英语：Unit1 《Tales of the unexplained》Welcome to the unit课件（译林牛津版必修2）.ppt

unit1 Tales of the unexplained Welcome to the unit Albert Einstein The most beautiful thing one can experience is mysteries. They are truly the basis of all arts and sciences. Here are some pictures on the screen. Can you tell me what they are? UFOs : unidentified flying objects The chances for seeing a UFO are greater for those people who live in small towns or in the country and are outside late at night. UFOs come in all shapes and sizes. Some are only small spots of light that move in strange patterns across the night sky. Some can be seen in the daytime are often disk- or saucer-shaped. 1. 2001年12月26日傍晚5时04分 杭州 2. 2005年11月5日在永康大寒山 3. 2005年1月5日清晨7点30分北京 1 2 3 Do you think such kind of things mysterious? Are you curious about them? Besides UFOs, can you list anything more unexplained you’ve ever heard or seen in your daily life? Have you heard stories about these things? Himalayas the highest mountain range in the world Yeti Abominable snowman Half-man and half-beast Loch Ness the largest of a series of interlinked lochs, or lakes, located in northern one of Scotland’s top tourist attractions. Loch Ness Monster crop circles! Crop circles are one of the planets great mysteries, and nowhere are they more of a puzzle than in southern England. The South has more crop circles than almost any other part of England. For years people many thought they were the creation of alien visitors from space. Others claimed that mysterious forces or unknown energies were at work. Some believed that they were entirely man- made. Stonehenge prehistoric monument on Salisbury Plain, southern England, consisting of two concentric circles of large standing stones.?It was built between 2800 and 1500 BC and is thought to have been an astronomical calendar or a temple to the sun. Pyramids, Egypt The Sphinx Half human, half lion, the Sphinx is 240 feet long and 66 feet high