1、Project Telling about an unexplained mystery,Unit 1 Tales of the Unexplained What does the title mean? mysteries mysterious stories,Review,Vocabulary Brainstorming,无法解释的神秘事物 2. 先进的科学技术 3. 遇见 4. 寻找 5. 失踪 6. 出现 7. 对感兴趣 8. 令人困惑的亮光 9. 由于 10. 害怕 11.根据. 12. 目击者,unexplained mysteries,advanced science and t
2、echnology,run into,search for,go missing,show up,show interest in,due to,get frightened,according to,witness,puzzling lights,13.怪模怪样的动物 14.研究 15.调查 16.发生在某人身上 17.做恶梦 18.编造 19.令人信服的证据,strange-looking creatures,do research on,look into,happen to sb.,have nightmares,make up,convincing evidence,20.取得很大进
3、步 21.梦见 22.实施 23.实现/成真 24.和分离 25.对某人失望 26.寻找财宝,make much progress,dream of,carry out,come true,separate from,be disappointed with sb.,look for treasure,Yeti, Bigfoot and the wild Man of Shennongjia,Warming up,How much do you know about this creature? What else would you like to know about it?,Skimmi
4、ng,1. What do they look like? 2. What can they do? 3. When and where were they found?,1. There are no Yetis in the world according to the report.2. An American mountain climber said that he saw a Yeti once.3. Yetis ran with an amazing speed.4. Footprints of Yetis are similar to human.5. Yetis possib
5、ly lived in Asia about 3,000,000 years ago.6. Scientists have solved the mystery.,F,T,T,F,T,F,True or False,Their appearance: man-like heavily built hairy-black fur huge shoulders 6 feet tall long arms large hands large feet,Their abilities: run with amazing speed and strength walk like a man attack
6、 people,Time and places: 1998 the Chinese side of the Himalayas The Shennongjia National Forest Park, Hubei Province 1970 Bossbrug, Washington, USA,Vocabulary,1. show the truth or correctness of 2. to live or to be real 3. something that cannot be explained or understood 4. almost but not exactly th
7、e same 5. the degree of being strong or powerful mystery strength support similar exsit,Careful Reading,Do scientists all believe Yetis exist? How are their opinions divided?,Dr Krantz believes _. He explained Yetis are reported to be found in many parts of the world because _. Some scientists think
8、 _. They explained the large footprints might be made by _.,Further discussion,How many of you believe in the existence of Yetis?,Writing,Do you enjoy reading this story? If you are supposed to write a story about Yetis, how will you write it? How did the writer write it?,Collect information:,1. Wha
9、t do they look like? 2. What can they do? 3. When and where were they found? 4. What do scientists think about it?,Para 1 Reports about seeing Yetis in Himalayas for hundreds of years.,Para 2 An eyewitness to a Yeti in 1998.,Main point,Para 3 Another eyewitness who saw Yeti tracks in 2007, which loo
10、ked loke the tracks of Bigfoot in the USA,Para 4 Reports about theWild Man in Shengnongjia and the similarity of Yeti, Bigfoot and the Wild in Shennongjia.,Para5 An American scientists opinion,Para 6 The hope for the solution of the mystery,1. an interesting title 2. an attractive beginning 3. illus
11、tration (photos / pictures) 4. an open end for readers to think more,Writing skills,How to write a story?,Information Outline Writing skills,Creating a story about one of the mysteries .,Now here comes a chance for you to create a story of your own!,PlanningPreparingProducingPresenting,Project Telli
12、ng a mysterious story,Planning,Which mystery are you interested in? 2. What will your story be about?,Plan 1 What to write about,Research _ Write the outline_ Write the story_ Draw pictures for the story_ Tell the story_,Praparing,Members doing research need to find as much information as possible o
13、n the mystery you have chosen . The group should discuss the information found, and decide what to include in the story and what to leave out.,Those writing the outline should organize the information the group has decided touse. When the outline is finished,it needs to be approved by the whole grou
14、p.,Producing,Members who are writing the story follow the outline. The story should begin with an interesting sentence such as,I have been looking for Yetis in the Himalayas for years,but I have not found one yet.,When the story is completed,each member should check the story at least once, correct
15、any mistakes and add any new ideas they think of.The writers in the group should improve the story based on the suggestions of the other group members.,Those students drawing pictures for the story should draw pictures that include the places,characters and events in the story.Finally, the whole gro
16、up should approve the story and the pictures.,Presenting,Now it is time to tell the story to the class. Put your story up on the wall of your classroom and have the class vote on which story is the best.,难句解析 1. He reported that they looked like the tracks of a similar creature, called Bigfoot,that
17、some people believe lives in the forests of the north-west of the USA. （P18）他报告说 ，它们看起来像一种北美野人的类似动物的脚印。有人认为北美野人的生活在美国西北部的森林里。,【分析讲解】这是一个主从复合句。句中reported后接一个由that引导的宾语从句； a similar creature 后面的called Bigfoot是后置定语，其后的that引导一个定语从句，修饰先行词creature。,2. Large tracks have also been discovered which some peop
18、le belong to the Wild Man.（P18）人们也发现过一些巨大的脚印，有人称它们属于野人。 【分析讲解】 这是一个主从复合句，which引导一个定语从句，修饰句子的主语tracks; 在这个定语从句中say后面接一个省略that的宾语从句。,如果将原句拆成两句，则应该为 Large tracks have also been discovered。 Some people say that these large tracks belong to the Wild Man.,3. He believed that these creatures are linked to a common ancestor, an animal that lived in Asia some 300,000 years ago. (P18)他认为，这些生物与一个共同的祖先相关连，该动物生活约于30万年前的亚洲。 【分析讲解1】 句中 believed的后接一个由that引导的宾语从句；an animal that是a common ancestor的同位语。,【分析讲解2】 句中some 300,000 years ago 的意思为“大约30万年前”；some与数词连用时 ，常用作副词，相当于approximately。,