高中英语 Unit1Breaking records-Listening 新人教选修9.ppt

Listening;I Listen to the radio interview with two Maryville High School students, Luke and Josh, about their school’s bid to break a Guinness record.;Most people hula hooping at the same time. Most bodies painted at the same time.3. Most people juggling at the same time. Most people brushing their teeth for one minute. Most people in a group hug. Most people eating breakfast.;What record is the school going to try to break ?;It needed another two months.;Parents and local businesses are going to support them.;; You’re kidding!;A BID FOR A GUINNESS WORLD RECORDListen to the radio interview between Helen Griffin and two students from Maryville High School.(Helen=H, Luke=L, Josh=J);H: Im talking to Luke and Josh from Maryville High School about their schools bid to break a Guinness record in a couple of months. Tell me — why did you decide to do this in the first place?; L: Well, one day Josh and I were looking at a book of Guinness World Records and we started reading about records set by groups of people. We were amazed at some of the things people do to get a Guinness record.;H: Like what? J: Like the most people in a group hug, the most people juggling at the same time, the most people hula hooping at the same time ... H: (interrupts) How amazing! J: Yeah ... what else was there, Luke?;L: Umm ... lets see ... the most people eating breakfast ... oh yeah, would you believe that about 10,240 students brushed their teeth for one minute in China?;H: (laughs) Youre kidding! Youre right, people are very imaginative. Now, the record you want to break is also amazing. Tell us about it. L: Well, we want to break the record for the most bodies painted at the same time. At the moment the record is something like 116.;H: Is that all? It doesnt sound like many. L: No, so thats why Josh and I thought we could easily break that if we got our schoolmates together. H: But you soon found out that it wasnt that easy, didnt you?;J: Yeah, because you cant paint just one li