江苏省江阴市祝塘中学高中英语译林牛津版必修二课件：UNIT 1 TALES OF THE UNEXPLAINEDWELCOME TO THE UNIT .ppt

1、 Tales of the unexplainedLead-inLook at the following pictures and tell us how you feel about them.The Great PyramidThe Sinking of TitanicThe Bermuda TriangleThe Smile ofMona LisaI cant explain.They are mysterious.The most beautiful thing one can experience is mysteries.They are truly the base of al

2、l arts and sciences.-by Albert EinsteinLook at the following pictures and think about the questions.A spaceship from another planet?A satellite?A weather balloon?Cant tell?Thats why it is called a UFO!Whats that?1.Have you ever read some reports about UFOs in China?2.Are you interested in UFOs?3.Are

3、 they really from another planet?4.What do the letters UFO stand for?UFOsUFO stands forUnidentified Flying Object.According to some witnesses,it is colorless and moves at a slow,steady speed with little noise.Yetis You might run into a Yeti in the Himalayas,or just see a few tracks,if you are lucky!

4、A Yeti is reported to be half-man and half-beast.Have you heard of it?1.Where are the Himalayas?2.Whats the weather like there?3.Why do some people make great efforts to climb them?4.Do you think some climbers disappearances are connected with Yetis?YetisThe Yeti has been called the missing link;hal

5、f-man,half-beast.It is supposed to live in the highest mountain in the world-Mount Qomolangma.Crop circlesWho made them and why?Its said that the earliest crop circles appeared in England in 1647.Crop circles are reported to appear mostly in spring and summer.People are curious about the phenomenon.

6、What about you?Do you really believe its a natural phenomenon?1.Do you believe in the existence of aliens?2.Do you think the crop circles are made by aliens?Who built Stonehenge in England and for what reason?No one knows the answer!Stonehenge1.Have you ever heard or read about the Stonehenge?2.Are

7、you interested in Stonehenge?3.Would you be interested in discovering more about them?Its a monument of huge rocks in the south-west of England built in the Stone Age.It is believed that Stonehenge served some sort of religious purposes.Up to now nobody knows for sure how it came into existence.Bein

8、g one of Britains greatest national icons,it stands for mystery and power.Some people guess that is was a temple for worship.The reason Stonehenge was built remains unknown even today.1.Do you believe in unexplained things mentioned above?Why or why not?2.If you saw a UFO or a Yeti,what would you do?1.Go over the content in this lesson and preview the next period.2.Finish Parts A-C in listening in workbook.Homework