人教版二模块一单元Tales of the unexplainedWelcome to the Unit 牛津英语

1、Group discussion: In your opinion, what is the most beautiful things one can experience? Why?2021/8/6 星期五1 The most beautiful thing one can experience is mysteries . They are truly the basis of all arts and sciences . Albert Einstein2021/8/6 星期五2Module 2 Unit 1 Tales of the unexplainedMaking discove

2、riesNanjing No. 1 Middle School2021/8/6 星期五3Leonardo Da Vinci painted the Mona Lisa on a piece of pine wood in the year 1506. 2021/8/6 星期五4a hotel balcony , Portugal , Sept, 2003Photo observation 1 On seeing this photo , how are you feeling? Why?no lights on or around, no other rooms above the woman

3、; no light could have reflected on the woman here.2021/8/6 星期五5Santiago, 5:40 p.m. May 10, 2004Photo observation 2:What has drawn your attention?an unusual creature crossed the road behind one of the police on horseback; meanwhile, strange lights appeared in the same area2021/8/6 星期五6UFOsThe chances

4、 for seeing a UFO are greater for those people who live in small towns or in the country and are outside late at night. UFOs come in all shapes and sizes. Some are only small spots of light that move in strange patterns across the night sky. Some can be seen in the daytime are often disk- or saucer-

5、shaped.: unidentified flying objects2021/8/6 星期五7 Himalayasthe highest mountain range in the world Yeti Abominable Snowman Half-man and half-beast2021/8/6 星期五8 Stonehenge prehistoric monument on Salisbury Plain, southern England, consisting of two concentric circles of large standing stones.It was b

6、uilt between 2800 and 1500 BC and is thought to have been an astronomical calendar or a temple to the sun. 2021/8/6 星期五9Loch Ness the largest of a series of interlinked lochs, or lakes, located in northern one of Scotlands top tourist attractions.Lock Ness Monster2021/8/6 星期五10The SphinxHalf human,

7、half lion, the Sphinx is 240 feet long and 66 feet high Pyramids , Egypt2021/8/6 星期五11How WideThe base of the Great Pyramid is a square with each side measuring 230 m (756 ft) and covering an area of 5.3 hectares (13 acres).How much is that? Imagine a football field. Nearly 10 football fields could

8、fit within the base. The area of the base is also equal to about seven city blocks in New York City.If you were to walk around the base, about how far would you walk? 500 m (1,640 ft) 1850 m (6,069 ft) 920 m (3,018 ft) 2021/8/6 星期五12How TallAt 146.5 m (481 ft) high, the Great Pyramid stood as the ta

9、llest structure in the world for more than 4,000 years. Today it stands at 137 m (449.5 ft) high, having lost 9.5 m (31 ft) from the top.2021/8/6 星期五13How Heavy?More than 2,300,000 limestone and granite blocks were pushed, pulled, and dragged into place on the Great Pyramid. The average weight of a

10、block is about 2.3 metric tons (2.5 tons). How much is that? Well, you can think of it in terms of refrigerators. An average refrigerator weighs about 91 kg. If 1 metric ton = 1,000 kg, how many refrigerators equal a 2.3-metric ton block?A.25 refrigerators 5 refrigerators 90 refrigerators2021/8/6 星期

11、五14How Steep? Each side of the Great Pyramid rises at an angle of 51.5 degrees to the top. Not only that, each of the sides are aligned almost exactly with true north, south, east, and west. For a pyramid to look like a pyramid, each of the four triangular-shaped sides must slope up and towards each

12、 other at the same angle so that they meet at a point at the top. The builders constructed the pyramid layer by layer, starting at the bottom. They had to check their work often, for even a tiny error at the bottom could grow into a very large error by the time the workers reached the top!2021/8/6 星

13、期五152. If you saw a UFO or a monster some day, what would you do?Group discussion1. Do you believe in unexplained things mentioned above? Why or why not?2021/8/6 星期五16 advanced (adj.) 1. very modern:advanced weapon systems 2. studying or dealing with a school subject at a difficult level advanced le

14、arners of English advanced physicsadvance (v.)A line of ants slowly advanced.Our understanding of human genetics has advanced considerably. to move forwardto develop2021/8/6 星期五17run into1. to meet somebody by chanceGuess who I ran into in town today!2. to hit someone or something with a vehicle He

15、ran into the back of another car the other day.2021/8/6 星期五18Translate the following phrases: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be full of mysteries advanced science and technology a sunken ship believe in unexplained things run into a UFO2021/8/6 星期五19HomeworkSurf the net and learn more about wor

16、ld mysteries. Prepare a short speech (better in Powerpoint) to introduce something that interests you. 2. Make a scale model of the Great Pyramid under the following guidelines and bring it to the class.2021/8/6 星期五20scale: 1 cm = 30 m 1. Cut out the pyramid along the solid lines. 2. Fold each triangle side along th