高中英语Unit 1 Period 1Welcome to the unit

Unit 1Period 1 Welcome to the unitThe main idea of the period:Five pictures of this part will make students interested in the theme of this unit. The questions for discussion can improve students speaking ability and can arouse students interests for speaking and discussing.Teaching Aim:Enable students to master the key words and sentences, read the newspaper articles and learn what happened to the boy Justin FosterTeaching Important & Difficult Point;Learn how the strange thing happened in the articleThe features of a newspaper article.Teaching Methods:Skimming, Scanning, Discussion and Role-playTeaching Aids:Tape recorder and some slidesTeaching Procedures:Step 1 Lead-inThis unit is about some unsolved mysteries in the world. First ask students about the mysteries they have heard of and their opinions on these mysteries. Then let them talk about a famous film of science fiction-E. TT: Todays science is highly-developed and advanced as we all know. But do you think scientists can explain all phenomena in the world? Do you know any strange things that are still unsolved today by scientists?S: I know. For example, UFO. There have been many reports about UFO. Some people in different cities said that they had witnessed UFO. A young man from Beijing even said that he was once taken away by aliens to a flying object for an experiment.T: Oh, thats really unbelievable. Do you believe in that? What else?S: The monster in Tianchi of Jilin province. Some witness said it looks like a cow; some described it as a dragon with long neck. 1 wish I will be lucky to see them with my own eyes one day. That will be exciting.T: I found that some of you have already known much about some mysteries. But we dont haveenough evidence to believe in all of them. In spite of the advanced science and technology, the world we live in is still full of unsolved mysteries. The topic today reminds me of a famous science fiction film. Do you know what I am thinking of?.S: Do you mean E. T. ?T: You got it. It used to be a very popular money- making film in America in the 1980s. Have you ever watched it?S: Yes, I know it well. It was directed by the world-famous director Steven Spielberg and it tells about a friendly alien who lived in our world and made friends with a group of children.T: By the way, what do you think of this film?S: I think it is very touching and exciting. I was moved to tears many times especially when the E. T. was dying and one of the children liked him so much that he became seriously ill as well. Ive learnt from it that E.T. is just like us humans. He also needs friendship, love and help.T: The film is good in many ways and many people still love it after all these twenty years. I like this film, too. I first watched it when I was a teenager and I can still remember some plots of it even today! Do you believe there are aliens living on some planets? If there are, do you think they will get along well with humans on earth? You can discuss it after class. Now turn to page 1. Lets look at some pictures about some unsolved mysteries. Have you heard of them before? Which picture impresses you most? Why?S: The second picture impresses me most. The animal is so tall and strong and I thought it was a gorilla at the first sight. I cant believe it lives in the Himalayas. If I have a chance to go to the western provinces some day, I may be lucky enough to see one! I hope one day they can be brought to our natural park and get adapted to our modern life.S: The third picture impresses me most. I became interested in the monster when I learnt about itfrom the junior textbook. It is so beautiful. It looks like a huge goose swimming in the lake. Many people are said to have taken pictures of it and I cant believe it could be a sunken ship, no !Ask students to answer the questions, below the pictures.T: Read the questions below the pictures and answer them.Sample answers:1. Yes. Because some people have seen them with their own eyes even though I havent seen one till now. And many pictures have been taken about them just like these in our textbook, so I think they are believable though unexplained today.2. I know some other tales, for example the mysteries about the Bermuda, where sailing ships usually get lost for no good reason. People doubt if there are monsters or strange shapes of the surroundings there and many more mysteries remain to be discovered.1. I am always dreaming of seeing a UFO or a monster some day. If one day I was lucky enough to see a UFO, I would be glad to be invited to visit the aliens in space and maybe I can learn a lot about their life and work. But I would feel too scared to take any pictures up close when coming across a monster.T: We have answered the three questions and I think that you must want to know more about these mysteries. Now you can look ed at the slides.UFOsUFO stands for Unidentified Flying Object. According to some witnesses, it is colorless and moves at a slow ,steady speed with little noise. For moreinformation, you can check the following website:http:/www, /-geibdan/framemst.htmlThe Loch ness monsterLoch Ness is a big lake in Scotland. Nessie, the Loch Ness Monster, was sighted as far back as the 6th century AD. For more information, you can check the following website:http:/www, lochness.co.ukYetise Yeti has been called the “missing link”, half-man, half-beast. It is supposed to live in the highest mountain in the worldMount Qomolangma. For more information, you can check the following website:StonehengeBeing one of Britains greatest national icons, it stands for mystery and power. Some people guess that it was a temple for worship. The reason Stonehenge was built remains unknown even today. For more information, you can check the following website:http:/www, mysterious places. com / stonehengeThe Great PyramidThe Great Pyramid of Khufu is one of the seven wonders of the ancient world and the only one people can visit. It is the greatest of the Egyptian pyramids, which served as burial