1、Reading,Useful Words and Expressions,1. attack n. 攻击,袭击,make an attack on the enemy 对敌人进行袭击 a troop under attack遭受攻击的部队,have an attack of fever突发高烧 a heart attack心脏病突发 I was suddenly attacked from behind. 我突然从背后遭受袭击。 Todays papers all attacked the governments policy. 今天的报纸都抨击政府的新政策。,2. exist v.They
2、existed on very little money. 他们靠着一点钱生存着。There existed a fact that 存在着这样一个事实existence n. 存在Do you believe in the existence of God?你相信上帝的存在吗?,3. claim v.声称, 要求, 夺去, 认领He claimed to have seen the Mona Lisa. =He claimed that he had seen the Mona Lisa. 他声称见过蒙娜丽莎这副画。,His speech claimed our attention. 他的演
3、讲值得我们注意。 The earthquake claimed thousands of lives. 地震夺去了成千上万的生命。 I claimed that coat the teacher found.我认领了老师发现的那件大衣。,claim n. a claim for damage 对提出赔偿损失的要求 They have no claim to this property.他们没有资格要求这笔财产。,4. cover v. 覆盖,包含,占有面积The bird covered the distance in three minutes. 这只鸟三分钟飞完了这段距离。,Our sch
4、ool covers an area of 20 square kilometers. 我们学校占地面积二十平方公里。 How many pages have you covered the book? 这本书你读了多少页了?,The book covers the facts that you cant find in any other book. 这本书包括了其他任何书上都没有的事实。 5. adapt v.适应 修改 改编He could not adapt his way of life to the company. 他无法使他的生活方式适应公司。,It is hard to ad
5、apt this story for children. 很难为孩子们改编这个故事。 The movie was adapted from a novel.这部电影是由一部小说改编而来。,6. adopt: 收养某人; 采用, 采纳 Pauls mother had him adopted because she couldnt look after him herself. 保罗的母亲因为自己无力抚养他,便将他送给别人收养了. adopt a name, a custom, an idea, a style of dress 取名、随俗、采纳意见、采用一服装式样。,8. die out 消失
6、, 灭绝The old traditions are dying out.古老的传统正在消失。die off相继死去die down/away(火势,声音,风力) 逐渐弱下去,9. throw light on 阐明某事,帮助弄清楚The notes threw light on the texts. 这些注解有助于课文的理解。 They are doing some investigations that will throw light on the social problem. 他们正在做一些能阐明这个社会问题的调查。,come straight to the point 开门见山,谈
7、正题 His speech was short and to the point.他的讲话简明扼要,切中要害。 Whenever he talks, he comes straight to the point. 无论何时他谈话时,他都直奔主题。,10. reputation n.名誉,声誉have a good reputation有一个好名声have a reputation for sth.因而闻名live up to ones reputation 不负盛名,名副其实lose/ruin ones reputation名誉扫地,11. indicate 常与that连用,指出,暗示 Fe
8、ver indicates sickness. 身体发烧表示有病。I indicated that his help was not welcome. 我表示他的帮助不受欢迎。,12. fortune: n.运气,命运,财富make a fortune发财try ones fortune碰运气tell sb.s fortune给某人算命,13. due to 由于, 因而造成 The game was postponed due to the rain. 由于下雨,比赛推迟了。The accident is due to your careless driving. 这起交通事故是由于你的粗心
9、驾驶而造成的。,尼斯湖水怪,冰镐和脚印,喜玛拉雅山雪人,古怪的吸血动物,喀纳斯湖水怪,欧肯纳根水怪,出现在美国佛蒙特州强普林湖的水怪,新泽西魔鬼,水怪草图,长白山天池,After watching the pictures above, try saying something about the world famous monsters the students have heard of.,Open answers,the Yeti,According to the introduction of the text Try saying something about the follo
10、wing monsters,The Yeti:,A monster that lives high up in the Himalayas. Two meters tall, has powerful arms and legs.,The Bigfoot:,It got its name because of its footprints. It lives in the mountainous forests of Northwest America and looks like a large monkey-tall and hairy.,The Bigfoot,The Grey man:
11、,A frightening creature that lives in Scotland. Tall, has a grey face and long claws.,Loch Ness Monster:,One of the most famous monsters in the world. It lives in a deep lake in the north of Scotland. It has a small head and along tail.,Choose the best way to complete the definitions of the words be
12、low appear, clam, claim, dive, horn, repeat, skeptical, seal, sighting, temperature,A sighting is when someone _.A. sees something B. finds somethingC. puts something somewhere.,2. A seal is _.A. a kind of animal B. a swimmerC. a kind of boat 3. If you claim something you _.A. say it is true B. say
13、it is not trueC. are not telling the true,4. A horn is a type of bone which comesout of an animals_.A.tail B. head C. back 5. If you dive into water you go_.A. feet first B. bottom firstC. hands and head first,6. If you repeat something you _.A. do it again B. stop doing itC. do it many times. 7. So
14、mething which appears can be_.A. seen B. heard C. touched 8. Calm water is not_.A. dangerous B. deep C. moving,9. If you are sceptical about something you _.A. know nothing about itB. believe it to be trueC. dont really believe it,10. The temperature of something is A. how heavy it isB. how hot or c
15、old it isC. how deep it is,Match the words with the definitions. attack, claw, creature, dinosaur, footprint, hairy, monster, spirit, tail,1. an animal, especially if you dont know what kind of animal it is. 2. an unknown animal that is big and frightening.,creature,monster,3. With a lot of hair 4.
