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1、Tales of the unexplained Welcome to the unit What do the letters UFO stand for？ Unidentified ,naidentifaid flying objects. Are they really from another planet? Do you believe in UFOs? What might be the most acceptable explanation for UFOs? A spaceship from another planet A satellite A weather balloo

2、n UFOs dont exist. No one can explain them for sure. Do the four pictures have something in common? If so, what is it? They are mysterious because no satisfactory answers have been offered to explain them so far. Though these mysteries have puzzled scientists for a long time, they still show great i

3、nterest in them. People feel puzzled by the mysteries . The chances of seeing a UFO are greater for those people who live in small towns or in 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 nig

4、ht sky. Some can be seen in the daytime. They are often said to be disk- or saucer s:s -shaped. Yeti What do Yetis look like? Half-man and half-beast Strong, hairy Abominable snowman bminbl喜马拉雅雪喜马拉雅雪 人；雪人人；雪人 Crop circles Crop circles are unexpected patterns that are found in fields, even in ice and

5、 snow. 作物怪圈，庄稼怪圈作物怪圈，庄稼怪圈 They are mostly found in wheat or corn fields, but have also been found in oat (燕麦燕麦), grass, and barleyb:li (大麦大麦). Stonehenge Prehistoric monument on Salisbury Plain,索尔斯堡索尔斯堡 平原平原 southern England, consisting of two concentric circles (同心圆同心圆) of large standing stones, th

6、e heaviest of them weighing probably about 45 tons, one of the most famous prehistoric sites in the world, added to the UNESCOs list of World Heritage Sites in 1986, built between 2800 and 1500 BC , thought to have been an astronomical ,strnmikl calendar klind (天文历天文历) or a temple to the sun. ,stunh

7、end 巨石阵；史前时期巨大石巨石阵；史前时期巨大石 柱群柱群 Brainstorming: What other unexplained things do you know about Leonardo Da Vinci painted the Mona Lisa on a piece of pine wood (松树松树) in the year 1506. pyramids pirmid one of the seven wonders of the world tombs (坟墓坟墓) for ancient Egyptian kings The Bermuda bmju:d Triangle 百慕大三角百慕大三角 Group discussion If you saw a UFO or a Yeti , what would you do? HomeworkHomework 1. Surf the Internet and learn more about world mysteries. Prepare a short speech to introduce som