课件36张PPT。Reading and VocabularyModule 6 Unexplained Mysteries
of the Natural WorldHow much do you know about Lake Tianchi?
Where is it?
How big/ deep is it?Lake Tianchi1. Where 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.2. How big and deep is it? 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 quickly and find out the main idea of each paragraph.Two descriptions of the monster of Lake TianchiThe recent sighting of the monster by soldiersThe sighting of the monster by Li XiaohePeople’s prediction and ideas about Tianchi monsterMore information about Lake Tianchi(the latest sighting)(another sighting)(a third sighting)Note-takingXue
JunlinIts head looked like a horsea group of soldiersgreenish-black,round head with 10cm hornsLi XiaoheA round black creature2. Read the text carefully and answer the questions. How many sightings of the monster
does the article report?Three. 2. Who saw the monster clearly, and why?Mr Li Xiaohe and his family, because the weather was fine and the lake was calm. 3. Which description of the monster is most detailed?The soldiers’ description.The beginning of last century.4. When was the monster first sighted?5. What do many people think about
the monster?They think it might be a distant cousin of the Loch Ness Monster. 6. What do scientists think about the
monster?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.A sighting is when someone _____.
A. sees something
B. finds something
C. puts something somewhere. appear, clam, claim, dive, horn, repeat,
skeptical, seal, sighting, temperature4.Choose the best way to complete the definitions of the words below.2. 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 isThe “Monster” of Lake Tianchi, the highest ________ lake in the world, is ____ ___ ____ __after several recent sightings. But no one has ever got a clear look at the __________creature. In one sighting, as is _______by the director of a local tourist office, it is black and _____________the water like a seal. In another recent sighting, a group of soldiers watched it _________ for about two minutes. volcanicback in the newsmysteriousclaimed jumped out ofswimmingA third report _____ ______a family who claimed to have seen a round black creature_______ quickly through the water. After three or four metres it _____ ____the water. Many people think the monster may be a______ cousin of the Loch Ness monster in Scotland. Scientists, however,are______, because the low-temperature lake is ________to be able to ________such a large ______creature.movingdived intodistantscepticalunlikelysupportlivingcame fromKey sentences in this passage1. 最近有人看见怪兽就在离湖边十米的地方,怪物似乎是黑色的。 The monster, which seemed to be
black in color, was ten metres from
the edge of the lake during the most
recent sighting. 1.The young man seemed (to be)
excited today.
2.He seems to be reading books.
3.Your mother seems to have got the
good news.
to do (将来)
Seem/pretend/claim to be doing (正在)
to have done (已经)当李老路过的时候,他假装正在听课。
He pretended to be listening when Mr. Li passed by.
他假装听写过关。
He pretended to have passed the dictation.
他宣称他复习了功课。
He claimed to have gone over the lessons.
2. 在最近几次露面后,吉林长白山的“天池怪兽”再次成为新闻话题。 The monster in the Changbai
Mountains is back in the news
after several recent sightings.3. 虽然没有人看清楚过这头神秘怪物
的面目,但当地一位摄影师薛俊林
声称怪物的头看起来像马头。 Although no one really got a clear
look at the mysterious creature,
Xue Junlin, a local photographer,
claimed that its head looked like a
horse. 4.他声称看到一个圆形黑色的东西
快速穿越湖水。 He claims to have seen a round black creature moving quickly through the water.
1. Xue Junlin claimed that its head looked like a ...
2. You can claim on the insurance if you have an accident while on vacation.
3. Lost things can be claimed between 9 to 11 in the school office.
4. The flood claimed over 100 lives.
宣称 索赔 认领夺去(生命)
1)claim that
2)claim to have done
3)claim to do/be
他声称已经交了作业,可我没找着。
He claims ______________.
to have handed in his
homework, but I can`t
find it. 5.他和他的家人都清楚地看到了怪物,
因为当时天气晴好,湖水平静。 He and his family were able to see the
monster clearly because the weather
was fine and the lake was calm. 6. 自上世纪初以来,一直有关于天
池怪物的报道,尽管还不曾有人
近距离目睹过。 There have been reports of monsters in Lake Tianchi since the beginning of the last century, although no one
has seen one close up. 7. 他们说,温度低的湖水中不可能
存活如此大的生物。 They say that the low-temperature
is unlikely to be able to support such
large living creatures.
1) sb/sth is likely to do…
2) It is likely/possible (for sb)to do…
3) It is likely/possible/probable that…Probable 表示的可能性比possible 大,
而likely表示外表迹象表明的可能性。 1.Studies show that people are
more to suffer from back
problems if they always sit before
computer screens for long hours.
A. likely B. possible
C. probable D. sure
A2. Well prepared, he is ____ to pass
the monthly exams.
A. probable B. likely
C. possible D. probably
3. Look, sir, dark clouds are
gathering. It’s _____ to rain soon.
probable B. possibly
C. likely D. perhaps
BC 8. 它海拔2189米,面积约10平方千米。 It is 2189 meters high/in height and
covers an area of about ten square
kilometers.
1. It covers an area of ten square kilometers.
2. We covered a lot of ground when we had 4 weeks off.
3. If it carried on snowing, this ground will be covered with snow by morning.
4. This course covers all aspects of business and law.
占…面积 走完覆盖包括、涉及5. Reporters poured into London to cover the Olympics.
6. He should get enough money from his work to cover his rent.
7. We are not covered against theft.
报道支付 给…保险1)占…面积 2)走完
3) 覆盖 4)包括、涉及
5)报道 6)支付 7)给…保险-----Do you have enough to ___ all your daily expenses?
----Oh yes, enough and to spare. (2008高考)
A. cover B. spend
C. fill D. offer
A 1. Finish the exercises on papers
and workbook.
2. Recite the new words in the text.