课件31张PPT。Module 6Module 6 Unexplained Mysteries
of the Natural WorldFunctionTalking about possibility and improbabilitya. Many people think the monster may be related to Nessie.
b. They think there might be similar creatures in other lakes.
c. Scientists say the lake is unlikely to be able to support such a big creature.Look at the sentences and answer the questions.1. Which sentences say that something is possible?
a, b
2. Which sentences say that something is impossible?
c
3. Which word is followed by to + verb?
unlikelymay: 可能会, 或许会
might: 可能, 或许 (语气更不肯定)
unlikely: 可能性不大的(形容词)e.g. 1. It may be a new species.它可能是一种新的物种。他或许不在那儿。2. He may not be there.3. His suggestion might be worth thinking
about.他的建议或许值得考虑。我有许多或许你感兴趣的书。4. I have got a lot of books that might
interest you.7点钟前她可能到不了。他不大可能受伤。5. She is unlikely to arrive before 7.6. It is unlikely that he got injured.Rewrite the sentences using the word in brackets.1. Perhaps there are still dinosaurs somewhere. (might)
There might still be dinosaurs somewhere.
2. Don’t go near the water. Perhaps it’s very deep. (may)
Don’t go near the water. It may be very deep.
3. We probably won’t see the monster. (unlikely)
We are unlikely to see the monster.4. Perhaps there is an underground river from Loch Ness to the sea.
There may be an underground river from Loch Ness to the sea.
5. We must help him --- perhaps he can’t swim! (may)
We must help him --- he may not be able to swim.6. There are probably lots of strange creatures in that lake. (likely)
There are likely to be lots of strange creatures in that lake.Grammarmay have / might havea. The dinosaurs may have stopped evolving, and been unable to adapt to changes in the climate.
b. They might have killed each other. Read the sentences from the interview.We use may have or might have (with the past participle) to talk about ____.
1. Something which happened in the
past---perhaps.
2. Something which is impossible.
3. Something which may happen in the
future.1“may + have + done”表示对发生过的
事情的推测，意思是“可能已经”或
“也许已经”，用于肯定句中。如:
—What has happened to George?
—I don’t know. He may have got lost.
—乔治发生了什么事？
—我不知道，他可能迷路了。“might+have+done”表示对过去事情
的推测，might与may意思相同，但可能性更小, 多用于虚拟语气结构中。如:
He might have given you more help,
even though he was busy.
他或许会多给你一些帮助，即使他很忙。 在英语中，表示对过去某种情况或已发生的动作进行推测，常用“情态动词+ have +动词-ed形式”表示。说话人的语气或推测的把握程度不同，使用的情态动词也不同。1. must have done意为“过去一定做过……”。如：
It must have rained last night, for the ground is wet.
2. can / could have done意为“过去可能做过……”或“过去本来可以做……而没有做”，can’t / couldn’t have done意为“过去不可能做过……”。如： Don’t worry. They could have just forgotten to phone.
I could have passed the exam, but I was too careless.
Mr Smith has gone to Beijing, so you couldn’t have seen him yesterday.3. needn’t have done意为“本不需要做……却做了”。如：
I needn’t have written to him because he phoned me shortly afterwards.4. ought to / should have done表示“过去应该去做……而没有做”。ought not to / shouldn’t have done表示“过去不应该做……却做了”。如：
Sam, you are too lazy. The work should have been finished last night.
You ought not to have taken the book out of the reading room. Thank you for all your hard work
last week. I don’t think we ____ it
without you. (2008 山东)
A. can manage
B. could have managed
C. could manage
D. can have managed高考链接2. — I’m sorry. I ______ at you the
other day.
— Forget it. I was a bit out of control
myself. (2008 江苏)
A. shouldn’t shout
B. shouldn’t have shouted
C. mustn’t shout
D. mustn’t have shouted 3. — Hi, Tom. Any idea where Jane is?
— She ______ in the classroom. I saw
her there just now. (2009 重庆)
A. shall be B. should have been
C. must be D. might have been
4. But for their help, we _____ the
program in time. (2009 安徽)
A. can not finish B. will not finish
C. had not finished
D. could not have finished5. He did not regret saying what he did
but felt that he _____ it differently.
(2009 江苏)
A. could express
B. would express
C. could have expressed
D. must have expressed 6. — The weather has been very hot
and dry.
