课件16张PPT。Grade 9 Unit 8 ReadingSection B 2a-2dMystery Mysterious Bermuda Triangle Pyramidhistorianburialhonor(Pharaoh
法老)leaderpurposepreventenemy The Great Wallreceive
/i:/Stonehenge What do you want to know about it? Stonehenge-Can anyone explain why it is there?Fast-reading Tip 1: Try to get the main idea from the first or the last sentence in each paragraph or just focus on some key words. Paragraph 1
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Paragraph 4Stonehenge is not only a famous historical place, but also a great mysteryHistorians have different ideas about what Stonehenge was built for.Different ideas about the purpose of Stonehenge.Who built Stonehenge, When and how it was built are still mysteries.Careful-reading Part 1 (Para 1)What is Stonehenge?
2. How many visitors does it receive every year?
3. When do people like to go to Stonehenge? Why?Stonehenge, a round circle, is not only one of Britain’s most famous historical places but also one of its greatest mysteriesIt receives more than 750000 visitors.In June. Because they want to see the sun rising on the longest day of the year.asCareful-reading Part 2 (Para 2 and 3)as a temple for ancient leaders to communicate with the gods.as a kind of calendarfor a medical purpose (prevent illness and keep people healthy)as a burial place or a place to honor ancestorsfor celebrating a victory over an enemyTip2: Read carefully and underline the key words while reading. Focus on the new
words and guess the meanings according to the context.Careful-reading Part 3 (Para 4) It must be almost 5000 years old.In 2001, a group of English volunteers tried to build another Stonehenge, but they failed
Perhaps we might never know , but they have been hard-working and great planners.Retelling Hello, ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to Stonehenge. We’re your tour guides. Now We’d like to introduce Stonehenge to you.
Student 1: Stonehenge is a rock circle. It is …
Student 2: When you see it, you may ask what it might have been used for. Historians believed that …
Student 3: Some people think that …
Student 4: There are still some mysteries about Stonehenge left. …
Now you’ve known a lot about Stonehenge. Please follow me and enjoy it.Being a British tour guide
Introduce Stonehenge to tourists. Work in groups of four. Each of you introduces a part of it.Rewriting Fill in the blanksStonehenge, a rock ________, is one of ________ most famous historical places ________ over 7500000 visitors. It is also one of the greatest ________ in the world. People like visiting it especially in June because they want to see the sun ________ on the longest day of the year.
What might Stonehenge have been used for? Up to now, there is still no exact answer. However, most people agree that the ________ of the stones must be for a special ________. Some historians believe that it was a temple for ancient ________ to communicate with the gods, but Paul Stoker doesn’t think so. He ________ ________ that Stonehenge was built so many centuries ago and the leaders arrived there much later.
Some people think Stonehenge might be a kind of ________, for the stones were put in a certain way and the sun shines ________ into the center of them on ________ morning. It is also believed that Stonehenge were built to ________ illness and keep people healthy ________ you can feel the ________ from your feet move up your body ________ walking there. Others think that Stonehenge might have been used as a burial place or a place to ________ ancestors and celebrate a ________ over an enemy.
Most historians believe that Stonehenge must be built almost 5000 years ago. However, how and by whom it was built still ________ unknown. Historians need to do more to reveal the mysteries about Stonehenge. circleBritain’sreceivingmysteriesrisingpositionpurposeleaderspointsoutcalendardirectlymidsummer’spreventas/becauseenergywhilehonorvictoryremainsHomework Level A: Find out more information about Stonehenge on
the Internet. Level B: WritingOne who fails to reach the Great Wall is not a hero. Homework One who fails to reach the Great Wall is not a hero. Level B: WritingHomework
