Unexplained Mysteries of
the Natural World
Module 6
When we mention unexplained mysteries, what do you think of?
UFO
麦田怪圈
尼斯湖水怪
Look at the pictures.
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. It
often gets angry and will
attack anyone who goes close
to it. Local people and people traveling
in the mountains have many stories to tell
about it.
The Yeti
______________ got its name
because of its large 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 Man
One 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 Monster
The Monster of Lake Tianchi
Reading
Lake Tianchi (天池美景)
monster
a terrible creature
Read the first paragraph and decide where it comes from.
a tourist guide B. a newspaper
C. a dictionary D. a scientific journal
The “Monster of Lake Tianchi” in Changbai Mountains in Jilin province, northeast China, is back in the news after several recent sightings.
Task 1
Para 1
Para 2
Para 3
Para 4
Para 5
a.information about Lake Tianchi
b. the latest sighting
c. more information about the
Tianchi monster
d. another recent of Tianchi
monster
e. a third sighting of the Tianchi
monster
Read the passage and match the paragraphs with their main meanings.
Task2
Careful reading
1. How many sightings of the monster does the article report?
2. Who saw the monster clearly, and why?
3. Which description of the monster is most detailed?
4. When was the monster first sighted?
5. What do many people think about the monster?
6. What do scientists think about the monster?
7. What is special about Lake Tianchi?
1. How many sightings of the monster does the article report?
2. Who saw the monster clearly, and why?
3. Which description of the monster is most detailed?
Three.
Mr. Li Xiaohe and his family, because the weather was fine and the lake was calm.
The soldiers’.
Careful reading
4. When was the monster first sighted?
5. What do many people think about the monster?
6. What do scientists think about the monster?
The beginning of last century.
They think it might be a distant cousin of the Loch Ness 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.
Useful expressions
旅游指南
再次成为新闻
看清楚某事
好像做某事
潜入水中
占地...面积
声称做了某事
上个世纪初
不可能做某事
a tourist guide
be back in the news
get a clear look at
seem to do sth.
dive into the water
cover an area of...
claim to do sth.
the beginning of the last century
be unlikely to do sth.
Language points
In reading
1. It will attack anyone who goes close to it.
=It will attack those who ______ close to it.
Conclusion:
定语从句中谓语动词要与先行词保持一致
2. The “monster of Lake Tianchi” is back in the news after several recent sightings. (translate)
go
在最近儿次露面后,"天池怪物"又成了新闻。
be back in the news
"再次成为新闻,再次被新闻关注“
3. Meng Fangying said the monster,____ seem to be black ____ colour, was 10 meters from the edge of the lake.
A.which, on B. that in
C. / , on D. which, in
be black in colour 黑色
seem 用法
1) seem (to be) + adj./ n.
She ______________ an honest person.
她看上去是一个诚实的人。
2) It seems that + 句子
他似乎在撒谎。
It seems that he is lying.
seems
to
be
一切似乎很容易。
Everythig seems (to be) easy.
3)It seems as if...
It seems as if they had never seen each other before.
4) seem to do sth.
Our team seems to win.
我们队好像要赢。
I seem to have caught a cold.
The children seem to be eating in the room.
我好像感冒了。
孩子们似乎正在房间里吃东西。
似乎没有人 知道正确答案。
No one seems to know the right answer.
It seems that no one knows the right answer.
4. He claims _______________ (see) a round black creature moving quickly through the water.( 用括号内动词的适当形式填空)
claim+ to do/ to have done / that从句
表“声称...”
总结归纳:claim vt. ①宣称,声称,自称;
②要求, 认领;
③索赔,索取;
to have seen
①The young manager _____ that he could finish the job without any help.
A claimed B required
C demanded D asked
② He claimed _________unfairly when shopping in the shop yesterday.
A. to treat B. to be treated
C. to have been treated D. being treated
③----Has anyone _________ be responsible for the accident?
----Not yet,
A claiming to B claimed to
C been claimed to D. being claimed to
5. After three or four hundred metres it _________ the water.
它游了三四百米后潜入水中。
dive into 跳入,冲进
dived into
6. There __________(be) reports of monsters in Lake Tianchi since the beginning of the last century…
“there have been” 是there be 结构的现在完成形式,表示“从过去某时候到现在一直有”。其谓语动词按就近原则。
There have been a temple since 1997.
have been
自1997年以来,就有一个寺庙。
7. They say that the low-temperature lake is unlikely to be able to support such large living creatures.
① sb. be likely to
② It is likely/possible/probable+
a. (for sb.) to do
b. that...
有可能他会迟到。
It’s likely that he will be late.
He is likely to be late.
(2010浙江) If you sleep short of 7 hours, you are three times to catch a cold.
A possible B.likely
C unlikely D probable
8. It is 2,189 meters high and covers about ten square kilometers.
=It is 2,189 meters high and___________________about ten square kilometers. 天池海拔2189米,面积大约10平方公里。
covers an area of
cover an area of == cover “占有.......空间”
Revise the meaning of cover
①覆盖;
②包括,涉及;
③走完(一段路程);
④看完(若干页书);
⑤够付(费用)
⑥报导。
1. The wild flowers looked like a soft orange blanket _____ the desert.
A. covering B. covered C. cover D. to cover
2. The factory____ area of 50 square kilometers.
A .covers B covers an
C takes an D takes
3. He was sent ____ the Olympic Games in 2008.
A. to cover B. covering
C. covered D. to be covered
Careful reading (I)
Read the fourth paragraph and find :
1. What do many people think about the monster?
They think the monster may be a ___________
of the Loch Ness Monster in Scotland.
2. What do scientists think about the monster?
They are ________. They say that the
____________ lake is unlikely to support
such large living creatures.
distant cousin
sceptical
low-temperature
There seems to be something wrong with my bike.
3)用于 There seems to be +... 句型中 “似乎有”
我的自行车好像坏了。
4. 1) Although no one really_________________ (看清楚) the mysterious creature, Xue Junlin ___________ its head looked like a horse.
(声称它的头看起来像一匹马).
2) The soldiers, who were walking along the side of the lake, watched the creature ________ (swim) for about two minutes.
(把定语从句改为分词短语作定语,并用括号内动词的适当形式填空)
get a clear look at
claimed that
swimming