Unit 1

That must be a record !

The world’s fattest man is from Mexico, who weighs 550 kilograms.

the world’s shortest fully grown man man. Gul Mohammed of India measured 57 cm long in 1990.

The longest beard The man who has the longest beard is an Indian man called Shamsher Singh. His beard is 1.83m and he had it measured in 1997.

What do you know about the Guinness world records?

I know…

I have an idea…

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Brainstorm

What words or sentence can we use to describe a person’s size and an animal’s size?

large, big, tall, short, great, long, giant, small, tiny.

What words or sentence can we use to describe how much a person weighs or howTall he measures?

sb. weighs …..kilograms / jinSb. measures…meters/feet

What words or sentence can we use to describe how fast a person or an animal is? 60 mph sixty miles per hour

reach; up to; as fast as; as slow as…; per hour; per minute; per second;

-75.4 ℃

2.35cm

Learn to read

minus seventy five point four degrees centigrade

two point three five centimeters62.5 km/h

-89.2℃

listening

The Guinness Book of World Records

started by…

Why?

How?

categories chapters on…

Chinese records

sports records

Why are people interested in it?

How to set a

Guinness

Record?

reading

The Guinness Book of World Records

started by…

Why?

How?

categories chapters on…

Chinese records

sports records

Why are people interested in it?

How to set a

Guinness

Record?

Check in paires

The human body,

Amazing feats,

The natural world,

Science and technology,

Arts and media,

Modern society,

Travel and transport,

Sports and games,

…

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Tian’anmen Square – the largest square in the world

The greatest number of hospitals

Urumqi – the most remote city from the sea

The largest jiaozi in Hongkong

Chinese records

Why do you think many

people are interested in world

records?

Q:1.They are curious in the first place;

2.They want to know what is possible and find out just how far we can push ourselves;

3.They want to enjoy strange and unusual deeds and facts;

4.They want to read about amazing things that people have done;.

(extreme limits)

The procedures to apply for a Guinness world record

1. _________ the Guinness Book.

2. The _________ decide whether the

record ___________ is suitable.

3. The editors send rules and ________.

4. A Guinness official _________ the

record attempt.

5. The official ___________ the record.

6. The Guinness Book sends

a______________.

Contact

attempt

forms

certificate

inspects

confirms

editors

What types of record attempts are not allowed?

Attempts that are dangerous to those who are attempting it or to others are not allowed.

Match main ideas with corresponding paragraphs• Why people are so interested in world

records.• Some Chinese records in the book. • The procedures to apply for a Guinness

world record.• Many of the records come from the

world of sports; some have moving life stories behind them.

• The birth of the book• New records are sent into the book

each year and they are put into different categories.

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Language points

1. include 和 contain 的区别

contain 和 include 都是及物动词 , 有 “包含 . 包括”的意思

This box contains soap.

A foot contains 12 inches.

contain 的宾语指的是包含的全部内容或容量 .

如果指的是里面所含的成分时 , 也用 contain.

Sea water contains salt.

Beer contains alcohol.

include 的宾语指的是部分内容或容量 ,including 是介词 ,

included 则是过去分词形容词化 , 意为”包括在内”的 .

Ten people, including two children, visited the Great Wall.

Ten people , two children included ,visited the Great Wall.

This plan included some of your suggestions.

You had to pay ten dollars, postage included.

You had to pay ten dollars, including postage.

1. This book ________ ten units, ________two mainly revisions.2.This bottle_________ two glasses of beer.3. The money I gave you ________ your sister’s. 4.Vegetables_________ a lot of fibres.5.Everyone had something to say,me________.

contains

including

contains

included contain included

2.Whether we are out to set record ourselves or simply enjoy reading about champions, the Guinness Book of World Records makes for interesting reading.

trying to 力图或希望做某事 他们决心要赢 .

They’re out to win.

不少中国企业都希望战据海外市场 . A good many China’s businesses are out to capture the oversea markets.

out for:

trying to get 企图获得某事物

别信他 , 他就是图你的钱 .

Don’t trust him, he is only out for your money.

说实话 , 我并不是想要得到称赞 .

To tell the truth, I’m not out for compliments.

make for:

1>to move in the direction of, quickly or purposefully 移向 , 冲向

开始下雨啦 , 所以他们向最近的避雨处奔去 .

It started raining , so they made for the nearest shelter.

2>to result in;make possible or likely 有助于 , 导致 , 促成 , 造成

早起有助于健康 . Early getting up make for good health.

