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English as a Second Language, Core Program
Secondary 1
June 2019

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Are You Up for a Challenge? — Secondary 1 English as a Second Language, Core Program — Text Booklet

TASK 2 Public Domain 
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

- Listen to and read texts to find the
answer to:

What does it take to break
a Guinness world record?

- As you read, take notes and answer the
guiding questions.

- Use the word boxes to help you
understand the underlined words.

Copibec 

Copibec 

“Source of information” after a text indicates that it was written by the BIM ES design team.

Page 1 Guiness World Records 2016, 2015, 253 pages, p. 56-86. ISBN 978-1-897553-44-2 [Copibec]

Are You Up for a Challenge? — Secondary 1 English as a Second Language, Core Program — Text Booklet

What Makes a World Record?

A world record needs to be MEASURABLE and have only one
QUANTIFIABLE, which means only ONE SUPERLATIVE.
It also needs to be BREAKABLE; other people will want to try and
break it.
The most important characteristic of a world record is that it has to be
INTERESTING to as many people as possible. 

Word Box

superlative: a comparison of three or more things to show which one is “the most” of
something, e.g. the most difficult, the easiest, the best, the worst, the biggest, the smallest, the
tallest, the fastest, etc.

Source of information: Guinness World Records, “What Makes a World Record?,” Guinness World Records, accessed
September 18, 2017, http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/FAQ/what-makes-a-world-record

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TASK 2—AUDIO TEXT

INTERVIEW WITH A GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS OFFICIAL

Audio Text Instructions

In the box below, read the steps that you need to take in
order to break a Guinness world record.
Listen to the interview once.
Put the steps in order from #1 to #7 and take notes while
listening.
Listen to the interview a second time to validate your
answers and to complete your Listening Notes.

Steps to take to break Word Box
a Guinness world record
to attempt: to try to do
contact Guinness World Records something
read the guidelines to break a record: to surpass a
celebrate record that was set before
select the record footage: recorded film or video
prove it guidelines: instructions
practise to set a new record: to achieve
mail the proof something no other person has
achieved before
Listening Notes witness: someone who sees
something happen and can
describe it

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Are You Up for a Challenge? — Secondary 1 English as a Second Language, Core Program — Text Booklet

THE MOST PEOPLE THROWING A PAPER AIRPLANE

Can you imagine 787 people each Record
throwing a paper airplane at once? #1
Well, that actually happened at
Columbia International College in Public Domain 
Hamilton, Ontario on April 21, 2016.
They set the record with the theme
“Go higher with your dreams.” Each
participant had to illustrate or write
about one of their dreams on a paper
airplane. Throwing the paper
airplanes up in the air symbolized
their dreams coming true.

Source of information: Record Setter, “Most People Throwing Paper Airplanes At
Once,” accessed September 18, 2017, https://recordsetter.com/world-record/group-
throwing-paper-airplane-once/47113?autoplay=true

MENI from ASO! & Soothe. / CC‐BY  Guiding Question
If you were a participant, what would
you draw or write on your paper
airplane?

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SETTING A RECORD Record
#2
FOR A GOOD CAUSE

588 people participated in the Public Domain

world’s biggest clay sculpting class
with teacher Wanda Goodman at KidsFest in
Centreville Amusement Park on Toronto Island,
Ontario, on July 5, 2014. The event was in
memory of Eden Worth, one of her students,
who died from cancer at the age of 12.
Goodman wanted to raise money for the local
children’s hospital.

Public Domain  Goodman gave the participants instructions to
sculpt elephants because elephants never
forget and most of all, because they were
Eden’s favourite animal. The participants used
their hands, clay and different modelling tools to
make their sculptures. It turned out to be a great
family event.

Source of information: Justin Skinner, “Toronto artist Wanda Good-
man aims for biggest ever clay sculpting class July 5,” Inside Toron-
to, accessed September 18, 2017,
http://www.insidetoronto.com/news-story/4597435-toronto-artist-
wanda-goodman-aims-for-biggest-ever-clay-sculpting-class-july-5/

Word Box

clay: sticky earth used to make pottery

Public Domain 

Guid ing Question
What cause would you like to raise money for?

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SNOWMEN IN HUDSON Record
#3
Diane Lewis needs to find 1,300 carrots
before this Saturday. And maybe 2,600 Public Domain 
buttons, or any other appropriate
substitute for a snowman’s set of eyes.

Together with the town of Hudson [Québec],
Lewis will be trying to break the Guinness
World Record on Saturday for most
snowmen built in one hour, set at 1,299 by
Ottawa less than two weeks ago.

Around 11 a.m. on Saturday, horns will blare
at two separate locations in Hudson and
from that point on participants will have
exactly 60 minutes to build 1,300 snowmen,
roughly 22 per minute. “It doesn’t cost any
money, or require much of an
explanation. It’s something positive that
everyone can get out and do together,” Lewis
said of the idea.

The only official rules surrounding the event Public Domain 
are that each and every snowman must be
completed with a carrot nose and two eyes, Word Box
and that by exactly 12 p.m., all participants
step away from their creations for an official to blare: to produce a loud strident noise
count. horn: an instrument one blows through or
The attempt has already been officially squeezes to make music or noise
registered by Guinness, and people from all to require: to need
over are welcomed to participate. If a record
is set, every single participant’s name goes
in the book.

Guiding Question
Do you think that they succeeded in breaking this record? Why?

Source: [Copibec]
FEITH, JESSE. «Hudson aims to break Guinness World snowman-making record», [online].
[http://montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/off-island-gazette/hudson-aims-to-break-guinness-world-snowman-making-record]
(February 11, 2015 )

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HIGH FIVE FOR FAME! Record
#4
The record for most high fives in
one minute is 290 and was set in Public Domain 
San Diego, California.
On April 21, 2016, 300 people at Campaign Bootcamp / CC‐BY 
Qualcomm Stadium joined
together in an effort to complete According to the Guinness World
the most high fives in one minute. Records’ rules, what makes a
The first two attempts were not high five official?
successful because the runner ran
too fast for cameras to catch all A slap must be heard.
the slaps. The runner can only use one hand.
At the group’s third and final If a person is smaller than the
attempt, the old record of 277 was runner, his/her hand must be raised
beaten by completing 290 high above the head.
fives. Each person in line can only do one
The event was designed to inspire high five.
more people to adopt healthy
eating habits and lead active
lifestyles. This record can be
found on the official Guinness
World Records website and in the
2016 Guinness World
Records book.

Guiding Question
What could the group do to reach a
goal of 300 high fives in one minute?

Source of information: R. Stickney, “Most High Fives Completed in a
Minute Set in San Diego,” NBCUniversal Media, LLC, accessed Sep-
tember 18, 2017, http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/weird/High-Five-
World-Record-Set-in-San-Diego--376612031.html#ixzz4ZX0DZ3f4

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