Tales_of_the_unexplained课文

(模块二·高一上学期)----WelcometotheunitUnit1TheLochNessMonsterLochNessisalake,calledNess,andlochisaScottish苏格兰的wordforlake.ThelegendoftheLochNessMonstergoesbacktomorethan1000yearsago,butthestoryattractedworld-wideattentioninthe1930safteraScottishnewspaperreportedthebeasthadbeenseencrossingtheroad.TheLochNessMonsterisoneofthemostmysteriousandattractivemysteriesintheworld.Itstillneedshardevidencetoprovewhetheritexistsornot.AlbertEinsteinFamoussaying•Themostbeautifulthingonecanexperienceismysteries.Theyaretrulythebasisofallartsandsciences.-------AlbertEinsteinWhatdoyouknowaboutthepictures?Pairwork1.Dothefourpictureshavesomethingincommon?Ifso,whatisit?2.Howdoyoufeelaboutthem?similaritiesPairwork1.Dothefourpictureshavesomethingincommon?Ifso,whatisit?(unexplained;nosatisfactoryanswers;mysterious;noevidence…)2.Howdoyoufeelaboutthem?Whatcanyouseeinthevideo?IsitaUFO?WhatdothelettersUFOstandfor？Unidentifiedflyingobjects.Aretheyreallyfromanotherplanet?DoyoubelieveinUFOs?WhatmightbethemostacceptableexplanationforUFOs?Ibelievein…Idon’tbelievein…Iagreewith…Ithink…Aliensfromspace.Militarytestaircraft.Somearealiens,andsomearemilitarytestaircraftUFOsareneitheraliensnormilitarytestaircraft..theHimalayasthehighestmountainrangeintheworldYetiAbominableSnowmanHalf-manandhalf-beastStrong,hairy…Whereisit?•TheYetiorAbominableSnowman(雪人）,alsocalledthe“missinglink”(推想中从类人猿发展到人类之间的过渡生物),issaidtobeahumanlikemonsterthatissupposedtoliveinHimalayas,thehighestmountainrangeintheworld.Severalsightings,mainlyoffootprints,havebeenreportedbywesternexplorersthroughouttheyears.Yetnoneofthemhavebeensupportedwithevidenceinanyway.CropcirclesCropcirclesareunexpectedpatternsthatarefoundinfields,eveniniceandsnow.Theyaremostlyfoundinwheatorcornfields,buthavealsobeenfoundinoat(燕麦),grass,andbarley(大麦).CropcirclesIt’ssaidthattheearliestcropcirclesappearedinEnglandin1647.CropcirclesarereportedtoappearmostlyinspringandsummerStonehenge（巨石阵）Doyouknowsomethingaboutit?It’samonumentofhugerockslabsinthesouth-westofEnglandbuiltintheStoneAge.ItisbelievedthatStonehengeservedsomesortofreligiouspurposes.Uptonownobodyknowsforsurehowitcameintobeing.BeingoneofBritain’sgreatestnationalinterests,itstandsformysteryandpower.Somepeopleguessthatitwasatempleforworship.ButthereasonthatStonehengewasbuiltremainsunknowneventoday.Brainstorming•Doyouknowanyothermysteriesortheunexplainedthings?TheSphinxHalfhuman,halflion,theSphinxis240feetlongand66feethighPyramids,EgyptLeonardoDaVincipaintedtheMonaLisaonapieceofpinewood(松树)intheyear1506.TheHangingGardensofBabylonMonsterinLakeDianchiIfyousawaUFOoramonstersomeday,whatwouldyoudo?Homework1.SurftheInternetandlearnmoreaboutworldmysteries.2.Previewthereadingpassage:Boymissing,policepuzzled.Answerthequestionsonpage2.