Unexplained Mysteries of the Natural World 外研社必修 4 module6 延川中学延川中学

天池的怪物

Introduction-3 Vocabulary (5m) Learn the new words monster

tail hairy

footprint claw

dinosaur

Activity 2 on page 51---match the words with the definitions. Keys : 1.creature 2.monster 3.hairy 4.footprint 5.tail 6. dinosaur 7. spirit 8. claws 9. attack

Introduction-1 Matching (5m) Read the description and match the pictures. The bigfoot (2)

喜马拉雅山雪人， 雪人被称作 “ 夜帝 ” (Yeti) ，意思是居住在 岩石上的动物。关于 雪人的传说可以追溯 到公元前 326 年，它们 高 1.5 米到 4.6 米不等， 头颅尖耸，红发披顶， 周身长满灰黄色的毛， 步履快捷。  The Yeti (1)

The Loch Ness Monster (4)

 The Grey Man (3)

Introduction-5. Note-taking (5m) creature description The Yetithe Himalayas, 2m tall, powerful arms and legs, angry, attack The Bigfoot The Grey Man The Loch Ness Monster northwest American, large footprints, tall, hairy, big arms and legs Scotland, tall, grey face, long claws Lake Ness, north of Scotland, small head, long tail

Introduction-2 Discussion (3m) Do you know any other mysteries in this world? pyramid UFO Unidentified Flying Subject

The Monster of Tianchi

I.Read paragraph 1 of the passage and decide where it comes from. A. a tourist guide B. a newspaper C. a dictionary D. a scientific journal

Reading for main idea Listen to the tape and try to find the main idea of each paragraph

main idea Sighting 1 Sighting 2 Sighting 3 more information Lake Tianchi Para. 1 Para. 2 Para. 4 Para. 5 Para. 3

Read the passage carefully and answer the questions 1How many sightings of the monster does the article report? 2Who saw the monster clearly, and why? 3. Which description of the monster is most detailed? 4. When was the monster first sighted? Three. Mr. Li Xiao and his family, because the weather was fine and the lake was calm. The soldiers’. The beginning of last century.

Reading for detail( 细节 ) Read paragraph 1,2,3 ， 4, 5 and try to find the description about the monster

Reading & Vocabulary -3. Detailed -reading (10m) Read the 1st Paragraph: 1.According to the text, what did the monster look like? 2.How many people saw it? Black in color; jumped like a seal; its head looked like a horse. About 200

Read the 2nd Paragraph: 1. Who else saw the animal? 2. What were they doing? 3. What did it look like? A group of soldiers. They were walking along the side of the lake. It was greenish-black and had a round head with 10cm horns.

Read the 3rd Paragraph: 1.What did Li Xiaohe see? 2.Why could they see the animal clearly? A round black creature moving quickly through the water. After 300 or 400 meters it dived into the water. The weather was fine and the lake was calm.

Read the 4th Paragraph: 1. How long was the history of reports of monsters in Lake Tianchi? 2. What do many people think? 3. What do the scientists think? Since the beginning of the last century. The monster may be a distant cousin of the Loch Ness monster in Scotland and there might be similar creatures in other lakes around the world. The low-temperature lake is unlikely to be able to support such large living creatures.

Read the 5th Paragraph: Information about Lake Tianchi: Height: Area: Depth: 2189 m 10 km m deep in some places

Reading & Vocabulary – 4. Words-learning (5m) Guess the meaning in the box and do activity 4 on page 53. The keys: 1. A 2. A 3. B4. B 5. C6. A 7. A8. C 9. C10.B appearcalm claimdive hornrepeat skepticalseal sightingtemperature

Reading & Vocabulary -5.Note-taking (8m) SIGHTIN G WITNESSDESCRIPTION Sighting One Sighting Two Sighting There Xue Junlin a group of soldiers Li Xiaohe Its head looked like a horse greenish-black ， round head with 10cm horns A round black creature

Sighting 1 Sighting 2 Sighting 3 It seemed to be __________________ and its head __________________________. It jumped out of the water ____________. shape action black in color looked like a horse like a seal

Sighting 1 Sighting 2 Sighting 3 It was ____________________and had a round head with_______________________. It moved on the __________of the water. shape action greenish-black 10-centimetre horns surface

Sighting 1 Sighting 2 Sighting 3 It was a _____________ creature moving quickly through the water. It _______ into the water and appeared again. shape action round black dived

different opinions scientists people Para. 4

What do many people think about the monster? What are the scientists’ opinions?

