1、欢迎来到英语课堂欢迎来到英语课堂Period 1Module 6 Unexplained Mysteries of the Natural World Introduction Reading and Vocabulary SpeakingIntroduction-1 Matching(5m)Read the description and match the pictures.The bigfoot (2)The Loch Ness Monster(4)Introduction-2 Discussion(3m)Do you know any other mysteries in this w
2、orld?Introduction-3 Vocabulary(5m)Learn the new wordsmonstertail hairyfootprintclawdinosaurIntroduction-4 Practice(3m)Do activity 2 on page 51-match the words with the definitions.Keys:1.creature2.monster3.hairy4.footprint5.tailIntroduction-5.Note-taking(5m)northwest American,large footprints,tall,h
3、airy,big arms and legsScotland,tall,grey face,long clawsLake Ness,north of Scotland,small head,long tailReading&Vocabulary-1.Warming-up(3m)Discuss the following questions.1.As we know,there are some unexplained mysteries in the natural world such as the Yeti,the Bigfoot,the Grey Man and the Loch Nes
4、s Monster.Have you ever heard of or read about any other monster?Tell us something you know.2.How much do you know about Lake Tianchi?Where is it?How big/deep is it?Reading&Vocabulary-2.Skimming(5m)Get the main idea of the passage and each paragraph.Find the topic sentence of the textThe“monster of
5、Lake Tianchi”is back in the news after several recent sighting.Read the passage quickly and find out the main idea of each paragraph.Para 1 Para 2 Para 3 Para 4 Para 5the latest sighting of the Tianchi monsteranother recent sighting of Tianchi monstera third sighting of the Tianchi monstermore infor
6、mation about the Tianchi monsterinformation about Lake TianchiReading&Vocabulary-3.Detailed-reading(10m)Read the 1st Paragraph:1.According to the text,what did the monster look like?2.How many people saw it?Black in color;jumped like a seal;its head looked like a horse.About 200Read the 2nd Paragrap
7、h:1.Who else saw the animal?2.What were they doing?3.What did it look like?A group of soldiers.They were walking along the side of the lake.It was greenish-black and had a round head with 10cm horns.Read the 3rd Paragraph:1.What did Li Xiaohe see?2.Why could they see the animal clearly?A round black
8、 creature moving quickly through the water.After 300 or 400 meters it dived into the water.The weather was fine and the lake was calm.Read the 4th Paragraph:1.How long was the history of reports of monsters in Lake Tianchi?2.What do many people think?3.What do the scientists think?Since the beginnin
9、g of the last century.The monster may be a distant cousin of the Loch Ness monster in Scotland and there might be similar creatures in other lakes around the world.The low-temperature lake is unlikely to be able to support such large living creatures.Read the 5th Paragraph:Information about Lake Tia
10、nchi:Height:Area:Depth:2189 m10 km2370 m deep in some placesReading&Vocabulary 4.Words-learning(5m)Guess the meaning in the box and do activity 4 on page 53.The keys:1.A2.A3.B4.B5.C6.A7.A8.C9.C10.BReading&Vocabulary-5.Note-taking(8m)Xue Junlina group of soldiersLi XiaoheIts head looked like a horseg
11、reenish-black，round head with 10cm hornsA round black creatureSpeaking Role-play(5m)Work in pairs and do the role-play.Student A:You were one of the people who sway the monster from the top of the mountain.Think about what you saw.Answer Bs questions.Student B:You are a journalist of an English News
12、paper.You are writing an article about the Lake Tichchi monster.Ask A what he/she saw.Homework 1.Find more information about the monsters or other mysteries of the nature world.2.Finish off the exercise related to vocabulary and reading in the Workbook.Period 2Module 6 Unexplained Mysteries of the N
13、atural WorldListening and VocabularyPronunciationEveryday EnglishListening and Vocabulary-1.Words-learning.Read the words and do activity 1 on page 55.Keys to activity 11.climate2.extinct3.disappear4.survive5.adapt6.evolvePlease make some sentences with the words.Listening and Vocabulary-2.Brainstor
14、ming(3m)1.How much do you know about dinosaurs?2.Have you ever seen any films or read any books about dinosaurs?What interests you most?3.In your opinion,why dinosaurs disappeared from the earth?Give your reason.Listening and Vocabulary-3.Prediction(3m)Do activity 2 on page 56.First predict and answ
15、ers,then listen and check.How good is your prediction?Listening and Vocabulary-4.Practice(5m)listen carefully and get the detailed information.Do activity 6 on page 56.Listen carefully and decide whether the statements are true or false.Listening and Vocabulary-5.Dictation(5m)listen to the tape and
16、fill in the blanks with the the missing words.Good afternoon,and welcome to this weeks edition of _.Todays topic is a big one-its dinosaurs,those strange _ which ruled the earth for no less than _,some of them were _,others were like the infamous Tyrannosaurus Rex,a carnivores who _meat and who _ th
17、e more peaceful plant eating dinosaurs.Mysteries of Naturecreatures200 million yearsplant eaterlived offattacked Not all dinosaurs were big-some were the size of _,and in fact the closest things to dinosaurs living today are actually _.But the mystery we are going to talk about today is why the dino
18、saurs suddenly disappeared exactly _,and to throw light on the subject weve invited one of the world;s foremost experts on the subject,from the Pitt Rivers Museum in Oxford,Dr Roger Binfield.chickenbirds66 million yearsListening and Vocabulary-6.Discussion(8m)How many explanations are given for the
19、disappearance of the dinosaurs?And what are they?Which theory you think is most likely and why?Everyday English 1.Practice(5m)Guess the meaning of the following phrases and do the exercise.be back in the news throw light on come straight to the point almost overnight die out go for quite somethingHomework Have a revision of Todays lesson and make up some sentences with the useful expressions.Find some information about dinosaurs.
