课件27张PPT。Tales of the UnexplainedVocabulary Free talk:
In your opinion, what is the most beautiful things one can experience? Why?Science exploration
(探索)sportsmusictravelling … The most beautiful thing one can experience is mysteries . They are truly the basis of all arts and sciences .
Albert EinsteinSantiago, 5:40 p.m. May 10, 2004an unusual creature is crossing the road
alienUFOunidentified flying objects
An News paper reportBoy missing ,police PuzzledA boy named Justin Foster got lost around the time when there was a flash of linght and alien spaceship ,moving around his house.Kelly ,Justin Foster's sisiter who saw what had happened said that she came across strange creatures with white skin and large black eys.Police have increase the speed of looking into the case. However, because of lack of hard evidence, they doubted the chance that Justin was taken away by aliens disappearedwitnessedstepped updue topossibilty 1. witness vt. n.目击者,证人witness the mysteryWe will ______ a series of great _______ in pouplation in China _____ ______the end of one-child policy.The witness who witnessed the incidence gave witness to the police and promised to be a witness to the mystery.目击神秘事件目击,见证由于单独政策的结束,我们将会见证中国在人口方面一系列的巨大变化。witness changesdue to 2. due to 由于 ,因为owing to =because of=thanks to=as a result of他考试的的失败是由于不够努力和专注。Due to a lack of hard effort and concentration, he failed in the exam.= His ________ was ______ ______ a lack of hard effort and concentration. due to 原因状语 failure due tobe due to表语The train for Nanjing is due to arrive at eight.The bus was due to ______(arrive) at 5 p.m, but it arrived one hour late due to ___________(hold) up by the traffic jam in the motorway.When's the trian form Guangzhou due in Wuxi?应该预计,预期arrivebeing hold加快公路的建设step up the construction
of the roadstep up production提高生产Chairman Xi made a statement that the government will take steps to step up the pace of economic development and China is sure to make amazaing achievements in the near future.UFOAliens spaceshipflashwitnesspossibilityevidencemysterydisappearlook intocreaturehuman beingunxplainedpuzzled incident casestep updue toassociationLoch Nesslocated in northern Scotland;
one of Scotland’s top tourist attractions(旅游景点).the existence of Lock Ness MonsterIs it plesiosaur(蛇颈龙), a kind
of dinosaur(恐龙)?
Does it really exist?
What kind of animal is it?
It remained a mystery.
=It was so___________.
=It could not be explained.
=It was u__________.=There was no ____________ for it .mysteriousunexplainedexplanationSome people assume that the creature do exist and they are enthusiastic about searching for it .Other people argue that the the creature is made up by some boring people who tooke charge of the whole fraud(骗局). assume vt(1) assume that ...
It is generally assumed that...We assume that she is making up a story.
It is assumed that she is making up a story.
(2)assume sb/sth to be
Assuming there exist Aliens, will you make friends
with them?
(3)Assuming that 从句 = If 从句假定,认为Assuning there are a doze aliens, my nephew think he can make up a football team. Besides, they can help him to make his face up for Halloween party. He doesn't need to go to school everyday, because they can help him make up the lessons he misses. Adding affix (prefix and suffix)exist ________________ (noun)
mystery ________________ (adjective)
assume ________________ (noun)
explain ________________ (adjective)
enthusiastic________________ (noun)
journal ________________ (noun)
disappear________________ (nou)
injury _______________(verb)
possibile ____________(noun)
existencemysteriousassumptionunexplainedjournalistenthusiasmdisappearanceinjurepossibility Himalayas
the highest mountain range in the world Yeti
Abominable Snowman half-man and half-beast(半人半兽)hairy six feet tallthick fur shouldersarms handsshow up attack adjs /conjs(连词) /with /attributive clause(定从)/phrases Yeti
Abominable Snowman Yeti is called half-man and half-beast. It is said to be a large, hairy animal ,which is six feet tall. It has thick fur with huge shoulders,long arms and large hands, often showing up in the mountains to attack villages.Dozens of sightings, mainly of tracks such as
footprints, which belong to the Yeti have been
reported by westerner explorers in the past.Shengnongjia nature reserveNational Park in the USAbelongs1.The footprints ___________(belong) to the the Bigfoot(大脚怪).
2.属于大脚怪的脚印哪里也找不到.
The footprints___________________________
are nowhere to be found .
The footprints _________________________
are nowhere to be found .
blong to which belong to the Bigfootbelonging to the Bigfoot A scietnist from Washington State University, who studied the reports of Yetis became convinced that they do exist and they are linked to a common ancestor.
In his opinion, this animal made its way to other parts of the world, and continued to survive even today.Dr. Grover Krantz convince vt. 使...相信, 信服 convince sb. that 从句
sb be convinced that 从句
convince sb of sth
sb be convinced of脚印和毛发的发现使科学家相信野人的存在The _______ of footprints and hair ________the scientist of the _______ of Yeti.discoveryconvincedexistenceThe official dismissed the ________ evidence mentioned in the murder case, which made the police __________ that there was a secret deal between the criminal(罪犯) and the official.convincingconvincedCheck the answers:
show up
looking into
disappearance
convincing
takes charge of
6. statement
7. due to
8. mysterious
9. make up
10.unexplainedFill in the blanks using the words and phrases we have learned today.ConsolidationStonehenge ; EnglandPyramids ; EgyptEaster Island, Chile Mermaid, Pacific OceanTales of the Unexplained2. If you saw a UFO or a monster some day, what would you do?Group discussion1. Do you believe in unexplained things mentioned above? Why or why not?3. Would you be interested in discovering more about the mysteries some day?4. What do we need to become a good discoverer? a good discovererknowledge abilitycareful observation and analysis modern equipment advanced science and technology interestdesire for discovery and truth strong willenthusiasm and passion love of mysteries…HomeworkReview the new words learnt today
2. Surf the Internet and learn more about the mystery things and share with the class.