The large print makes for easier reading.

Cultural exchanges makes for mutual understanding.

3. After talking to his friends, he concluded that a book which answered such questions might be popular.

conclude vt./vi. 的用法：

③ come or bring to an end 结束 • The meeting concluded at 10 O’clock.

• The concert concluded with the National Anthem.

② conclude sth with sb: arrange, bring about 安排，订立 Wales concluded a treaty ( 条约 ) with Scotland.

① 得出结论 , 断定 , 决定 What do you conclude from the facts?

come to/draw a ~/~s 得出结论，推断 conclusion n. 结论，决定，推论

bring sth. to a speedy conclusion 使某事尽快结束

leap / jump to a conclusion冒然断定， 过早下结论

in conclusion = lastly 最后 , 总之 In conclusion I’ d like to say that you did it very well.

then adj. 用来修饰名词，“那时的，当时的”

4. In 1951, the then director of the Guinness …… In 1996 Armstrong, the then No 1 cyclist in the world,….

the then Mayor

the then government

the then capital of the country

5.You can learn that the oldest person is a woman who lived to be 122 years and 164 days.

She lived to be 80.

Eat to live, but don’t live to eat.

live to be 活到 ( 不定式 to be 作结果状语 )

live through:

这电影合你的意吗 ?

experience and survive 经历困难危险之后仍 活着

to keep the high standard of 符合 , 不辜负 ( 期望等 )

He has lived through two wars.

live up to sth:

Did the film live up to your expectations?

他经历了两次世界大战 .

6.Impressive as the record is, it fades next to the story of Armstrong’s struggle against disease.

as conj.” 虽然 , 尽管”

Young as he is, he knows a lot.

Tired as they were, they walked on.

Though/Although he is young, he knows a lot.

Young though he is ,he knows a lot.

Young although he is, he knows a lot.

as 引导让步状从时 , 必须倒装作表语的形容词或名词（必须省去单数可数名词前的 a/an ） ﹑副词状语或动词原形。　

Child as he is, he can do it well.

Poor as he was, he was honest.

Much as I admire her, I can’t excuse her fault. Try as I may, I don’t think I’ll succeed.

____________, I have never seen anyone who’s as capable as John.

A. As long as I have traveled

B. Now that I have traveled so much

C. Much as I have traveled

D. As I have traveled so much

_______he is, he seldom shows his precious coins to others.

A. Coin-collector as B. As a coin-collector

C. A coin-collector as D. Coin-collector that

C

A

The judge_______from the evidence that the accused( 被告 ) was guilty.

A. concluded B. settle

C. said D.diagnosed.

A

7. Among the brilliant athletic achievements, a few records stand out because of the moving life stories behind them.

stand out:

be very noticeable 显著 , 显眼 , 杰出 , 突出

The new road sign is easy to read; the words stand out well.

He stands out as a real master.

2>(from,among)to be much better or the best比 ..好得多 , 最杰出 , 最出色

8.fade 的用法 :

The memory of her son will never fade from her mind.

vi. 从视觉﹑听觉或记忆中渐渐消失（ go slowly out of view, hearing or the memory. ）

欢呼声在远方渐渐消失。

夜幕降临时，海岸线消失在黑暗中。

她永远忘不了她的儿子。

The sound of the cheering faded away in the distance. （＝ died away ）

As evening came, the coastline faded into darkness.

诊断某人患了某种疾病

被诊断患了某种疾病

9. diagnose sb. with a disease

be diagnosed. with a disease

9.Every weekend, after finishing their homework, Lin Yong and about a dozen of his friends grab their wheels and head down to the park to hang ten.

Where are you heading for?

After the play we all headed for the bar.

head vi. 前往；朝向 开往；前往 ;朝向 ,更常用 head for

When I saw the car heading for me, I stepped

aside.

10.what / whatever  1) The nutrients in whatever falls into the oceanquickly became available to other living creatures.

2) The pure water is what gives sea water its main properties.

  3) They brought what was called “love apple” to the European continent.

11.inspect v. = examine sth closely1)The policeman inspected the cup for fingerprints.2) Leaders in our county are inspecting our school.

