课件50张PPT。MODULE 6(3)Function, listening & speakingUnexplained Mysteries
of the Natural Worlds???黑龙江省哈尔滨市 邱尚瑛Function, listening & speaking1. Grasp the main meaning of the listening material
2. Increasing the abilities in listening & speaking. 1. Use the words and phrases to talk about mysteries of the natural world freely.
2. The main meaning of the listening text. FunctionLook at the pictures and guess1. There are some dinosaurs in the pictures.1. What are these in the pictures?
2. What do you think the listening text is about?FunctionLook at the pictures and guess2. I guess the listening text must be about the dinosaurs.1. What are these in the pictures?
2. What do you think the listening text is about?Listening1. What does the listening one talk about?
2. What is the main content of the?subject?
3. Were all?dinosaurs?big?
4. Who is invited to the program to talk on the
subject?
5. Why did the dinosaurs suddenly disappear,
almost overnight, 66?million years ago??
6. Why smaller?creatures?like?mammals
may?have?survived?Listen and find out the answersFunction1. What does the listening one talk about? 2. What is the main content of the?subject? It is why the dinosaurs suddenly disappeared exactly 66 million years ago.It’s an introduction about the dinosaurs’ topic in a talk show program.Listen and find out the answers. Function3. Were all dinosaurs?big? Not?all?dinosaurs?were?big, and some were the size of chickens.Listen and find out the answers. FunctionListen and find out the answers. One of the world's foremost experts on the?subject, Dr. Roger Binfield, from the Pitt Rivers Museum in Oxford is invited to talk on the subject.4. Who is invited to the program to talk on the subject? FunctionThere's?no?easy?answer?to the question, but there are lots of?theories according to the Dr. Roger Binfield.Listen and find out the answers. 5. Why did the dinosaurs suddenly disappear, almost overnight, 66?million years ago? FunctionThey had survived because they ate?nuts?and?seeds.Listen and find out the answers. 6. Why smaller creatures like mammals may have survived? 2. ranking above all othersMatching the words with the meanings1. a belief that can guide behavior 3. the extinct terrestrial reptiles of the Mesozoic era 4. a program of radio / television or an issue of a newspaper D. foremost A. edition B. dinosaur C. theory6. a sudden violent spontaneous occurrenceMatching the words with the meanings5. energy that is transmitted in the form of rays or waves7. a stony ceraunite consisting of silicate minerals8. continue to live through hardship or adversityH. eruption E. meteorite F. survive G. radiation ListeningListen to the listening one again and fill the blanks
Good afternoon, and welcome to this week's 1__________ of Mysteries of Nature. Today's topic is a big one, it's 2__________ , those strange 3__________ which ruled the earth for no less than 4___________ million years, some of them were 5__________ , others were like the infamous Tyrannosauraus Rex, carnivores who 6_________ meat and who attacked the more peaceful plant eating dinosaurs. edition two hundred plant eaters lived off dinosaurs creatures ListeningListen to the listening one again and fill the blanks
Not all 7_________ were big, some were the size of 8_________ , and in fact the closest things to dinosaurs 9_________ today are actually birds. But the 10_________ we are going to talk about today is why the dinosaurs 11_________ disappeared exactly 66 million years ago, and to throw light on the subject we've invited one of the world's 12_________ experts on the subject, from the Pitt Rivers Museum in Oxford, Dr Roger Binfield. dinosaurs mystery suddenly foremost chickens living ListeningListen to the listening two again and fill the blanks
P: Good afternoon Dr Binfield, and welcome to the
program.?
D: Thank you.?
P: I'm going to come straight to the point, 1________
I think there's not going to be an easy answer: why
did the dinosaurs suddenly disappear, 2_________
overnight, 66 million years ago??
D: You're right. There's no easy answer to that
question, but there are 3________ theories.?
P: Such as??
D: Well, probably the most 4________ accepted
theory is the meteorite one ...? even if almost lots of widely P = Presenter
D = Dr?Binfield ListeningListen to the tape and fill the blanks
P: You mean the earth was hit by a meteorite
from 5______ ??
D: Yes, that's right.?
P: And the dinosaurs died immediately??
D: Not exactly, not 6_________ . The meteorite
may have hit the earth with such 7 _______
that it created a huge dust cloud, which
stopped the 8________ from getting through ...
So there was no light, no heat,
and?9_______ .
space all of them force sunlight no food ListeningListen to the tape and fill the blanks
P: But other animals survived??
