Let’s
guess
The Pyramid
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UFO
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monster
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tail
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hairy
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footprint
claw
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dinosaur
Module 6
Unexplained
Mysteries of the
Natural World
Introduction-1
Look at the pictures.
大脚怪（Bigfoot）是一种未
知的灵长类生物，出现在北
美洲民俗学中，它们栖息在
偏远的丛林中，范围主要是
在美国太平洋西北地区与加
拿大不列颠哥伦比亚等地
区。大脚有时被描述成是一
种体型巨大，毛茸茸的猿。
有些人认为这种生物（或它
们的近亲）在世界各地都有
出现的踪迹，例如喜马拉雅
山的雪人、中国的野人。
雪人（Yeti），一种传
说在珠穆朗玛峰活动的
动物，雪人是一种介于
人与猿之间的神秘动
物，至今尚未有确切的
雪人标本提供研究。
尼斯湖水怪（The Loch Ness
Monster）是生活在英国苏格兰
尼斯湖的传疑生物。它的形象一
向都是蛇颈龙一般的生物。此怪
每年都吸引世界各地的游客前往
参观，希望能一睹水怪真面目；
同时也吸引著许多科学家和探险
者的目光，数百年来已经有无数
次的搜捕水怪行动，尽管最后都
灰人（The Grey
Man）是苏格兰的
一种至今尚未证明
的物种，它身材高
大，有灰色的脸和
巨大的爪子。
Introduction-1
Match them with the descriptions.
1 The Yeti is a monster that
lives high up in the
Himalayas. It’s about two
metres tall and has
powerful arms and legs. It
often gets angry and will
attack anyone who goes close
to it. Local people and people travelling
in the mountains have many stories to tell
about it.
Introduction-1
Match them with the descriptions.
2 The Bigfoot got its name
because of its large footprints.
It lives in the mountainous
forests of northwest America
and probably looks like a very
large monkey - tall and hairy
with big arms and legs. Native
Americans believe it is a spirit and has no
physical form.
Introduction-1
Match them with the descriptions.
3. The Grey Man is a
frightening creature that
lives in Scotland. Climbers
say they have seen it on
the mountains. It is tall and
has a grey face and long claws instead of
hands.
Introduction-1
Match them with the descriptions.
4. One of the most famous
monsters in the world is the
Loch Ness Monster. It lives
in a deep lake (a loch) in the
north of Scotland and it is very
old. It has a small head and a long tail and
some people believe it is a dinosaur.
Introduction-Note-taking
creature
The Yeti
description
the Himalayas, 2m tall, powerful
arms and legs, angry, attack
The Bigfoot northwest American, large
footprints, tall, hairy, big arms and
legs
The Grey
Man
Scotland, tall, grey face, long
claws
The Loch
Ness
Monster
Lake Ness, north of Scotland,
small head, long tail
Introduction-2
Match the words with the definitions.
attack claw
hairy
creature
monster
dinosaur footprint
spirit
tail
1. an animal, especially if you don’t know what kind of
creature
animal is __________
monster
2. an unknown animal that is big and frightening________
3. with a lot of hair ______________
hairy
4. the mark left on the ground by a foot
footprint
________
attack claw
hairy
creature
monster
dinosaur footprint
spirit
tail
5. a part that sticks out at the back of an animal’s body
__________
tail
6. a large animal that lived thousands of years ago
__________
dinosaur
spirit
7. Something that continues to exist after death ________
8. The sharp nails that some animals and birds have on
claws
their feet _______________
attack
9. To use violence against someone _________________
Lead-in
1. As we know, there are
some unexplained
mysteries in the
The Yeti
natural world such as
the Yeti, the Bigfoot,
The Grey Man
the Grey Man and the
Loch Ness Monster.
Have you ever heard
of or read about any
The Bigfoot
other monster? Tell us
something you know. The Loch Ness Monster
The Monster
Of Lake Tianchi
Before-reading
2. How much do you know about Lake Tianchi?
Where is it? How big/ deep is it?
The Monster of
Lake Tianchi
The Monster
Of Lake Tianchi
Fast-reading
1. Read the beginning of the passage and
decide where it comes from.
a tourist guide
√
a newspaper
a dictionary
a scientific journal
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 the latest sighting of the Tianchi
monster
• Para 2 another recent sighting of Tianchi
monster
• Para 3
a third sighting of the Tianchi monster
• Para 4 more information about the
Tianchi monster
• Para 5 information about Lake Tianchi