12.confirm v. 确认，证实

1) The rumours of his crime were later confirmed. 2) When asked, she confirmed that she was going to retire.

inspect/ inspection /inspector

Useful

phrases

the Guinness Brewery

settle an argument about

a best-seller

send in

set down

keep track of

put … into different

categories

a length of …

stand out

Tour de France

吉尼斯啤酒厂

解决（结束）关于…的争论畅销书

寄送…； 呈报记下；写下

跟踪追查；明了

将…分类… 的长度醒目；突出

环法自行车赛

be diagnosed withset a recordin a rowlead sb. to doin the first placebe entertained bybe out to domake forattempt sth.apply fora record holder

Useful

phrases

被诊断为…创造一个纪录

连续不断的促使某人做某事首先；第一

从…当中得到娱乐力图做 = try to

有助于；促从试图做…申请

纪录保持者

1.The Guinness company hired two Englishmen to write ______ later became the Guinness Book of World Records.

2.The Englishman balanced a small car ___________ 159.6 kilograms.

3.The largest jiaozi was made, __________ an incredible 480 kilograms.

4.Impressive ___ the record is, it fades next to the story of Armstrong’s struggle.

what

weighing weighin

g

complete the sentences

as

5. Part of the reason for our interest is probably the same curiosity ____ led Sir Hugh to write …

6. _________ we are out to set a new record ourselves or simply enjoy reading about champions, the Guinness Book makes for interesting reading.

7. You will get a certificate from the Guinness Book ________ that you are a world record holder!

that

stating

Whether

complete the sentences

Language Study P5

1. D 2. E 3. A 4. F 5. B 6.G 7. C 8.H Ex. 21.fade 2.apply for 3.suitable 4.athletic5.inspect 6.announced 7.certificate8.confirmed 9.in the first place 10.opportunities

Grammar

the Subject

That must be a record! Unit One Book 3

What can be used as Subject?

1. Lance Armstrong （ noun)2. The wounded   ( the + V-ed / the adj.)3. To win …  Award (inf.) 4. Taking exercise … morning ( V-ing)5.Whether Jenny … interview (clause)6. 2008    (numeral)7. It  (pronoun)8.“A bird … bush”   (direct speech / cl

ause) 9. to read these … facts (inf.)

1.The wounded taken from the front ( need / needs ) immediate treatment in the field hospital.

2.To win the Golden Globe Award ( is / are ) a great honour for a film-maker.

3.Taking exercise early in the morning ( has / have ) become part of her retired life.

4.Whether Jenny will pass the interview ( depends / depend ) on her confidence in herself. Agreement

Tom 通过了这次考试，这使我们感到很惊讶。

Tom had passed the exam, which greatly surprised us.

That Tom had passed the exam greatly surprised us.

=It greatly surprised us that Tome has passed the exam.

Tom’s passing the exam greatly surprised us.

语法的活学

1. --- What’s made you so upset? --- ___ (lose) the tickets for the concert.

2. It’ no use ___ (regret) the past mistakes.

3. The farmer’s ___ (take) pity on the snake cost him his life.

4. It takes time ____ ( know) a man.

5. When and where ____ (build) the factory has not been decided yet.

To do or doing?

Losing

regretting

taking

to know

to build

1.______ ( 他所说的） was not true.

2.______ ( 他的到来） helped us a lot.

3._______( 我们互相帮助） is necessary.

4.______ (她是否来） is not known.

5. It’s quite likely __________ (汤姆开会会迟到 ).

Ex.

1.______ ( 他所说的） was not true.

2.______ ( 他的到来） helped us a lot.What he said

That he came here

His coming here

3. _______( 我们互相帮助） is necessary.

4. ______ (她是否来） is not known.

5. It’s quite likely _______ (汤姆开会会迟

到 ).

That we should help each other Our helping each other

Whether she will come

that Tom will be late for the

meeting

Are you Experienced?

Extreme sports

Understanding the passage1.A 360 is a jump where the

skateboarder turns 360 degrees. “hang ten” means “to skateboard” flying in the air with one’s feet on the board.

2. Extreme sports are about beauty, harmony and thrills. They don’t have clear rules for winning or losing. The goal is often to have fun and the excitement of trying something new.

3. It is the pure joy of doing something you didn’t think you could do and overcoming your fears.4. All the riders wear helmets and other equipment to protect themselves.

Understanding the passage

1. It is Saturday afternoon and a group of teenagers are trying new tricks on the park's skating ramp. 花样

斜坡

2. Lin Yong and about a dozen of his friends grab their wheels and head down to the park to hang ten.

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Language points

3. Two weeks after the manager had given them his permission, the ramp was ready and the friends held a grand opening.

e.g. with/without one’s ~permit v.