D: Yes, smaller creatures like mammals, which
may 10____________ because they ate nuts
and seeds.?
P: What other theories are there??
D: Lots. The dinosaurs may 11__________
evolving, and been unable to adapt to changes
in the climate. Or they might all have killed
12_________ .?
P: Is that possible? have survived have stopped each other ListeningListen to the tape and fill the blanks
D: Oh yes. They spent a lot of time fighting.
There again, it might have been volcanic
eruptions, not a meteorite, which sent up
13_____ of dust and cut off the light. One very
recent theory says they died of 14_____ .
P: Cancer? You mean the dinosaurs died out
because they fell ill??
D: Yes. As a result of radiation coming from
15_______ star somewhere in our galaxy...?
P: That sounds fantastic. clouds cancer a dying ListeningListen to the tape and fill the blanks
D: Well, I hink it's 16_______ , but it's not
impossible.?
P: Which theory do you believe??
D: I'd go for the meteorite. I think it's
17____________ one. And in fact there is a
huge crater in the Caribbean sea, off the coast
of Mexico, where the meteorite may
18_________ ... unlikely the most likely have landed Listening and speaking1. What is the conversation about?
2. What’s the reason that the dinosaurs
suddenly disappeared 66?million years ago?
3. Are?all of the dinosaurs died
immediately?
4. Why were the other dinosaurs?survived?
5. Could you tell us the other reasons why
the?dinosaurs?suddenly?disappeared?Ask and answer according to the conversationListening and speaking6. Is?that?possible the dinosaurs fighting
each other?
7. Are there any other theories about the
dinosaurs disappearing recently?
8. Do you believe that the dinosaurs
died?of?cancer? Ask and answer according to the conversationThe conversation is about the dinosaurs. Ask and answer according to the conversation1. What is the conversation about? Listening and speakingIt is hard to answer. The reason maybe that the meteorite may have hit the earth with such force that it created a huge dust cloud, which stopped the sunlight so that there was no light, no heat, and?no food. And there may be other reasons according to the conversation. Ask and answer2. What’s the reason that the dinosaurs suddenly disappear 66?million years ago? Listening and speaking3. Are?all of the dinosaurs died immediately? No, not all of the dinosaurs died. Some of them survived. Ask and answer according to the conversationListening and speakingThe other dinosaurs could survived because they were smaller creatures like mammals, which ate nuts and seeds. Ask and answer according to the conversation4. Why were the other dinosaurs?survived? Listening and speakingThe?other reasons why the dinosaurs suddenly disappeared may be the dinosaurs may have stopped evolving, and may have been unable to adapt to changes in the climate.
Or they might all have killed each other. Ask and answer according to the conversation5. Could you tell us the other reasons why the dinosaurs suddenly disappeared? Listening and speakingAccording to Dr. Binfield, the dinosaurs spent a lot of time fighting. Ask and answer according to the conversationListening and speaking6. Is?that?possible the dinosaurs fighting each other? Ask and answer according to the conversation7. Are there any other theories about the dinosaurs disappearing recently? Listening and speakingYes,?there were. One?very?recent?theory says?the dinosaurs died of cancer. Ask and answer according to the conversation8. Do you believe that the dinosaurs died?of?cancer? Listening and speakingI’ m not sure. But according to Dr. Binfield, it?might?have?been?volcanic eruptions, not a meteorite, which sent?up clouds of dust and cut off the light. And I think the volcanic eruptions may be the main reason too. Function1. What is the conversation about?
2. What’s the reason that the dinosaurs suddenly
disappear 66 million years ago?
3. Are?all of the dinosaurs?died?immediately?
4. Why were the other dinosaurs?survived?
5. What’s the other reasons that the dinosaurs
suddenly disappeared? Summarize the conversation according to the questionsFunction6. Is?that?possible the dinosaurs fighting
each other?
7. Are there any other theories about the
dinosaurs disappearing recently?
8. What does Dr. Binfield think of the reason
that the dinosaurs suddenly disappeared? Summarize the conversation according to the questionsFunction The conversation is about the dinosaurs. According to the conversation, the reason that the?dinosaurs?suddenly?disappear 66?million years ago may because of the meteorite. The meteorite may have hit the earth with?such?force that it created a huge dust cloud, which stopped the sunlight so that there was no light, no heat, and?no food.
But not all of the dinosaurs died. Some of them survived because they were smaller creatures like mammals, which ate nuts and seeds.The summary FunctionThe summary And there may be other reasons that the?dinosaurs suddenly disappeared according to the conversation. The?dinosaurs?may?have?stopped?evolving, and may have been unable to adapt to changes in the climate. Or they might have killed each other because the dinosaurs spent a lot of time fighting. FunctionThe summary One very?recent?theory?says?the dinosaurs died of cancer. But according to Dr. Binfield, it might have been?volcanic eruptions, not a meteorite, which sent?up clouds of dust and cut off the?light. I think the volcanic eruptions may be the main reason too.1) edition n. 版次，版本；
（报纸、杂志的）一份；
（广播、电视节目的）一期；
（书、报、杂志等的）一版印刷总数
They issued a new edition of Lu Xun's works.
他们发行了鲁迅著作的一个新版本。
A new chapter is included in the second edition.
这本书再版时插入了新的一章。Vocabulary learning. Function1) He heavily expurgated the work in its second edition.
在第二版中，他对书中内容进行了大幅删减。
Many words have been added to this edition of the dictionary.
本词典的这一版里新增加了很多词。
They will appear on an edition of CCTV's section, Today's Law. 他们将会在中央电视台《今日说法》栏目的一期节目中亮相。
There we end this edition of Science in Action.
本期的《科学在行动》节目到这里就结束了。Vocabulary learning. Function2) dinosaur n． 恐龙；守旧落伍的人，
过时落后的东西
The dinosaur became extinct before the appearance of man.
恐龙在人类出现以前就灭绝了。
The cause of dinosaur's becoming extinct remains a mystery.
恐龙灭绝的原因仍然是个谜。
Several?dinosaur?skeletons?have?been?discovered
?in?the?area.?
这个地区发现了几个恐龙的骨骼。Vocabulary learning. Function3) carnivore n. 食肉动物，食虫植物
This?is?a?vegetarian?dish?that?carnivores?love.?
这是一道肉食主义者爱吃的素菜。
The raccoon Procyon lotor, is a highly intelligent carnivore.
浣熊是一种可爱的具有高智商的食肉动物。
The carnivore was probably alive during the late Cretaceous period, scientists say, some 66 million years ago. 科学家说，这种食肉动物可能生存在大约6600万年之前的白垩纪晚期。Vocabulary learning. Function4) theory n. 理论，原理；学说
He?taught?us?music?theory.?
他教我们乐理课。
The next step is to put the theory into practice.
下一步是要将理论付诸实践。
Einstein's theory of relativity won for him universal esteem.
爱因斯坦的相对论赢得了全世界对他的崇敬。Vocabulary learning. Function5) foremost adj. 第一流的，最重要的，最初的
adv. 首先，第一；居于首位地
He was one of the world's foremost scholars of ancient Indian culture
他是世界上最杰出的古印第安文化研究者之一。
The premier occupies the foremost place in the world of politics.
首相是政界的首要人物。
He was a singer, but first and foremost a scholar.
他是个歌手，但他主要是一位学者。Vocabulary learning. Function6) meteorite n． 陨石，陨星，
流星，陨铁
A meteorite streaked across the dark-blue sky.
一颗流星划过夜空。
Once it hits Earth, a meteoroid suffers an identity crisis
and becomes a meteorite.
流星体一旦撞上地球，就变成了陨石。
While flying over the channel, the pilot saw what he
thought to be a meteorite.
当飞机飞过英吉利海峡时，驾驶员认为他看见
了一颗陨星。Vocabulary learning. Function7) survive v. 幸存，活下来，
幸免遇难；
经历……之后还存在
All of us will struggle fairly hard to survive if we
are in danger
所有人在身处险境时都会努力地要保住性命。
No letters survive from this early period.
早期的信件并没有保留下来。Vocabulary learning. Function8) radiation n. 辐射，放射物；
辐射状；分散
Sunlight consists of different wavelengths of radiation.
阳光由几种不同波长的射线组成。
The thermal radiation of shorter wavelengths than the
visible are called ultraviolet.
波长短于可见光的辐射称紫外线。
He had major surgery and 4 months of radiation
treatment.
他做了一个大手术并接受了四个月的放射性治疗。Vocabulary learning. Function9) eruption n． 喷发，爆发
The city of Bombay perished in a violent volcanic eruption.
