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1、Welcome to the unitUnit 12021/8/11星期三1In your opinion,what is the most beautiful thing one can experience?Why?Group discussion 2021/8/11星期三2What have you known about Albert Einstein?Why was he so great?Einsteincontributedmorethananyotherscientisttothemodernvisionofphysicalreality.Hisspecialandgenera

2、ltheoriesofrelativityarestillregardedasthemostsatisfactorymodelofthelargescaleuniversethatwehave.Hesolvedlotsofproblemsmysterioustousbefore2021/8/11星期三3Do you want to know his opinion of the most beautiful thing one can experience?Themostbeautifulthingonecanexperienceismysteries.Theyaretrulythe basi

3、s of all arts and sciences.-what kind of attitude should we adopt towards mysteries?2021/8/11星期三4Have you ever heard of something not only interesting and attractive but also unexplained at all even with the help of modern science and technology in the world?2021/8/11星期三5Leonardo Da Vinci painted th

4、e Mona Lisa on a piece of pine wood(松树松树)in the year 1506.2021/8/11星期三62021/8/11星期三7The Bermuda Triangle2021/8/11星期三82021/8/11星期三9Pair work1.Do the five pictures have something in common?If so,what is it?2.Can scientists explain these phenomena?3.How do you feel about them?2021/8/11星期三10Example:They

5、aremysteriousbecausenosatisfactoryanswershavebeenofferedtoexplainthemsofar.Thoughthesemysterieshavepuzzledpeopleforalongtime,theystillshowgreatinterestinthem.Peoplefeelpuzzledbythemysteries2021/8/11星期三11Example:UFOstandsforUnidentifiedFlyingObjects,thatis,objects,apparentlymovinginthesky,whichwecann

6、otidentify.TherearelotsofreportsaboutUFOs.Somesaytheyarealiensvisitingusintheirspacecraft,andsomesaytheyaremilitarytestaircraft,whileotherssaytheydonotactuallyexist.Sincewehaveneverseenonewithourowneyesandthereisnodefinitescientificexplanationforit,wearenotcertainwhetherUFOsreallyexist,butwebelievee

7、verythingwillbeclearinthefuture.2021/8/11星期三12What do the letters UFO stand for？unidentified flying objectsAre they really from another planet?2021/8/11星期三13Do you believe in UFOs?What might be the most acceptable explanation for UFOs?Aliens from space.Military test aircraft.Some UFOs are alien,some

8、 are test aircraft.UFOs are evidence of human space travel.UFOs are neither alien nor test aircraft.UFOs dont exist.2021/8/11星期三14The chances of seeing a UFO are greater for those people who live in small towns or in the country and are outside late at night.UFOs come in all shapes and sizes.Some ar

9、e only small spots of light that move in strange patterns across the night sky.Some can be seen in the daytime.They are often said to be disk-or saucer-shaped.2021/8/11星期三15Where is it?Himalayasthe highest mountain range in the worldweatherHigh windsSnowstormsColdWetWhy so many people make great eff

10、orts to climb them?HobbyDreamChallenge themselvesOvercome difficultyMake discoveries2021/8/11星期三16Yeti Abominable snowmanWhat do Yetis look like?Half-man and half-beastStrong,hairy2021/8/11星期三17TheYetiorAbominableSnowman,alsocalledthe“missinglink”（推想中从类人猿发展到人类之间的过渡生物）,issaidtobeahumanlikemonsterthat

11、issupposedtoliveinHimalayas,thehighestmountainrangeintheworld.Severalsightings,mainlyoffootprints,havebeenreportedbywesternexplorersthroughouttheyears.Yetnoneofthemhavebeensupportedwithevidenceinanyway.2021/8/11星期三18Loch NessA big lake in Scotland,one of Scotlands top tourist attractions,famous beca

12、use of Nessie,the Loch Ness Monster.Loch Ness MonsterOn the 21st December 1933,The hunter,M A Wetherall,It is a four fingered beast and it has feet or pads of eight inches across.I judge it to be a powerful soft footed animal about 20 feet in length.I am sure that it can breathe like a crocodile wit

13、h just one nostril out of the water.2021/8/11星期三19StonehengePrehistoric monument on Salisbury Plain,southern England,consisting of two concentric circles(同心圆同心圆)of large standing stones,the heaviest of them weighing probably about 45 tons,one of the most famous prehistoric sites in the world,added t

14、o the UNESCOs list of World Heritage Sites in 1986,built between 2800 and 1500 BC,thought to have been an astronomical calendar(天文历天文历)or a temple to the sun.2021/8/11星期三20Pyramids,EgyptThe SphinxHalf human,half lion,the Sphinx is 240 feet long and 66 feet highAll Egyptian pyramids were built on the

