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　　unit 1 that must be a record!教案
　　teaching aims:
　　1.learn and master the useful words and expressions in the period.
　　2.train the students’ reading ability.
　　3.help the students to know more about world records.
　　teaching important points:
　　1.master the following phrases and sentence pattern: set down, keep track of, stand out, in the first place, make for; impressive as the record is, it fades next to the story of armstrong’s struggle against disease.
　　2.improve the students’ reading ability.
　　teaching difficult points:
　　1.how to help the students understand the passage better.
　　2.how to help the students understand the sentence pattern and use it freely: adj. / adv./ n./ + as + s + v. + main clause.
　　teaching methods:
　　1.scanning the text to learn something about world records.
　　2.fast and careful reading to get the detailed information in the text.
　　3.inpidual, pair or group work to make every student work in class.
　　teaching aids
　　teaching procedures:
　　step i greetings
　　step ii lead-in and pre-reading
　　step iii reading
　　in 1951,the then① director of the guinness brewery ,sir hugh beaver, wanted to settle an argument about the fastest bird in europe．after talking to his friends, he concluded② that a book which answered such questions might popular. the guinness company hired③ a company to write what later became guinness book of world records④. the first edition was published in 1955 and has been a best—seller ever since. 在1951年，吉尼斯啤酒厂当时的厂长休-毕沃先生想要解决关于欧洲最快的鸟的争论。和他的朋友们交谈后，他认定能回答这样一些问题的书可能会受欢迎。吉尼斯公司聘用诺里斯和罗斯-麦科沃写了一本后来成为吉尼斯记录的书。第一版在1955年出版，从那以后一直是一本最畅销的书。
　　①then adv.用来修饰名词，意为＂那时的，当时的＂
　　②conclude vt., vi. -cluded, -cluding ；conclusion n.
　　使结束，完毕:
　　＂to conclude, i wish you all good health and a long life.＂ ＂最后,祝大家健康长寿。＂
　　订立，缔结:to conclude a peace treaty缔结和平条约
　　议定，讨论，推论，推断出，断定
　　the doctor concluded that the patient＂s disease was cancer. 医生断定病人患的是癌症。
　　the judge concluded that the accused was guilty. 法官判定被告有罪。
　　conclude that….
　　come to the conclusion that... 所得结论是..., 断定
　　draw the conclusion得出结论，推断
　　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.
　　③hire vt. 雇用（某人）,（同）employ /take on, (反) dismiss/fire ;租借（东西） rent
　　n. 雇佣，租用，租金
　　特别注意区别：hire；employ；rent；appoint
　　we intend to hire the hall for a week.
　　④record vt.记录，录制 n. 记录；唱片（注意读音）
　　keep a record 保持记录set a new record 创新记录
　　break/beat a record 打破记录make a new record 刷新记录
　　keep a record of 保存…的记载make e record 录制/制作唱片
　　more than 60，000 new records are sent into the book each year, but they cannot all be printed. instead, the editors of the book set① down the records and keep track of② them in other ways．the records are put into different categories．guinness book of world records has chapters on the human body，amazing feats，the natural world，science and technology，arts and the media，model society，travel and transport，and sports and games．you can learn that the oldest person is a woman who lived to be③ 122 years and 164 days，that the longest moustache reached a length of 1.6 metres and that the longest poisonous snake is 5.71 metres long. there are also strange records, like the englishman who balanced④ a small car weighing 159.6 kilogrammes on his head for thirty-three seconds!每年送来6,000多个记录，但它们不能都出版。然而编辑们记下这些记录，并以其他方式继续了解情况。这些记录被分成不同的目录。《吉尼斯世界大全》关于人体的篇章、令人惊叹的伟绩篇章、自然世界篇章、科学技术篇章、艺术和媒体篇章、现代社会篇章、旅游和交通篇章以及体育和娱乐篇章。你可以了解到年纪最大的人是一个活了122年164天的妇女，最长的胡须长达1.6米，最长的毒蛇有5.71米长。书中还有令人不可思议的记录，如一个英国人头顶重159.6公斤的小汽车长达33秒钟。
　　①set sth. down 写下来
　　why don’t you set your idea down on paper?
　　set sb. down 停车让人下车
　　the bus stopped to set down an old lady.
　　i’ll set you down on the corner of the street.