在一次猛烈的火山爆发中，庞贝城毁灭了。
The eruption of a volcano is spontaneous.
火山的爆发是自发的。
The volcaic eruption has left a thin veil of dust in the upper atmosphere.
火山爆发在高层大气中留下了一层薄薄的尘土。Vocabulary learning. Function10) Tyrannosaurus?Rex
暴龙 / 霸王龙
（恐龙的一种，大型的食肉动物 ）
Tyrannosaurus rex was a large carnivore.
暴龙是一种大型的食肉动物。 。Vocabulary learning. Function About possibility and improbability:
?It may be ...
?It might be ...
?Perhaps there are ...
?There might be ...
?It is likely that ...
?It’s likely to be a dinosaur.
?It might be a big fish.
?The Monster of the Lake Tianchi may
be related to the Loch Ness Monster.Listening & speaking expressions about obligation, permission and prohibition. About possibility and improbability:
?Perhaps there are still dinosaurs somewhere.
?There might be similar creatures in other
lakes.
?It is unlikely to be ...
?It is unlikely to be a big fish.
?It is unlikely to be a dinosaur.
?The lake is unlikely to be able to
support such a big creatures.Listening & speaking expressions about obligation, permission and prohibition. Think about the topicsHomeworkHow to express about possibility and improbability?Discuss with your partner to talk about the topics we learnt today. Let’s end of this part.
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Teaching Aims 教学目标
1. Master the words and the phrases, learn how to use the words to talk about the mysteries of the natural world. www-2-1-cnjy-com
掌握生词和短语并学会用相关词汇谈论世界自然之迷。
2. Understand the texts and express your ideas about the topic in English correctly.
正确理解本单元课文并且能用英语正确表达有关话题。
3. Learn to use the modal verbs+have done / been in different situation correctly.
学会在不同情况下正确使用情态动词+have done / been的用法。
Important points 重点
Learn to communicate with the words and phrases in this unit.
学会用本单元所学词汇进行交流。
2. Master the tourist and vocabulary and the usage of the modal verbs+have done / been.www.21-cn-jy.com
掌握词汇与情态动词+have done / been的用法。
Difficult points 难点
1. The usage of the modal verbs +have done / been in different situation.
不同情况下情态动词+have done / been的用法。
2. Talk about the mysteries of the natural world and describe your ideas correctly.
能正确谈论有关世界自然之迷的话题，并能正确表述你的观点。
Teaching methods 教学方法
1. Multi-media teaching.
多媒体教学
2. Writing on the blackboard.
板书
3. Class activities: discussion in pairs and in class.
课堂活动：分组讨论
Teaching procedures 教学过程
[Function, listening & speaking]
Step one
Presentation & Listening
1. Lead in 导入
In today’s class, we will go on with topic about the mysteries of the natural world.
今天，我们继续有关世界自然之迷的话题。
Let’s look at the pictures and guess what the listening text is about.
首先看图片，猜一猜这篇听力课文是关于什么内容的。
(1. What are these in the pictures?
(2. What do you think the listening text is about? 【参考答案】
(1. There are some dinosaurs in the pictures.
(2. I guess the listening text must be about the dinosaurs.
2. Listen to the tape and find out the answers. Then, check the answers on screen.
(1. What does the listening one talk about? (2. What is the main content of the?subject?
(3. Were are all?dinosaurs?big?
(4. Who is invited to the program to talk on the subject?
(5. Why?did?the?dinosaurs?suddenly?disappear, almost overnight, 66?million years ago??
(6. Why smaller?creatures?like?mammals may?have?survived?
(1. It’s an introduction about the dinosaurs’ topic in a talk show program.
(2. The main content of the?subject is why the dinosaurs suddenly disappeared exactly 66 million years ago.
(3. Not?all?dinosaurs?were?big, and some?were?the?size?of?chickens.?
(4. One of the?world's?foremost?experts on?the?subject, Dr.?Roger?Binfield, from the Pitt?Rivers?Museum?in?Oxford is invited to talk on the subject.
(5. There's?no?easy?answer?to?the?question,?but?there?are?lots of?theories according to the Dr.?Roger?Binfield.
(6. They had?survived?because?they?ate?nuts?and?seeds.?
