1、Module 6Unexplained Mysteries of the Natural World GuessWhat creature might it be?an animallong tailhuge body powerful legs sharp claws dinosaurFree talkextinctcreaturetailclawdinosaurWords to learnWhy were dinosaurs extinct?Its still a mystery.In other words its still mysterious,or unexplained.The
2、bigfoot The Loch Ness Monster 尼斯湖水怪 UFOPyramid The Monster of Lake TianchiLearn more expressions for the text.peakgreenish-blackLearn more expressions for the text.distant cousinthe Loch Ness monsterListen to the recorder of the passage and get the main idea of it.1.Where is Lake Tianchi?In the Chan
3、gbai Mountains in Jilin province,northeast China.2.What is special about Lake Tianchi?It is _ _ _lake in the world.It is 2,189 metres _ and _ _ _ _about 10 _ _._ _ it is _ _ 370 metres _.the highest volcanic high covers an area of square kilometres In places more than deepLake Tianchi Para 5 on Page
4、 52SCANNING1.Where does the passage come from?A.a tourist guide B.a newspaper C.a dictionary D.a scientific journalTip 1:In a news report,topic sentence is usually at the beginning of the passage.Read the first sentence and decide where it comes from.The Monster of Lake Tianchi in the Changbai Mount
5、ains in Jilin province,northeast China,is back in the news after several recent sightings.2 Read the beginning of each para.and match the main idea with each para.para.1 a The information about the Lake Tianchipara.2 bThe latest sighting of the Tianchi monsterpara.3 cAnother recent sighting of the T
6、ianchi monsterpara.4 dA third sighting of the Tianchi monsterpara.5 eMore information about the Tianchi monsterSCANNING 3 Read the first 3 paragraphs and find out the answer to the question as quickly as you can.1.How many sightings of the monster does the article report?Three.Tip 2:First sentences
7、of each paragraph are also important for us to understand the passage.WhoHow do they describe the monster?Meng FanyingXue JunlinThe soldiersLi XiaoheIt seemed to be _ in color and it jumped out of the water like _.Its head looked like _.It swam _ _ _ of the water.It was _ and had a _ _ with 10-centi
8、metre _.He saw a _ _ creature _ through the water for 3 or 4 hundred metres and then it _ _ the water.Ten metres later it _ again and _ the action.blacka seala horsegreenish-blackroundheadhornson the surface round blackmovingdived intoappearedrepeatedSKINNING:Details of the Description1.What do many
9、 people think about the monster?Many people think that the monster may be a distant cousin of the Loch Ness monster in Scotland.They also think that there might be similar creatures in other lakes of the world.2.What do scientists think about the monster?Scientists,however,are sceptical.They say tha
10、t the low-temperature lake is unlikely to be able to support such large living creatures.Different Opinions Para 4Brief Discussion Do you believe there is a monster in Lake Tianchi?Why or why not?Role-play:uTwo students are a group.One acts as a reporter.The other acts as Meng Fanying,Xue Junlin,a s
11、oldier or Li Xiaohe.uThe reporter asks him/her the questions like these:May I ask you some questions?Where did you find the monster?Whats the monster like?What is the monster doing?.tour guide Work as a tour guide and introduce Lake Tianchi to the foreign guests.Summary(总结)Ladies and gentlemen:Welco
12、me to Lake Tianchi.Lake Tianchi is the _(high)volcanic lake in the world.It is 2,189 metres high and _(cover)an area of about ten square kilometres.In places it is more than 370 metres deep.The scenery is very beautiful here.But what is the most mysterious is the monster of Lake Tianchi which is bac
13、k in the news _ several recent _(sighting).Many people_(claim)to have seen it.Some said it is black in color and its head looked _ a horse.They think the monster may be a _(distance)cousin of the Loch Ness monster in Scotland.But scientists _(be)sceptical.They say that the low-temperature lake is _(
14、likely)to be able to _(support)such large living creatures.Whether there is a monster or not,no one knows for sure.Maybe we will know the truth in the future.highestcoversclaimedunlikelysupportsightingsdistantareafterlike It is the curiosity that drives us to explore,to discover a secret and leads us to the unknown world closer.Homework Write a passage to describe different mysteries of the natural world
