1.as we know, there are some unexplained mysteries in the natural world such as the yeti, the...
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1. As we know, there are some unexplained mysteries in the natural world such as the Yeti, the Bigfoot, the Grey Man and the Loch Ness Monster. Have you ever heard of or read about any other monster? Tell us something you know.
Lead-in
The BigfootThe Bigfoot
The YetiThe Yeti
The Loch Ness MonsterThe Loch Ness Monster
The Grey ManThe Grey Man
Before-reading
The MonsterOf Lake Tianchi
2. How much do you know about Lake Tianchi? Where is it? How big/ deep is it?
Fast-reading
The MonsterOf Lake Tianchi
1. Read the beginning of the passage and decide where it comes from.
a tourist guide
a newspaper
a dictionary
a scientific journal
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Skimming
Find the topic sentence of the text
The “monster of Lake Tianchi” is back in the news after several recent sighting.
• Read the passage quickly and find out the main idea of
each paragraph.
• Para 1
• Para 2
• Para 3
• Para 4
• Para 5
the latest sighting of the Tianchi monster
another recent sighting of Tianchi monster
a third sighting of the Tianchi monster
more information about the Tianchi monster
information about Lake Tianchi
Careful-reading
The MonsterOf Lake Tianchi
Read the passage carefully and answer the questions:
1 How many sightings of the monster does the article report?
2 Who saw the monster clearly, and why?
3. Which description of the monster is most detailed?
4. When was the monster first sighted?
5. What do many people think about the monster?
6. What do scientists think about the monster?
7. What is special about Lake Tianchi?
Three.
Mr. Li Xiao he and his family, because the weather was fine and the lake was calm.
The soldiers’.
The beginning of last century.They think it might be a distant cousin of the Loch Ness Monster.They don’t believe a large animal could live in Lake Tianchi because it’s too cold.
It’s the highest volcanic lake in the world.
Choose the best way to complete the definitions of the words in the box.
1. A sighting is when someone __________. a ) sees something b) finds something c ) puts something somewhere2. A seal is __________. a ) a kind of animal b) a swimmer c ) a kind of boat3. If you claim something you ________ a ) say it true b) say it is not true c ) are not telling the truth
appear calm claim dive hornrepeat sceptical seal sighting temperature
Choose the best way to complete the definitions of the words in the box.
4. A horn is a type of bone which comes out of an animal’ s __________.
a ) tail b) head c ) back5. If you dive into water you go ________. a ) feet first b) bottom first c ) hands and head first6. If you repeat something you _________. a ) do it again b) stop doing it c ) do it many times7. Something which appears can be__________. a ) seen b) heard c ) touched
appear calm claim dive hornrepeat sceptical seal sighting temperature
Choose the best way to complete the definitions of the words in the box.
8. Calm water is not __________. a ) dangerous b) deep c ) moving9. If you are sceptical about something you __________. a ) know nothing about it b) believe it to be true c ) don’t really believe it 10. The temperature of something is ________ a ) how heavy it b) how hot or cold it is c ) how deep it is
appear calm claim dive hornrepeat sceptical seal sighting temperature
Detailed-reading
Read the text more carefully and finish the following exercise.
Note-takingSIGHTING WITNESS DESCRIPTION
Sighting One
Sighting Two
Sighting There
Xue Junlin
a group of soldiers
Li Xiaohe
Its head looked like a horse
greenish-black ， round head with 10cm horns
A round black creature
Read the 1st Paragraph:
1. According to the text, what did the monster look like?
2. How many people saw it?
Black in color; jumped like a seal; its head looked like a horse.
About 200
Read the 2nd Paragraph:
1. Who else saw the animal?
2. What were they doing?
3. What did it look like?
A group of soldiers.
They were walking along the side of the lake.
It was greenish-black and had a round head with 10cm horns.
• Read the 3rd Paragraph:
1. What did Li Xiaohe see?
2. Why could they see the animal clearly?
A round black creature moving quickly through the water. After 300 or 400 meters it dived into the water.
