Module 6 Unexplained Mysteries of the Nature World Reading 课件（23张PPT）

课件23张PPT。Unexplained Mysteries of the Natural World
The Monster of Lake Tianchi
monster尼斯湖水怪The Loch Ness MonsterSOMETHING IN THE WATERGuess: What are we going to talk about?The Monster of Lake Tianchi天池水怪Fast reading challenge yourselfRead the first paragraph and decide where it comes from.
a tourist guide B. a newspaper
C. a dictionary D. a scientific journalThe “Monster of Lake Tianchi” in Changbai Mountains in Jilin province, northeast China, is back in the news after several recent sightings.Task 1Para 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.Task2Read the first Paragraph:
1. According to the text, what did the monster look like?
2. How many people saw it?Black in color;
jumped like a seal;
its head looked like a horse.About 200.Careful ReadingRead the second Paragraph:
Who else saw the animal?
2.What were they doing?
3. What did it look like?A group of soldiers.They were walking along the side of the lake.It was greenish-black and had a round head with 10cm horns.Read the third Paragraph:
1. What did Li Xiaohe see?

2. Why could they see the animal clearly?A round black creature moving quickly through the water. After 300 or 400 meters it dived into the water.Because the weather was fine and the lake was calm.Read the forth Paragraph:
How long was the history of reports of monsters in Lake Tianchi?
2. What do many people think?
3. What do the scientists think?Since the beginning of the last century.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.The low-temperature lake is unlikely to be able to support such large living creatures.Read the fifth Paragraph:
Information about Lake Tianchi:
Height:
Area:
Depth:2189 m10 km2370 m deep in some placesThe “Monster of Lake Tianchi” is 1._______ in the news after several recent sightings. Someone said “the monster，which seemed to be black 2.___ colour，jumped out of the water like a seal.” A local photographer claimed that its head looked like a 3.______. Another said “It was 4.____________ and had a round head with 10-centimetre horns”．A third man 5.____________to have seen a round black creature moving quickly through the water.Consolidationbackinhorsegreenish-blackclaimedThen it 6.______ into the water，ten minutes later it 7.____________ again and repeated the action. Many people think the monster may be a 8.________ cousin of the Loch Ness monster. They also think that there might be 9.________ creatures in other lakes around the world. But scientists say that the low-temperature lake is 10._________ to be able to support such large living creatures.divedappeareddistantsimilarunlikelyDiscussion Do you believe there is a monster in Lake Tianchi ?
Can you guess what it really is?

IIt may be an otter.(水獭）It seems to be a sailing boat.It looks like a turtle（海龟）.Scientists, however, are sceptical. Whatever the creature is, we should judge everything scientifically.ConclusionDISAPPOINTED?Homework Write a short report about the monsters or other mysteries
of the natural world.
Goodbye!