1、Chinese President Xi Jinping has arrived in the Indonesian resort (旅游胜地)island of Bali to attend the 21st informal economic leaders meeting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation. It will be Xis first attendance at the APEC meeting since he assumed （就任）presidency （主席）in March. This years APEC gath
2、ering （聚集）highlights（强调） such topics as achieving sustainable growth with equity （公平）and promoting （促进）inter-connectivity in the region。,Some biologists have found a new kind of marine reptiles (爬行动物) fossil（化石）。They call it Dearcmhara Shawcrossi(萧克劳希海鬃蜥), according to the news report in Taiwan. It
3、likes the synthesis (综合体) of the dolphin and crocodile .According to the researchers of the University of Edinburgh(爱丁堡大学) ,this kind of creatures lived about 170 million years ago .Its about 4.2 meters long .It lives in the warm sea around Scotland .It eats other kinds of fish.,Unit 8,Section BPeri
4、od 2 (2a 3b),Check the homework: lets see how much you know about the new words.,Merlion,Mount Tai,Lake Sun-moon,The Oriental Pearl Tower,The Summer Palace,Pyramid,Listen to the recording: answer the two questions: 1:Which country is the stonehenge in? 2:What was the stonehenge used for ?,answer the
5、 two questions: 1:Which country is the stonehenge in? 2:What was the stonehenge used for ?Read aloud :1:Ask and answer some questions.2:Have a competition.,A,B,C,D,Read the article again and complete the chart.,Mysteries about Stonehenge,Who built it?,What Stonehenge might have been used for ,Transl
6、ation:1:Stonehenge ,a rock circle, is not only one of the Britains most famous historical places but also one of its greatest mysteries.2:As you walk there ,you can feel the energy from your feet move up your body.3:In 2001, a group of English volunteers tried to build another Stonehenge ,but they c
7、ouldnt.,Give the main idea of each paragraph.,1.Midsummer day is in June _ a lot of people go to Stonehenge during this month.2.The sun shines straight into the Stonehenge _ the stones were put in a special position.3. Some people think the rocks can _ stop people from becoming ill _ keep them healt
8、hy.4. We dont know who built Stonehenge _ how it was built.5. Historians think Stonehenge was built about 5,000 years ago; _, they are not sure.,A,B,C,D,Repeat the passage in your own words.,The information you can use:Where is the stonehenge?When was it discovered?What was it used for ?.,Skarabrae
9、(斯卡拉布雷),Newport tower(纽波特塔),Statues of Easter Island(复活节岛巨石像),Olmec colossal heads(奥尔梅克巨型头像),Writing:Write a composition about a mysteriousthing that you know.,Newport tower(纽波特塔),It is a round stone tower located inTouro ParkinNewport,Rhode Island(USA). It is commonly considered to have beenbuilt i
10、n the mid-17th century. It is one of this countrys longest enduring architectural enigmas (谜).,Buildings with Mysterious Origins,Skarabrae (斯卡拉布雷),It is a stone-builtsettlement. It is the best preserved groups of prehistoric houses in Western Europe. Older thanStonehengeand theGreat Pyramids, it has
11、 been called the Scottish Pompeii because of its excellent preservation.,Buildings with Mysterious Origins,Statues of Easter Island(复活节岛巨石像),Easter Island is in the southern Pacific Ocean, 2,300 miles west of the coast of. Easter Island is only 15 miles long and 10 miles wide. It is covered with hun
12、dreds of giant statutes, each weighing several tons and some standing more than 30 feet tall. It has even been suggested that space aliens may have played a role regarding these giant statues.,Buildings with Mysterious Origins,Olmec colossal heads(奥尔梅克巨型头像),Olmec colossal heads(1500 BC to 400 BC) we
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