The weather was fine and the lake was calm.
Read the 4th Paragraph:
1. How long was the history of reports of monsters in Lake Tianchi?
2. What do many people think?
3. What do the scientists think?
Since the beginning of the last century.Since the beginning of the last century.
The monster may be a distant cousin of the Loch Ness monster in Scotland and there might be similar creatures in other lakes around the world.
The monster may be a distant cousin of the Loch Ness monster in Scotland and there might be similar creatures in other lakes around the world.
The low-temperature lake is unlikely to be able to support such large living creatures.The low-temperature lake is unlikely to be able to support such large living creatures.
• Read the 5th Paragraph:
Information about Lake Tianchi:
Height:
Area:
Depth:
2189 m
10 km2
370 m deep in some places
Speaking – Role-playWork in pairs and do the role-play.Student A: You were one of the people who saw
the monster from the top of the mountain. Think about what you saw. Answer B’s questions.
Student B: You are a journalist of an English Newspaper. You are writing an article about the Lake Tichchi monster. Ask A what he/ she saw.
Language points
1. …, which seemed to be black in colour, seem + (to be) + adj./n 看起来似乎
The young man seemed to be excited today.
2. He claims to have seen a round black creature…You seem to have got the good news.She pretended to have seen the film.He claimed that he had finished the work but I didn’t
believe him.
3. There have been reports of monster in… there be 的现在完成形式：从…到现在都有”
There have been an old church in that town since long ago.
4. be angry with sb. at/about/ for sth.
因某事生某人的气
(1) I am very angry _____ them ____ letting me down.
(2)Don’t be angry __________________ the things.
with for
at/about/for
ExerciseUseful expressions:
1. 伸出；突出 __________________________
2. 在…表面 ___________________________
3. 声称做某事 ___________________________
4. 不可能做 ___________________________
5. 占有…面积 ___________________________
6. 讲实话 / 说谎 ___________________________
7. 潜入 _______________________________
stick out
on the surface of
claim to do sth./ claim that
be unlikely to do/ it is unlikely that
cover an area of
tell the truth / tell a lie
dive into
Exercise8. 灭绝 ; ( 火 ) 熄灭 ___________________________
9. 适应 ____________________________
10. 帮助弄清楚 ; 阐明某事 _____________________
11. 谈正题 ; 开门见山 _________________________
12. 赞成 ; 支持 _______________________________
13. 和…密切相关 ____________________________
die out
adapt (himself)to / be adapted to
throw light on
come straight to the point
go for, be for
be closely connected with/ to
Exercise14. 由于 ; 因 .. 而造成 ____________________
15. 接近 ________________________
16. 清楚地看到 __________________________
17. 对 ... 怀疑 _____________________________
18. 再次成为新闻 _________________________
19. 可能有某人 ___________________________
due to / because of / as a result of
get /go close to
get a clear look at
be sceptical about
be back in the news
there is likely to be someone
Exercise20. 突然 __________________________
21. 对…进攻 _______________________
22. 在第一次目击时 _______________________
23. 不同寻常 _____________________________
almost overnight
make an attack on
in /during the first sighting
quite something
Exercise• Translation
1. 他很快适应了这里的气候了。
2. 任何同意这个计划的人举起手。
3. 自从上世纪初这种怪物已经灭绝了。
Soon he adapted ( himself) to the climate here.
Whoever agrees to the plan puts up his hand.
Anyone who agrees to the plan puts up his hand.
This species of monster has died out since the beginning of last century
Exercise4. 由于这场大雨他不可能来这里了。
5. 他声称见过这种已经绝迹了的怪物 .
6. 在远处我看见大火熄灭了 .
He is unlikely to come here due to the heavy rain.
He claimed that he had seen the species of monster that had died out.
I saw the fire die out in the distance.
Homework
1. Find more information about the monsters or other mysteries of the nature world.
2. Finish exercises in workbook on pages 98-101.
3. Preview Grammar in this module.
