Module6UnexplainedMysteriesoftheNaturalWorld威海一中

Hi,boysandgirls.

Please,getyourtextbook,notebook

and

yourselfready!GuessWhatcreaturemightitbe?ananimallongtailhugebodypowerfullegssharpclawsdinosaurFreetalkextinctcreaturetailclawdinosaurWordstolearnWhyweredinosaursextinct??It’sstillamystery.Inotherwordsit’sstillmysterious,orunexplained.Today’sLearningObjective

Bytheendofthisperiod,

Iwillbeabletodescribeamonster,talkaboutwhatitmightbeandgivereasonsbyreading

andpractisingactively.TheMonsterofLakeTianchi1.WhereisLakeTianchi?

IntheChangbaiMountainsinJilinprovince,northeastChina.2.

WhatisspecialaboutLakeTianchi?

Itis__________________lakeintheworld.Itis2,189metres_____and______________about10_______________._______itis________370metres_____.thehighest

volcanichighcoversanareaofsquarekilometresInplacesmorethandeepLakeTianchiPara5onPage52Fastreading1.Wheredoesthepassagecomefrom?

A.atouristguideB.anewspaperC.adictionary D.ascientificjournalTip1:

Inanewsreport,topicsentenceisusuallyatthebeginningofthepassage.

Readthefirstsentenceanddecidewhereitcomesfrom.

Fastreading

Readthefirst3paragraphsandfindouttheanswertothequestionasquicklyasyoucan.

Howmanysightingsofthemonsterdoesthearticlereport?

Three.Tip2:

Firstsentencesofeachparagrapharealsoimportantforustounderstandthepassage.DetailsoftheDescriptionWhoHowdotheydescribethemonster?MengFanyingXueJunlinThesoldiersLiXiaoheItseemedtobe______incoloranditjumpedoutofthewaterlike_______.Itsheadlookedlike________.Itwas_____________andhada_____________with10-centimetre______.Itswam____________ofthewater.Hesawa_______________creature______throughthewaterfor3or4hundredmetresandthenit___________thewater.Tenmetreslaterit_________againand___________theaction.blackasealahorsegreenish-blackroundheadhornsonthesurfaceroundblackmovingdivedintoappearedrepeatedSightingsofthemonster1.Whosawthemonsterclearly,andwhy?

Mr.LiXiaohe.Becausetheweatherwasfineandthelakewascalm.?

Whyweresoldiersthere?notmovingAnopenquestionBriefDiscussionDoyoubelievethereisamonsterinLakeTianchi?Whyorwhynot?1.

Whatdomanypeoplethinkaboutthemonster?

ManypeoplethinkthatthemonstermaybeadistantcousinoftheLochNessmonsterinScotland.Theyalsothinkthattheremightbesimilarcreaturesinotherlakesoftheworld.2.Whatdoscientiststhinkaboutthemonster?

Scientists,however,aresceptical.Theysaythatthelow-temperature

lakeisunlikelytobeabletosupportsuchlargelivingcreatures.DifferentOpinionsPara4

尼斯湖水怪

Oneof

youwillbeareporterofanEnglishNewspaper,

andothermembershavejustsightedamonsterinacertainplace,pleaseaskthemquestionsabouttheirsightings.Tipstokeepinmind:

1.Youareallforeignersnow.2.Takenoteswhilediscussingbuttrytoavoidreading.3.Makedescriptionsin3aspects(looks,behaviorsandopinions)4.Introduceyourroles(角色）toyourclassmatesfirst.5.Whileothersareshowing,keepquiteandlistencarefully.GroupActivityMyWordsforYou

Withsomanymysterieswaitingforustoexplore,whynotstudyhardnowinordertofindouttheanswersscientificallysomedayinthefuture.WriteanarticleforanEnglishnewspaperaboutyourmonsterToday’sHomeworkSeeyou!WordguessingAsightingiswhensomeone_______.A.seessomethingB.findssomethingC.putsomethingsomewhereWordguessingasealWordguessingIfyouarescepticalaboutsomethingyou_______.A.knownothingaboutitB.believeittobetrueC.don’treallybelieveitdoubtLakeTianchiattheborderbetweenChinaandNorthKoreaWordguessingvolcanicadj.

volcanon.Wordguessinghornthebonethatcomesoutofananimal’sheadAnothergameRetellthedescription.LiXiaoh