　　短语联想：
　　set about sth./doing sth.做手某事/做某事 set out to do开始干
　　set off 出发set aside 不理会；搁置；存储 put away
　　set foot in/on 踏上set fire to sth./set sth on fire 防火烧掉…
　　set up 成立；建造be set in 以…为背景
　　②keep track of 记录；掌握…的线索；保持对…的联系
　　keep track of sb./ sth. = keep in/lose touch with 与…保持/失去接触
　　be on sb’s track/be on the track of sb.=be after sb.追踪某人
　　make tracks for… go towards 走向
　　in one’s tracks =there and then当场，立刻
　　it’s hard to keep track of all one’s old school friends.
　　lose track of 失去的…线索；失掉对…的联系
　　lose track of time 说不准现在的确切时间
　　归纳拓展
　　keep off 远离,不接近,避开keep away from sb 远离某人
　　keep out 使在外,勿入keep back 阻止;扣留;忍住
　　keep …in mind记住,想着keep up保持,继续
　　keep up with 跟上(状态)catch up with 跟上(动作)
　　keep watch 守望,值班keep one’s promise 记日记
　　keep house管家keep sb from doing sth 阻止某人做某事
　　③live to be 活到。不定式 to be 作结果状语
　　she lived to be 80. 她活到了八十岁。
　　eat to live, but don’t live to eat. 吃为了活着，但不要为了吃而活着。
　　类似结构：prove /turn to be…证明是；结果是
　　④balance n.
　　天平:have you brought something to weigh the flesh? a balance?
　　平衡: balance of nature keep/lose one’s balance
　　keep the balance of nature
　　谐调，匀称:all the parts of the building are in perfect balance.
　　余额:i must check my bank balance.
　　v. 使……保持平衡: how long can you balance on one foot?
　　结算: balance an account / one’s books 结帐
　　等价，抵消:this year’s profits will balance our previous losses.
　　there are many chinese records，for example，tian’anmen square is the largest square in the world with an area of① about 40 hectares. china has a greatest number of hospitals in the world and urumqi is the most remote city from the sea —— it is 2，500 kilometres from the nearest coast．a special and delicious record was set in 1997 to celebrate hong kong’s return to china. the world’s largest jiaozi was made, weighing an incredible 480 kilogrammes!书中也有一些中国记录，例如，天安门广场是世界上最大的广场，占地大约40公顷。中国的医院数量昌世界上最多的，乌鲁木齐是离海最远的城市，离最近的海岸2,500公里。在1997年庆祝香港回归中国时创了一个特别的美味的记录，做了世界上最大的一个饺子，饺子重得惊人，为480公斤。
　　①with an area of…拥有…面积
　　many of the records in guinness book of world records come from the world of sports. among the brilliant athletic achievements ,a few records stand out① because of the moving life stories behind them．the guinness world record for the fastest average speed at the tour de france was set in 1999 by the american cyclist lance armstrong. impressive as② record as is, it fades③ next to④ the story of armstrong’s struggle against disease. in 1996 armstrong ,the then no 1 cyclist in the world, was diagnosed⑤ with cancer and many thought that it meant the end of his cancer, maybe even his life. in 1998, however, armstrong returned to the world of racing．he went on to set the speed record and achieve his goal of winning the tour de france six years in a row⑥ from 1999 to XX．许多在《吉尼斯世界记录大全》的记录来自世界体育。在许多杰出的体育成就中，一些记录尤为突出，因为记录的背后有感人的故事。吉尼斯世界记录，在环法自行车大赛平均最快的速度是1999年由美国自行车运动员兰斯-阿姆斯特朗创下的，虽然这个记录令人难忘，但阿姆斯特朗与疾病抗争的故事比这更令人瞩目。在1996年，阿姆斯特朗，世界排名第一的自行车运动员被确诊患有癌症，许多人认为这意味着他运动生涯的尽头。然而在1998年阿姆斯特朗返回世界赛场。他继续创下了速度记录，XX年实现了他连续6次获得环法自行车赛冠军的目标。
　　①stand out明显；醒目；突出；杰出 ; 坚持；支撑
　　to stand out a crisis挨过危机 stand still ! 站住，不许动！
　　stand by 在场；靠近; 袖手旁观；（无线 电台或军事方面）待命，准备行动 ; 试图援助；极力支持；忠于；信守
　　to stand by one＂s promise 遵守诺言 stand for代表，表示；意指；象征；容忍；允许
　　stand up耐久；耐用; 成立；站起stand up for 维护；拥护；支持
　　will the charge stand up in court? 这个指控在法庭上能成立吗？
　　②impressive as the record is = though the record is impressive。
　　as conj.虽然，引导让步状语从句时，必须倒装表语名词（若为可数名词单数必须省去a/an）或形容词﹑副词状语或动词原形。此时用though 也可以，但though引导的从句可以倒装也可以不倒装。
　　child as/though he is, he knows a lot.
