Unexplained Mysteries .pptx
Module6UnexplainedMysteriesoftheNaturalWorldDoyouknowanyunexplainedmysteriesinthenaturalworld?Canyoulistsomeofthem?Stonehenge巨石阵巨石阵TheBigfoot大脚大脚BermudaTriangle百慕大三角百慕大三角TheYeti雪人雪人UFO不明飞行物不明飞行物The Loch Ness Monster尼斯湖水怪尼斯湖水怪The Yeti喜马拉雅山雪喜马拉雅山雪人人The Grey man灰怪人灰怪人The Bigfoot大脚怪大脚怪Haveyouheardofanymonsters?Letsfocusonthesefour:Doyouknowanythingaboutthem?Readthedescriptionsandmatchthemwiththeirnames.The YetiThe BigfootThe Grey ManLoch Ness MonsterNowletswatchavideoandfindout1.whatsthevideoabout?2.WhereisLakeTianchilocated?Listentothetapeandchoosetherightanswer.atouristguideanewspaperadictionaryascientistjournalReadthebeginningofthepassageanddecidewhereitcomesfrom.P52A.The“MonsterofLakeTianchi”isbackinthenewsafterseveralrecentsightings.B.Theweatherisfineandthelakeiscalm.TheMonsterofLakeTianchiliveswell.C.ThemonsterisadistantcousinoftheLochNessmonsterinScotland.Whatsthetopicsentenceofthetext?Tianchi monstermain ideaPara.1Para.2Para.4Para.5Para.3the latest sighting of the Tianchi monsteranother recent sighting of Tianchi monstera third sighting of the Tianchi monstermore information about the Tianchi monsterinformation about Lake Tianchi1.Whatdoesthispassagetellus?A.ThemonsterofLakeTianchi.B.SomethingabouttravelinTianchi.C.SomestrangescenesofLakeTianchi.D.Someonehasseenthemonstercloseup.Choosethebestanswers.2.Somephotoshavebeentakenbuttheyarenotclearbecause_.A.theweatherwasnotfineenoughB.themonsterwastoofarawayC.thelakewasnotcalmD.thevisitorswerenotgoodphotographers3.WhatisspecialaboutLakeTianchi?A.Itisthehighestvolcaniclakeintheworld.B.Itisthedeepestvolcaniclakeintheworld.C.Itisthebiggestvolcaniclakeintheword.D.Itsaveragedepthis370meters.4.Inthefourthparagraph,theunderlinedwordinthissentence“Scientists,however,aresceptical.”meansthat_.A.knowingsomethingwellB.knowingnothingC.havingfunD.havingdoubts5.Thereasonwhyscientistsarescepticalaboutthesightingsisthat_.A.theyhaventseenthemonsterwiththeirowneyesB.thetemperatureofthelakeistoolowtosupportlargecreaturesC.thedescriptionsofthemonsterarenotthesameD.notasingleclearpictureofthemonsterhaseverbeentakenFillintheblanks.LakeTianchiisthehighestvolcaniclakeintheworld,_(cover)anareaofabouttensquarekilometres.The“MonsterofLakeTianchi”attractspeoplesattentionafterseveralrecentsightings._therewasnoonegettingaclearlookatthe_(mystery)creature.Alocalphotographerclaimedthatitsheadlookedlikeahorse.Andsomesoldiershaseverseenit_(move)onthesurfaceofthewaterandfoundthatithadaroundheadwith10-centimetrehorns.Someoneelsehadalsonoticedthatthecreaturemoved_(quick)throughthewaterandthendivedintoit.Severalminutes_(late),itappearedagainandcouldbeseenclearlybecauseofthecalmlake._havebeenreportsofmonstersinLakeTianchisincethe_(begin)ofthelastcentury.Somepeopleevenguessthattheremightbesimilarcreaturesinotherlakes,butthescientistsaresceptical_it.Theyallthinkthat_isunlikelythatsuchlargelivingcreaturesliveinthelow-temperaturelake.coveringButmysteriousmovingquicklylaterTherebeginningaboutit1.Thetitleormainideaareusuallyarrangedatthebeginningorendofthetextorthepassage.Ifyoucantfinditthere,youshouldconcludeitaccordingtothesuppliedfactsandclues.2.Whenwedealwithdetailquestions,weshouldrespectthelogicandfactofthetext.Weshouldntjumpintosubjectiveassumehastely.ReadingStrategyPyramidPyramidMystery Crop Mystery Crop CircleCircleWestern dragon or Western dragon or Chinese dragonChinese dragonBermudaBermudaUFO and Alien the extinction of dinosaursHowtowriteasummary:Asummarycantcovereverythingandshouldusuallybeaboutone-fourthtoone-thirdaslongastheoriginalpassage.Itmustincludethemainsupportingpoints.Dontexpressourownideas,butyoushouldfaithfullyrepresentthefact.Beginthesummarybymentioningtheauthor,thearticlestitleandtheauthorsthesis;Statethesupportingpointsonebyone;Conclude.WhatisUFO?UFO（UnidentifiedFlyingObject）TheUFOhasunknownorigin,unknownspace,structureandnature,butitcanfloatandfly.Somepeoplebelievethatitisfromotherplanetaryspacecraft.SomepeoplethinkthatUFOisanaturalphenomenon,buteventhescientistscannotexplainalloftheUFOreport.Beforethe20thcentury,thecompletesightingsaremorethan300pieces.Untiltheearly1980s,thewholeworldhasabout100000piecesreportsthatincreasemorethan3000piecesperyearonaverage.Accordingtoeyewitnessreports,theshapeofUFOlookslikedisk,ballorcigarmostly.In1940s,AmericandiscoveredtheUFOwhichcalled“flyingsaucer”atthattime.andtheythinkitisthenewweaponsoftheSovietgovernment.ThisisthebeginningofresearchingUFOandlaterpeoplefocusontheworldsreportsaboutUFO.Severaldecadesago,therearemanyreportsaboutthealiensvisitingearth.Ifthereportsistrue,thatistosay,thealiensspacecraftcantravelthroughtimeandspace.However,humansmustspendtwentythousandyearsfromearthtoanotherplanet.CropCirclesTheearliestcropcirclewasfoundinScotlandin1647.Inthe1980s,Britishdiscoveredmanycropcirclesinthewheatfield.Therefore,thephenomenonwascalledcropcircles.Manypeoplebelievedthatcropcirclesweremadebyaliens.ItisreportedthatmanyplaceswherelotsofcropcirclestookplaceUFOmayappearfrequently.Besides,thecropcirclesmadebyhumanbeingwereroughandthewheatcouldntcontinuetogrowupanymore.However,somecropcirclesweresoperfectthatitisimpossibleforhumanbeingtomakeit.Moreover,cropcirclesbecametouristattractions,whichpromotedlocaleconomicdevelopment.Therefore,somepeoplethinkcropcirclesweremadebyBritishgovernmenttoincreasetheincome.Besides,somepeoplethoughtthatcropcirclewasjustanaturalphenomenon.Itwasmadebytornado,magneticfieldorradiation.TheBermudaTriangle,locatedinthenorthAtlantictheSargassoSea,ismadeupoftheBritishBermuda.TheoriginofthenameBermudatriangle,whichwasonDecember5,1945,theUnitedStatesinthe19thflyingteammysteriouslydisappearedduringthetraining,From1876to1980,about158disappearances,mostlyoccurredinthe30yearssince1949,has97times,missingeventsatleast2000peopledeadormissing.Submarinepyramidin1979,theUnitedStates,Francehadanewdiscovery:scientistsdiscoveredapyramidinthisseaarea,whichis200metershigh,thebottomsidelength300meters,thespireandtheseaare100metersapart.Thetowerhastwogiantholes.Somescientistssaidthattherawmaterialofpyramidscouldbeironstone,becausetheshockwavesandthelong-termeffectsofthegeomagneticfield,thepyramidshadbeenmagnetized,makingahugepermanentmagnets.Whentheshipmovedacrosstheseaarea,disorder,andmaybeinhaled.TheBermudaTriangleStonehenge,arockcircle,isnotonlyoneofBritainsmostfamoushistoricalplacesbutalsooneofitsgreatestmysteries.Everyyearitreceivesmorethan750,000visitors.PeopleliketogotothisplaceespeciallyinJuneastheywanttoseethesunrisingonthelongestdayoftheyear.Formanyyears,historiansbelievedStonehengewasatemplewhereancientleadertriedtocommunicatewiththegods.However,historianPaulStokerthinksthiscantbetruebecauseStonehengewasbuiltsomanycenturiesago.AnotherpopularideaisthatStonehengemightbeakindofcalendar.Thelargestoneswereputtogetherinacertainway.Onmidsummersmorning,thesunshinesdirectlyintothecenterofthestones.Otherpeoplebelievethestoneshaveamedicalpurpose.NooneissurewhatStonehengewasusedfor,butmostagreethepositionofthestonesmustbeforaspecialpurpose.Somethinkitmightbeaburialplaceoraplacetohonorancestors.Othersthinkitwasbuilttocelebrateavictoryoveranenemy.In2001,agroupofEnglishvolunteerstiredtobuildanotherStonehenge,buttheycouldnt.Theydoknowthebuildersmusthavebeenhard-workingandgreatplanners!”StonehengeShow TimeShow TimeWhatisUFO?CropCirclesTheBermudaTriangleStonehengeIhopeyoucandevelopyourinterestinUnexplainedMysteries.Theycantriggeryourmotivationtodiscovertheunknownworldandfindtheanswertothembycooperation.Homework:1.Writeaninterview.2.StudentAvisitedaUnexplainedMysteriesofthenature.StudentBisajournalistwhoisinterviewingstudentB.3.Actitout.There are many unsolved mysteries in the world even though science,technology,and research have come a very long way.1.Crop circles(麦田怪圈麦田怪圈)Cropcirclesarepatternsthatappearinfields.Thepatterniscreatedwhencertainareasofthecropsaretamped(压压实实)down,butothersareleftintact(完好无完好无损损).Thecropcirclesareactualeventsthathavetakenplaceincerealcropfieldsfromallovertheworldandtheiroriginisunknown.Nowenjoyapieceofvideoaboutit.2.BermudaTriangle百慕大三角百慕大三角Pilots often tell of their instruments going haywire and numerous ships have been lost at sea.With explanations ranging from gas bubbles to aliens,no one is sure what is behind the strange phenomena.3.Stonehenge巨石阵巨石阵While Stonehenge is a very fascinating structure due to the big rocks that stand atop one another,the biggest mystery isnt how it was created but why.4.Extraterrestrials外星人外星人Men have always been in question as to whether we are not alone in the universe.But there is as of yet no consensus.5.UFOsandArea51不明飞行物和不明飞行物和51区区Area 51 has since become Americas testing ground for secret black budget aircraft before they go public.ThefirstreportedUFOsightinghappenedinTexasin1878.