4. A new generation of sports is capturing the hearts and minds of people who are willing to try something new.

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5. These new sports are called "extreme sports" and all center on the "X-factor“.

e.g. His thoughts center on the coming examination. The topic of the meeting centered on the development of China’s football in the following ten years.

center on/upon 集中于 ; 把…当作重点

Language points

6. Then my mind becomes clear and I concentrate on the way my body moves in the air. concentrate v. 集中

n. concentration集中 ( 思想 /注意力… ) 于…~ (thought/attention …) on/upon…

e.g. 我们必须把注意力集中在学习上。

We must concentrate our attention on/upon our study.

1. a dozen of 一打， 十二个

a dozen (of) eggs

a dozen of those apples a dozen of them

eg:

dozens of

several / a few / some dozens of

I want four dozen (of) eggs.

by the dozen 按打，以打计算

in dozens 成打地

许多

2. head down to 开往；前往；朝向    更常用  head for

        

When I saw the car heading for me, I stepped aside.

Clouds are gathering. I think we’d better head for the hotel in case it starts to rain.

The X Games are like the Olympic Games for sports that are less familiar to us than sports like football and basketball.

A new generation of sports is capturing the hearts and minds of people try something new.

4. familiar 和 similarsb. be familiar with sth. 某人对…熟悉 / 通晓     sb. be familiar with sb. 与某人过分亲热sth. be familiar to sb. 为某人所熟悉familiarity n. 熟悉，亲密be similar to 与…相似 / 类似similarity n. 相似，相似之点•1.Han Hong 为 所熟悉        young fans.

•2.He 通晓           music.

is familiar to

is familiar with

eg: 这次会议的中心议题是关于中国足球未来十年的发展。

The topic of the meeting centered on the development of

China’s football in the following ten years.

5.center on/upon 集中于 ; 把某人 / 物当作重点

These new sports are called "extreme sports" and all centre on the "X-factor"

6． concentrate on 专注于

集中 ( 思想 / 注意力… ) 于…~ (thought/attention…) on/upon…

我们必须把注意力集中在效率上。We must ~ our attention on efficiency/studies.

There is too much noise outside, I can not _____my attention on my work.

A. fill B. connect

C. flat D. concentrate

n. concentration camp 集中营

D

Then my mind becomes clear and I concentrate on the way my body moves in the air.

these enthusiastic teenage skateboarders are enjoying every minute.

enthusiasticfeeling or showing a lot of interest and excitement about somethingenthusiastic about (doing) somethingAll the staff are enthusiastic about the project.The singer got an enthusiastic reception. an enthusiastic supporter of reform

enthusiastically adverbenthusiasm noun

Useful

phrases

1. 十来个…

2. 朝…地方去

3. 和…一起

4. … 的结果

5. 掌握某人的心理

6. 某物对于某人很熟悉

7. 围绕…

8. 娱乐，好玩

9. 全神贯注于…

a dozen of

head down to / for

together with sb.

as a result of

capture the hearts a

nd minds of sb.

be familiar to

centre on

have fun

concentrate on

1. _______ was expected, he was admitted

to take senior course.

2. We admired him for the way _______ he

faced his difficulties.

3. _______ (use) the right hand to shake

hands is a custom in most countries.

Fill in the blanks

andSearch for similar sentences

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Using

SummarySummary

Summary

set

about

set

aside

set back

set off

set out

set up

1. The youth had better learn

to _______ money for one’s

old age.

2. Having been bullied twice,

he has _______ to get

revenge.

3. On weekends , the students

will _______ for home.

4. We ___________ working on

the project.

5. The bad weather will _______

our building plans by three

weeks.

set aside

set out

set off/out

set about

set back

Ex 2 in P147 to P148

1. achieve

2. permission

3. administration

4. concentrate

5. equipment

6. argue

1. long

2. wide

3. height

4. popularity

5. curious

6. probability

7. familiarity

1. tight

2. gradually

3. enthusiastically

4. skiful

5. recently

6. true

7. energetically

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P148

1. When walking on a tightrope, you should concentrate on the way your body moves in the air.

2. Set down all the suggestions, and then write a letter to the Beijing Organising Committee of the 29th Olympics.

3. The latest edition of the Guinness Book of world Records has been a best-seller for three weeks in a row.

4. These Skateboarders performed/skated so well that those who were watching burst into cheers.

5. The meeting centred on the development of Chinese soccer in the coming decade.

6. I wonder why my grandparents objected to my taking part in extreme sports in the first place.

P148

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Integrating skills