photos to help the others to understand the interview better.
T: Besides Yao Ming, we have another celebrity (名人). Who is it? (Show the picture of Adili on the powerpiont)
S1: Adili, a tight ropewalker.
T: Who would like to say something about him?
S2: He was born in Xinjiang in 1971.
S3: He has a lovely daughter.
S4: He is famous as the record -breaking tight ropewalker.
S5: His name is in the Guinness Book.
T: Now Adili is visiting our city and you are going to interview him for the school newspaper. Please
don’t forget to refer to the information on Page 3. Work in pairs and 5 minutes later I will ask some of
you to act it out.
A Sample of the interview.
A: Adili B: A Journalist
B: Adili, glad to meet you and welcome to our city!I’m a school journalist from No 1 Middle School.
A: Thank you!
B: The students in our school admire you very much. They are eager to learn something about you.
May I ask you some questions?
A: OK. Thank you and I am willing to be of some help.
B: How many years has your family walking on the rope?
A: My family has been walking on tightropes for 430 years!
B: Wow, so many years! Could you say
something about the 2002-year record? How many days did you stay on the high wire?
A: In May 2002, I broke a world record by staying on a wire rope for 22 days and beat the 21-day Guinness world record. I walked on the rope up to five hours a day. I spent the rest of the time
in a hut at the end of the rope.
B: You are very great. I was told you broke some other Guinness world records. Could you say
something about your ropewalk across the Three Gorges? How long was the wire? How high was
the wire above the ground and how long did the walk take you?
A: On June 22, 1997 I crossed the Three Gorges on a high wire, which was 646 meters long, 402
meters high and the walk took me 13 minutes 48 seconds. I broke the Guinness world record set by
a Canadian.
B. We are very proud of you. In October 2000 you broke another Guinness world record when you
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