2023学年完整公开课版Unit1Breakingrecords4

Reading1.CoveringamileinthefastesttimewhiledoinggymnasticallycorrectlungesisyetanothereventinwhichAshritaisoutstanding.(ReadingPara7)【知识串讲】Coveringamileinthefastesttime为-ing形式做主语,whiledoinggymnasticallycorrectlunges为状语从句的简化形式。inwhichAshritaisoutstanding为定语从句,修饰event.【真题回放】Manypeoplewhohadseenthefilmwereafraidtogototheforestwhentheyrememberedthescenes______peoplewereeatenbythetiger.A.inwhichB.bywhichC.whichD.thatKey:A【迷你考场】⑴Theplace_______thebridgeissupposedtobebuiltshouldbe________thecross-rivertrafficistheheaviest.A.which;whereB.inwhich;whichC.inwhich;whereD.which;inwhich⑵Theschoolsthemselvesadmitthatnotallchildrenwillbesuccessfulinthejobs______theyarebeingtrained.A．inthat B．forthat C．inwhich D．forwhichKey:⑴C⑵D2.HowAshritacametobeasportsmanisaninterestingstory.(ReadingPara9)【知识串讲】1.HowAshritacametobeasportsman为主语从句,句子来充当主语。2．come(get)to后常接know,understand,love,like,live,be,realize等动词,表示“渐渐开始”之意。【真题回放】AfterYangLiweisucceededincirclingtheearth,_____ourastronautsdesiretodoiswalkinspace.(2004上海)

A.where

B.what

C.that

D.how

Key:B3.SriChinmoysaysthatitisjustasimportantforpeopletodeveloptheirbodies...(ReadingPara9)【知识串讲】it为形式主语,todeveloptheirbodies为动词不定式做真正主语.【真题回放】Itisgenerallyconsideredunwise_________achild_______heorshewants.(NMET97)giving;howeverB.togive:whateverC.giving;whicheverD.togive;whereverKey：B解析：句意:给与孩子想要得任何东西，通称被认为是不明智的。考测1)it为形式主语,动词不定式做真正主语2）复合代词引导从句作give的宾语，此处whatever=anythingthat,可以理解为that引导定语从句,修饰anything.4.EverytimeAshritatriestobreakarecord,hereachesapointwherehefeelshecannotphysicallydoanymore.Atthatmoment,hegoesdeepwithinhimselfandconnectswithhissoulandhisteacher.(ReadingPara11)【知识串讲】1.引导时间状语从句除了用when,while,before,after等从属连词外,一些短语如themoment(minute,instant),everytime,thenexttime,thelasttime,bythetime等,以及immediately,directly,instantly等词都可以引导时间状语从句,例如:EverytimeIsawhim,healwaysdevotedhimselftohiswork.每次我见到他的时候,他都在全身心地工作.2．where引导定语从句,先行词是point,类似表示地点,处所,情况,状态的名词做先行词时,定语从句多用where引导,这样的名词有:place,room,point,situation,condition等,但注意的是，这些地点名词必须在定语从句中状语，才用where引用定语从句。【迷你考场】练习(选择最恰当的答案):(1)Haveyouthoughtasituation________thisidiomcanbeused?A.whenB.whereC.forwhichD.why(2)Ithoughtherniceandhonest____Imether.A.firsttime B.forthefirsttime C.thefirsttime D.bythefirsttimeKey:(1)B(2)CLanguagepoints8.rather(1).rather可以修饰形容词、副词的原级、比较级等。(2).rather放在不定冠词a（n）前后均可，如:havegotarather（=rathera）goodvoice.(3).用作感叹词，意为"当然"