　　young as/though he is ,he can do it well.
　　much as /though i like the book, i won’t buy it.
　　try as /though he may, he won’t succeed.他或许会尝试，但不会成功。
　　much as i have traveled, i have never seen anyone who’s as capable as john.
　　angry as he was, he listened to me patiently.他很恼火，却能耐心地听我说话。
　　the air was cold, bright as the sun was.虽然阳光灿烂，天气却很冷。
　　③vt., vi. faded, fading
　　枯萎，退色，失去光泽；
　　cut flowers soon fade. 剪下来的花朵容易枯萎。
　　the colour in this silk material will not fade. 这种绸布料子不会褪色。
　　渐渐消失；
　　the memory of her sufferings in her childhood will never fade from her mind. 她永远不会忘却童年时代所受的痛苦。
　　the shapes faded (away) into the night. 这些形象在夜色中渐渐消失。
　　（电影或广播中画面和声音的）渐变
　　fade in（电影画面或广播声音）渐现，淡入，渐强
　　fade out（电影画面或广播声音）渐隐，淡出，渐弱
　　④next to
　　1) 在……旁边: he lives next to me.
　　2) 跟在……之后:
　　next to skiing her favorite sport was ice-hockey. 我最喜欢的运动是滑雪，其次是冰球。
　　3） 几乎，近于(常用于否定词之前)
　　next to impossible 几乎不可能 next to last 倒数第二
　　⑤diagnose vt.断定…的原因或性质。diagnose sb. with a disease 诊断某人患了某种疾病
　　be diagnosed. with a disease 被诊断患了某种疾病
　　the teacher diagnosed the pupils’ reading difficulties. 老师找出了学生在阅读上的原因。
　　his parents diagnosed his son’s absence from school. 他父母找出了儿子缺课的原因。
　　注：diagnose 的名词为diagnosis, 其复数为diagnoses，意为＂诊断，诊断的结果，诊断书＂。
　　⑥in a row 连续， 一连串
　　in rows 成行， 成排
　　china women volleyball team won five champions in a row in the 1980s.
　　they planted the trees in rows.
　　why are people so interested in world records? part of the reason for our interest is probably the same curiosity that led sir hugh to write guinness book of world records in the first place①．we want to know what is possible and find out just how far we can push ourselves. clearly，we are also entertained② by accounts③ of strange and unusual deeds and facts．whether we are out to set a new record ourselves or simply enjoy reading about champions, guinness book of world records makes for④ interesting reading．为什么人们对世界记录这么感兴趣？我们感兴趣的部分原因也许是和使得hugh先生率先写了《吉尼斯世界记录大全》一样的好奇心。我们想知道什么是可能的，我们能够推进多远。显而易见，一些奇妙的、不同寻常的行为和事实叙述使我们快乐。无论我们是亲自破记录，还是欣赏阅读有关别人的夺冠壮举，《吉尼斯世界记录大全》都算得上是一本有趣的书籍。
　　①in the first place首先, 第一点 in the last place最后
　　in the next place其次, 第二点 in place of 代替, 用...而不用…
　　in places 在某些地方, 有几处
　　in one’s place 处于某人的位置, 为某人设身处地想一想
　　make place for 为...腾出地方, 让位于
　　take one＂s place 就座, 入座; 占有 地位;代替某人; 接替某人的位置
　　take the place of 代替 take place发生, 举行
　　the darkest place is under the candlestick. [谚] 灯台只照人不照己(意指当事者往往最不了解情况)。
　　there is no place like home. [谚] 作客固佳, 在家更好; 在家千日好, 出门一时难。
　　②entertain 招待，款待
　　entertain friends at / to [bre] dinner请朋友吃饭
　　entertain guests with refreshments以茶点招待客人
　　注意当＂款待＂时的用法 treat sb to sth./serve sb with
　　③n. 报导，（书面或口头）报告
　　an exciting account of the match对这次比赛激动人心的报导
　　the newspaper＂s account of the so-called reshuffle of the financial ministry was a complete fiction. 报纸对所谓的财政部人事改组的报导完全是捏造的。
　　考虑；顾及利益:he put his knowledge to good account. 他使知识发挥了效益。
　　账目:the accounts show we have spent more than we received. 账目表明我们
　　支出多于收入。
　　所欠账目:account payable应付账款
　　your account is still unpaid. 你的帐还没付。
　　科目；账户:he paid the money into his bank account. 他把钱存在他的银行账户上。
　　vi., vt. 认为:i account myself well paid. 我自认为收入颇佳。
　　习惯用语
　　on account of因为；由于
　　she retired early on account of illness.
