unit 1 tales of unexplained课件12(牛津高中必修2）.ppt

Lead-in Work in groups. Tell a story about an unexplained mystery. What you need to do: Discuss which mystery you will tell. Doing research to find information on your topic. Write your story, illustrate it and present it to us. * Tales of the unexplained 牛津高中英语 模块二 Unit 1 Project Telling about an unexplained mystery In some areas of the world there have been reports of Yetis. Do you believe that such a creature exists? Why? Yeti, Bigfoot and the Wild Man of Shennongjia Read the article and fill in the tables. Where they are seen Wild Man in Shennongjia Bigfoot Yeti What they are called in the Himalayas in the forests of the north -west of the USA in western Hubei Province, China Why they look the same What they look like large, hairy, thick black fur, about six feet tall with huge shoulders, very long arms and large hands; walking like a man, moving with amazing speed and strength; large tracks more than 30 centimetres in length linked to a common ancestor, an animal that lived in Asia about 300,000 years ago Para 1 Reports about seeing Yetis in the Himalayas for hundreds of years The outline: Yetis, Bigfoot and the Wild Man of Shennongjia Para 3 Another eyewitness who saw Yeti tracks in 2007, which looked like the tracks of Bigfoot in the USA Para 2 An eyewitness to a Yeti in 1998 Para 5 An American scientist’s opinion Para 6 The hope for the solution of the mystery Para 4 Reports about the Wild Man in Shennongjia and the similarity of Yeti, Bigfoot and the Wild Man in shengnongjia Careful Reading 1. Do scientists all believe such creatures exist? 2. How are their opinions divided? Further discussion 1. Do you believe in the existence of Yetis? 2. Compare the story‘ Boy missing, police puzzled’ and ‘Yeti, Bigfoot and the Wild Man of Shennongjia’, what can you know about writing a story about an unexplained mystery? Boy missing, Police Puzzled It is a newspaper report. The first paragrap