5th edition
Unit 10 Video
Amazing world records
Before watching
1 Work in small groups. Discuss the questions.
1 What do you think the world record is for:
a the oldest ever person?
b the tallest ever person?
c the fastest animal?
2 Look at the picture. Can you guess what
world record he is trying to break?
While watching
2 Look at the pictures on this page. Do
you think sentences 1–5 must be true (✓),
might be true (~), or can’t be true (✗)?
Watch the video and see if you were correct.
1 Martin is very good at performing
magic tricks.
2 Martin is scared of heights.
3 Martin wants to break another
magician’s record.
4 It’s difficult to perform magic tricks in
a wind tunnel.
5 Martin doesn’t like challenges.
After watching
6 Work in groups. Discuss the questions.
1 What do you think of Martin’s
world record?
2 Why do you think people want to try
and break world records?
3 Are there any world records you think
you might be able to break in the future?
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3 Watch Magic man. Complete the sentences.
1 When Martin was four, he got a magic set for .
2 Martin’s first magic show was for a .
3 The best thing about being a magician is .
4 Martin specializes in close-up magic and he uses to
perform his tricks.
5 Some people don’t like magic because .
6 During his career Martin has performed at .
4 Watch How on earth do you practise for that? Answer the
questions.
1 How was the idea for the world record born?
2 What world record did Martin want to set?
3 Where did Martin practise for the world record?
4 What was the first world record that he set?
5 Watch World record holder. Match the numbers in the box to
what they refer to (1–5).
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5   
–20   
10   
11
1 the temperature when he jumped out of the plane
2 the number of seconds after jumping out of the plane before his
hands became too cold
3 the minimum number of tricks he needed to do on the skydive
4 the number of jumps Martin did in total
5 the number of tricks he actually did on the skydive
Extension
Research some of the boldest, most dangerous, most exciting,
most unbelievable, most famous magic tricks, illusions or
escapes of all time.
Pick the one that interested you most and prepare a slideshow
presentation to explain it to your classmates.
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