3. Words review and match the words with the meanings.
1. a belief that can guide behavior
A. edition
2. ranking above all others
B. dinosaur
3. the extinct terrestrial reptiles of the Mesozoic era
C. theory
4. a program of radio/television or an issue of a newspaper
D. foremost
5. energy that is transmitted in the form of rays or waves
E. meteorite
6. a sudden violent spontaneous occurrence
F. survive
7. a stony ceraunite consisting of silicate minerals
G. radiation
8. continue to live through hardship or adversity
H. eruption
【参考答案】
1. a belief that can guide behavior
C. theory
2. ranking above all others
D. foremost
3. the extinct terrestrial reptiles of the Mesozoic era
B. dinosaur
4. a program of radio/television or an issue of a newspaper
A. edition
5. energy that is transmitted in the form of rays or waves
G. radiation
6. a sudden violent spontaneous occurrence
H. eruption
7. a stony ceraunite consisting of silicate minerals
E. meteorite
8. continue to live through hardship or adversity
F. survive
Step two
Listening
1. Listen to the listening one again and fill the blanks.21教育网
Good?afternoon,?and?welcome?to?this?week's?1__________ of Mysteries of Nature.?Today's?topic?is?a?big?one, it's 2__________ , those strange 3__________ which ruled the earth for no less than 4_________ million years, some of them were?5_________ ,?others were like the infamous Tyrannosauraus Rex, carnivores who 6_________ meat and who attacked the more peaceful plant eating dinosaurs. Not?all?7_________ ?were?big, some were the size of 8_________ , and in fact the closest things to dinosaurs 9_________ today are actually birds. But the 10_________ we are going to?talk?about today is why the dinosaurs 11_________ disappeared exactly 66?million?years?ago, and to throw light on the subject we've invited one of the?world's?12_________ experts on the subject, from the Pitt Rivers Museum in Oxford, Dr?Roger?Binfield.?2·1·c·n·j·y
【参考答案】
1.edition； 2. dinosaurs； 3. creatures ； 4. two hundred；
5. plant?eaters； 6. lived off； 7. dinosaurs； 8. chickens；
9. living； 10.?mystery; 11. suddenly； 12. foremost?
(P = Presenter; D = Dr?Binfield )
P:?Good?afternoon?Dr?Binfield,?and?welcome?to?the?program.?21·世纪*教育网
D:?Thank?you.?
P:?I'm?going?to?come?straight?to?the?point,?1_________ I?think?there's?not?going to be an easy answer: why?did?the?dinosaurs?suddenly?disappear, 2_________ overnight, 66 million years ago??【版权所有：21教育】
D:?You're?right.?There's?no?easy?answer?to?that?question,?but?there?are?3_________ theories.?21*cnjy*com
P:?Such?as??
D:?Well,?probably?the?most?4_________?accepted?theory?is?the?meteorite?one ...?
P:?You?mean?the?earth?was?hit?by?a?meteorite?from?5_________ ??
D:?Yes,?that's?right.?
P:?And?the?dinosaurs?died?immediately??
D:?Not?exactly,?not?6_________ .?The?meteorite?may?have?hit?the?earth?with?such?7_________that it created a huge dust cloud, which stopped the 8________ from getting through ... So there was no light, no heat, and?9_________.?
P:?But?other?animals?survived??
D:?Yes,?smaller?creatures?like?mammals,?which?may?10_________?because they ate nuts and seeds.?
P:?What?other?theories?are?there??
D:?Lots.?The dinosaurs may 11_________ evolving, and been unable to adapt to changes in the?climate.?Or?they?might?all?have?killed?12_________ .?
P:?Is?that?possible??
D:?Oh?yes.?They?spent?a?lot?of?time?fighting.?There?again,?it?might?have?been volcanic eruptions, not a meteorite, which sent up 13_________ of dust and cut off the light. One very recent theory says they died of 14_________ .
P:?Cancer??You?mean?the?dinosaurs?died?out?because?they?fell?ill??
D:?Yes.?As a?result?of?radiation?coming?from?15_________?star?somewhere in?our galaxy...?
P:?That?sounds?fantastic.?
D:?Well,?I?think?it's?16_________ ,?but?it's?not?impossible.?
P:?Which?theory?do?you?believe??
D:?I'd?go?for?the?meteorite.?I?think?it's?17_________ ?one.?And?in?fact?there?is?a huge crater in?the Caribbean?sea,?off?the?coast?of?Mexico,?where the meteorite may 18_________...
