1. Unit One
Welcome to the unit

2. Brainstorming
Have you ever heard of something not only interesting and attractive but also unexplained at all even with the help of modern science and technology in the world?

3. Leonardo Da Vinci painted the Mona Lisa on a piece of pine wood(松树) in the year 1506.

4. U F O

5. The Bermuda Triangle

6. Other mysterious things

7. Pair work
Do the five pictures have something in common? If so, what is it?
Can scientists explain these phenomena?
3.How do you feel about them?

8. Sample answer: They are mysterious because no satisfactory answers have been offered to explain them so far. Though these mysteries have puzzled people for a long time, they still show great interest in them. People feel puzzled by the mysteries…

9. What do the letters UFO stand for？
unidentified flying objects
Are they really from another planet?

10. Do you believe in UFOs? What might be the most acceptable explanation for UFOs?
●Aliens from space.
●Military test aircraft.
●Some UFOs are alien, some are test aircraft.
●UFOs are evidence of human space travel.
●UFOs are neither alien nor test aircraft.
●UFOs don’t exist.

11. The chances of seeing a UFO are greater for those people who live in small towns or in the country and are outside late at night.
UFOs come in all shapes and sizes. Some are only small spots of light that move in strange patterns across the night sky.
Some can be seen in the daytime. They are often said to be disk- or saucer-shaped.

12. Why so many people make great efforts to climb them? Where is it?
weather
High winds
Snowstorms
Cold
Wet…
Hobby
Dream
Challenge themselves
Overcome difficulty
Make discoveries …
Himalayas
the highest mountain range in the world

13. Half-man and half-beast Strong, hairy…
Yeti
Abominable snowman
What do Yetis look like?
Half-man and half-beast
Strong, hairy…

14. The Yeti or Abominable
Snowman, also called
the “missing link” （推想
中从类人猿发展到人类之
间的过渡生物）, is said to
be a humanlike monster
that is supposed to live in
Himalayas, the highest
mountain range in the world. Several sightings,
mainly of footprints, have been reported by western
explorers throughout the years. Yet none of them
have been supported with evidence in any way.

15. Loch Ness Loch Ness Monster
On the 21st December 1933, The hunter, M A Wetherall, "It is a four fingered beast and it has feet or pads of eight inches across. I judge it to be a powerful soft footed animal about 20 feet in length... I am sure that it can breathe like a crocodile with just one nostril out of the water."
A big lake in Scotland, one of Scotland’s top tourist attractions, famous because of Nessie, the Loch Ness Monster.

16. Stonehenge
Prehistoric monument on Salisbury Plain, southern England, consisting of two concentric circles(同心圆) of large standing stones, the heaviest of them weighing probably about 45 tons, one of the most famous prehistoric sites in the world, added to the UNESCO's list of World Heritage Sites in 1986, built between 2800 and 1500 BC , thought to have been an astronomical calendar(天文历) or a temple to the sun.

17. The Sphinx Pyramids, Egypt
All Egyptian pyramids were built on the west bank of the Nile, as the site of the setting sun was associated with the world of the dead in Egyptian mythology.
Half human, half lion, the Sphinx is 240 feet long and 66 feet high

18. The Great Pyramid
The Great Pyramid of Khufu is one of the seven wonders of the ancient(古代的) world. No one knows how people can put such big stones on without any machine. It is
the greatest of the Egyptian pyramids.
They are burial places(墓地) for the
Pharaohs(法老). It is the symbol of Egypt. Some people say the pyramids are built by the aliens.

19. Group discussion: What other unexplained things do you know about?
If you saw a UFO or a monster some day, what would you do?

20. Translation of some phrases:
无法解释的传说，未解之谜
充满无法解释的事物
一个失踪的男孩 偶遇 谈论
进行一次采访或面试
因为这个原因
相信未解的事物
tales of the unexplained
be full of unexplained things
a missing boy
run into
talk about
carry out an interview
for the reason
believe in unexplained things

21. Unit1 Reading Boy missing, police puzzled

22. Boy missing, police puzzled
Can you complete the title?
What information can you get from the title?
What else do you want to know?
A boy is missing, and the police are puzzled.
How/When/Where was the boy missing? Why are the police puzzled?
Kidnapped(绑架)? Drowning(溺水)? Murdered/Killed? …

23. ? title ‘Boy missing, police puzzled’
A boy is missing and the police are puzzled.
incomplete
brief
attractive
exact
direct
features of a news title

24. ‘How to read a newspaper article’
( to give a general idea about the news )
title
( to tell readers “who” “when” “where” “what” “why” “how” )
the first paragraph
the following paragraphs
( to give detailed but less important information )

25. Steve Jobs dies (Updated: Oct. 5, 2011)

26. Steve Jobs dies (Updated: Oct. 5, 2011)
Main points
California – Steve Jobs, the mastermind behind Apple’s iPhone, iPad, iPod, iMac and iTunes died this afternoon. Steve's brilliance and energy were the source of countless innovations that improve all of our lives. The world is far better because of Steve.
who
when
where
what
why

27. Title :
“A boy missing, police puzzled”
It’s about a missing boy
who
when
what
where
why …
a boy named Justin
last Friday night
went missing
Dover
unknown …
the first paragraph
the following paragraphs
evidence given by Justin’s parents, sister, neighbors …

28. Fast reading What is the article about? When was Justin last seen?
Who is in charge of the case?
4. What time did the witnesses see Justin walking home?
5. Does Justin have any brothers and sisters?
It’s about a missing boy.
Friday night.
Detective Sam Peterson.
At p.m.
He has a sister.

