《Unit 1 Warming up and Reading》.pptVIP

Unit 1 That must be a record Period 1 warming-up Take the quiz below and see whether you can guess the answer The lowest temperature ever recorded on Earth is __________. A. –75.4℃ B. –89.2 ℃ C. –110.7 ℃ 2. The world’s tallest man is ________ A. 2.35m B. 2.45m C. 2.55 3. The youngest college graduate was_______ 10 years old 12 years old 14 years old 4. The highest number of goals in a soccer career is ______ 1279 546 3850 5. The longest beard is _________ A. 73cm B. 1.83 cm C. 2.33 6. The longest lecture lasted _______ A. 32.5 h B. 62.5h C. 82.5h 世界上最重的蛋糕 重45.7千克，直径1.35米，厚度15厘米，烧烤时间花了一个半小时。  世界上最小的电动小汽车，这辆可以通过无线电遥控的小汽车长度只有25毫米 世界上耳朵最大的狗达到29.2厘米 * √ (-128.6°F) at the Russian Base in Vostock in Antarctica on July 21, 1983 √ Americas Robert Wadlow who still towers above the rest at 8ft 11.1 inches. √ √ √ Shamsher Singh of Punjab, India √ The Guinness Book of World Records What is the longest song title? Who is the tallest living human being? What is the rarest stamp? The answers to these questions, and more, can be found at todays Family Site.  Called The Guinness Book of Records, this is a site that represents an organization that for years has recorded events and stunts from all over the world. The desire of human beings to be the fastest, or tallest, or have that smallest or largest of an item are the bread and butter of this group. At this site, you can find out about the latest record setting attempts and in what categories, search for existing records, find out the schedule of their television show, and suggest ideas for new categories or records. This site is really interesting, one that you can spend an hour or two and be thoroughly entertained. By the way, the longest song title is a 1946 song by Hoagy Carmichael called Im a Cranky Old Yank in a Clanky Old Tank on the Streets of Yokohama with my Honolulu Mama Doing Those Beat-o, Beat-o, Flat on my Seat-o