【参考答案】
1. even?if； 2. almost； 3. lots of； 4. widely； 5. space； 6. all?of?them；
7. force； 8. sunlight； 9. no food； 10.?have?survived; 11. have stopped；
12. each?other； 13. clouds； 14. cancer; 15. a?dying； 16. unlikely；
17. the?most?likely； 18. have landed；
Step three
Listening and speaking
1. Ask and answer according to the conversation.
Pay attention to the questions while you are listening.【来源：21cnj*y.co*m】
一边听一边注意看问题。
(1. What is the conversation about?
(2. What’s the reason that the?dinosaurs?suddenly?disappear 66?million years ago?
(3. Are?all of the dinosaurs?died?immediately?
(4. Why were the other dinosaurs?survived?
(5. Could you tell us the other reasons why the?dinosaurs?suddenly?disappeared?
(6. Is?that?possible the dinosaurs fighting each other?
(7. Are there any other theories about the dinosaurs disappearing recently?
(8. Do you believe that the dinosaurs died?of?cancer?
Ask and answer with your partner. 与同桌进行问答练习。
Look at the screen and check the answers.
【参考答案】
(1. The the conversation is about the dinosaurs.
(2. It is hard to answer. The reason maybe that the meteorite may have hit the earth with?such?force that it created a huge dust cloud, which stopped the sunlight so that there was no light, no heat, and?no food. And there may be other reasons according to the conversation.
(3. No, not all of the dinosaurs died. Some of them survived.
(4. The other dinosaurs could survived because they were smaller creatures like mammals,?which??ate?nuts?and?seeds.?
(5. The?other reasons why the?dinosaurs?suddenly?disappeared may be the?dinosaurs?may?have?stopped?evolving,?and may have been unable to adapt to changes?in?the?climate.?Or?they?might?all?have?killed?each?other.
(6. According to Dr. Binfield, the dinosaurs spent?a?lot?of?time?fighting.
(7. Yes,?there were. One?very?recent?theory?says?the dinosaurs?died?of?cancer.
(8. I’ m not sure. But according to Dr. Binfield, it?might?have?been?volcanic eruptions, not a meteorite, which sent?up clouds of dust and cut off the light. And I think the volcanic eruptions may be the main reason too.
Step four
Listening and writing
1. Make a brief summary of the the conversation according to the questions. Ask some students tell to class. Then ask all of the students write the summary according to their questions.
根据问题来概括总结对话内容。请部分学生在全班总结，然后要求全班同学根据提问写出简要的总结来概括对话内容。
(1. What is the conversation about?
(2. What’s the reason that the?dinosaurs?suddenly?disappeared 66?million years ago?
(3. Are?all of the dinosaurs?died?immediately?
(4. Why were the other dinosaurs?survived?
(5. What’s the other reasons that the?dinosaurs?suddenly?disappeared?
(6. Is?that?possible that the dinosaurs fghting each other?
(7. Are there any other theories about the dinosaurs disappearing recently?
(8. What does Dr. Binfield think of the reason that the dinosaurs suddenly disappeared?
The the conversation is about the dinosaurs. According to the conversation, the reason that the?dinosaurs?suddenly?disappear 66?million years ago may because of the meteorite. The meteorite may have hit the earth with?such?force that it created a huge dust cloud, which stopped the sunlight so that there was no light, no heat, and?no food.
But not all of the dinosaurs died. Some of them survived because they were smaller creatures like mammals,?which?ate?nuts?and?seeds.?
And there may be other reasons that the?dinosaurs suddenly disappeared according to the conversation. The?dinosaurs?may?have?stopped?evolving,?and may have been unable to adapt to changes in the climate. Or they might have killed each other because the dinosaurs spent?a?lot?of?time?fighting.
One?very?recent?theory?says?the dinosaurs?died?of?cancer. But according to Dr. Binfield, it?might?have?been?volcanic eruptions, not a meteorite, which sent?up clouds of dust and cut off the?light. I think the volcanic eruptions may be the main reason too.
Step five
Vocabulary
1) edition n. 版次，版本；（报纸、杂志的）一份；
（广播、电视节目的）一期；
（书、报、杂志等的）一版印刷总数
They issued a new edition of Lu Xun's works.
他们发行了鲁迅著作的一个新版本。 A new chapter is included in the second edition. 21·cn·jy·com
这本书再版时插入了新的一章。
He heavily expurgated the work in its second edition. 21教育名师原创作品
在第二版中，他对书中内容进行了大幅删减。
Many words have been added to this edition of the dictionary.