--Wouldyoulikeaswim？

--Rather.(4).ratherthan意为"而不是;与其……不如",后接名词、代词、动词原形等,常见句型:wouldratherdo...thando...=woulddo...ratherthando...宁愿做…而不愿做……；prefertodo...ratherthando...=preferdoingtodoing…宁愿做……而不愿做…。(5).wouldrather意为“宁愿”,后可接动词原形,其肯定形式是wouldratherdo,其否定形式是wouldrathernotdo;后面还可跟that...从句,从句应用虚拟语气形式,若从句表示与现在或将来的情况相反,用一般过去时；与过去的事实相反，用过去完成时。即学即用：(1).---Shallwegoskatingorstayathome？

.---Which______doyourself？（MET'92）

A.doyouratherB.wouldyouratherC.willyouratherD.shouldyourather√(2).Ratherthan_______onacrowdedbus，healwaysprefers______abicycle.（NMET'94）

A.ride；rideB.riding；rideC.ride；torideD.toride；riding(3).Nuclearscienceshouldbedevelopedtobenefitthefuturegenerations_______harmthem.A.otherthanB.morethanC.betterthanD.ratherthan(4).Iwouldratherthathe_______homelastnight.Ifso,hecouldnotdieintheaccident.A.hadnotgoneB.didnotgoC.donotgoD.hasnotgone√√√9.regret

做名词表示遗憾，懊悔（作不可数名词）；感到遗憾的事，歉意（作可数名词）。如：

(1).Weheardwithregretthatyouwerenotsuccessfulinyourplan.

我们很遗憾地听到你的计划没有成功。

(2).MyonlyregretisthatIcouldnotdevotemoretimetothejustcareer.

我唯一的憾事是不能花更多的时间于这一正义事业上。

regret做动词时的用法是：

后接名词、代词、动词-ing形式,动词不定式形式以及that从句。表示"后悔"之意，所后悔、遗憾的事情已经发生过了，通常用regretdoingsth./regrethavingdonesth.如：

You'llregrethavingsaidthosewords!你会后悔自己说了这样一些话的。但若表示因未作某事而感到遗憾，事情还没有发生时，通常用regrettodosth.比如:

Iregrettotellyouthatyourfatherisbadlyill.我遗憾地告诉你，你父亲病重。

即学即用：Afterheleft,Iimmediatelyregretted____forhisnewaddress,SonowIwill____thatIcannottellyouhisaddress.A.notasking,regrettosayB.nottoask,regrettosayC.notasking,regretsayingD.notasking,regretsaying√Exercises1.Therestaurantison_____fireandthepeopleburntinthefireweretakento____hospital.A.the;/B./;/C.the;theD./;the2.Mr.Smith,______hiswifeanddaughter,_____goingtotheGreatWall.aswellas;isB.aswell;areC.aswellas;areD.aswell;is3.Toenjoythescenery,Sarawouldspendlonghoursonthetrain______travelbyair.astoB.otherthanC.insteadofD.ratherthan√√√4.NativeAmericansfromthesoutheasternpartof______isnowtheUnitedStatesbelievedthattheuniverseinwhichtheylivedwasmadeupofthreeworlds.A.thatB.whichC.whereD.what5.Theaudience______whentheyheardthehumorousstory.A.burstintolaughingB.burstoutlaughterC.burstintolaughterD.burstinlaughing6.—I’mgoingtojointheminthegame.—____!A.Havefun B.I’msureofit C.Whatapity D.Maybeyoulikeit√√√7.—Hey,whereareyougoing?—Oh,I’mterriblysorry.____.I’mnotnoticingB.Iwasn’tnoticingC.Ihaven’tnoticed D.Idon’tnotice8.Theprofessor____atthemeetingwillgiveusalecturenextweek.referred B.referredto C.referring D.referringto9.Itwashowtheyoungmanhadlearnedfiveforeignlanguages____attractedtheaudience’sinterest.sothat B.that C.what D.inwhich√√√10.—Howabouttheagreement?—Oh,it____awaveofanger.setabout B.setoff C.setout D.resultedfrom11. When______aboutthesecretofhissuccess,StevenSpielbergsaidthatheowesmuchofhissuccessandhappiness________hiswifeandchildren.asking;to B.asked;in C.asked;to D.asked;about12.

studentsarerequiredtotakepartinthefootballgame.TwelvestrongyoungChinese B.TwelveChinesestrongyoungC.Chinesetwelveyoungstrong D.YoungstrongtwelveChinese√√√13.Ican’tthankyou______muchforyourhelp.WithoutitIcouldn’thavesucceededinmyexperiment.

