牛津高中英语教案-模块二-Unit1-Tales-of-the-unexplained

南通高等师范学校外语系综合英语课程Unit1TalesoftheunexplainedPart1:TeachingDesignAimsandrequirementsReadanewsstoryaboutamissingboyandamagazinearticleaboutYetiListentoadialoguebetweenabossandhisemployeeTalkaboutaliensandconductaninterviewWriteareportTellamysteriousstoryProceduresPeriodone,WelcometotheUnitStep1:Brainstorming1.Boysandgirls,haveyoueverheardsomethingnotonlyinterestingandattractivebutalsounexplainedatallevenwiththehelpofmodernscienceandtechnologyintheworld?Herearesomepicturesonthescreen.Canyoutellmewhattheyare?ThechancesforseeingaUFOaregreaterforthosepeoplewholiveinsmalltownsorinthecountryandareoutsidelateatnight.UFOs.Yes,theyarecalledUFOs,meaningunidentifiedflyingobjects.UFOscomeinallshapesandsizes.Someareonlysmallspotsoflightthatmoveinstrangepatternsacrossthenightsky.Somecanbeseeninthedaytimeareoftendisk-orsaucer-shaped.UFOswereonceseenindifferentpartsofChina.Lookatsomepicturesonthescreen,please.Doyouthinksuchkindofthingsmysterious?Areyoucuriousaboutthem?BesidesUFOs,canyoulistanythingmoreunexplainedyou’veeverheardorseeninyourdailylife?TheyareYetis,theLochNessMonster,StonehengeandthePyramidsinEgypt.2.Openyourbooksandlet’slookatpageone.Pleasereadtheinstructionandfocusonthefivepicturesandillustrationsfirst.Thenanswerthefollowingquestions:Dothefivepictureshavesomethingincommon?Ifso,whatisit?(unexplained;nosatisfactoryanswers;mysterious;noevidence...)Canscientistsexplainthesephenomena?南通高等师范学校外语系综合英语课程Howdoyoufeelaboutthem?Areyouabitcurious?3.Thinkofasmanyexpressionsaspossibletoanswerthequestionsabove.Trytomakeupsomesentencesandreadthemtotheclass.Iwillalsoofferyousomeexamples.Theyaremysteriousbecausenosatisfactoryanswershavebeenofferedtoexplainthem.Thoughthesemysterieshavepuzzledpeopleforalongtime,theystillshowgreatinterestinthem.Peoplefeelpuzzledbythemysteries.4.Reporttheinformationyouhavecollectedtotheclass.Youranswersarequitedifferent.Nowwewillusesomeofyouranswersasapromptforaclassdiscussion.Forexample,Teacher:WhatinformationhaveyougotaboutUFOs?StudentA:...Teacher:DoyouthinkStudentA'sinformationinteresting?Whatabouttheinformationyou'vegot?Isthereanythingdifferent?StudentB:...5.Pleasediscussthetopicsinpairs.Herearesomequestions.AboutUFOs:HaveyoueverreadsomereportsaboutUFOsinChina?AreyouinterestedinUFOs?Aretheyreallyfromanotherplanet?WhatdothelettersUFOstandfor?WhydoyouthinkUFOsvisitourplanet?AboutYetis:WherearetheHimalayas?What'stheweatherlikethere?Whydosomepeoplemakegreateffortstoclimbthem?(hobby;dream;challengethemselves;makediscoveries;overcomedifficulty,..)AYetiisreportedtobehalf-manandhalf-beast.Haveyouheardofit?Doyouthinksomeclimbers'disappearancesareconnectedwithYetis?AboutStonehenge,thepyramidsandtheLochNessMonster:StonehengeandthepyramidsinEgypt,themostfamousofwhichistheGreatPyramid,areculturalrelics.Wherewerethepyramidsbuilt,ontheeastcoastoftheNileoronthewestcoast?Whatarethereasons?DoyouthinktheGreatPyramidisawonderinhumanhistory?HowwastheGreatPyramidbuilt?南通高等师范学校外语系综合英语课程Ihaven'theardofStonehengeortheLochNessMonster.Theyareabitnewtome.Whataboutyou?Wouldyoubeinterestedindiscoveringmoreaboutthem?Step2:Sharinginformation1.Let’sdealwiththequestionsinpairs.Forthefirstquestion,youmaydiscussitthisway:DoyoubelieveinUFOs?WhatmightbethemostacceptableexplanationforUFOs?Youmaygivedifferentanswerssuchas:-Aliensfromspace.-Militarytestaircraft.-SomeUFOsarealien,somearetestaircraft.-UFOsareevidenceofhumanspacetravel.-UFOsareneitheraliennortestaircraft.-UFOsdon'texist.Youcanexpressyouragreementsanddisagreementswitheachother.2.Summarizeyouranswersandthenreporttotheclass.Sampleanswers1.IhaveafirmbeliefinUFOs.Infact,Ihaveseenafewmyself.UFOstandsforUnidentifiedFlyingObject,thatis,anobject,apparentlymovinginthesky,whichwecannotidentify.However,ifyouaskmewhetherornotIbelieveinspacecraftcarryingvisitorsfromouterspace,Iwouldhavetosay'no'.Idonotbelieveinthem.2.ThecontinentofAntarcticawasdiscoveredin1818.Itwasoncesupposedtohavebeencoveredbyiceforhundredsofthousandsofyears.However,in1949scientiststooksamplesfromsedimentdeepbeneathAntarctica,whichrevealedthatgreatrivershadonceflowedintoAntarcticauntilabout6,000yearsago,Manymoremysteriesremaintobediscovered.3.I'malwaysinterestedinthestoriesofUFOsandaliens.AndIhopeIwillhavethechancetomeetonesomeday.Ifitreallyhappenstome,Iwillaskquestionssuchas'Whoorwhatareyou?','Whereareyoufrom?'and'Howlongdoesittaketotravelfromyourplacetoourplanet?'.Iwilltrymybesttocommunicatewiththem,discoveringwhattheirlifeislikeandwhytheyhavecometotheearth.UFOsUFOstandsforUnidentifiedFlyingObject.Accordingtosomewitnesses,itiscolorlessandmovesataslow,steadyspeedwithlittlenoise.TheLochNessMonsterLochNessisabiglakeinScotland.Nessie,theLochNessMonster,wassightedasfarbackasthe6thcenturyAD.南通高等师范学校外语系综合英语课程YetisTheYetihasbeencalledthe'missinglink';half-man,half-beast.Itissupposedtoliveinthehighestmountainintheworld--MountQomolangma.Stone-hengeBeingoneofBritain'sgreatestnationalicons,itstandsformysteryandpower.Somepeopleguessthatitwasatempleforworship.ThereasonwhyStonehengewasbuiltremainsunknowneventoday.TheGreatPyramid