The Second PeriodTeaching Aims：1 Learn and master the useful words and phrases in this periods.2. Train the students reading ability.3. Help the students to know more about world records.Teaching Important Points:1. Master the following phrases and sentence pattern.set down, keep track of, stand out, in the first place, make forImpressive as the record is, it fades next to the story of Armstrongs struggle against disease.2. Improve the students reading ability.Teaching Difficult Points:1. How to help the students understand the passage better.2. How to help the students understand the sentence pattern better and use it freely.adj./adv./n. + as -4- Sub. + v. +- main clause.Teaching Methods:1. Scanning the text to learn something about world records2. Fast and careful reading to get the detailed information in the text.3. Individual, pair or group work to make every student work in class.Teaching Aids:1. the multimedia2. the blackboardTeaching Procedures:Step I GreetingsGreet the whole class as usual.Step Lead-in and Pre-readingT: Yesterday we talked about world records. Now lets answer some simple questions to see how much you know about them. Listen carefully. Whats the lowest temperature ever recorded on earth? Any volunteer?S1: -82.9T: Right. What is the fastest land animal?S: The cheetah. T: Yes. Do you remember how fast it can run?S2:It runs at a speed of 100 km/h, which is nearly the American highway speed limit.T: Very good. If you want to know more about the biggest, smallest, fastest, slowest, longest, shortest, oldest and youngestyou can read this book- ( Teacher shows the bookThe Guinness Book of World Records to the students. )It contains all kinds of world records. Today we are going to read a passage about the Guinness Book of World Records. First lets learn the new words. (Teacher deals with the words as usual. )T. Now open your books at Page 3. Look at the questions in Pre-reading quickly and then scan the text as quickly as possible and find the answers to them. (Teacher gives the students four minutes to scan the passage. After that, teacher asks them to answer the five questions. )T. Well. Time is up. Have you finished?Ss .Yes.T. Wang Li, can you answer the first question?S3: Yes. Sir Hugh Beave is the director of the Guinness Brewery in 1951,who came up with the idea for The Guinness Book of World Records.T: Right. Please answer the second question. When was the first edition of The Guinness Book of World Records published? Answer it together.Ss. In 1955.T. Yeah. The third question. How long is the longest moustache in the world? Who like to have a try?S4:1.6 meters.T: Right .Wei Fang, try the fourth question.S5:Urumqi is the most remote city from the sea-it is 2510 kilometers from the nearest coast. In HongKong , the worlds largest jiaozi was made, weighing an incredible 480 kilograms.T: Very good. The last question: who win the tour de Fance in 2003? Answer it together.Ss: Lance Armstrong.Step reading T: OK. Now please read the passage again. This time you should read it as carefully as possible. Then answer some detailed questions in Ex.1 in Post-reading. Now lets begin.(Several minutes later, teacher checks the answers to these questions. Ask the students to answer them one by one.) Suggested answers:1. When he wanted to settled an argument about the fastest bird in Europe, he talked to his friends. After that, he concluded that a book that answered such questions might be popular. So he came with the idea for the Guinness Book of World Records.2. The Guinness Book of World Records has chapters on the human body , amazing feats, the natural world, science and technology, arts and the media, modern society, travel and transport, and sports and games.3. Because in 1996 Armstrong, the No.1 cyclist in the world was diagnosed with cancer and many thought that it meant the end of his career, maybe even his life. In 1998, however, Armstrong returned to the world of racing. He went on to set the speed record and achieved his goal of winning the Tour de France six times in a row in 2004.4. The records that are dangerous to the person who id attempting it or to others are not allowed.5. Because they are interested in some strong and usual activities, facts and exciting achievements.T. Well done. Youve understood the detailed information. However, in order that you can use the language freely and correctly, Ill explain some phrases and a sentence to you. Please look at the screen.(Teacher shows the following on the screen.) Phrases. 1. hire: employ hire sb. to do sth.e.g. Mrs Black hired a maid to help her with the housework. 2. set down: write down e. g. Youd better set down the phone number before you forget it. 3. keep track of：keep in touch with e. g. The old man reads the newspaper to keep track of current