16、The mark left on the ground by a foot5. a part that sticks out at the back of an animals body 6. a large animal that lived thousands ofyears ago,hairy,footprint,tail,dinosaur,7. something that continues to exist after death 8. the sharp nails that some animals and birds have on their feet 9. to use
17、violence against someone,spirit,claws,attack,Pre-reading questions,Students answers,In the Changbai Mountains in Jilin Province,1. How much do you know about Lake Tianchi?,2. Where is it?,It covers an area of about ten square kilometers. In places it is over 370m deep.,3. How big and deep is it?,Rea
18、d the beginning of the passage and decide where it comes from.A tourist guide B. A newspaper C. A dictionary D. A scientific journal.,Read the passage and then tell the main idea of each paragraph.,The latest sighting of the Tianchi monster,Another recent sighting of Tianchi monster,A third sighting
19、 of the Tianchi monster,Paragraph1,Paragraph2,Paragraph3,Paragraph4,More information about the Tianchi monster,Paragraph5,Information about Lake Tianchi,1. the “Monster of Lake Tianchi” is back in the newsback: n. the back of the handlie on ones backa full back,Language points,手背,仰面躺着,后卫球员,back in t
20、he news : 再次成为新闻.,adj. a back street后街(离开市中心的)a back answer顶撞的回话,adv. talk back回嘴hold back ones tears忍住眼泪,v. back sb. up支持某人,他后退了三步。,He backed away from the policeman.,他往后退离开警察。,He backed up three steps.,the monster, which seemed to be black in colour seem to do seem to be doingseem to have done see
21、m to be doneIt seems that It seems as if/thoughIt seems likeThere seems to be,1. The baby seemed to be eating something.,2. He seemed to have been told the news.,3. It seemed that he had been told the news.,这个婴儿似乎正在吃东西。,他似乎已经被告知这个消息了。,他似乎已经被告知这个消息了。,It seems as if he has been at the scene of the cri
22、me.,看样子他好像曾在犯罪现场。,我们似乎好几年不见了。,It seems like years since we last met.,3.There be,There used to be an old temple here.,There seemed to have been a quarrel.,There might be similar creatures in other lakes around the world.,从前这儿有一座寺庙。,似乎有过一场争吵。,在世界的其他湖里有可能也存在着类似的动物。,Once there lived a king, who loved ne
23、w clothes than anything else.,There existed a fact that he couldnt live without his parents.,存在着这样一个事实,即离开他的父母 他无法生存。,从前有一个国王,喜欢新衣服胜过任何东西。,Translation:,1. 要他了解现代音乐似乎是不可能的。It seems impossible for him to understand Modern music. 2. 我好像曾经见过他。I seem to have seen him before. 3. 似乎没必要帮助那个国家。There seems to
24、 be no need to help that country.,4. 一家大银行支持我们的公司。 Our country is backed up by a large bank. 5. 我们趁着黑夜开始攻击。 We began to attack under cover of darkness. 6. 没有水鱼不能生存。 Fish cant exist out of water.,7. 他很快使他自己适应了新环境。 He is quick to adapt himself to new circumstances. 8. 他花了5美元算了算命。 He spent five dollars having his fortune told.,9. 我能代他要求赔偿损失吗？Can I claim payment for him for the damage?,10. 声音逐渐远去,让在场的人目瞪口呆。The noise died away, leaving the people present dumbfounded.,Thank you,
