unit 1 tales of unexplained课件55(牛津高中必修2）.pptVIP

Lead-in Look at the following pictures and tell us how you feel about them. Tales of the unexplained 1. Have you met something you don’t know what they are? A spaceship from another planet? A satellite? A weather balloon? Can’t tell? That’s why it is called a UFO! 1. What is UFO? What do the letters UFO stand for? 2. Do you think UFO has visited our planet? Why ? 3.If it did, why did it do so? 1. Do you think some climbers’ disappearances are connected with Yetis? Who built Stonehenge in England and for what reason? No one knows the answer! 1. Go over the content in this lesson and preview the next period. 2. Finish Parts A-C in listening in workbook. * a hotel balcony, Portugal, Sept, 2003 Santiago, 5:40 p.m. May 10, 2004 What’s that? UFOs Yetis You might run into a Yeti in the Himalayas, or just see a few tracks, if you are lucky! A Yeti is reported to be half-man and half-beast. Have you heard of it? Yetis Crop circles Who made them and why? 1. Do you believe in the existence of aliens? 2. Do you think the crop circles are made by aliens? Stonehenge It’s a monument of huge rock slabs in the south-west of England built in the Stone Age. It is believed that Stonehenge served some sort of religious purposes. Up to now nobody knows for sure how it came into being. Do you think you will be interested in discovering more about it? Being one of Britain’s greatest national icons, it stands for mystery and power. Some people guess that is was a temple for worship. The reason Stonehenge was built remains unknown even today. Discussion 1. Do you believe in unexplained things mentioned above? Why or why not? 2. If you saw a UFO or a Yeti, what would you do? 2. You might run into a Yeti … . run into 跑进, 撞上, 偶遇, 陷入, 达到 e.g. I ran into an old friend yesterday in the street, whom I hadn’t seen for 10 years. 昨天我在街上碰见十年未见的老朋友了。 He ran into the back of another car the other day. 那天他撞到另外一辆车的车尾了。 短语拓展： run across 偶然碰到 run after 追逐 ，追捕 run away 逃跑 run