高中英语 Unit1 Tales of the unexplained Project 牛津译林版必修2

1、Unit 1 Tales of the unexplained,Telling about an unexplained mystery,Project,In some areas of the world there have been reports of Yetis. Do you believe that such a creature exists,1. How much do you know about this creature? 2. What else would you like to know about it,Yeti, Bigfoot and the Wild Ma

2、n of Shennongjia,Read the article and fill in the tables,in the Himalayas,in the forests of the north -west of the USA,in western Hubei Province, China,large, hairy, thick black fur, about six feet tall with huge shoulders, very long arms and large hands; walking like a man, moving with amazing spee

3、d and strength; large tracks more than 30 centimetres in length,linked to a mon ancestor, an animal that lived in Asia about 300,000 years ago,Para 1 Reports about seeing Yetis in the Himalayas for hundreds of years,The outline:Yetis, Bigfoot and the Wild Man of Shennongjia,Para 3 Another eyewitness

4、 who saw Yeti tracks in 2007, which looked like the tracks of Bigfoot in the USA,Para 2 An eyewitness to a Yeti in 1998,Para 5 An American scientists opinion,Para 6 The hope for the solution of the mystery,Para 4 Reports about the Wild Man in Shennongjia and the similarity of Yeti, Bigfoot and the W

5、ild Man in shengnongjia,Careful Reading,1. Do scientists all believe such creatures exist? 2. How are their opinions divided,1. Do you believe in the existence of Yetis? 2. Compare the story Boy missing, police puzzled and Yeti, Bigfoot and the Wild Man of Shennongjia, what can you know about writin

6、g a story about an unexplained mystery,Further discussion,Boy missing, police puzzled It is a newspaper report. The first paragraph tells readers what has happened and when and where it happened. In the following paragraphs, more details and information are given,Yetis, Bigfoot and the Wild Man of S

7、hennongjia It is a magazine article. The first paragraph is an overview with general information about wild creatures. Then the following paragraphs tells readers some details people have seen in different places,Do you enjoy reading this story? If you are supposed to write a story about Yetis, how

8、will you write it? How did the writer write it,Writing,To write a story about an unexplained mystery, we need to think about: an interesting and attractive title an attractive beginning some details of the story with some pictures or photos,what scientists or people think about the mystery an open e

9、nding of the story,How to write a story,Get enough information Write the outline Write the story using writing skills,Preparing Producing,Planning Presenting,Processes: create a story about an unexplained mystery,Tell a story about an unexplained mystery. What you need to do: 1. Discuss which myster

10、y you will tell. 2. Doing research to find information on your topic. 3. Write your story, illustrate it and present it to us,Work in groups,What information should be included in your story? What unknown information would you like to add to your story,Work out an outline of your story. What writing

11、 skills are you going to use,Researcher Story writer Story illustrator Story teller,难句解析 1. He reported that they looked like the tracks of a similar creature, called Bigfoot, which some people believe lives in the forest of the north-west of the USA. 他报告说，它们看起来像一种叫北美野人的类似动物的脚印。有人认为北美野人生活在美国西北部的森林里,

12、本句为主从复合句。句中的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which引导一个 定语从句，修饰先行词creature,2. Large tracks have also been discovered which some people say belong to the Wild Man. 人们也发现过一些巨大脚印，有人称它们属于野人,本句是主从复合句。句中的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后面接一个省略了that的宾语从句。如果将原句拆

13、成两句，则应为：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 mon ancestor, an animal that lived in Asia some 300,000 years ago. 他认为，这些生物与一个共同的祖先相关联，该动物生活于约30万年前的亚洲,句中believed 后接一个由that 引导的宾语从句，an animal that 是 a mon ancestor的同位语。 句中some 3