15、 west bank of the Nile,as the site of the setting sun was associated with the world of the dead in Egyptian mythology.2021/8/11星期三21The Great PyramidThe Great Pyramid of Khufu is one of the seven wonders of the ancient(古代古代的的)world.No one knows how people can put such big stones on without any machi

16、ne.It is the greatest of the Egyptian pyramids.They are burial places(墓地墓地)for the Pharaohs(法老法老).It is the symbol of Egypt.Some people say the pyramids are built by the aliens.2021/8/11星期三22 Group discussion:Whatotherunexplainedthingsdoyouknowabout?IfyousawaUFOoramonstersomeday,whatwouldyoudo?2021/

17、8/11星期三231.tales of the unexplained:常用常用“the+adj/v-ing/v-ed”来表示一类人来表示一类人或物，如或物，如 the rich;the unknown;the living,the unemployedLanguage pointsLanguage points2021/8/11星期三242.talkaboutaliensandconductaninterviewconduct=lead or guide 领导、指导、引导 高小姐领着游客们参观了博物馆。MissGaoconductedthevisitorsroundthemuseum.con

18、duct管理、主持、经营、指挥 onductbusiness经营生意 conductameeting主持会议 conductasurvey进行一项调查他处理公事很粗心。Heconductshisbusinessaffairsinacarelessway.2021/8/11星期三253.fullofmysteriesunsolved充满难以解释的神秘befullof;befilledwith无法解释的unexplained未知的 unknown未完成的unfinishedHediedsuddenlywithhisworkunfinished.Hewentouttoplay,leavinghish

19、omeworkunfinished.2021/8/11星期三264.advancedscienceandtechnology advancedadj.先进的；进步的；高级的advancedteachingmethodsadvancedideasheadvancededucationadvancedmathematics先进的教学方法 先进的思想高等教育 高等数学 inadvanceadv.预先，事先，提前 预知未来的发生是不可能的。Itisimpossibletoknowinadvancewhatwillhappen.2021/8/11星期三275.asunkenshipsinksanksun

20、kensunkenadj.已经沉没了的sinkingadj.正在下沉的比较：Theytriedineverywaypossibletorescuethesinkingboat.Theytriedtobringthesunkenshipoutofthesea.又如：therisingsuntherisensunthefallingleavesthefallenleavesLastnight,hishousewasdestroyedbyafallen(fall)tree.2021/8/11星期三286.Youmightruninto aYeti.偶然遇见=runacross=comeacross=

21、happentomeet=meetbychance撞跑进流入GuesswhomIranintotoday!Heranintothebackofanothercartheotherday.Wesawtheboyrunintothehouse.Theriverrunsintoalake.遇见撞跑进流入2021/8/11星期三297.Thatswhy那就是为什么.,那就是.的原因Thatsbecause那是因为.他今天不在,那是因为他病了。Heisabsenttoday.Thatsbecauseheisill.Ihadneitheraraincoatnoranumbrella.ThatswhyIgo

22、twetthrough.2021/8/11星期三308.reasonThereasonfor(doing)sth./forreason/thereasonwhy/thatThereasonforbuildingthepyramidsinEgyptisstillunknown.=ThereasonwhypeoplebuiltthepyramidsinEgyptisstillunknown.Thereasonwhyhewasillwasdrinkingthepollutedwater.=Thereasonforhisillnesswasdrinkingthepollutedwater.Forwha

23、treasonwashelateagain?=Whywashelateagain?reasonableadj.合理的unreasonableadj.不合理的2021/8/11星期三319.believeinunexplainedthingsbelievein信任；信仰believe相信某人的话Weusuallybelievehim,butthisdoesntmeanwealwaysbelieveinhim.10.someday;将来某一天oneday过去或将来某一天11.canttell?tellfrom区分 tellapart区分，分清tellsb(not)todo/tellsbthat告诉

24、Nobodycantellthefuture.断定；知道2021/8/11星期三32Translation of some phrases:1.无法解释的传说，未解之谜无法解释的传说，未解之谜2.充满神秘充满神秘3.先进的科技，高科技先进的科技，高科技4.偶遇偶遇5.某天（将来的）某天（将来的）6.一艘沉船一艘沉船7.提前提前tales of the unexplained be full of mysteries advanced science and technologyrun into/come across/meet by chance some day a sunken ship

25、in advance/ahead of time/ahead of schedule2021/8/11星期三33homeworkhomeworkSurf the net and learn more Surf the net and learn more about world mysteries.Prepare about world mysteries.Prepare a short speech to introduce a short speech to introduce something that interests you.something that interests you.2021/8/11星期三34Translate the following sentences into English:我不知道出于什么原因他没来参加我们的聚会。他们看起来完全一样，你怎么认得出谁是谁啊？你怎么知道要按这些中的哪一个？那个粗心大意的司机把汽车撞在一棵大树上。.他上周偶然碰见了他大学时的老师。2021/8/11星期三35Thank you2021/8/11星期三362021/8/11星期三37