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1、Unit 1 Breaking RecordsWarming upThese pictures have been taken at the end of events. How do you think the participants are feeling?Give reasons.HurdlingSwimmingWeight liftingBoxingBrain StormHow do you think the participants are feeling?feelingsIn groups, answer these questions about the pictures o

2、f the activities below.1 What is each person doing? Choose the name of each activity from the list.hula hooping pogo stick jumping doing jumping jacks somersaulting standing on a Swiss ball doing lunges2. Have you ever done any of these activities?Would you consider each activity to be a serious spo

3、rt?4. Which activities would you like to try? Would you need to be fit to do any of them? Do you think you could do any of them for any length of time?The Guinness Book of World Records Childish, isnt it?The heaviest cake in the worldThe dog with the largest ears The person with the longest moustach

4、eThe smallest electrically operated motor car The Worlds Oldest Person 2006Ecuadorean woman, 116, is worlds oldestThe Worlds tallest Person,251cmBackground People have always been interested in knowing about world records. They want to know about the biggest, smallest, fastest, slowest, longest, sho

5、rtest, oldest and youngest. The first book of this kind was The Gunnies Book of World Records. The idea for this book came from Hugh Beaver. One day, after watching some birds, he told his friends that he thought those birds were probably the fastest birds in Britain. Several of his friends disagree

6、d with him. However, when they tried to solve the problem by looking it up, they found none of the books they had contained the information that they were looking for. As a result, Hugh Beaver decided to put out a book that would contain all kinds of world records. Hugh Beaver began to look for some

7、one who could help him writethe book. Soon he heard of two brothers who had a small fact agency in London. They worked on finding and checking facts for people. Hugh Beaver went tointerviewthe two brothers and found their knowledge amazing. He offered them jobs in his company. On August 27, 1955, The Gunnies Book of World Records went on sale. In four months it became a best -seller.Sir Hugh BeaverMaybe, one of you will be a Guiness record breaker this year!The record of GuinnessCar balancingHuman