Guinness World Records Hunt
Introduction
This is the Guinness World Record Hunt. Like a Treasure Hunt, you’ll have to find the answers in the Word Guinness Records Book.
Tasks
TASK 1. This is the World Guiness Record Book Classification:
HUMAN BODY
SCIENCE & TECH
AMAZING FEATS
NATURAL WORLD
ARTS & MEDIA
SPORTS & GAMES
MODERN SOCIETY
TRAVEL & TRANSPORT
1a) Where you would find something related with...
... Body parts, age, marathon efforts, tests of strength, fantastic pets, internet, gadgets, cartoons & animation, Tv shows, fashion, bikes & motorbikes, aircrafts, soccer, martial arts?
(Fill in the chart number 1)
1b) Now, assess your answers looking at the web (click the links).
HUMANBODY
AMAZINGFEATS
NATURALWORLD
SCIENCE & TECH
ARTS & MEDIA
MODERNSOCIETY
TRAVEL & TRANSPORT
SPORTS & GAMES
TASK 2. This is the World Guiness Record Book Website: http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/
2a) Surf the web to find the answers to the following questions:
- Which are the left hand measurements of the longest fingernails in the world?
- Ken Edwards ate 36 cockroaches in one minute on March 5 in 2001. Now he is retired. But, which was his job?
- Where does the smallest dog live? Is it a male or a female?
- What do you think it is?
- When was the longest-running radio programme first broadcast?
- How much is the most valuable guitar in the world?
- Why does the most expensive pair of jeans cost 60,000$?
- There were 4 largest car parades; BMW, Ferrari, Fiat & Mazda. Which is the largest?
- How many basketballs spun simultaneously has Michael Kettman?
- Find who, what, where and when for this record guiness: “Most Consecutive Skateboard Frontside Ollies (halfpipe)”
(Fill in the chart number 2)
The big task
You have to create the GUINNESS CLASS RECORDS BOOK.
Follow the steps:
- Decide a classification (similar than the Guiness World records book).
- Organise in groups (each group will write a topic)
- Find or create 3 records for each topic.
- Write the records.
- Design a blog.
- Hang it in internet.
Resources on-line
http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/
Dictionaries:
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/
http://www.wordreference.com//
This is the Guinness World Record Hunt. Like a Treasure Hunt, you’ll have to find the answers in the Word Guinness Records Book.
Tasks
TASK 1. This is the World Guiness Record Book Classification:
HUMAN BODY
SCIENCE & TECH
AMAZING FEATS
NATURAL WORLD
ARTS & MEDIA
SPORTS & GAMES
MODERN SOCIETY
TRAVEL & TRANSPORT
1a) Where you would find something related with...
... Body parts, age, marathon efforts, tests of strength, fantastic pets, internet, gadgets, cartoons & animation, Tv shows, fashion, bikes & motorbikes, aircrafts, soccer, martial arts?
(Fill in the chart number 1)
1b) Now, assess your answers looking at the web (click the links).
HUMANBODY
AMAZINGFEATS
NATURALWORLD
SCIENCE & TECH
ARTS & MEDIA
MODERNSOCIETY
TRAVEL & TRANSPORT
SPORTS & GAMES
TASK 2. This is the World Guiness Record Book Website: http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/
2a) Surf the web to find the answers to the following questions:
- Which are the left hand measurements of the longest fingernails in the world?
- Ken Edwards ate 36 cockroaches in one minute on March 5 in 2001. Now he is retired. But, which was his job?
- Where does the smallest dog live? Is it a male or a female?
- What do you think it is?
- When was the longest-running radio programme first broadcast?
- How much is the most valuable guitar in the world?
- Why does the most expensive pair of jeans cost 60,000$?
- There were 4 largest car parades; BMW, Ferrari, Fiat & Mazda. Which is the largest?
- How many basketballs spun simultaneously has Michael Kettman?
- Find who, what, where and when for this record guiness: “Most Consecutive Skateboard Frontside Ollies (halfpipe)”
(Fill in the chart number 2)
The big task
You have to create the GUINNESS CLASS RECORDS BOOK.
Follow the steps:
- Decide a classification (similar than the Guiness World records book).
- Organise in groups (each group will write a topic)
- Find or create 3 records for each topic.
- Write the records.
- Design a blog.
- Hang it in internet.
Resources on-line
http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/
Dictionaries:
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/
http://www.wordreference.com//