　　on no account=not on any account绝不；千万不要
　　on no account should the house be left unlocked.
　　on one＂s own account为了私利；责任自负；独自
　　on this/that account由于这个/那个缘故
　　weather conditions were poor, but he did not delay his departure on that account.
　　of no/little account无足轻重
　　emotional matters were of no account to them during the war.
　　on sb’s account为了某人的缘故
　　please don’t change your plans on my account.
　　by/from al accounts据说，据报道
　　i have never been there, but it is a lovely place, by all accounts.
　　by your own account根据某人自己所说
　　by his won account he had an unhappy childhood.
　　account for
　　解释；说明：
　　how do you account for all the accidents in series? 你怎么解释这接二连三地发生的事故呢?
　　是……的原因
　　the poor weather may have accounted for the small crowd. oh, well, that accounts for it.
　　占:the japanese market accounts for 35%of the company’s revenue.
　　了解，查明:all passengers have now been accounted for.
　　打败，消灭:our anti-aircraft guns accounted for 5 enemy bombers.
　　④make for 可造成；可成为；有好处，有助于 contribute to
　　the large print makes for easier reading大字排版使阅读轻松些。.
　　does early rising make for good health? 早起有利于健康吗？
　　cultural exchanges makes for mutual understanding. 文化交流有助于相互了解。
　　归纳拓展
　　make fun of取笑make it规定时间；做到，办成
　　make out填写；理解；辨认出make up弥补；补偿；组成；虚构；化装，打扮
　　make full use of充分利用
　　anybody can try to set a record．there are，however，some records that the book does not accept．no records that are dangerous to the person who is attempting② it or to others are allowed．if you want to try to set a record，you should first contact guinness book of world records．the editors will decide if your idea is suitable③ and then send you rules and the form you need to apply for④ the record. after wards，if all goes well，a guinness official will come to inspect your attempt：if you are successful j the official will confirm the record and you will get a certificate from guinness book of world records stating that you are a world record holder! 任何人都能努力创记录。然而，有些记录这书不接受。任何对自己或他人有危险的记录都是不允许收入的，如果你想创记录，你应该首先与吉尼斯记录大全联系，编辑将判定你的想法是否合适，然后将你所需要申请记录的规则和表格寄给你。以后如果一切顺利的话，吉尼斯官员将来检验你有尝试。如果能成功，吉尼斯官员会证实你的记录，你会得到《吉尼斯世界记录大全》的证书，说明你是世界记录保持者。
　　①achieve one’s goal
　　②attempt
　　vt. 尝试,试图：
　　attempt a difficult task试图完成一项艰难的任务
　　attempt to carry out a plan试图执行某一计划
　　a man is being questioned in relation to the attempted murder last night. (一个涉嫌参与昨天夜里谋杀的人正在接受审讯.)
　　n. 试图，企图：
　　make an attempt to do / at doing sth 试图做某事
　　the two superpowers both collude and struggle with each other in a vain attempt to repide the world.
　　mary has been preparing carefully for the english examination, so that she can be sure of passing it at her first attempt. (…以便于第一次尝试九能通过)
　　③suitable adj. 合适，适宜的
　　归纳拓展
　　suit vt. 适合（指颜色、款式的适合）
　　suited adj. 适合的
　　be suitable for适合于…
　　be suited to…适合于…
　　④apply
　　vi. apply( to sb.) for sth.(向某人)申请某物 apply to do sth. 申请干某事
　　vt. 应用；运用
　　apply oneself to stn../doing sth.=devote oneself to sth./doing sth. 专心从事/埋头于…
　　注意：application n.u 申请，请求，n.c 申请书
　　applicant n. 申请人applicable adj.使用的，合适的
　　step iv post-reading
　　1 answer the following questions．
　　1 how did sir hugh beaver come up with① the idea for guinness book of world records?