Many people think the monster may be a distant cousin of the Loch Ness monster in Scotland. They also think that there might be similar creatures in other lakes around the world. What do many people think about the monster? Answer the question: 尼斯湖水怪 可能是 远亲

Scientists, however, are sceptical. They say that the low-temperature lake is unlikely to be able to support such large living creatures. What are the scientists’ opinions? Answer the question: 养活, 支持

Is the Lake Tianchi an ordinary one?

volcano volcanic 火山的

Lake Tianchi is the highest volcanic lake in the world. 火山湖

It is 2,189 metres _______ and ________an area of about ten square kilometres. In places it is more than 370 metres ________ high covers deep

Language Date Bank 1. …, which seemed to be black in colour, seem + (to be) + adj./n 看起来似乎 The young man seemed to be excited today. 2. He claims to have seen a round black creature … You seem to have got the good news. She pretended to have seen the film. He claimed that he had finished the work but I didn’t believe him.

2. seem The monster seemed to be black in colour. When I came in, he seemed to be eating something. His mother seems to have known the truth. ① He seems ________________ the news. 他似乎已经知道了这个消息。 ② He is said ____ abroad. A.to have been sent B. to have sent C. have been sent D. have sent ③ When the teacher passed him, he pretended _____ the novel. A. not to be reading B. not to be seeing C. to be not reading D. to be not seeing to have known

Language Date Bank 3. There have been reports of monster in… there be 的现在完成形式：从 … 到现在都有 ” There have been an old church in that town since long ago. 4. be angry with sb. at/about/ for sth. 因某事生某人的气 (1) I am very angry _____ them ____ letting me down. (2)Don’t be angry __________________ the things. withfor at/about/for

Explanation 1.die away( 声音 ) 消失，消逝（强调过程） die down( 情绪、气氛 ) 熄灭，平息下来 die out( 生物、习俗、观念等 ) 灭绝，彻底消失 die off( 一群人或动物 ) 相继死去 ①.If too many of these rare animals are killed, their kind will die ___. A. away B. off C. out D. down ②. We heard their voices ___ and everything became silent. A. die down B. die away C. die out D. die off ③. His mother’s anger died ___. A. down B. away C. out D. off

Exercise Useful expressions: 1. 伸出；突出 __________________________ 2. 在 … 表面 ___________________________ 3. 声称做某事 ___________________________ 4. 不可能做 ___________________________ 5. 占有 … 面积 ___________________________ 6. 讲实话 / 说谎 ___________________________ 7. 潜入 _______________________________ stick out on the surface of claim to do sth./ claim that be unlikely to do/ it is unlikely that cover an area of tell the truth/ tell a lie dive into

Exercise 8. 灭绝 ; ( 火 ) 熄灭 ___________________________ 9. 适应 ____________________________ 10. 帮助弄清楚 ; 阐明某事 _____________________ 11. 谈正题 ; 开门见山 _________________________ 12. 赞成 ; 支持 _______________________________ 13. 和 … 密切相关 ____________________________ die out adapt (himself)to / be adapted to throw light on come straight to the point go for, be for be closely connected with/ to

Exercise 14. 由于 ; 因.. 而造成 ____________________ 15. 接近 ________________________ 16. 清楚地看到 __________________________ 17. 对... 怀疑 _____________________________ 18. 再次成为新闻 _________________________ 19. 可能有某人 ___________________________ due to / because of / as a result of get /go close to get a clear look at be sceptical about be back in the news there is likely to be someone

Exercise 20. 突然 __________________________ 21. 对 … 进攻 _______________________ 22. 在第一次目击时 _______________________ 23. 不同寻常 _____________________________ almost overnight make an attack on in /during the first sighting quite something

1. Something unusual was floating _____ surface of the lake. A.in the B. overC. onD. on the Has anyone _____ be responsible for the accident? ----Not yet. A.claiming to B. claimed to C. been claimed toD. being claimed to 3. The factory_____ area of 50 square kilometers. A.coversB. covers an C. takes anD. takes 4.The “ Monster of Lake Tianchi” is back _____ the news _____ several recent sightings. A.on; before B. to; on C. in; after D. with; to Did you get a clear look at the monster? ----No, but it seemed to be red_______. A.in colourB. in the colour C. with colour D. with the colour Will Yao Ming take part in the Spring Festival Party? --- Sorry, he _____ appear there. A. is likely to B. should likely toC. is unlikely to D. is unlike to

guide Can you work as a guide and introduce Lake Tianchi to the foreign guest? Summary( 总结 )

Ladies and gentlemen: Welcome to Lake Tianchi. Lake Tianchi is the highest ______________ in the world.It is 2,189 metres _______ and __________ an area of about ten square kilometres.In places it is more than 370 metres ________. The scene is very beautiful here. But what is the most mysterious is the monster of Lake Tianchi which is__________________ after several recent sightings. Many people ________ to have seen it. Some said it is black _________and it’s head looked _______a horse. They think the monster _____be a distant cousin of the Loch Ness monster in Scotland. But scientists are __________. They say that the low-temperature lake is ________to be able to _________ such large living creatures. Whether there is a monster or not,no one knows for sure. Maybe we will know the truth in the future. volcanic lake high covers deep back in the news claimed in color like may sceptical unlikely support

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