A.very B.too C.quite D.that14.----Thechickenisdelicious.---Well,atleastitis______theoneIcookedlasttime.asbadas B.noworsethanC.nobetterthan D.notbetterthan15.Sinceyouhavemadesuchgoodpreparations,there_______beanyproblemaboutpassingthecomingexam.A.mustn'tB.shan'tC.shouldn'tD.needn't√√√Quicklyglancethroughthetext.TickthetopicsaboutAshritathattheauthordoesnotcover.(p.3)physicalskillsneededforeventskindsofrecordsbrokenplaceanddateofbirthhisfirstGuinnessrecordnumberofrecordsbroken1√whyhebecameasportsmanhisoccupationhisfamilylifecountrieshelikesbesthiseducation√√√√Nowreadthestorymorecarefullyandanswerthefollowingquestionsingroups.1.WheredoyouthinkAshritalives?

Thetextdoesn'tsaywherehelivesnowbutitispossiblehelivesinNewYorkbecauseweknowthathelivedtherewhenhewasateenagerandthathetookpartinabicyclemarathontherein1978.22.Howolddoyouthinkheis?

Hewas16intheearly1970ssohewouldbeinhislate40snow.3.Hashebrokenrecordsinallsevencontinents?

Yes.(seeparagraph2)4.WhendidhefirstcomeacrosstheGuinnessBookofWorldRecords?

Whenhewasachild.5.WhataresomeofthephysicaldifficultieshehasexperiencedwhenAwalkingwithabottleofmilkonhishead?

Hehastomakefineneckadjustments,andhastorestandeatwiththebottleofmilkonhishead.

BstandingontopofaSwissball?

Heneedsagreatsenseofbalance,andhastostayontopeventhoughhislegsmaystartshaking.

Csomersaulting?

Hehastoovercomedizziness,extremetirednessandpain.Duringtheprocess,heispermittedtorestforonlyfiveminutesineveryhourandstopbrieflytovomit.Ddoinggymnasticallycorrectlunges?

Lungesareveryhardonhislegs.6.WhichoneofSriChinmoy'sbeliefsledAshritatoattemptingrecords?

Thereisnolimittopeople'sphysicalabilities.7.WhywasitamazingthatAshritacamethirdinthebicyclemarathonin1978?

Hehaddonenotraining.8.WhydidAshritabelievehecouldaccomplishanythingafterthebicyclemarathon?

Hebelievedthatbecausehehaddonenotraining,itmusthavebeenhisspiritthatmadehimcomethird,andsoafterthebicyclemarathonhebelievedthathecouldaccomplishanythingbyusinghisspirit,andhisbodywasjustaninstrumentofthespirit.Hebelievedthereisnophysicallimitation.

9.WhathappensinaneventthatpreventsAshritafromgivingup?

Whenhefeelslikegivingup,hegoesdeepwithinhimselfandconnectswithhissoulandhisteachertokeepon.10.DoyouthinkthattheeventsthatAshritaparticipatesinarechildish?Whyorwhynot?

