Warming up &Reading[上学期]

Teaching Plan for Unit 1 Period one Reading I. Teaching aims: 1. To talk about The Guinness Book of World Records and records. 2. To improve reading skills. II. Teaching points: The Guinness Book of World Records Vocabulary: beard, cheetah, sailfish, voyager, tightrope, gorge, edition, moustache, Urumqi, brewery, conclude, hire, send in, set down, feat, length, hectare, athletic, Lance Armstrong, fade, in a row, in the first place, account, attempt, suitable, apply for, inspect, confirm, certificate… III. Teaching procedures: Step 1 Warming up Good morning boys and girls. Summer is coming. It is becoming hotter and hotter. Do you know what the highest temperature is What is the lowest temperature Do you know where to find the answers to such interesting questions The Guinness Book of World Record. What kind of book is it Step 2 Reading Let’s get to know what kind of book it is. Please turn to page 3. Skimming: Read the text while listening and then answer the following questions. 1. Who was Sir Hugh Beaver 2. How long was the longest moustache in the world (1.6 m) 3. Does China have many records (What examples are given here ) 4. Who is recorded in the book that leaves us a deep impressive (Lance Armstrong) Show some pictures to know some world records. (See PPT.) Scanning: Read more carefully and finish the following tasks. Give the right main idea of each part. Ask the question in each part. 1. Why and how the 1st edition of the book was was published When Sir Hugh Beaver wanted to find out the fastest bird in Europe, he came up with the idea for the Guinness Book of the World Records. The first edition was published in 1955. 2. How are the records printed Into different categories: e.g. human body, amazing feats, the natural world, science and technology, arts and the media, modern society, travel and transport and sports and games… China: Tian’anmen Square—Architecture; the greatest number of hospital— Urumqi—natural world; Largest Jiaozi—food The record from the world of sports—Lance Armstrong 1996: he was diagnosed with cancer 1998: he returned to the world of racing 1999: Set the fastest average speed at the Tour de France 1999-2004: Win the Tour de France 6 years in a row Fill in the blanks: Among the brilliant _____, a few records are _____ because of the _____ life stories behind them. The Guinness world record for the fastest _____ at the Tour de France was set in 1999 by the American cyclist Lance Armstrong. _____ as the record is, it ____ next to the story of Armstrong’s _____ disease. In 1996 Armstrong _____ cancer and many thought that it _____ the end of his career, maybe even his life. In 1998, however, Armstrong returned to the world of racing. He went on to _____ and _____ of winning the Tour de France six years _____ from 1999 to 2004. From the sentence “impressive as the record is, it fades next to the story of Armstrong’s struggle against disease”, we know that _____. A. his fastest speed is as impressive as his ... ...