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Unit1,Talesoftheunexplained,Welcometotheunit,Lead-in,Lookatthefollowingpicturesandtellushowyoufeelaboutthem.,ahotelbalcony,Portugal,Sept,2003,Nolightsonoraround,nootherroomsabovethewoman;nolightcouldhavereflectedonthewomanhere.So,wheredoesthelightaroundthewomancomefrom?,Santiago,5:40p.m.May10,2004,Anunusualcreaturecrossedtheroadbehindoneofthepoliceonhorseback,meanwhile,strangelightsappearedinthesamearea.,Icantexplain.Theyaremysterious.,Brainstorming,1.WhatdoyouknowaboutUFOsorYetis?Haveyoueverheardanythingaboutthat?2.Howdoyoufeelaboutthem?Areyouabitcurious?,Themostbeautifulthingonecanexperienceismysteries.Theyaretrulythebasisofallartsandsciences.-byAlbertEinstein,Lookatthefollowingpicturesandthinkaboutthequestions.,Aspaceshipfromanotherplanet?Asatellite?Aweatherballoon?Canttell?ThatswhyitiscalledaUFO!,Whatsthat?,1.HaveyoueverreadsomereportsaboutUFOsinChina?2.AreyouinterestedinUFOs?3.Aretheyreallyfromanotherplanet?4.WhatdothelettersUFOstandfor?5.WhydoyouthinkUFOsvisitourplanet?,UFOs,UFOstandsforUnidentifiedFlyingObject.Accordingtosomewitnesses,itiscolorlessandmovesataslow,steadyspeedwithlittlenoise.,Yetis,YoumightrunintoaYetiintheHimalayas,orjustseeafewtracks,ifyouarelucky!,AYetiisreportedtobehalf-manandhalf-beast.Haveyouheardofit?,1.WherearetheHimalayas?2.Whatstheweatherlikethere?3.Whydosomepeoplemakegreateffortstoclimbthem?4.DoyouthinksomeclimbersdisappearancesareconnectedwithYetis?,Yetis,TheYetihasbeencalledthemissinglink;half-man,half-beast.Itissupposedtoliveinthehighestmountainintheworld-MountQomolangma.,Cropcircles,Whomadethemandwhy?,ItssaidthattheearliestcropcirclesappearedinEnglandin1647.Cropcirclesarereportedtoappearmostlyinspringandsummer.Peoplearecuriousaboutthephenomenon.Whataboutyou?Doyoureallybelieveitsanaturalphenomenon?,1.Doyoubelieveintheexistenceofaliens?2.Doyouthinkthecropcirclesaremadebyaliens?,WhobuiltStonehengeinEnglandandforwhatreason?Nooneknowstheanswer!,Stonehenge,1.HaveyoueverheardorreadabouttheStonehenge?2.AreyouinterestedinStonehenge?3.Wouldyoubeinterestedindiscoveringmoreaboutthem?,Itsamonumentofhugerockslabs(平板、厚片)inthesouth-westofEnglandbuiltintheStoneAge.ItisbelievedthatStonehengeservedsomesortofreligiouspurposes.Uptonownobodyknowsforsurehowitcameintobeing.Doyouthinkyouwillbeinterestedindiscoveringmoreaboutit?,BeingoneofBritainsgreatestnationalIcons（图标）,itstandsformysteryandpower.Somepeopleguessthatiswasatempleforworship（崇拜）.ThereasonStonehengewasbuiltremainsunknowneventoday.,1.Doyoubelieveinunexplainedthingsmentionedabove?Whyorwhynot?2.IfyousawaUFOoraYeti,whatwouldyoudo?,Discussion,Languagepoints,1.talesoftheunexplained:常用“the+adj/v-ing/v-ed”来表示一类人或物，如therich;theunknown;theliving,theunemployed,2.runinto,(1)(非正式)偶然遇到，碰见(某人)Ifirstranintohimatthetheatre我第一次遇见他是在剧院。Iranintoanoldfriendinthestreet我在街上遇到一位老朋友。(2)(汽车)撞到；与相撞Thecarranintoalamppost汽车撞到路灯柱上。,联想发散runacross偶然发现，遇到runafter追赶，追求runaround跑来跑去，与某人厮混、来往runaway逃走，潜逃活学活用Thecarwasoutofcontrolandrun_atruckinfrontofit.A.outofB.overC.intoD.to,C,(3)遇到(困难等)Theprojectranintofinancialdifficulties该工程遇到财政困难。(4)合计为；累计达到(某数量等)Lossesranintomillionsofpounds损失达几百万英镑。Therepairswillprobablyrunintoseveralthousandpounds修理费可能高达几千英镑。,3、canttell说不准tell与beableto/can/could连用“判断、区别、猜测”=decide/determine/knowe.g.Ireallycanttellthedifferencebetweenthetwinbrothers,tellfrom区分tellapart区分，分清,5.believeinunexplainedthingsbelievein信任，信仰believe相信某人的话Weusual