　　①come up with 提出，提供；赶上
　　归纳拓展
　　come up 上来，出现，发芽come about 发生
　　come across （偶然）遇见come out 出来；出版；开花；泄露
　　come to 达到come true 实现
　　come into reality 实现
　　2 match each of the sentences below with a paragraph in the reading.
　　c sir hugh beaver decided to write the book as the result① of an argument with a friend．
　　①result in…=lead to/cause/bring out 导致
　　result from…=be caused by起因于…；由…导致/造成的
　　his carelessness resulted in failure. 他的粗心造成了失败。
　　failure resulted from his carelessness. 失败是由他的粗心导致的。
　　step v language study
　　word study
　　2 complete the following passage with the words or phrases from the box, using their proper form．
　　announce apply forathleticcertificateconfirmfade
　　inspect opportunity suitable in the first place
　　july 13，XX saw a very bright night in beijing that will never(1) fade from memory．that night thousands of enthusiastic people celebrated the winning of the bid① for the 29th olympic games in XX．
　　①vt., vi. bade 或 bid, bidden 或 bid, bidding
　　致意（问候或道别）
　　the little girl bid her grannie good morning as she gets up in the morning. 小孙女一早起来就向外祖母道早安。
　　吩咐（某人做某事）: do as you are bidden. 按吩咐你的去做。
　　出价；投标: he bid $5 for an old book. 他为一本旧书出价5美元。
　　（打牌时）叫牌: i bid 2 spades. 我叫两个黑桃。
　　n. 出价
　　park wants to sell his farm, and he has already had two large bids for it. 帕克想卖掉他的农场，并且已经有两个出大价的买主。
　　投标；招标: bids for building the bridge were invited. 应邀参加建造那座桥梁的投标。
　　叫牌的机会
　　in order to (2) apply for the XX olympic games, the chinese people and the government have done all they could to show that beijing is (3) suitable to host the world’s largest (4) athletic event over the past two decades. many of the members of the international olympic committee (ioc) have visited beijing to (5) inspect china’s progress in preparing for the olympic games. they were fascinated① to see enthusiastic people everywhere，even in the small hutongs in the city．
　　①fascinate vt. 迷住, 深深吸引
　　归纳拓展
　　adj. fascinating 迷人的
　　adj. fascinated 感到迷人的
　　when ioc president juan antonio samaranch (6) announced that beijing would host the XX olympic games, all chinese watching him on tv burst① into cheers: ＂we have won !＂afterwards, the chinese delegation was given a (7) certificate by the ioc in moscow which (8) confirmed the decision.
　　①burst into sth 突然而猛烈地发出或产生出某事物
　　归纳拓展
　　burst into tears = burst out crying 突然大哭
　　burst into laughter = burst out laughing 突然大笑
　　burst vt., vi. burst, bursting爆炸；胀裂; 突然而起；闯入; 充满；满盈
　　she burst through the door. 她突然闯进门。
　　i am bursting with joy. 我高兴得不得了。
　　burst out迸发；突然发作；突然…起来：
　　they burst out laughing. 他们突然大笑起来。
　　n. 突发；猝起: a burst of laughter突发的笑声
　　it was not only a great honour for beijing but also a historical achievement for the whole nation. the reason why① the chinese people and the government want the olympic games (9) in the first place is to show that the country is able to host such an important event, to welcome foreigners to get a better understanding of china and to create new business (10) opportunities. we all hope that the XX olympic games will be the best ever and that the athletes and visitors will enjoy china and beijing.
　　①the reason why…is that…. 这是一个常用句式，表示＂…的原因是…＂，如：
　　the reason why he came late was that he was caught in the heavy rain.
　　step vi grammar
　　review the subject
　　1 underline the subject in each of the following sentences and then translate the sentence into chinese. tell what is used as subject (a noun, an adjective, etc).
　　语法透析
　　复习主语结构
　　英语中除了名词、代词可以充当主语之外，还有以下几种情况：
　　(1)the + adj.
　　(2)to do sth
　　(3)doing sth
　　(4)the subject clause
　　(5)it 作形式主语,而由不定式或从句充当真正的主语放在句尾。
　　the wounded need treatment.
　　to win the game is our wish.
　　taking exercise early in the morning has become part of her life.
　　whether jim will pass the interview depends on his confidence in himself.
　　it worried her a bit whether he will come or not.