1. Unexplained Mysteries of the Natural World Introduction
Module 6
Unexplained Mysteries of the Natural World
Introduction
Reading and Vocabulary

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

3. tail
hairy

4. footprint
claw

5. dinosaur

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

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

8. 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
The Yeti (1)

9. The Loch Ness Monster (4)

10. The Grey Man (3)

11. Introduction-5. Note-taking (5m)
creature
description
The Yeti
the 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

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

13. Reading & Vocabulary - 1. Warming-up (3m) Discuss the following questions.
As we know, there are some unexplained mysteries in the natural world such as the Yeti, the Bigfoot, the Grey Man and the Loch Ness Monster. Have you ever heard of or read about any other monster? Tell us something you know.

14. Reading & Vocabulary -2. Skimming (5m)
Find the topic sentence of the text //the main idea of each paragraph.
The “monster of Lake Tianchi” is back in the news after several recent sighting.

15. Get the main idea of each paragraph.
Read the passage quickly and find out the main idea of each paragraph.
Para 1
Para 2
Para 3
Para 4
Para 5
the latest sighting of the Tianchi monster
another recent sighting of Tianchi monster
a third sighting of the Tianchi monster
more information about the Tianchi monster
information about Lake Tianchi

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

17. A group of soldiers. 1. Who else saw the animal?
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.

18. The weather was fine and the lake was calm.
Read the 3rd Paragraph:
What did Li Xiaohe see?
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.

19. 1. How long was the history of reports of monsters in Lake Tianchi?
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.

20. Information about Lake Tianchi: Height: Area: Depth:
Read the 5th Paragraph:
Information about Lake Tianchi:
Height:
Area:
Depth:
2189 m
10 km2
370 m deep in some places

21. appear calm claim dive horn repeat skeptical seal sighting temperature
Reading & Vocabulary –4. Words-learning (5m) Guess the meaning in the box and do activity 4 on page 53.
appear calm
claim dive
horn repeat
skeptical seal
sighting
temperature
The keys:
1. A 2. A
3. B 4. B
5. C 6. A
7. A 8. C
9. C 10.B

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

23. 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.

24. 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.
with
for
at/about/for

25. Exercise stick out 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 _______________________________
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

26. Exercise die out 8.灭绝; (火)熄灭 ___________________________
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 ____________________________
adapt (himself)to / be adapted to
throw light on
come straight to the point
go for, be for
be closely connected with/ to

27. Exercise due to / because of / as a result of
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 ___________________________
get /go close to
get a clear look at
be sceptical about
be back in the news
there is likely to be someone

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

29. 欧肯纳根水怪(Ogopogo，在印第安语中意指水中的恶魔)是传说中居住在欧肯纳根湖的生物。欧肯纳根湖位于加拿大的哥伦比亚省的欧肯纳根的核心地带，湖约150公里长，1.6公里深，附近水域是欧肯纳根水怪常出没的地区。