Project

Read the article and answer: 1Where have people reported seeing a wild man-like creature? 2When and where did an American mountain climber see a Yeti? All over the world. In 1998 and on the Chinese side of the Himalayas.

3 What does a Yeti look like? 4 What do scientists think of Yetis? It looks like a human but it has thick black fur and is about six feet tall with huge shoulders, very long arms and large hands. They convince that Yetis exist while studying the footprints.

Find main idea of each paragraph: Para 1: Yetis are reported to have been seen all over the world. Para 2-4: Descriptions of Yetis in different places. Para 5-6: Scientists’ different opinions abort Yetis. Para 7: Scientists hope to find the truth.

True or False 1. There are no Yetis in the world according to the report. 2. An American mountain climber said that he saw a Yeti once. 3. Yetis ran with an amazing speed. 4. Footprints of Yetis are similar to human. 5. Yetis possibly lived in Asia about 3,000,000 years ago. 6. Scientists have solved the mystery. F T T F T F

__1__ you ______ the Yeti or have seen one with your own eyes? It is ___2___that people once saw a wild man-like creature in the Himalayas, called a Yeti. Such heavily- built and ___3___. Yetis are said to have been found in some places. In 1998, an American mountain climber said he saw a Yeti walking like a human on the Chinese side of the Himalayas. Another time ten Chinese engineers ___4___ a Yeti, as soon as they saw it.

Footprints discovered in 1970 in the snow near Bossburg also support the existence of Yeti. Some scientists have been studying reports of Yetis for many years. They believe that this creature possibly lived in Asia long ago and might have ___5__to other parts of the world and __6__until today. Others think people might have__7__by saying they saw Yetis. However, there is a__8___that the mystery will be solved in the future.

1. Do, have any idea of 2. reported 3. hairy, 4. ran after 5. made its way 6. lived on 7. played a joke, 8. chance

介副词填空。 1. The concert is beginning but the stars haven ’ t shown ______ so far, causing a great mess. 2. The experts all came late to the meeting, due______ the bad storm. 3. Seeing what is so-called a monster, the villagers began to run_________ it secretly. 4. Daddy, mayor of the city, receives 50 letters about different matters a day _____average. 5. Step ______ your practice. As it is, you can ’ t win the first in the coming round. 6. _______ his parents ’ disappointment, Hellen stole and was put in prison days ago.

7. None of his workmates believe him because he always makes_____stories. 8. When meeting the guards at the school gate every morning, I often greet them______a “ hi ”. 9. The driver let me take a lift and ____ return I gave him ten yuan. 10. His mother told his children that she was staying _____late and wouldn ’ t come back until after midnight. 11. The dispute ( 纠纷 ) between the workers and management has been settled and services will return _______ normal ( 正常 ) tomorrow. 12. Pull_____ the curtains and look out of the window and you will see something flying around in the dark sky.

1. up 2. to 3. after 4. on 5. up 6. To 7. up 8. with 9. in 10. out 11. to 12. back

Discussion Do you believe that such a creature exists? Why or why not?

Write a story about one of the mysteries.

Planning ： Discuss the mysteries in groups 1. Which mystery are you interested in? 2. What will your story be about?

Preparing 1. Find information from various sources on the mystery. 2. Decide what to include in the story and what to leave out. 3. Organize the information you decide to use and write an outline for the story.

Producing 1. Follow the outline and write the story. 2. Proofread the story, correct any mistakes and add any new ideas you can think of. 3. Revise the story based on the suggestions. 4. Draw pictures that represent places, characters or events in the story.

Presenting Tell the story to the class.