Learn about chilies’ benefits For Senior 1 2015-2016学年度第44期总第640期 Learn about chilies’ benefits

Expressions & Vocabulary: flavor n. 风味 innocent adj. 无辜的；清白的 digestive adj. 消化的 sensation n. 感觉 perceive v. 感知

Unexpected Mysteries of the Natural World Module 6 Unexpected Mysteries of the Natural World Introduction

Pyramid in Egypt

Stonehenge A group of standing stones on Salisbury Plain in southern England

Moai on the Easter Island in Chile

Bermuda Triangle The Bermuda Triangle is a nearly half-million square-mile area of ocean roughly defined by Bermuda, Puerto Rico, and the southernmost tip of Florida.

The Bigfoot Big Footprint

The Loch Ness Monster

The Monster of Lake Tianchi

Match the pictures with the descriptions 1-4 on P51 Introduction Match the pictures with the descriptions 1-4 on P51 The Bigfoot The Yeti The Noch Ness Monster The Grey Man

It’s a monster that lives high up in the Himalayas It’s a monster that lives high up in the Himalayas. It’s about two metres tall and has powerful arms and legs. It often gets angry and will attack anyone who goes close to it. Local people and people travelling in the mountains have many stories to tell about it. to use violence against someone The Yeti An unknown animal that is big and frightening

the mark left on the ground by a foot It got its name because of its large footprints. It lives in the mountainous forests of northwest America and probably looks like a very large monkey-tall and hairy with big arms and legs. Native Americans believe it is a spirit and has no physical form. the mark left on the ground by a foot with a lot of hair →hairy The Bigfoot something that continues to exist after death

the sharp nails that some animals and birds have on their feet an animal, especially if you don’t know what kind of animal it is It is a frightening creature that lives in Scotland. Climbers say they have seen it on the mountains. It is tall and has a grey face and long claws instead of hands. the sharp nails that some animals and birds have on their feet The Grey Man

a part that sticks out at the back of an anmals’ body One of the most famous monsters in the world is the Loch Ness Monster. It lives in a deep lake in the north of Scotland and it is very old. It has a small head and a long tail and some people believe it is a dinosaur. a part that sticks out at the back of an anmals’ body a large animal that lived thousands of years ago

. The Yeti The Bigfoot Himalayas The Grey Man forest Work in a group of four and choose a creature to describe to your group members. Read the descriptions again and fill in the form. Name Place to live Appearance Sth special The Yeti ________ two metres ___; __________ arms and legs __________ people close to it The Bigfoot Mountainous ________ of northwest ________ like a ______ monkey- tall and ______ with big _____________ famous for large ____________; a ________ and no physical form The Grey Man ——— tall and has a ______ face and long _____ no ________; a ___________ creature The Loch Ness Monster ________of Scoland a______head and a long _____ people believe it is a ________ tall attack powerful Himalayas large forest footprints hairy spirit America arms and legs hands grey Scotland frightening claws small in the north of dinosaur tail

Unexpected Mysteries of the Natural World Module 6 Unexpected Mysteries of the Natural World Cultural Corner　 　

Dragons have different characters for I. Read the whole text and finish the following form. Dragons have different characters for different nations Para.1 Para.2 Para.3 Para.4 Para.5 Raise the topic of the dragon The symbolic meanings of dragons in China The symbolic meanings of dragons in western countries The reason why dragons have different characters in different parts of the world Chinese ideas about dragons

D C II. Read the text and choose the best answers. 1. From Paragraph 1 we can know that . A．dragons actually exist B．people all like dragons very much because they can bring good luck C．it’s certain that dragons sometimes cause death too D．dragons exist in the western and eastern cultures 2. Paragraph 2 suggests that “ ”is wrong. A．Dragon is a good sign in Chinese culture. B．Dragon is a sign related to the royal family in China. C．The royal family all wear clothes with a symbol of dragon with five claws. D．According to popular belief，if you were born in the year of the dragon，you are intelligent，brave and a natural leader. D　 C　

D A 3．Why should the dragon have a different character according to the passage？ A．Because there were many different myths about it. B．Because in the west the idea of the dragon might have come from snake. C．Because in China the idea of the dragon might have come from the alligator. D．All of the above. 4．We can infer from the passage that . A. China has a long history with the dragon in the culture B. the dragon in England has a good reputation C. alligator is a kind of animal that does not like water D. although dragons exist in different cultures，they are of different importance D A

Assignment 《七中学案》Period 1 Module 6； Read the wordlist and cultural corner of M6; Read Listening helps on 21st TEENS.