Students'answersmayvary.Getintogroupsoffourandchoosetwosports.Findoutwhatskillsareneededforeachactivity.Shareyourideaswiththeothergroupsinyourclass.Finallydecidewhichactivityyouwouldprefertotrainforandgiveareason.(p.4)4SportTrainingneededSportTrainingneededpogostickjumpingbendingknees2jumpingandlandingwithbentkneesjumpingjackjumpinghigh2puttingyourlegsandarmsoutasyoujump3keepingbalanceofthelimbssomer-saultinghulahooping1forwardyourheadoveryourheelswithbothhandslandingonbothfeet2practisingcartwheelmovement1movingyourwaistinacircle2keepingtherhythmasyoumovethehulahoop3keepingthehulahoopmoving

doinglungsstandingonaSwissball1bendingknees2goingdownononeknee3movingforwardwithonekneetouchingthegroundeverytime1practisingbalanceonsththatdoesn'tmove2practisingbalanceonsththatdoesmove

Completethetableandthenchooseawordtocompleteeachsentencebelow.(p.4)Discoveringusefulwordsandexpressions1VerbNounAdjectiveapproximateadjustmentaccomplishdevotionmotivationapproximateapproximationadjustadjustableaccomplishmentaccomplisheddevotedevoted/devotingmotivatemotivated/motivating

1.Heis_______tohiswifeandgivesheranythingsheasksfor.2.Canyoutellmethe__________numberofathletesinyourclub?3.Itwasahuge_______________forhertobeabletoreachthetopofthemountain.4.Somepeoplehavetheabilityto______otherstotrytoachievetheirgoals.5.Shehas_________tothefactthatshewillneverwinthe400metreswimmingevent.

devotedapproximateaccomplishmentmotiveadjustedFindnewwordsinthereadingpassagethataresimilarinmeaningtotheunderlinedwordsbelow.Writedownthepairsofwords.(p.5)1.usual_________2.severe______3.sacred_________4.spirit_______5.hard_______6.begged_______7.truth_______2conventionaltoughspiritualsoultoughurgedrealityIngroupsoffour,addasmanywordsasyoucantoeachbox.Compareyourlistswithanothergroup.Thenshareyourlistswiththeclass.

Suggestedanswers:

Events:

gymnastics,marathon,triathlon,diving,cycling,swimming(freestyle,breaststroke,backstroke,butterfly),hockey,judo,archery,tennis,shooting,football,volleyball,basketball,rowing,canoeing,wrestling,boxing,sailing,athletics,...3

Thetrainingis...

tough,tiring,stressful,hard,painful,time/energyconsuming,frightening,dangerous,skilful,systematic,organized,developmental,worthwhile,strict,...

Theeventis...

fascinating,exciting,interesting,challenging,inspiring,thrilling,rewarding,worthwhile,demanding,frustrating,...

Underlinethesubjectinthesesentences.Ingroups,checkyouranswers.Thendiscusswhetheryouagreewiththeideasinthesentencesornot.(p.5)1Everythingthatwedoisastepinonedirectionoranother.Eventhefailuretodosomethingisinitselfadeed.Itsetsusforwardorbackward.(HenryVanDyke)Revisingusefulstructures1

2Someconceptionsofagentlemanarethese:agentlemanisalwaysconsiderateforthefeelingsofothers;hehastact,—heknowshowtosayandtodothefightthingattherighttime.3Toregretone'serrorstothepointofnotrepeatingthemistruerepentance.(ErnestHemingway)

4Thebestcompanionisonewhoiswiserandbetterthanourselves,forweareinspiredbyhiswisdomandvirtuetonoblerdeeds.(WilliamMakepeaceThayer)5Beinghappyisbetterthanbeingking.(WestAfricansaying)

Matchthesubjectontheleftwithanendingontherighttomakethecorrectsaying.ThentranslateitintoChinese.(p.6)21Worrying2Twoheads3Thosewhodonotlearnfromhistory4Totravelhopefully5Failingtoplan6AmanwhoasksAmanwhoneverasks7TheonewhounderstandsTheonewhospeaks8Whatisdonearedoomedtorepeatit.isafoolforfiveminutes.doesnotspeak.cannotbeundone.arebetterthanone.neverdidanyoneanygood.doesnotunderstand.isplanningtofail.isabetterthingthantoarrive.isafoolforlife.