29. Mavis Wood has been taken by the aliens.
6. What colour were the aliens?
They were white.
7. Who else has been taken by the aliens?
Mavis Wood has been taken by the aliens.

30. Detail reading:
1.The reason why people were interested in the disappearance of the child is that____
A. The lost boy was 15 years old.
B. The police advised them to do so.
C. The disappearance might have something to do with the UFO and the alien.
D. All of the above

31. 2. Which of the following statement is true?
A. Justin Foster went missing last Friday morning.
B. Justin father had a headache that day.
C. Justin did tell someone he would stay out late.
D. Justin’s parents asked the police for help.

32. 3. We can infer that the boy might go missing______.
in his own room
on the playground
in Kelly’s room
in his brother’s room

33. 4. What is the attitude(态度） of the police to the disappearance of the boy?_____
They can’t make sure that Justin was taken by aliens.
They think it possible for some people to make up an amazing story.
They are looking into other possibilities.
All of the above.

34. 5.We can know_______.
The police have known the cause of the boy’s disappearance.
the police haven’t found convincing evidence about the boy’s disappearance
the police will catch the aliens who took away the boy.
the police won’t get any information about the child’s disappearance

35. The structure of the newspaper article
Main points
Supporting details
Introduction
&
Background
(Para 1)
When
Where
Who
What
how did people react
why did people show great interest
three days ago
Dover, New Hampshire
Justin Foster
went missing
showed great interest
Strange lights in the sky & alien visits
around the time the boy disappeared

36. Justin Foster went home.
Main points
Supporting details
Who believed he was back?
Justin Foster went home.
his two friends
witnesses
( Para. 2)
his sister

37. The boy was taken away by aliens.
Main points
Supporting details
Kelly saw ____________________________.
Kelly heard ____________.
Mavis Wood said _________________________________________________________.
The boy was taken away by aliens.
a large spaceship flying outside
Justin shout
(Para. 3~8 )
that the aliens took her away so that they could do research on her

38. Main points Supporting details
Mrs Foster thought
Justin’s friends said
Witnesses said
he was spending the night with a friend.
Justin Foster went missing
didn’t show up at the family lunch the next day.
Justin Foster
that Justin went home after playing baseball with them.
that they saw Justin
walking towards his home at
10.45 p.m.
Justin Foster returned home.
him put on his favorite
CD after he went to his room.
Kelly heard

39. Justin Foster was taken away by aliens
Main points
Supporting details
Kelly saw
Kelly heard
Mavis Wood said
a large spaceship
flying outside.
Justin Foster was taken away by aliens
Justin shout.
that the aliens took her away so that they could do scientific research on her.

40. shocked frightened, shocked worried, sad, regret angry, terrible
people
Feelings towards the incident
shocked
friends
Kelly
frightened, shocked
Mrs. Foster
worried, sad, regret
Mavis Wood
angry, terrible
Sam
Peterson
puzzled, determined

41. What’s the right order of the sentences?
Justin did not show up at the family lunch the next day.
Kelly heard Justin return home.
Justin left home to play baseball with his two friends.
Justin was seen walking towards his home at p.m.
Kelly heard Justin shout.
Kelly saw a bright light outside her window. 6 3 1 2 5 4

42. white skin and black eyes was working on road construction job
True or false?
Kelly saw Justin go straight to his room and put on his favourite CD.
Standing inside the spaceship were strange creatures with black skin and red eyes.
Mr Foster was sleeping at home and knew Justin was missing.
Police said there was no hard evidence that Justin was taken away by the aliens.
Poliece has given up looking into other possibilities.
didn't see
white skin and black eyes
was working on road construction job T
won't give up

43. Consolidation Task-based reading
Topic
People
Details
Boy
Missing,
police
puzzled
Parents
They thought the boy out late with his friends but felt worried when their son didn’t up the next day.
Kelly
·Heard Justin home and on his favorite CD.
·Claimed to see a large flying outside, in which stood many strange creatures white skin and large black eyes.
·Thought that Justin had been taken away by the , for she heard him shout and never saw him after that.
Mrs. Mavis Wood
Believed Kelly’s words, for she herself had ever
Been taken by the aliens.
Detective Sam Peterson
·Thought stories about aliens were made up by people.
·Will look into other as well.
·Won’t up until the truth is found out.
stayed
show
return
put
spaceship
with
aliens
away
possibilities
give

44. Assignment
● Write an article that interests you, and use as many useful phrases as possible.
● Recite the useful words and expressions in the article.

45. Thank you !