— Yes. If it had rained even a drop,
things would be much better now!
And my vegetables _______.
(2010 北京)
A. wouldn’t die
B. didn’t die
C. hadn’t died
D. wouldn’t have died7. — I left my handbag on the train, but
luckily someone gave it to a railway
official.
— How unbelievable to get it back!
I mean, someone ______ it.
(2011 江苏)
A. will have stolen
B. might have stolen
C. should have stolen
D. must have stolen8. Had they known what was coming
next, they _____ second thoughts.
（2012浙江）
A. may have
B. could have
C. must have had
D. might have hadRevise what you have learnt in the lesson.
2. Finish the Exercises 2-3 in Grammar on Page 57.
课件40张PPT。Module 6Module 6 Unexplained Mysteries
of the Natural WorldIntroduction The Loch Ness Monster尼斯湖水怪Do you know some mysteries in the world?英国水母麦圈Shennongjia SavageUFOpyramidThe BigfootThe YetiLook at the pictures and match them with the descriptions. ________ is a monster that lives
high up in the Himalayas. It’s
about two meters tall and has powerful arms and legs. If often gets angry and will attack anyone who goes close to it. Local people and people travelling in the mountains have many stories to tell about it. The Yeti___________ got its name because of its footprints. It lives in the mountainous forests of northwest America and probably looks like a very large monkey --- tall and hairy with big arms and legs. Native Americans believe it is a spirit and has no physical form.The Bigfoot______________ is a frightening creature that lives in Scotland. Climbers say they have seen it on the mountains. It is tall and has a grey face and long claws instead of hands. The Grey manOne of the most famous monsters in the world is the _________________. It lives in a deep lake (a loch) in the north of Scotland and it is very old. It has a small head and a long tail and some people believe it is a dinosaur.Loch Ness MonsterFind the words in the stories. Now match them with the definitions. attack claw creature dinosaur tail
footprint hairy monster spiritan animal, especially if you don’t know what kind of animals it is _________
an unknown animal that is big and frightening __________creaturemonster3. with a lot of hair _______
4. the mark left on the ground by a foot
_________
5. a part that sticks out at the back of an
animal’s body _______
6. a large animal that lived thousands of
years ago _________hairyfootprinttaildinosaur7. something that continues to exist after
death __________
8. the sharp nails that some animals and
birds have on their feet _________
9. to use violence against someone
_________spiritclawsattackReading and VocabularyHow much do you know about Lake Tianchi?
Where is it?
How big/ deep is it?Lake TianchiWhere is it?
How big and deep is it?It covers an area of about ten square kilometers. In places it is over 370m deep.It’s in the Changbai Mountains in Jilin Province. a tourist guide
a newspaper
a dictionary
a scientific journalRead the beginning of the passage and decide where the text comes from. Read the passage and then tell the main
idea of each paragraph.The latest sighting of the Tianchi monsterAnother recent sighting of Tianchi monsterParagraph 1Paragraph 2Paragraph 4More information about the Tianchi
monsterParagraph 5Information about Lake TianchiA third sighting of the Tianchi monsterParagraph 3Read the text carefully and answer the questions on page 53. How many sightings of the monster
does the article report?Three. ( Para. 1-3)2. Who saw the monster clearly, and why?Mr Li Xiaohe and his family, because the weather was fine and the lake was calm. ( Para. 3 line 8)3. Which description of the monster is most detailed?
4. When was the monster first sighted?The soldiers’ description.The beginning of last century.5. What do many people think about the
monster?
6. What do scientists think about the
monster?They think it might be a distant cousin of the Loch Ness Monster. ( Para.4 line7 )They don’t believe a large animal could live in Lake Tianchi because it’s too cold.7. What is special about Lake Tianchi?
It’s the highest volcanic lake in the world.Read the text carefully again and complete the following chart.black a seal a horse10-centimetre horns on the surfaceround black dived into a distant cousinsimilar creatures unlikelyPost readingChoose the best way to complete the definitions of the words below.A sighting is when someone _____.
A. sees something
B. finds something
C. puts something somewhere. appear, clam, claim, dive, horn, repeat,
skeptical, seal, sighting, temperature2. A seal is _____.
A. a kind of animal
B. a swimmer
C. a kind of boat
3. If you claim something you ____.
A. say it is true
B. say it is not true
C. are not telling the true4. A horn is a type of bone which comes
out of an animals’ _______.