1Worryingneverdidanyoneanygood．担忧从来不会给人带来任何好处。

2Twoheadsarebetterthanone．两人智慧胜一人。

3Thosewhodonotlearnfromhistoryaredoomedtorepeatit.那些不从历史汲取教训的人注定要重蹈覆辙。

4Totravelhopefullyisabetterthingthantoarrive．带着希望旅行(的过程)远胜于到达目的地(那一刻)。

5Failingtoplanisplanningtofail．没有计划就是计划失败。

6Amanwhoasksisafoolforfiveminutes．Amanwhoneverasksisafoolforlife．会问问题的人当五分钟的傻子：从不提问的人则当一辈子傻子。

7Theonewhounderstandsdoesnotspeak.Theonewhospeaksdoesnotunderstand．智者知而不言，愚者言其不知。

8Whatisdonecannotbeundone．覆水难收。

ListentotheradiointerviewwithtwoMaryvilleHighSchoolstudents,LukeandJosh,abouttheirschool'sbidtobreakaGuinnessrecord.NumbertheseGuinnessrecordsintheorderyouhearthemmentioned.(p.6)Listeningandspeaking1

1Mostpeoplehulahoopingatthesametime.2Mostbodiespaintedatthesametime.3Mostpeoplejugglingatthesametime.4Mostpeoplebrushingtheirteethforoneminute.5Mostpeopleinagrouphug.6Mostpeopleeatingbreakfast.123456

Readtheseexpressionsfromtheinterview.Circletheonesinwhichthepeopleexpresssurprise.Nowlistenandnumberthecircledexpressionsintheorderyouhearthem.Then,inpairs,practisesayingtheexpressionsofsurprise,payingspecialattentiontotheintonation.3Howamazing!You'rekidding!Isthatall?123

Readtheprofilesfromasportsmagazineandcompletethesummaryofeachsportsperson's(Guinness)record(s).(p.9)Readingandwriting1WHO:WHEN:WHERE:WHAT:

LanceArmstrong1999,2003Francefastestaveragespeed,TourdeFrance(fivetimes)WHO:WHEN:WHERE:WHAT:

MichellieJones1992,1993(notstated)InternationalTriathlonUnionWorldChampionWHO:WHEN:WHERE:WHAT:FuMingxia1991,1992,1996,2000Australia,Barcelona(Spain),Atlanta(America),Sydney(Australia)youngestfemaletowinthewomen'sworldtitleforplatformdiving;youngestOlympicdivingchampionofalltime;firstwomaninOlympicdivinghistorytowinfourgoldmedalsWHO:WHEN:WHERE:WHAT:

MartinStrel2000,2001,2002,2003,2004theDanubeRiverinEurope;theMississippiRiverinUSA;theParanaRiverinSouthAmerica;theChangjiangRiverinChinafirstpersontoswimtheentirelengthoftheDanubeRiver;longesttimefornon-stopswimming;swimmingthegreatestdistance;firstmantoswimthelengthoftheParanaRiver;swimmingthelengthofthedangerousChangjiangRiver

Readtheprofilesandanswerthequestionsbelow.(p.9)1Whoistheyoungestathlete?

FuMingxia.2Whoretiredfromtheirsportandthenmadeacomeback?

LanceArmstrong,FuMingxia3Whohastrainedinanotherprofession?

LanceArmstrong,MichellieJones,MartinStrel24Whodoyouthinkisthemostcourageousofthefoursportspeople?Givereasons.

LanceArmstrong,becauseheovercamecancerandthenhadthecouragetoreturntoracing.5Whatqualitiesdoyouthinkthesesportspeopleneedtobesuccessful?

Courage,determination,ambition,vision,passion,focus,concentration,beliefinhimself/herself,perseverance,etc.

