Audio Time: 30
sec
Level: Pre-intermediate
and up
Vocabulary: To help learners fully understand the audio
and transcript, most vocabulary that might be unknown for this lesson’s level is
provided. Vocab in bold
is more useful for learners at the lesson’s target level. Try to choose 8
to 10 new words to learn from the story (in general, it’s best to try to learn
no more than 8-10 new words a day).
Definitions
are written with the help of various sources including Merriam-Webster’s Learner’s
Dictionary
Display: an
arrangement of objects intended to decorate, advertise, entertain, or inform
people about something.
To set a record: to
establish (a record) as the performance or achievement that is the best of its
kind.
To do something
halfway: To do something without completing it or not trying
with all one’s effort to do something.
Guinness world record: a reference book published each year, which
has a collection of world records.
Exceed: to
be greater or more than (something).
Reclaim: to
get back (something that was lost or taken away).
Title: the
status or position of being the champion in a sport or other competition.
Wire: a thin,
flexible thread of metal.
Discussion
questions:
1. Have you ever tried to set a record?
2. Do you decorate your home for any holidays?
3. Would you consider decorating your house like the people in
this story?