A.tail B. head C. back
5. If you dive into water you go _____.
A. feet first B. bottom first
C. hands and head first6. If you repeat something you ______.
A. do it again B. stop doing it
C. do it many times.
7. Something which appears can be _____.
A. seen B. heard C. touched
8. Calm water is not _____.
A. dangerous B. deep C. moving9. If you are sceptical about something
you ______.
A. know nothing about it
B. believe it to be true
C. don’t really believe it10. The temperature of something is
A. how heavy it is
B. how hot or cold it is
C. how deep it is1. Finish the exercises on papers
and workbook.
2. Recite the new words in the text.课件33张PPT。Module 6Module 6 Unexplained Mysteries
of the Natural WorldLanguage points1. attack n. 攻击, 袭击 e.g. make an attack on the enemy
对敌人进行袭击
a troop under attack
遭受攻击的部队have an attack of fever 突发高烧
a heart attack 心脏病突发
v. 袭击, 攻击; 抨击; (疾病等)侵袭,
发作; 动手(解决)
e.g. I was suddenly attacked from behind.
我突然从背后遭受袭击。
Today’s papers all attacked the government’s policy.
今天的报纸都抨击政府的新政策。【即学即练】 英译汉。
1) He read a newspaper article attacking
the football player.
2) He is suffering from a disease that
attacks his brain.他读过报纸上一篇抨击足球运动员的文章。 他正遭受一种侵袭他大脑的疾病的折磨。3) Most wild animals won’t attack us
unless they are made angry.
4) The little girl had her first heart
attack last month.大部分野生动物不会袭击人除非他们被激怒了。那个小女孩上个月第一次心脏病发作。2. exist v. 存在
e.g. They existed on very little money.
他们靠着一点钱生存着。
There existed a fact that …
存在着这样一个事实……
existence n. 存在
e.g. Do you believe in the existence of God? 你相信上帝的存在吗? 3. claim v.声称, 宣称(可跟动词不定式
或从句); 认领
n. 声称, 说法; 要求, 认领; 索赔
e.g. He claimed that he would beat all the competitors and win the gold medal.
他声称将击败所有的对手赢得金牌。Scientists are claiming a major breakthrough in the fight against cancer.
科学家宣称在治疗癌症方面已有重 大突破。
The police said that if no one claimed the watch, he would keep it.
警察说如果没有人认领这块手表, 他将保存着。He was hurt in a railway accident and put in a claim for compensation.
他在铁路事故中受了伤, 提出要求赔偿。
【拓展】 have a claim on sb.
对某人有……的要求权
make no claim (表示不能做某事)自认为不
lay claim to sth.
对……提出权利要求; 声称对……的拥有权put in a claim for sth.
提出对……的要求, 申请……的所有权【即学即练】
根据汉语完成句子, 每空一词。
1) 他声称已经完成了作业, 但是我不相信他。
He claimed ____ ___ ____ _______ the work but I didn’t believe him.that he had finished 2) 他说他发现了一颗新行星。
He _______ __ ____ discovered a new planet.
3) 有人认领那个落在树下的包了吗?
Did anybody _____ ___ ____ which was left under the tree?claimed he had claim the bag4. cover v. 覆盖, 包含, 占地(多大面积)
e.g. The bird covered the distance in three minutes.
这只鸟三分钟飞完了这段距离。Our school covers an area of 20 square kilometers.
我们学校占地面积二十平方公里。
How many pages have you covered
the book? 这本书你读了多少页了? The book covers the facts that you can’t find in any other book.
这本书包括了其他任何书上都没有的事实。
5. adapt v. 适应 修改 改编
e.g. He could not adapt his way of life to the company.
他无法使他的生活方式适应公司。It is hard to adapt this story for children.
很难为孩子们改编这个故事。
The movie was adapted from a novel.这部电影是由一部小说改编而来。6. die out 消失, 灭绝
e.g. The old traditions are dying out.
古老的传统正在消失。
die off 相继死去
die down/away
(火势, 声音, 风力) 逐渐弱下去7. throw light on 阐明某事, 帮助弄清楚
e.g. The notes threw light on the texts.
这些注解有助于课文的理解。
They are doing some investigations that will throw light on the social problem.