Whichquotebelowdoyouthinkbelongstowhichsportsperson?(p.9)1Iamswimmingforpeace,friendshipandcleanwaters.___________2I'dliketothinkthatIwasarolemodel,thatpeopleseemysportandsay"Wow,I'dliketotrythat"._____________

3MartinStrelMichelliJones3Iusedtoridemybiketomakealiving.NowIjustwanttolivesothatIcanride._______________4Icallitaone-secondart.Itrequiresyoutofullydisplaythebeautyofthesportinonlyasecond.___________LanceArmstrongFuMingxia

Listening(p.51)

AnswerkeyforExx1---2:123

456WorkbookCBABDCAnswerkeyforExercise3:(p.51)AnswersOtherdetails12TheNile

ItisinNorthandEastAfrica.It's6,695kilometerslong,itisabout300kilometerslongerthantheYangtze.TheCaspianSeaIthasanareaof371,800squarekilometers.It'sasaltwaterlake.TheCaspianSeaisaboutfourorfivetimeslargerinareathanthesecondlargestlake(LakeSuperiorinNorthAmericawhichisthelargestfreshwaterlake).34ThePacificOceanMtQuomo-langmaItrepresents45.9%oftheworld'soceans.ItisintheHimalayas.It's8,844metershigh.Itwasformed60millionyearsago.TheNepalesecallit"Sagarmatha"whichmeans"goddessofthesky".56TheBlueWhaleThecheetahAnadultgrowsupto35meterslongandweighsupto130tones.ItismuchlargerthanthelargestlandmammalwhichistheAfricanelephant(OneAfricanelephantspecimenwas3.96meterstallandweighedover12tones).

Itcanrunat100kilometersanhouronlevelground.Butitcanrunatthisspeedonlyoverashortdistance.Examplesofquestionsaboutthetopic(p.52)"animals"are:Category---animals1Whatisthelargestcarnivoreonland?

(thepolarbear)

Whatisthelargestreptileintheworld?

(thesaltwatercrocodile)Talking

3Whichmarinemammalistherarest?

(theYangtzeRiverdolphin)4Whichinsectisthemostdestructive?

(thelocust)5Whichisthefastestlandbird?

(theostrich)

Completethedialogueswiththecorrectnounsbelow.Thencheckyouranswerswithapartner.(p.52)1A:Wouldyoulikemetohelpyouwithyourmathsontheweekend?

B:Oh,that'dbegreat.You'vehelpedmesomuchthisyear.HowcanIshowmy___________?Usingwordsandexpressions1wisdomappreciationregretsconception

appreciation

2A:Idon'tunderstandwhyIanissorudetomeallthetime.B:Look,Idon'tthinkhemeanstobe.Ijustdon'tthinkhehasany_________ofbeingpolite.3A:Ilovetalkingtoolderpeople.Theyseemtohavesomuch________.B:Yes,Iknowwhatyoumean.Mygrandmotheralwaysgivesmegreatadvice.conceptionwisdom

4A:Doyouhaveany______inyourlife?B:No,notreallyalthoughI'msorrythatIdidn'tgettoknowmyfatherverywellbeforehedied.Inpairs,completethecrosswordpuzzlewithnewwordsfromtheStudent’sBook.(p.53)1marathon2bid3champion4conventional5virtue6accomplish7reality8amateur9profile10wage11struggle12unfitregrets2

Matchthesubjectontheleftwithanendingontherighttomakecorrectsentences.(p.53)USINGSTRUCTURES21ListeningtoEnglishprogrammesonTV2Anybodywhocanhelpmysonimprovehismathsfor$10anhour3Whatyouneed4Whethershecanruninthemarathon5ToclimbtothetopofMtQomolangma6Willthepersonwhotookmyexercisebook7Smoking8Pollutedwaterisoneofthemajorcausesoflungcancer.isanissuethatmustbediscussedbygovernments.isagoodwayofimprovingyourEnglish.wouldbeaverycourageousthingtodo.pleasecontactmeon45683992.dependsonhowfitsheis.isaredscarfforyourblackovercoat.giveitbackplease?

