Let’s discuss! Have you heard about MH370? What happened to it?

MYSTERIES

MYSTERIES What is a mystery? = something that is difficult or impossible to understand or explain mysterious = difficult or impossible to understand, explain or identify

MYSTERIES Synonyms for mysterious: strange weird bizarre curious odd Do you know any other words that have the same meaning as mysterious? Synonyms for mysterious: strange weird bizarre curious odd puzzling

Ms. Fleisch’s Mysteries One strange thing I have heard about is people who have six fingers on each hand and twelve fingers in total.

Ms. Fleisch’s Mysteries One bizarre thing I saw are the acrobats (杂技演员) of the Chinese National Circus. I don’t understand how they can twist their bodies so much.

Ms. Fleisch’s Mysteries One puzzling thing I experienced was when I lost my sunglasses inside my house. I looked for them everywhere, but couldn’t find them. Two years later I found them in a place I know I had looked in many times before! It was very odd.

MYSTERIES Please remember, that not all mysteries are the same. Mysteries can be: BIG, small, serious or funny.

LET’S PRACTICE!

Let’s discuss! What are some things you heard about, saw or experienced that are mysterious, odd, weird, bizarre, puzzling, strange or curious? Example: One thing I ____________ (heard about/saw/experienced) that was _________ (mystery word) is _________________.

YOUR TURN!

YOUR TURN! Work with a partner (Person A and Person B). Practice the conversation with your partner – tell about some mysteries in your life. Choose different mystery words in your conversation. Present the conversation to the class.

YOUR MYSTERIES MYSTERY WORDS: mysterious, odd, weird, bizarre, puzzling, strange, curious A: Tell me about something ___________ (mystery word) that you ______________ (heard about/saw/experienced). B: One thing I _______ (heard about/saw/experienced) that was _________ (mystery word) is _______________________. A: Wow, that is very ____________ (mystery word). B: What about you? What is something __________ (mystery word) you ____________ (heard about/saw/experienced). A: One thing I _______ (heard about/saw/experienced) that was ________ (mystery word) is _________________________. B: Interesting, that is also very _________ (mystery word).

YOUR TURN! Work with two partners (Person A, Person B and Person C). Practice the conversation with your partners – tell about some mysteries in your life. Choose different mystery words in your conversation. Present the conversation to the class.

YOUR MYSTERIES MYSTERY WORDS: mysterious, odd, weird, bizarre, puzzling, strange, curious A: (B), what is something ___________ (mystery word) that you _________ (heard about/saw/experienced)? B: One thing I _______ (heard about/saw/experienced) that was _________ (mystery word) is ___________. What about you (C)? C: Something I _______ (heard about/saw/experienced) that was ________ (mystery word) is ______________. And you (A)? A: One thing I _______ (heard about/saw/experienced) that was ________ (mystery word) is ____________. B: Interesting, that is very _________ (mystery word). C: I agree, that is quite ___________ (mystery word).

Let’s REVIEW T/F: Something that is difficult or impossible to understand or explain is called a memory. Fill in the blank: Some words that have a meaning very similar to mysterious are ___________, __________, ___________, ___________, __________, and ___________.