英语：unit1 tales of unexplained-Welcome课件(牛津译林版modul

Themostbeautifulthingonecanexperienceismysteries.Theyaretrulythebasisofallartsandsciences.AlbertEinsteinHerearesomepicturesonthescreen.Canyoutellmewhattheyare?UFOs:unidentifiedflyingobjectsThechancesforseeingaUFOaregreaterforthosepeoplewholiveinsmalltownsorinthecountryandareoutsidelateatnight.UFOscomeinallshapesandsizes.Someareonlysmallspotsoflightthatmoveinstrangepatternsacrossthenightsky.Somecanbeseeninthedaytimeareoftendisk-orsaucer-shaped.2001年12月26日傍晚5时04分杭州2005年1月5日清晨7点30分北京2005年11月5日在永康大寒山Doyouthinksuchkindofthingsmysterious?Areyoucuriousaboutthem?BesidesUFOs,canyoulistanythingmoreunexplainedyou’veeverheardorseeninyourdailylife?Haveyouheardstoriesaboutthesethings?HimalayasthehighestmountainrangeintheworldYetiAbominableSnowmanHalf-manandhalf-beastLochNessthelargestofaseriesofinterlinkedlochs,orlakes,locatedinnorthernoneofScotland’stoptouristattractions.LockNessMonsterStonehengeprehistoricmonumentonSalisburyPlain,southernEngland,consistingoftwoconcentriccirclesoflargestandingstones.Itwasbuiltbetween2800and1500BCandisthoughttohavebeenanastronomicalcalendaroratempletothesun.TheSphinxHalfhuman,halflion,theSphinxis240feetlongand66feethighPyramids,EgyptHowWideThebaseoftheGreatPyramidisasquarewitheachsidemeasuring230m(756ft)andcoveringanareaof5.3hectares(13acres).Howmuchisthat?Imagineafootballfield.Nearly10footballfieldscouldfitwithinthebase.TheareaofthebaseisalsoequaltoaboutsevencityblocksinNewYorkCity.Ifyouweretowalkaroundthebase,abouthowfarwouldyouwalk?A.500m(1,640ft)B.1850m(6,069ft)C.920m(3,018ft)HowTallAt146.5m(481ft)high,theGreatPyramidstoodasthetalleststructureintheworldformorethan4,000years.Todayitstandsat137m(449.5ft)high,havinglost9.5m(31ft)fromthetop.HowHeavy?Morethan2,300,000limestoneandgraniteblockswerepushed,pulled,anddraggedintoplaceontheGreatPyramid.Theaverageweightofablockisabout2.3metrictons(2.5tons).Howmuchisthat?Well,youcanthinkofitintermsofrefrigerators.Anaveragerefrigeratorweighsabout91kg.If1metricton=1,000kg,howmanyrefrigeratorsequala2.3-metrictonblock?A.25refrigeratorsB.5refrigeratorsC.90refrigeratorsForapyramidtolooklikeapyramid,eachofthefourtriangular-shapedsidesmustslopeupandtowardseachotheratthesameanglesothattheymeetatapointatthetop.Thebuildersconstructedthepyramidlayerbylayer,startingatthebottom.Theyhadtochecktheirworkoften,forevenatinyerroratthebottomcouldgrowintoaverylargeerrorbythetimetheworkersreachedthetop!HowSteep?EachsideoftheGreatPyramidrisesatanangleof51.5degreestothetop.Notonlythat,eachofthesidesarealignedalmostexactlywithtruenorth,south,east,andwest.2.IfyousawaUFOoramonstersomeday,whatwouldyoudo?Groupdiscussion1.Doyoubelieveinunexplainedthingsmentionedabove?Whyorwhynot?mystery神秘,神秘的事物,谜他是怎样进去的是一个谜。Howhegotinisamystery.谁把书拿走了？这是个谜。Whohastakenthebook?Itisamystery.世界上有太多解不开的谜。Therearetoomanyunexplainedmysteriesintheworld.advanced(adj.)高级的,年老的,先进的advancedteachingmethods先进的教学方法apersonofadvancedage年迈的人theadvancededucation高等教育advancedmathematics高等数学advancedstudies高深的研究advancedideas先进的思想1.Asweallknow,Americaisan____country;whileChinaisan_____one.A.advanced,advancedB.advanced,advancingC.advancing,advancingD.advancing,advanced2.Yousee,wehavemadetheplan,butIthinkitneedsimproving.Ifanythingischanged,pleaseinformme_____.A.inadvanceB.insurpriseC.infearD.incaseBAruninto跑进,撞上,偶遇,陷入,达到昨天我在街上碰见十年未见的老朋友了。Iranintoanoldfriendyesterdayinthestreet,whomIhadn’tseenfor10years.那天他撞到另外一辆车的车尾了。Heranintothebackofanothercartheotherday.run相关短语：runacross偶然碰到runafter追逐，追捕runaway逃跑runfor竞选runinto偶然碰到（困难）遇见（人），相撞runoutof用完runout用完1)Ifyoudrivesofast,you'll_________someonesomeday.2)I__________afriendofmineintheexhibitionyesterday.3)Ourwaterhas__________.Canyoufillupsomemorebottles?4)Whydoyoualways__________adventure?5)Hedidn'twantto___________presidentthatyear.6)Inthatwayyouwillonly__________difficulties.(runinto,ranacross/into,runout,runafter,runfor,runinto)Translatethefollowingphrases:1.充满神秘2.先进的科学与技术3.一艘沉船4.相信未解之谜5.偶遇一个飞碟befullofmysteriesadvancedscienceandtechnologyasunkenshipbelieveinunexplainedthingsrunintoaUFOSurftheinternetandlearnmoreaboutworldmysteries.Prepareashortspeechtointroducesomethingthatinterestsyou.