他们正在做一些能阐明这个社会问题的调查。come straight to the point 开门见山, 谈正题
e.g. Whenever he talks, he comes straight to the point.
他无论何时谈话, 都直奔主题。 8. reputation n. 名誉, 声誉
e.g. have a good reputation
有一个好名声
have a reputation for sth.
因……而闻名
live up to one’s reputation 不负盛名, 名副其实
lose/ruin one’s reputation 名誉扫地9. indicate 常与that连用, 意为“指出, 暗示”
e.g. Fever indicates sickness.
身体发烧表示有病。
Mr Smith has indicated that he may resign. 史密斯先生暗示他可能会辞职。10. fortune n. 运气, 命运, 财富
e.g. make a fortune 发财
try one’s fortune 碰运气
tell sb.’s fortune 给某人算命11. due to 由于, 因……而造成
e.g. The game was postponed due to the rain.
由于下雨, 比赛推迟了。
The accident is due to your careless driving.
这起交通事故是由于你的粗心驾驶而造成的。要他了解现代音乐似乎是不可能的。
It seems impossible for him to understand modern music.
2. 我好像曾经见过他。
I seem to have seen him before.
3. 似乎没必要帮助那个国家。
There seems to be no need to help that country.I. Translation.Exercises4. 一家大银行支持我们的公司。
Our company is backed up by a large bank.
5. 我们趁着黑夜开始攻击。
We began to attack under cover of darkness.
6. 没有水鱼不能生存。
Fish can’t exist out of water.7. 他很快使他自己适应了新环境。
He is quick to adapt himself to new circumstances.
8. 他花了5美元算了算命。
He spent five dollars having his fortune told.9. 我能代他要求赔偿损失吗?
Can I claim payment for him for the damage?10. 声音逐渐远去, 让在场的人目瞪口呆。
The noise died away, leaving the people present dumbfounded.11. 他声称他不在犯罪现场。
He claimed that he wasn’t at the scene
of the crime.
12. 这些书对你不可能有帮助。
These books are unlikely to be helpful
to you.
那个小女孩看起来好像从来没有走过
路。
It appeared that the little girl would
probably never walk.14. 我们重做了一次试验, 得到了相同的
结果。
We repeated the experiment and got
the same result.
15. 在过去几周中发生了很多起事故。
There have been many accidents in
the past few weeks.II. 根据下列各句句意及所给单词的首字
母或汉语意思, 写出该单词的正确形式。
1. H____ are usually in pairs, one on
each side of the head.
2. Although she was frightened, she
answered with a c____ voice.
3. It was reported that there was another
UFO _______ (目击) in the sky last night.sighting calm Horns 4. In order not to let him go out, his
mother told him that there was a(n)
_______ (怪物) outside the house.
5. I’m rather ________ (怀疑的) about
their chances of winning.
6. We must pay special attention to the
__________ (神秘的) stranger.monster mysterioussceptical 课件26张PPT。Module 6Module 6 Unexplained Mysteries
of the Natural WorldListening and Vocabularyadapt climate disappear
extinct evolve survive1. The _______ of a country is the type of weather it has. climateComplete the sentences with the words below in the box.2. If an animal or plant is ______, it existed a long time ago but doesn’t exist now.
3. When things _________, they no longer
happen or exist.
4. When people or animals _______, they don’t die after an accident or an illness.extinctdisappear survive5. If you can ______ to something, you
can change in order to make the situation better.
6. When animals or plants ______, they change and develop over a long period of time.adaptevolve1. How much do you know about dinosaurs?
2. Have you ever seen any films or read any books about dinosaurs?3. In your opinion, why did dinosaurs disappear from the earth? Give your reasons.Work in pairs and answer the questions
about dinosaurs. (Listen and check)
1. Dinosaurs ruled the earth for about ______ million years.
A. two
B. twenty
C. two hundred2. They ate ____.
A. plants
B. meat
C. both plant and meat
3. They became extinct ______ years ago.
A. 600,000
B. 6 million
C. 66 million4. Their nearest relatives today are ____.
A. birds
B. fish
C. mammalsListen to the second part of the interview. How many explanations are given for the disappearance of the dinosaurs?Key:1. A meteorite hit the earth.2. They stopped evolving.3. They killed each other.4. A volcanic eruption.5. Cancer caused by radiation.Guess the Chinese meaning of the words according to the pictures.Volcanic eruptioncraterdust cloudnutsseedsgalaxymeteoriteListen to the second part again. Tick the key words and phrases when you hear the above words. Listen to the tape again and decide which statements are true or false.
