Reading: Guinness World Records book

DID YOU KNOW...?

Guinness World Records, originally Guinness Book of Records, has been around since 1955. Up to 187,000 books were sold for its very first edition, but this number was beat a decade later after one million books were sold in 1964. 

Described as "the ultimate authority on record-breaking achievements," the Guinness World Records has recognized individuals, groups, and institutions for out-of-this-world titles, such as stretchiest skin, the longest motorcade, and the greatest robbery of all time. 

Let's read some examples from the Guinness World Records!

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Making passive voice sentences! 

Some sentences from the Guinness World Records have been used to create the following activity. All you need to do is match and drag the active voice sentences with the corresponding passive voice sentences. Click on the Start button!

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What is the purpose of this activity?

The aim of this activity is to connect students with authentic and interesting reading resources. In this case, StoryJumper was used as a platform to create the reading texts from the Guinness World Records and modified according to the student's level. As a post-reading activity, some sentences from the text were used to practice the passive voice grammar skill in a playful way by using Wordwall. 

Materials needed:

Computer/laptop/iPad

Time required:

20 minutes

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References:

Cambridge Dictionary | English Dictionary, Translations & Thesaurus. (2023). https://dictionary.cambridge.org/Guinness World Record Logo Png, Transparent Png , Transparent Png Image - PNGitem. (n.d.). PNGitem.com. https://www.pngitem.com/middle/iRwooiw_guinness-world-record-logo-png-transparent-png/

History of the Book. (n.d.). Guinness World Records. https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/products/books/history-of-the-book/

StoryJumper. (n.d.). https://www.storyjumper.com

Wordwall - Cree mejores lecciones de forma más rápida. (n.d.). https://wordwall.net/es