How well do you know your world? You ask … we answer! Reading How well do you know your world? You ask … we answer!

Have you ever asked yourself why, where, how it happens? Do you often take notice of the world around you? Have you ever asked yourself why, where, how it happens? Do you feel curious to mysterious things? Yes, there are a lot of interesting and mysterious things around us.

Do you know the answers to the questions? Do animals have feeling? What are the Earth’s oldest living things? What man-made things on Earth can be seen from space? What is the most terrible natural disaster to have hit the Earth? Why isn’t there a row 13 on planes? Why do men live longer than women? Was Uncle Sam a real person?

You can use these structures: I’m not sure…… I have no idea….. I don’t know….. I wonder….. I think I know…… From my point of view,….. I think….. As far as I know,…..

For examples: I think animals have feelings I have no idea what the Earth’s oldest living things are.

New vocabulary neglect: to fail to take care of sb/sth; not give enough attention to sth. Ex: She neglects her studies. This building has been neglected for years.

 neglected (adj): not receiving enough care or attention  neglected children  neglectful (of sb/sth): not receiving enough care or attention to sb/sth neglectful parents. She became neglectful of her appearance.

guilt: (about sth) the unhappy feelings caused by knowing or thinking that you have done st wrong. Ex: She had the feelings of guilt about leaving her children and going to work.

guilty: (adj) John had a guilty look on his face.

sceptical: (about/of sth) having doubts that claims or statements are true or sth will happen. Ex: She looked highly skeptical.  sceptic(n)  scepticism (n)

deduce (v) sth from sth : to form an opinion about sth based on information or evidence that is available = infer Ex : Can we deduce from your silence that you do not approve?  deduction (n)

We make a deduction that the house was broken into by finding the broken window.

civilize (v) to educate or improve a person or society. civilization (n)

The town in the past The town in present The town was civilized

orbit (n) a circle around the planet  orbiter (n) a spacecraft designed to move around a planet or moon.  orbital (adj)

volcano (n)  volcanic (adj) volcanic rocks volcanic eruptions lava (n)

banquet (n) a formal meal for a large number of people, usually for special occasion.

apostle (n) anyone of the twelve men that Christ chose to tell people about him and his teachings.

infancy (n) the time when a child is a baby or very young

nun (n)

crate (n) a large wooden container for transporting goods

Comprehension questions How do people express their emotions? What is the Earth’s oldest living thing? Where is the man-made thing on Earth can be seen from space?

5. When did the fear of the number 13 come from? 4. What happened in Indonesia in 1815? 5. When did the fear of the number 13 come from? 6. What are the differences about habits and behavior between men and women? 7. What did Uncle Sam do for the army arm America?

Answers Through body language and facial expression The tree In China A volcanic eruption

5. In ancient times 6. Men drink more and men are more aggressive than women 7. A meat packer

Less than 24 hours after the meal, Christ was crucified Which answers do they go with? The country with the highest life expectancy is Japan – 84 years for women and 77 for men Less than 24 hours after the meal, Christ was crucified It is very likely that this explosion wiped out all the dinosaurs Fear is instinctive and requires no conscious thought You can also see fire burning in the tropical rainforest It has also endured climatic catastrophes, and nuclear bomb testing- still it lives on Over the years, various cartoonists gave him his characteristic appearance

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Here are seven questions, one for each text Here are seven questions, one for each text. What do the underlined words refer to? Where is the oldest one in the world? Why is this difficult to see from the space? Do they have the full range of emotions? How did they become extinct? What did he say “US” stood for? Do they have a thirteenth floor? What are they more likely to have accidents?

tree The Great Wall animals dinosaurs a company worker modern high-rise buildings men

These numbers are from the texts. What do they refer to? 4600 15 200 1906 1815 65 million 14 six 84 1766

4600: the age of the oldest tree in the world 15: the height in kilometers at which a plane flies 200: the height in kilometers of a spacecraft orbiting the Earth 1906: the year of a violent earthquake in Ecuador 1815: the year of a volcanic eruption in Indonesia

65 million: the number of years ago that a meteor hit the Earth 14: the number of floor which follows 12 in US skyscraper Six: the number of years by which women generally outlive men 84: the number of years’ life expectancy for Japanese women 1766: the year Uncle Sam was born

How do you know the world? Work in groups, ask and answer about mysterious things in the world by using the vocabulary and structures in the lesson.