Let’s guess The Pyramid Let’s guess UFO Let’s guess monster Let’s guess tail Let’s guess hairy Let’s guess footprint claw Let’s guess 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