monoliths(巨型独石).ppt

By Hang JieLoch Ness is a big lake in Scotland.Nessie,the Loch Ness Monster,was sighted as far back as the 6th century AD.The Yeti has been called the missing link;half-man,half-beast.It is supposed to live in the highest mountain in the world-Mount Qumolangma.The Great Pyramid of Khufu is one of the seven wonders of ancient world and the only one people can visit.Being one of Britains greatest national icons(just like our Chinese Great Wall),it stands for mystery and power.Some people guess that it was a temple for worship.The reason it was built remains unknown even today.Discussionn nIf you saw a UFO or a monster some day,what would you do?n nWhat other unexplained things do you know about?The continent of AntarcticAntarcticwas discovered in 1818.It was once supposed to have been covered by ice for hundreds of thousands of years.However,in 1949 scientists discovered that great rivers had once flowed into Antarctic until about 6,000years ago.Many more mysteries remain to be discovered.EasterIslandisover2,000milesfromthenearestpopulationcenter,(TahitiandChile),makingitoneofthemostisolatedplacesonEarth.AtriangleofvolcanicrockintheSouthPacific-itisbestknownforthegiantstonemonoliths(巨型独石巨型独石),knownasMoai.AdmiralRoggeveen,whocameupontheislandonEasterDayin1722,nameditEasterIsland.