本词典的这一版里新增加了很多词。
They will appear on an edition of CCTV's?section,?Today's?Law.
他们将会在中央电视台《今日说法》栏目的一期节目中亮相。
There we end this edition of Science in Action.
本期的《科学在行动》节目到这里就结束了。
2) dinosaur n． 恐龙；守旧落伍的人，过时落后的东西
The dinosaur became extinct before the appearance of man.
恐龙在人类出现以前就灭绝了。
The cause of dinosaur's becoming extinct remains a mystery.
恐龙灭绝的原因仍然是个谜。
Several?dinosaur?skeletons?have?been?discovered?in?the?area.?
这个地区发现了几个恐龙的骨骼。
3) carnivore n. 食肉动物，食虫植物
This?is?a?vegetarian?dish?that?carnivores?love.?【来源：21·世纪·教育·网】
这是一道肉食主义者爱吃的素菜。
The raccoon Procyon lotor, is a highly intelligent carnivore.
浣熊是一种可爱的具有高智商的食肉动物。
The carnivore was probably alive during the late Cretaceous period, scientists say, some 66 million years ago. 2-1-c-n-j-y
科学家说，这种食肉动物可能生存在大约6600万年之前的白垩纪晚期。
4) theory n. 理论，原理；学说
He?taught?us?music?theory.?
他教我们乐理课。
The next step is to put the theory into practice.【出处：21教育名师】
下一步是要将理论付诸实践。
Einstein's theory of relativity won for him universal esteem.
爱因斯坦的相对论赢得了全世界对他的崇敬。
5) foremost adj. 第一流的，最重要的，最初的，最前面的
adv. 首先，第一；居于首位地
He was one of the world's foremost scholars of ancient Indian culture
他是世界上最杰出的古印第安文化研究者之一。
The premier occupies the foremost place in the world of politics.
首相是政界的首要人物。
He was a singer, but first and foremost a scholar. 21世纪教育网版权所有
他是个歌手，但他主要是一位学者。
6) meteorite n． 陨石，陨星，流星，陨铁
A meteorite streaked across the dark-blue sky.
一颗流星划过夜空。
Once it hits Earth, a meteoroid suffers an identity crisis and becomes a meteorite.
流星体一旦撞上地球，就变成了陨石。
While flying over the channel, the pilot saw what he thought to be a meteorite.
当飞机飞过英吉利海峡时，驾驶员认为他看见了一颗陨星。
7) survive v. 幸存，活下来，幸免遇难；经历……之后还存在
All of us will struggle fairly hard to survive if we are in danger
所有人在身处险境时都会努力地要保住性命。
No letters survive from this early period.
早期的信件并没有保留下来。
8) radiation n. 辐射，放射物；辐射状；分散
Sunlight consists of different wavelengths of radiation. 21*cnjy*com
阳光由几种不同波长的射线组成。
The thermal radiation of shorter wavelengths than the visible are called ultraviolet.
波长短于可见光的辐射称紫外线。
He had major surgery and4 months of radiation treatment.
他做了一个大手术并接受了四个月的放射性治疗。
9) eruption n． 喷发，爆发
The city of Bombay perished in a violent volcanic eruption.
在一次猛烈的火山爆发中，庞贝城毁灭了。
The eruption of a volcano is spontaneous.
火山的爆发是自发的。
The volcanic eruption has left a thin veil of dust in the upper atmosphere.
火山爆发在高层大气中留下了一层薄薄的尘土。
10) Tyrannosaurus?Rex 暴龙 / 霸王龙（恐龙的一种，大型的食肉动物 ）
Tyrannosaurus rex was a large carnivore.
暴龙是一种大型的食肉动物。
Step six
About possibility and improbability:
It may be ...
It might be ...
Perhaps there are ...
There might be ...
It is likely that ...
It’s likely to be a dinosaur.
It might be a big fish.
The Monster of the Lake Tianchi may be related to the Loch Ness Monster.
Perhaps there are still dinosaurs somewhere.
There might be similar creatures in other lakes.
It is unlikely to be ...
It is unlikely to be a big fish.
It is unlikely to be a dinosaur.
The lake is unlikely to be able to support such a big creatures.
Homework
1. Discuss with your partner to talk about the topics we learned today.
2. Write down what you talked about with your partner.21cnjy.com
