Unit 1 That must be a record!教案
she is about 5ft 6 in tall.
the world’s tallest man is 2.55m.
speed
a speed limit of 30 mph
sound travels 186,300 miles in a second
measurement of temperature
the normal temperature of the human body is 37°c
the lowest temperature ever recorded on earth is-89.2°c
step iii listening
in this procedure, students will hear someone talk about the size and the speed of humans and animals. the purpose of the exercise is to practise measuring and comparing. before listening, students will discuss the three questions in groups.
t: are you familiar with the measurements?
ss: yes.
t: ok. how tall are you. wang fei?
s1: i’m 175cms.
t: then who is the tallest in your class?
ss: li lei and he is 184cms tall.
t: then we can say li lei is taller than wang fei. do you know how tall yao ming is?
s2: he is 2.26cms.
t: then among the people we know yao ming is the tallest. ok, let’s come to the listening part. you are going to hear someone talk about the size and the speed of humans and animals. before we listen to the tape, let’s look at the questions on page 2.
now work in groups and discuss the three questions. you are given five minutes.
five minutes later, check the answers with the whole class. various answers may be given.
t: well done. that’s your opinion. now let’s listen to the tape and hear what others say.
play the tape for students to finish the listening exercises 2-3 on page 2. play the tape again when necessary. then check the answers with the whole class.
step iv speaking
an interview of the record-breaking tight ropewalker adili. while students present the interview, the teacher may show the photos to help the others to understand the interview better.
t: besides yao ming, we have another celebrity. who is it? (show the picture of adili on the powerpiont)
s1: adili, a tight ropewalker.
t: who would like to say something about him?
s2: he was born in xinjiang in 1971.
s3: he has a lovely daughter.
s4: he is famous as the record -breaking tight ropewalker.
s5: his name is in the guinness book.
t: now adili is visiting our city and you are going to interview him for the school newspaper. please don’t forget to refer to the information on page 3. work in pairs and 5 minutes later i will ask some of you to act it out.
a sample of the interview.