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Unit11Glancequicklyattheheadlineoftheshortnewspapersarticlesonpage54andmatchthepictureswiththearticles.Writethecorrectheadlineaboveeachpicture.ABCDEFCakecouldberecordbreakerBiggestpokereverManofmanyfacesWorld’soldestmandiesChina’syearofrecordsElephant’sarmourunique2Glancequicklythroughthearticlesonpage55.Underlinestherecordsthathavebeenbrokenandthenwritethembelow.A______D1_____2______3_____B________E___________C_______F___________A_____________________________B_____________________________C________________________________D1_______________________________2________________________________ThebiggestpigThelargestsuitofarmourThebiggeststrawberrycakeThebiggestafforestationprojectThefastestcommercialmaglevtrainD3________________________________________________________________________________________E__________________________________F__________________________ThelongestcontinuousmotorcycleridewiththeriderstandingontheseatwithouttouchingthehandlebarsChangingmasks14timesin24secondsTheoldestmanalive3Arethestatementstrueorfalseonpage55?Explainwhythefalsestatementsareincorrect.1F2T3T4T5F6F4ThecategoriesbelowarefromtheGuinnessWorldRecordswebsite.Ingroups,discusswhichrecordsdescribedinthearticleswouldfitintowhichcategories.Givereasons.HumanbodyAmazingfeatsNatureworldScienceandtechnologyArtsandmediaHistoryandsocietyTravelandtransportSportsandgamesArticleRecord/sCategoryABCbiggestpigNaturalworldlargestsuitofarmourHistoryandsocietybiggeststrawberrycakeAmazingfeatsD123largestafforestationprojectNaturalworldfastestcommercialmaglevtrainTravelandtransportalsoScienceandtechnologylongestcontinuousmotorcycleridewiththeriderstandingontheseatwithouttouch-ingthehandlebarsSportsandgamesEFfastestmask-changingArtsandmediaoldestmanaliveHumanbody5Imagineyouwanttofindoutmoreabouteachoftherecordholders.Insmallgroups,decidewhatquestionsyouwouldaskaboutthem.Thefirstonehasbeendoneforyou.ArticleQuestionsAHowoldwasthepigwhenitdied?Whowastheownerofthepig?Whydidtheownerletitgrowsobig?Whatdidthepwnerfeedthepig?FSuggestedanswersBWhatisthesuitofarmourmadeof?Inwhichcountrywasthearmourworn?Whatwasitprotectingtheelephantagainst?Howfarcouldanelephanthavewalkedinsuchheavyarmour?CWhatwerethedimensionsofthecake?Howwassuchalargecakebaked?Howdidtheorganizersservesomanypeoplewiththecake?Didthecaketastegood?DTheafforestationproject:Whatareadidtheafforestationprojectcover?WhereinChinawastheprojectcarriedout?Whatwasthepurposeoftheproject?Hastheprojectbeensuccessful?Thetrain:Howfastcanthemaglevtraingo?WhereinChinaisthemaglevtrainused?Howmanycarriagescanthetrainhave?Whereandwhenwasitmade?Themotorcycleride:Whorodethemotorcycle?Howoldwashe/she?Hadhe/shetriedtobreaktherecordbefore?Howmuchpracticedidhe/shehavebeforeattemptingtherecord?Wheredidtherecordattempttakeplace?Howfarandhowfastdidthemotorcyclego?EHowdidMrPengDenghuaichangethemasks?Howmuchpracticedidhehavebeforeheattemptedtherecord?Whendidhestartusingsilkmasks?Doeshemakethemaskshimself?FWhatwereJoanRiudavets'ssecretstosuchalonglife?Didheeverleavehisvillage?Howmanychildren,grandchildrenandgreatgrandchildrendidhehave?Howoldwashewhenhestoppedworking?Inyourgroups,writeashortarticleaboutthenewrecordforyourschoolmagazineusingyournotesfromthespeakingtask.Chooseagoodheadline.Youcouldstartsomethinglikethis:PATATOESAREAWINNERScottBlakesetanewworldrecordyesterdaybybeingthefastestmantocarrya25-kilobagofpotatoesforonekilometer.Scott,17,coveredthedistanceinthreeminutesandtenseconds.Theyoungmanhadbeentrainingforsixmonthsbeforeattemptingtherecord.SamplewritingHistrainingprogrammeinvolvedjoggingupanddownhillsearlyeverymorningfortwohoursnon-stopwithasackofpotatoesonhisback.Aftertheevent,ScottjokedIneverwanttoseeanotherpotatoinmylife!