课件18张PPT。Welcome to the unit Brainstorming The most beautiful thing one can experience is mysteries . They are truly the basis of all arts and sciences .
Albert EinsteinIn your opinion, what is the most beautiful things one can experience?
Why?
Have you heard of any unexplained things?
Can scientists explain these phenomena?
A spaceship from another planet?
A satellite? A weather balloon? Can’t tell?
That’s why it is called a UFO!Have you ever read some reports about UFOs in China?
Are you interested in UFOs?
Are they really from another planet?
What do the letter UFO stand for?
Why do you think UFOs visit our planet?UFOsThe Loch Ness Monster in Scotland …
Could it be a sunken ship?Loch NessLoch Ness MonsterHave you ever heard of the Loch Ness Monster?
Are you interested in it?
They are a bit new to me, what about you?The Loch Ness MonsterHalf-man and
half-beast Yeti
Abominable
Snowman You might run into a Yeti in the Himalayas, or just see a few footprints, but you’d still be lucky!What are the Himalayas?
What’s the weather like there?
Why do some people make great efforts to climb them?
A Yeti is reported to be half-man and half-beast. Have you heard of it?
Do you think some climbers’ disappearances are connected with Yetis?YetisPyramids , EgyptThe SphinxHalf human, half lion, the Sphinx is 240 feet long and 66 feet high. The reason for building the pyramids in Egypt is still unknown even today.Which country are the pyramids in?
Where were they built, on the east coast of the Nile or on the west coast?
What are the reasons?
Do you think the Great Pyramid is a wonder in human history?
How was the Great Pyramid built?The Pyramids Who built Stonehenge in England and for what reason? No one knows the answer!Stonehenge ?Have you ever heard or read about the Stonehenge?
Are you interested in Stonehenge?
Would you be interested in discovering
more about them?Stonehenge2. If you saw a UFO or a monster some day,
what would you do?DiscussionDo you believe in unexplained things
mentioned above? Why or why not?1.mystery神秘的事物,谜,/ mysteries ; mysterious神秘的,不可思议的
2. explain( explained)
unexplained 无法解释的; explanation(名词)
3.Satisfy使满意, satisfied感到满意的, satisfying(令人)满意的, satisfactory令人满意的,合乎要求的 satisfactory 满意满足
4.evidence 证据,物证Useful words5.phenomena(pl.) 现象/ phenomenon(单数)
6.puzzle,puzzled,puzzling
7.Identify辨别,确认,identification (名词)
identified, unidentified
8. alien 外星人
9. tale:神话故事Useful wordsUseful phrasesbe full of mysteries
advanced science and technology
a sunken ship
run into sth.
believe in unexplained things
know about1. Go over the content in this lesson.
2. Preview the next period, especially the
new words in the instructions but not included in the wordlist.