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

2. MYSTERIES

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

4. 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

5. 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.

6. 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.

7. 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.

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

9. LET’S PRACTICE!

10. 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 _________________.

11. YOUR TURN!

12. 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.

13. 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).

14. 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.

15. 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).

16. 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 ___________.