, a piece of _ theyre more likely to accept it if they think other people would
21、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 example, if the record for jumping jacks is three thousand, dont try and do that many _ away.train forbuild upstraightWhen yo
22、uve 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 problem and if you cant, try and work with the problem. go wronggive upfixI knew a guy whose machine got stuck at a very
23、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
高中英語 Unit 1 Breaking records Listening exercise課件 新人教版選修9
