Module 6 Unexplained Mysteries of the Nature World Introduction&Reading and vocabulary 课件（41张PPT）

课件41张PPT。 Module 6
Unexplained Mysteries of the Natural World
Introduction & Reading and Vocabulary必修四IntroductionWhen we mention unexplained mysteries, what do you think of?UFO Crop circlesBig Footprint The BigfootThe Loch Ness MonsterThe Monster of Lake TianchitortoisesnakeduckDo you know any other mysteries in this world?monsterLearn the new wordshairytail footprintclawdinosaur1. Look at the pictures and match them with the descriptions.a. The Bigfootc. The Loch Ness Monsterb. The Yetid. The Grey ManThe Yeti _________ 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.______________ 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 The Grey Man________________ 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. 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 Monsterattack, claw, creature, dinosaur, footprint, hairy, monster, spirit, tailan animal, especially if you don’t know what kind of animal it is.
2. an unknown animal that is big and frightening.creaturemonster2. Match the words with the definitions.3. With a lot of hairhairy4. The mark left on the ground by a foot
5. a part that sticks out at the back of an
animal’s body
6. a large animal that lived thousands of years agofootprinttaildinosaur7. something that continues to exist after death
8. the sharp nails that some animals and birds have on their feet
9. to use violence against someonespiritclawsattack3. Discussion Do you know any other mysteries in this world?Reading and Vocabulary1. As we know, there are some unexplained mysteries in the natural world such as the Yeti, the Bigfoot, the Grey Man and the Loch Ness Monster. Have you ever heard of or read about any other monster? Tell us something you know.1. Discuss the following questions.Warming-up How much do you know about Lake Tianchi?
Where is it?
How big / deep is it?
It’s on the Changbai Mountains in Jilin
Province. It’s 204 meters in deep on the average. In places it is over 370m deep.Lying at the top of the volcanic cone of the main peak, Tianchi Lake is the most famous scenic spot in the Changbaishan Mountain Area in the north of Jilin Province.In the shape of the lotus leaf, the lake is a natural result of volcanic eruption. With an altitude of 2,189 meters, it is the boundary lake between China and North Korea and also the cradle of Manchu, Korean and Han nationalities. 2. Read the passage quickly and find out the main idea of each paragraph.Para 1
the latest sighting of the Tianchi monster
Para 2
another recent sighting of Tianchi Monster Para 3
a third sighting of the Tianchi monster
Para 4
more information about the Tianchi monster
Para 5
information about Lake Tianchi3. Read the passage and answer the following questions.1. According to the text, what did the
monster look like?
Black in color; jumped like a seal; its
head looked like a horse.2. How many people saw it?
About 200.
3. Who else saw the animal?
A group of soldiers.4. What were they doing?
They were walking along the side of the lake.
5. What did it look like?
It was greenish-black and had a round head with 10cm horns.
6.What did Li Xiaohe see?
A round black creature moving quickly
through the water. After 300 or 400 meters it dived into the water.7.Why could they see the animal clearly?
The weather was fine and the lake was calm.
8. How long was the history of reports of
monsters in Lake Tianchi?
Since the beginning of the last century.
9. What do many people think?
The monster may be a distant cousin of the Loch Ness monster in Scotland and there might be similar creatures in other lakes around the world. 10. What do the scientists think?
The low-temperature lake is unlikely to be able to support such large living creatures.
11. How big is the Lake Tianchi?
It covers an area of about 10 km2 .
12. How high is it?
It’s 2189 m high.4. Choose the best way to complete the definitions of the words in the box.appear, clam, claim, dive, horn, repeat,
skeptical, seal, sighting, temperature1. A sighting is when someone _____.
A. sees something
B. finds something
C. puts something somewhere.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. backB. head5. If you dive into water you go_____.
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. movingA. do it againA. seenC. 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 isXue Junlina group of soldiersLi Xiao heIts head looked like a horse.greenish-black，round head with 10cm hornsa round black creatureNote-takingHomeworkFind more information about the monsters or other mysteries of the nature world.
Finish off the exercise related to vocabulary and reading in the Workbook.Goodbye!