A huge meteorite may have hit all the
dinosaurs.
2. Perhaps a dust cloud made the world
dark.
3. A meteorite caused a volcanic eruption.FTF4. The dinosaurs had to eat seeds and
nuts to survive.
5. Perhaps too much fighting caused the
dinosaurs to die out.
6. One scientist believed the dinosaurs
became ill when they ate the wrong food.FTF7. There may be dinosaurs today living in other galaxies.
8. Dr Binfield thinks the crater near Mexico was caused by a meteorite.FTWhich theory do you think is most likely, and why? 课件25张PPT。Module 6Module 6 Unexplained Mysteries
of the Natural WorldRead the reading passage again and answer the questions. 1. What happened?
Several groups of people saw a kind of “monster”.
2. Where did it happen?
In Lake Tianchi in the Changbai Mountains in Jilin Province.3. What was the monster like?
It lived in the water, was black or greenish-black, and some people said it had a round head and body with 10-cm horns on the head, while others said it had a horse’s head.
4. What might have been the reasons for the appearance of the monster?1. Give the monster / the mystery a special name.
2. Begin by saying what happened and where.
3. Describe the appearance of the monster or the phenomena.
4. Give an explanation or theory about the monster or the phenomena.Make up a story about another monster or mystery. Discuss in a group of 4 and write down the key points.Suppose you are the tour guide , giving the tourist an introduction about the monster or the mystery. Your presentation should include the following points:Tell the location of the place where your explained mystery exists. Give practical information, such as a map of the area.
Say what happened there.
Describe what the monster is like or how the phenomena are.
Finish your article by giving an explanation or theory about your monster / phenomena.
Ask foreign tourists to pay a visit to the place and tell what the best time it is to go there.Cultural CornerDo you know any dragon stories?A. It tells us how the Chinese think of dragons.
B. It tells us different opinions about dragons
between the Chinese and the westerners.
C. It tells us Beowulf was a hero.What is the main idea of the text?Read the passage and give the main idea of each paragraph.Para. 1
Dragons are talked about everywhere in the world.Para. 2
The Chinese think well of dragons.Para. 3
The English think ill of the dragon but in Wales, it is a positive symbol.Para. 4
Dragon has a different character due to the animals the myths grew out of.Para. 5
In China, the dragon may have come from the alligator.Read the passage again and answer the following questions.In Chinese culture, dragons are generous and wise. They are closely connected to the royal family. According to popular belief, if you were born in the year of dragon, you are intelligent, brave and a natural leader.1. What do Chinese think of dragons?2. What do westerners think of dragons?Western dragons were typically bad creatures which had to be killed. But in Wales, the red dragon which appears on the Welsh flag is a positive symbol, indicating strength and a sense of national identity.generouswiseunpredictableroyal familyintelligentbravenaturalleaderreputationdangerousredpositivestrengthnationalidentity Do you know about any other animals that have different reputations in China and in the west?1. The very first text in English, the
Anglo-Saxon poem Beowulf, tells the
story of a Scandinavian hero, Beowulf,
who fights and kills a dangerous dragon
but is himself killed in the fight.
very用来加强语气。如：
He went there on that very afternoon.
他就在那天下午去了那里。NotesYou are the very person I am looking for.
你就是我要找的那个人。本句是一个主从复合句。句子的主体部分为The text tells the story; the Anglo-Saxon poem Beowulf作the very first text的同位语; 第二个Beowulf作a Scandinavian hero的同位语。who引导非限制性定语从句, 补充说明先行词Beowulf, 该从句谓语由fights, kills和is killed并列组成。2. But in China, the idea of the dragon
may have come from the alligator — a
shy animal which lives in rivers, but
which is usually only seen when there
is plenty of water — a good sign for
agriculture.本句是一个主从复合句。句子的主体部分是the idea of the dragon may have come from the alligator。第一个破折号后的部分是对the alligator的补充说明, 其中有两个which引导的定语从句修饰先行词animal; 第二个which引导的非限制性定语从句中又带有一个when引导的时间状语从句。第二个破折号后的部分是对plenty of water的补充说明。Finish the writing task.
