课件26张PPT。Unexplained Mysteries of
the Natural World
Listening and VocabularyModule 6When:
Where:
What:
Key InformationFor the past 300yearsLake OkanaganOgopogoWill you believe the event
mentioned in the video?
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1. get information about unexplained mysteries of the natural world by listening; extract key points.
2. introduce and talk about unexplained mysteries with learnt words; state facts and present opinions.
3. develop a spirit of exploring the mysteries of nature; study hard to enrich the mind.Listen & Answer (take notes)1. The main idea of this passage is __________.
2. Decide where the passage comes from __________.
3. Key information: when, where, what.1. The main idea of this passage is ______.
to let us know sth. about the legendary
monster of Lake Tianchi
B. to show Lake Tianchi is a beautiful place
C. to tell us that there really exists a
monster in Lake TianchiListen & Answer2. Decide where the passage comes from .
A. a tourist guide B. a newspaper
C. a dictionary D. a scientific journalListen & AnswerWhen:
Where:
What:
Key InformationRecentlyLake TianchiMonster1. According to the text, what did the
monster look like?
2. How many people saw it?Listen & Answer (detailed information) Black in color; jumped like a seal; its head looked like a horse.Para 1 About 200. About 200
people saw it Its head
looked like
a horse;Black in colorSighting 11. Who else saw the animal?
2. What did it look like?A group of soldiers. It was greenish-black and had a round head with 10cm horns.Listen & Answer (detailed information)Para 2greenish-blacka round
head10cm hornsa group of soldiersSighting 21.What did Li Xiaohe see?
2.Why could they see the animal clearly? A round black creature moving quickly through the water. The weather was fine and the lake was calm.Listen & Answer (detailed information)Para 3a round black creature fine weathercalm waterA familySighting 3 Lake Tianchi is the highest ________ lake in the world. It is _____meters high and covers an area of about _____ square kilometers. In places it is more than ____ meters deep.volcanic218937010Listen & Answer (detailed information)Para 4&5
Background of Lake Tianchi 1. … Xue Junlin, a local photographer, claimed that its head looked like a horse.
2. … a group of soldiers claim they saw an animal moving on the surface of the water.
3. He claims to have seen a round black creature moving quickly through the water.
4. … Meng Fanying, said the monster, which seemed to be black in colour …FACTSExpressions 1. Many people think the monster may be a distant cousin of the Loch Ness monster in Scotland.
2. They also think that there might be similar creatures in other lakes around the world.
3. They say that the low-temperature lake is unlikely to be able to support such large living creatures.
4. Scientists, however, are sceptical.OPINIONSExpressions InteractionOPINIONSFACTSExtended Expressionsmay/might
maybe
(un)likely
(im)possible
(im)probable
sceptical
doubtful
(un)believableclaim
state
declare
seem
appear
look likeSummary Lake Tianchi is the highest volcanic lake in the world. The scene is very beautiful here. But what is the most 1._____ is the monster of Lake Tianchi which is back in the news after several 2._____ sightings. Many people 3._____ to have seen the monster. It 4._____ to be black in color and its head 5._____ a horse. Some people think the monster 6._____ be a distant cousin of the Loch Ness monster in Scotland. Others also think there 7._____ be similar creatures in other lakes around the world. But scientists are 8._____. They say that the low-temperature lake is 9._____ to be able to support such large living creatures.
Whether there is a monster or not, no one knows for sure. 10._____ we will know the truth in the future.Answers1. mysterious
2. recent
3. claimed
4. seemed
5. looked like6. may
7. might
8. sceptical
9. unlikely
10. Maybe The Loch Ness Monster, one of the most famous monsters in the world, who lives in a deep lake (a loch) in the north of Scotland. It has a small head and a long tail and some people believe it is a dinosaur.Class Exploringinterviewer (journalist)
interviewee (witness/tourist/scientist…)Speak – Role-playEvent&ExpressionsHomework Write a report about an unexplained mystery of the natural world, including facts and opinions with learnt expressions.