Inpairs,completeeachsentence,startingwiththephraseinitalicsasthesubject.1Playingsportis_____________________2ThemanwhorobbedMrsDavieshasbeen_________________3Agoodfriendis______________________________________________2importantpartofschoollife.caughtbythepolice.onewhoseesyouthroughbadtimes

aswellasgoodtimes

.

4Whetherhewillbealawyerornotdependson_____________________5Whoevercomeslateforworkmust__________________________________6Toreachyourgoalis___________________________________how

wellhedoesatschool

.staylateuntil

the

day'sworkisdone

.oneofthemostexcitingthings

youcando

.TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish.(p.54）

1大山里静谧的氛围是我最喜爱的。

ThepeacefulatmosphereofthemountainsisthethingIlovethemost.2参加比赛给我很大的成就感。

Participatinginacompetitiongivesmeagreatfeelingofaccomplishment.3

3在电话上谈话几个小时是我不能理解的事。

SpeakingonthephoneforhoursisnotsomethingIcanunderstand.4到奥运会上去比赛是我的梦想。

TocompeteattheOlympicsismydream.5她为学校所做的一切使学生和教职员工非常感激。

Whatshedidfortheschoolwasgreatlyappreciatedbythestudentsandstaff.AnswerkeyforExercise4:(p.56)ArticleRecord/sCategoryABCbiggestpig

Naturalworldlargestsuitofarmour

Historyandsociety

biggeststrawberrycake

Amazingfeats

ReadingTaskD123EFlargestafforestationproject

NaturalworldfastestcommercialmaglevtrainTravelandtransportalsoScienceandtechnologylongestcontinuousmotorcycleridewiththeriderstandingontheseatwithouttouchingthehandlebars

Sportsandgames

fastestmask-changingArtsandmedia

oldestmanaliveHumanbodySuggestedanswerstoExercise5(p.56)BWhatisthesuitofarmourmadeof?Inwhichcountrywasthearmourworn?Whatwasitprotectingtheelephantagainst?Howfarcouldanelephanthavewalkedinsuchheavyarmour?CWhatwerethedimensionsofthecake?Howwassuchalargecakebaked?Howdidtheorganizersservesomanypeoplewiththecake?Didthecaketastegood?

DTheafforestationproject:Whatareadidtheafforestationprojectcover?WhereinChinawastheprojectcarriedout?Whatwasthepurposeoftheproject?Hastheprojectbeensuccessful?

Thetrain:Howfastcanthemaglevtraingo?WhereinChinaisthemaglevtrainused?Howmanycarriagescanthetrainhave?Whereandwhenwasitmade?

Themotorcycleride:Whorodethemotorcycle?Howoldwashe/she?Hadhe/shetriedtobreaktherecordbefore?Howmuchpracticedidhe/shehavebeforeattemptingtherecord?Wheredidtherecordattempttakeplace?Howfarandhowfastdidthemotorcyclego?EHowdidMrPengDenghuaichangethemasks?Howmuchpracticedidhehavebeforeheattemptedtherecord?Whendidhestartusingsilkmasks?Doeshemakethemaskshimself?FWhatwereJoanRiudavets'ssecretstosuchalonglife?Didheeverleavehisvillage?Howmanychildren,grandchildrenandgreatgrandchildrendidhehave?Howoldwashewhenhestoppedworking?

AnswerkeyforExercise2:1F2B3D4A5E6CSuggestedanswerstoExercise3:

Do’sChooseacategoryfromtheGuinnessBook.Chooseacategorythatotherswillbeinterestedinchallenging.ContacttheGuinnessofficebeforegoingaheadwithyourrecordattempt.ListeningTaskTrainforyourevent,buildupyourtrainingslowly.Doatrialrun.Whenyouaretryingforarecordandyouhaveaproblem,tryandfixorworkwiththeproblem.Asksomefriendstogowithyoutoencourageyoureffortsandtoofferadvice.Makesureyouhaveproofofyournewrecord.

Don'tsDon'