2023学年完整公开课版M6UnexplainedMysteriesoftheNatural

Module6UnexplainedmysteriesoftheNaturalWorldSpeakingListeningPronunciation&EverydayEnglishSpeakingSpeaking1–Workinpairsanddothe

role-playStudentA:

Youwereoneofthepeoplewhosawthemonsterfromthetopofthemountain.Thinkaboutwhatyousaw.AnswerB’squestions.StudentB:

YouareajournalistofanEnglishNewspaper.YouarewritinganarticleabouttheLakeTianchimonster.AskAwhathe/shesaw.ListeningandVocabularyadapt,climate,disappear,extinct,evolve,surviveThe______ofacountryisthetypeofweatherithas.

climateListeningandVocabulary1.Completethesentenceswiththewordsbelow.

2.Ifananimalorplantis______,itexistedalongtimeagobutdoesn’texistnow.3.Whenthings_________,theynolongerhappenorexist.4.Whenpeopleoranimals_______,theydon’tdieafteranaccidentoranillness.extinctdisappear

survive5.Ifyoucan_____tosomething,youcanchangeinordertomakethesituationbetter.6.Whenanimalsorplants______,theychangeanddevelopoveralongperiodoftime.adaptevolveListeningandVocabulary--2.Brainstorming1.Howmuchdoyouknowaboutdinosaurs?2.Haveyoueverseenanyfilmsorreadanybooksaboutdinosaurs?Whatinterestsyoumost?3.Inyouropinion,whydinosaursdisappearedfromtheearth?Giveyourreasons.Dinosaursruledtheearthforabout______millionyears.A.twoB.twentyC.twohundredListeningandVocabulary3.PredictionDoactivity2onpage56andthenlistentothefirstpartoftheinterviewandcheck音频：M6Listeningandvocabulary-3.mp32.Theyate____.A.plantsB.meatC.bothplantandmeat3.Theybecameextinct______yearsago.A.600,000B.6millionC.66million4.Theirnearestrelativestodayare____.A.birdsB.fishC.mammalsListeningandVocabulary5Listentothesecondpartofthetapeanddiscusshowmanyexplanationsaregivenforthedisappearanceofthedinosaurs?

音频：M6Listeningandvocabulary-4.mp31.Ameteoritehittheearth.2.Theystoppedevolving.3.Theykilledeachother.4.Avolcaniceruption.5.Cancercausedbyradiation.Five.ListeningandVocabulary6.Decidewhetherthestatementsaretrueorfalse1.Ahugemeteoritemayhavehitallthedinosaurs.2.Perhapsadustcloudmadetheworlddark.3.Ameteoritecausedavolcaniceruption.FTFM6Listeningandvocabulary-5.mp34.Thedinosaurshadtoeatseedsandnutstosurvive.5.Perhapstoomuchfightingcausedthedinosaurstodieout.6.Onescientistbelievedthedinosaursbecameillwhentheyatethewrongfood.FTF7.Theremaybedinosaurstodaylivinginothergalaxies.8.DrBinfieldthinksthecraternearMexicowascausedbyameteorite.FTGoodafternoon,andwelcometothisweek’seditionofMysteriesofNature.Today’stopicisabigone-it’s________,thosestrangecreatureswhichruledtheearthfornolessthan________________years,someofthemwere____________,ListeningandVocabulary7.ExtraExerciseFillinblanksdinosaurstwohundredmillionplanteaters音频：M6Listeningandvocabulary-3.mp3otherswereliketheinfamousTyrannosaurusRex,carnivoreswholivedoff_____andwhoattackedthemorepeacefulplanteatingdinosaurs.Notalldinosaurswerebig—somewerethesizeofchickens,andinfacttheclosestthingstodinosaurslivingtodayareactually______.meatbirdsButthemysterywearegoingtotalkabouttodayiswhythedinosaurssuddenly___________exactly66millionyearsago,andtothrowlightonthesubject,we’veinvitedoneoftheworld’sforemostexpertsonthesubject,fromthePittRiversMuseuminOxford,DrRogerBinfield.

disappeared(PRES=Presenter,DR=DrBinfieldPRES:Goodafternoon,DrBinfield,andwelcometotheprogramme.DR:Thankyou.PRES:I’mgoingto________________________,evenifIthinkthere’snotgoingtobeaneasyanswer.Part2comestraighttothepoint音频：M6Listeningandvocabulary-4.mp3Whydidthedinosaurssuddenlydisappear,almostovernight,66millionyearsago?DR:You’reright.There’snoeasyanswertothatquestion,buttherearelotsoftheories.PRES:Suchas?DR:Well,probablythemostwidelyacceptedtheoryisthemeteoriteone…PRES:Youmeanthe______washitbyameteoritefromspace?DR:Yes,that’sright.PRES:Andthedinosaursdiedimmediately?

earthDR:__________,notallofthem.Themeteoritemayhavehittheearthwiththesuchforcethatitcreatedahuge________,whichstoppedthesunlightfromgettingthrough…sotherewasnolight,noheat,andno______.PRES:Butotheranimalssurvived?NotexactlydustcloudfoodDR:Yes,_______creatureslikemammals,whichmayhavesurvivedbecausetheyate_____________.PRES:Whatothertheoriesarethere?DR:Lots.Thedinosaursmayhavestopped_______,andbeenunabletoadapttochangesintheclimate.Ortheymighthave_______________.smallernutsandseedsevolvingkilledeachotherPRES:Isthatpossible?DR:Ohyes.Theyspentalotoftime________.Thereagain,itmighthavebeen________________,notameteorite,whichsentupcloudsofdustandcutoffthelight.Oneveryrecenttheorysaystheydiedof_______.fightingvolcaniceruptionscancerPRES:Cancer?Youmeanthedinosaursdiedoutbecausetheyfillill?DR:Yes.Asaresultofradiationcomingfrom___________somewhereinourgalaxy…PRES:Thatsoundsfantastic.DR:Well,Ithinkit’sunlikely,butit’snotimpossible.adyingstarPRES:Whichtheorydoyoubelieve?DR:I’dgoforthe_________.Ithinkit’sthemostlikelyone.Andinfactthereisahuge______intheCaribbeansea,offthecoastofMexico,wherethemeteoritemayhavelanded…meteoritecraterPronunciationPronunciation1–Listentothesentences.Saywhichconsonantsdisappear

I’llcomestraighttothepoint.2.Themostwidelyacceptedtheory.3.Ithinkit’sthemostlikelyexplanation.NowPractisesayingthesentences.

音频：M6Pronunciation-1.mp3Pronunciation2–Studythesesentencesandpracticesayingthem.

WewenttoLochNess.Wesawthemostfantasticcreature.Wedidn’ttakeanyphotos.NowListenandcheck.音频：M6Pronunciation-2.mp3EverydayEnglishEverydayEnglish1Lookatthewordsandphrasesbelowandchoosethebestexplanation.Ifsomethingisbackinthenewsitis