Unit 1 Tales of the unexplained project 课件.ppt

1、Unit 1 Tales of the unexplained project 课件,Warming up,How much do you know about the creature? What else would you like to know about it?,Skimming,1. What do they look like? 2. When and where were they found?,In 1998 and on the Chinese side of the Himalayas.,It walked like a human but it had thick b

2、lack fur and was about six feet tall with huge shoulders, very long arms and large hands.,Find main idea of each paragraph:,Para,1,Yetis are reported to have been seen all over the world.,Para,24,Descriptions of Yetis in different places.,Para,56,Scientists different opinions abort Yetis.,Para,7,Sci

3、entists hope to find the truth.,True or False,F,1. There are no Yetis in the world according to the report.,2. An American mountain climber said that he saw a Yeti once.,3. Yetis ran with an amazing speed.,4. Footprints of Yetis are similar to human.,T,5. Scientists have solved the mystery.,T,F,F,la

4、nguage points,Telling about an unexplained mystery,1. In one case, a group of engineers ran after the creature, which. (P20),如果你同时追赶两只兔子，你一只也抓不到。,run after 追(逐)，追赶,If you run after two hares, you will catch neither.,他没致力于学习，而是浪费时间追求女孩。,Instead of devoting himself to his studies, he wastes his time r

5、unning after girls.,被惩罚后那个少年逃走了。,run away 逃跑,The teen-ager ran away after being punished.,那年他不想竞选总统。,He didnt want to run for president that year.,run for竞选,run into偶然碰到(困难)遇见(人)，相撞,她太困了以致于撞到了路灯杆上。,She was so sleepy that she ran into a lamppost.,我们的水已用完了。,run out of 用完,Our water has run out.,不要对她失去耐

6、心。,Dont run out of patience with her.,介副词填空,1. The concert is beginning but the stars havent shown _ so far, causing a great mess.,2. The experts all came late to the meeting, due _ the bad storm.,3. Seeing what is so-called a monster, the villagers began to run _ it secretly.,up,to,after,介副词填空,4. D

7、addy, mayor of the city, receives 50 letters about different matters a day _ average.,5. Step _ your practice. As it is, you cant win the first in the coming round.,6. _ his parents disappointment, