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　　5.The records that are dangerous to the person who is attempting it or to others are not allowed in the book. ( )

　　6. The records in the Guinness Book of World Records are including different areas of people’s life. ( )

　　Step 6 post- reading

　　Answer the following questions.

　　1. How did Sir Hugh Beaver come up with the idea for Guinness Book of World Records?

　　2 .What Guinness record were set in Urumqi and Hong Kong?

　　3. How long is the longest moustache in the world?

　　4. What are the categories in Guinness Book of World Records?

　　5. Why are Lance Armstrong’s records special?

　　6. What types of record attempts are not allowed?

　　7. Why do you think many people are interested in world records?

　　How much do you know about Guinness and the world record?

　　If you want to set a record, what kind of record would you like to?

　　Period 4 Reading(二)

　　Useful words and language points

　　1. conclude vt. conclude that…. conclusion n.

　　come to the conclusion that... 所得结论是..., 断定

　　draw the conclusion___________________/ leap / jump to a conclusion__________________

　　/in conclusion = lastly ______________

　　eg: In conclusion I’ d like to say that you did it very well. ____________________________.

　　2.set sth. down _________________

　　eg: Why don’t you __________________(写下你的观点)on paper?

　　set sb. down______________

　　eg: ①The bus stopped to set down an old lady. ___________________________.

　　②I’ll set you down on the corner of the street. ____________________________.

　　set about sth./doing sth.________________=set out to do /set off _______________/ set aside _________________=put away /set foot in/on ________/set fire to sth./set sth on fire ______________/set up ____________/be set in _____________

　　3.a length of 1.6 metres_____________

　　a length of wood______________/for a length of time____________/at length__________/

　　at full length_____________

　　4.with an area of 40 hectares_________________

　　at a speed of 60 miles per hour_____________/at a price of $5 per kilogram___________

　　/at a distance of 30 metres________________/with great speed____________/in the distance________________

　　5.accounts of strange facts _________________

　　a full account of his plan_________________/from/by all accounts_____________/on account of______________/take …into account_______________/take no account of _____________/account for_________________

　　6. keep track of sb./ sth. _________________

　　eg: It’s hard to keep track of all one’s old school friends. _______________________

　　lose track of ______________

　　eg: lose track of time 说不准现在的确切时间

　　7.balance

　　①天平 eg: Have you brought something to weigh the flesh? A balance?

　　②平衡 eg: balance of nature keep/lose one’s balance 谐调，匀称

　　eg: All the parts of the building are in perfect balance. 余额

　　eg: I must check my bank balance. v. 使……保持平衡

　　eg: How long can you balance on one foot? 结算

　　eg: balance an account / one’s books 结帐 等价，抵消

　　eg: This year’s profits will balance our previous losses.

　　8.stand out______________

　　Stand still !_______________/stand by _________________/to stand by one's promise __________________/stand down___________________/ stand for________________/ stand in______________/ stand up__________________/ stand up for____________________

　　eg: Will the charge stand up in court? ________________________

　　9.next to

　　1) 在……旁边He lives next to me. ____________________

　　2) 跟在……之后 Next to skiing her favorite sport was ice-hockey. ______________________

　　3) 几乎，近于next to impossible _______________ /next to last______________

　　10. in the first place_______________

　　in the last place_______________/in the next place______________/ in place of___________ /in place_____________/ in one’s place______________/out of place_______________

　　8.make for____________________

　　eg: The large print makes for easier reading.___________________________

　　Does early rising make for good health? ___________________________.

　　9. a dozen of ____________a dozen (of) eggs但 a dozen of those apples /a dozen of them

　　二十四 _______________三十六 ______________

　　eg: I’ve bought a dozen of penci