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1、Module 2,Unit 1 Tales of the unexplained Welcome to the unit,Making discoveries,a hotel balcony , Portugal , Sept, 2003,Photo observation 1 On seeing this photo , what information can you get,no lights on or around, no other rooms above the woman; no light could have reflected on the woman here,Sant

2、iago, 5:40 p.m. May 10, 2004,Photo observation 2: What has drawn your attention,an unusual creature crossed the road behind one of the police on horseback; meanwhile, strange lights appeared in the same area,UFOs,The chances for seeing a UFO are greater for those people who live in small towns or in

3、 the country and are outside late at night,UFOs come in all shapes and sizes. Some are only small spots of light that move in strange patterns across the night sky,Some can be seen in the daytime ,which are often disk- or saucer-shaped,unidentified flying objects,Himalayas the highest mountain range

4、 in the world,Yeti Abominable Snowman,Half-man and half-beast,Loch Ness,the largest of a series of interlinked lochs, or lakes, located in northern Scotland ,one of Scotlands top tourist attractions,Lock Ness Monster,Stonehenge,prehistoric monument on Salisbury Plain, southern England, consisting of

5、 two concentric circles of large standing stones.It was built between 2800 and 1500 BC and is thought to have been an astronomical calendar(天文日历) or a temple to the sun,Bermuda Triangle,The “Bermuda or Devils Triangle” is an imaginary area located off the southeastern Atlantic coast of the United St

6、ates, which is noted for a high incidence of unexplained losses of ships, small boats, and aircraft. The apexes(顶点) of the triangle are generally accepted to be Bermuda, Miami, Fla., and San Juan, Puerto Rico,The Sphinx,Half human, half lion, the Sphinx is 240 feet long and 66 feet high,Pyramids , E

7、gypt,How Wide,The base of the Great Pyramid is a square with each side measuring 230 m (756 ft) and covering an area of 5.3 hectares (13 acres).How much is that? Imagine a football field. Nearly 10 football fields could fit within the base. The area of the base is also equal to about seven city bloc

8、ks in New York City,If you were to walk around the base, about how far would you walk? 500 m (1,640 ft) 1850 m (6,069 ft) 920 m (3,018 ft,How Tall,At 146.5 m (481 ft) high, the Great Pyramid stood as the tallest structure in the world for more than 4,000 years. Today it stands at 137 m (449.5 ft) hi

9、gh, having lost 9.5 m (31 ft) from the top,How Heavy,More than 2,300,000 limestone and granite blocks were pushed, pulled, and dragged into place on the Great Pyramid. The average weight of a block is about 2.3 metric tons (2.5 tons). How much is that? Well, you can think of it in terms of refrigera

10、tors. An average refrigerator weighs about 91 kg. If 1 metric ton（公吨） = 1,000 kg, how many refrigerators equal a 2.3-metric ton block,A.25 refrigerators 5 refrigerators 90 refrigerators,How Steep? Each side of the Great Pyramid rises at an angle of 51.5 degrees to the top. Not only that, each of the

11、 sides are aligned almost exactly with true north, south, east, and west. For a pyramid to look like a pyramid, each of the four triangular-shaped sides must slope up and towards each other at the same angle so that they meet at a point at the top. The builders constructed the pyramid layer by layer

12、, starting at the bottom. They had to check their work often, for even a tiny error at the bottom could grow into a very large error by the time the workers reached the top,2. If you saw a UFO or a monster some day, what would you do,Group discussion,1. Do you believe in unexplained things mentioned

13、 above? Why or why not,advanced science and technology (adj.) 1. very modern,advanced weapon systems,2. studying or dealing with a school subject at a difficult level,advanced learners of English advanced physics/maths,advance (v.,A line of ants slowly advanced. Our understanding of human genetics h

14、as advanced considerably,to move forward,to develop,a sunken ship 沉船,sink (vi/vt) (sank sunk/sunken,The ship struck against the rock and sank. They would rather sink the ship than surrender(投降). His heart sank at the thought of the failure,adj) sinking sunken,They tried every means to rescue the _bo

15、at. They tried to bring the _ship out of the sea,sinking,sunken,run into to meet somebody by chance = come across, run across, meet with,Guess who I ran into in town today! He didnt expect to run into one of his former classmates here,2. to hit someone or something with a vehicle,He ran into the bac

16、k of another car the other day. His car ran into a tree because of his carelessness,3. meet with (danger,difficulties,Whenever you run into a problem, turn to me. They ran into many difficulties in the course of construction,run after 追逐；追求 run out （of） 用完（某物） run through 匆忙看一遍 run away 逃走 run over

17、碾压；从开过去,Do you believe in unexplained things such as believe in 相信的存在;相信的好处;相信的人格等 I believe in you. (trust) I believe in God/ ghost/aliens/ our government. I believe in rising early. I _what he said just now but I dont _him,believed,believe in,我相信早起是好的,I believe what you said.= I believe you. 信不信由你

18、。 believe it or not 我相信如此。 I believe so. 我相信不会的。 I believe not. = I dont believe so. 人们相信 Its believed that,If you saw a UFO or a monster some day, what would you do? If 虚拟条件句,If I were you, I would accept his invitation. If I had seen him this morning, I would have asked him about it. If it snowed/

19、were to snow/should snow tomorrow, they would not go out,Examples,Translate the following phrases,解释不清的事物 2.充满神秘 3.先进的科学与技术 4.一艘沉船 5. 相信未解之谜 6.偶遇一个飞碟,be full of mysteries,advanced science and technology,a sunken ship,believe in unexplained things,run into a UFO,the unexplained,6. 作采访 conduct an interview 7. 讲一个神秘的故事 tell