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Module 2 Unit 1

Welcome to the unit授课教师：颜海鹰

Tales of the unexplainedTales of the unexplained

Welcome to the unitWelcome to the unit

Tales of the unexplainedTales of the unexplained

Welcome to the unitWelcome to the unit

Group discussion: In your opinion, what is the most beautiful thing that one can experience?

The most beautiful thing

one can experience is

_________. They are trul

y the basis ( 基础 ) of

all arts and science.

mysteries

Albert Einstein

We should have a right attitude to the mysterious things in the world.

mysteries

mysteries

Have you heard of something not only interesting and attractive but also unexplained in the world?

Thinking

A spaceship from another planet?

A satellite? A weather balloon? Can’t tell?

That’s why it is called a UFO!

UFO stands for Unidentified Flying Object. According to some witnesses, it is colorless and moves at a slow, steady speed with little noise.

What do the letters UFO stand for?

What might be the most acceptable

explanation for UFOs?• Aliens from space.• Military test aircrafts.• Some UFOs are aliens; some are test aircrafts.• UFOs are neither aliens nor test aircrafts.• UFOs don’t exist.

Yeti

Abominable Snowman

You might run into a Yeti in the

Himalayas, or just see a few

footprints, if you are lucky!

Himalayasthe highest mountain range in the world

What is the weather like there?High winds, snowstorms, Cold, wet…

Why do so many people make great efforts to climb them?

hobby, dream,challenge themselvesovercome difficultymake discoveries …

What do Yetis look like?

Half-man and half-beast

Strong, hairy…

• The Yeti or Abominable Snowman, also called the “missing link” ( 推想中从类人猿发展到人类之间的过渡生物 ) is said to live in Himalayas, th

ehighest mountain range in the world.Some footprints have been reportedby westerners throughout the years.But none have been supported withevidence in any way.

Crop circles ( 麦田怪圈 )

Who made them and why?

It’s said that the earliest crop circles

appeared in England in 1647. Crop

circles are reported to appear mostly in

spring and summer. People are curious

about these phenomena .

Do you really believe it’s a natural

phenomenon?

Who built Stonehenge in England and for what reason?

Stonehenge

No one knows the answer!

Stonehenge

Being one of Britain’s greatest national icons( 图象 ; 符号 ), it stands for mystery and power. some people guess it was a temple for worship( 崇拜 ). Scientists can’t give any satisfactory answers.

Questions1. Do the four pictures have

something in common? If so, what is it?2. Can scientists explain these

phenomena?

They are mysterious because no satisfactory answers have been offered to explain them so far. Though these mysteries have puzzled people for a long time, they still show great interest in them.

If you saw a UFO or a monster

some day, what would you do?

TV report: (1) town, Jiangsu, eleven

(2) visiting (3) bright lights

(4) two hills, disappeared

Dad’s beliefs: (1) plane

(2) hundreds of, people, see

(3) Tian’anmen Square

Listening practice on P92.

1.Finish C on P92.

2. Finish B on p91.

3.Preview Word power.