M6P3 Function and Listening.ppt

1、Module 6,Unexplained Mysteries of the Natural World,1 Which sentences say that something is possible? 2 Which sentences say that something is improbable? 3 Which word is followed by to + verb?,Function,a, b,c,unlikely,Rewrite the sentences using the words in brackets.,Example: Perhaps that snake is

2、dangerous. (may) That snake may be dangerous.,1 Perhaps there are still dinosaurs somewhere. (might) There _ _ 2 Dont go near the water. Perhaps its very deep. (may) Dont go near the water. It_,might still be dinosaurs,somewhere.,may be very deep.,3 We probably wont see the monster. (unlikely) We ar

3、e _ 4 Perhaps there is an underground river from Loch Ness to the sea. (may) There _ _,may be an underground river from Loch Ness to the sea.,unlikely to see the monster.,5 We must help him perhaps he cant swim! (may) We must help him he _ _ 6 There are probably lots of strange creatures in that lak

4、e. (likely) There are _ _,likely to be lots of strange creatures in that lake.,able to swim.,may not be,Tick the sentences on page 55 you agree with about the monster of Lake Tianchi.,Now write another sentence using might.,Identity the creatures. Use may or might.,1,2,3,4,Listening and Vocabulary,C

5、omplete the sentences with the words in the box.,adapt climate disappear extinct evolve survive,1 The _ of a country is the type of weather it has. 2 If an animal or plant is _, it exist a longtime ago but doesnt exist now. 3 When things _, they no longer happen exist.,climate,extinct,disappear,4 Wh

6、en people or animals _, they dont die after an accident or an illness. 5 If you can _ to something, you can change in order to make the situation better. 6 When animals or plants _, they change and develop over a long period of time.,survive,adapt,evolve,Work in pairs. Answer the questions about din

7、osaurs.,1 Dinosaurs ruled the earth for about _ million years. a two b twenty c two hundred 2 They ate _. a plants b meat c both plant and meat,3 They because extinct _ years ago. a 600,000 b 6 million c 66 million 4 Their nearest relatives today are _. a birds b fish c mammals,Listen to the first p

8、art of a radio interview and check your answers.,Listen to the second part of the interview. How many explanations are given for the disappearance of the dinosaurs?,1 A meteorite hit the earth. 2 They stopped evolving. 3 They killed each other. 4 A volcanic eruption. 5 Cancer caused by radiation.,An

9、swers,Listen to the tape again. Tick the key words and phrases when you hear them.,volcanic eruption,galaxy,dust cloud,Listen to the tape and decide whether the statements are true or false.,1 A huge meteorite may have hit all the dinosaurs. 2 Perhaps a dust cloud made the world dark. 3 A meteorite

10、caused a volcanic eruption. 4 The dinosaurs had to eat seeds and nuts to survive.,F,T,F,F,5 Perhaps too much fighting caused the dinosaurs to die out. 6 One scientist believes the dinosaurs became ill when they ate the wrong food. 7 There may be dinosaurs today living in other galaxies. 8 Dr Binfiel

11、d thinks the crater near Mexico was caused by a meteorite.,T,F,T,F,Read the sentences from the interview.,Grammar,a The dinosaurs may have stopped evolving, and been able to adapt to changes in the climate. b They might have killed each other.,1 Something which happen in the past perhaps 2 Something

12、 which is impossible 3 Something which may happen in the future.,Now choose the best answer.,We use may have or might have (with the past participle) to talk about,Complete the sentences using may have or might have and the correct form of the verbs in brackets.,1 The meteorite _(cause) a huge dust

13、cloud. 2 The dust cloud _(cut off) the sunlight. 3 Small animals _ (survive) by eating nuts and seeds. 4 The dinosaurs _ (kill) by volcanic eruptions.,might have caused,may have cut off,may have survived,might have been killed,Work in pairs. Think of some more reasons why the dinosaurs might have di

14、sappeared. Use may have / might have.,1 If something is back in the news it is _. (a) in the news again (b) not an important news story,Everyday English,Look at the words and phrases below and choose the best explanation.,2 If you throw light on something you _. (a) switch on a light (b) make it eas

15、ier to understand 3 If you come straight to the point you _. (a) say what you want to say (b) attack somebody,4 If something happens almost overnight it happens_. (a) quickly (b) in the dark 5 Die out is used speak about _. (a) one person or animal (b) a whole species,6 Id go for the meteorite means

16、 _. (a) choose (b) forget 7 Thats quite something refers to something_. (a) ordinary (b) extraordinary,What do Chinese think of dragons? What do westerners think of dragon?,Cultural Corner,The Universal Dragon,Western dragons were typically bad creatures which had to be killed; in China they were generous and wise, and associated with the royal family.,Read the text and get the general idea of each paragraph. Paragraph1: Paragraph2: Paragraph3:,Dragons are talked about everywhere in the world.,The Chinese think well of dragons.,The English thin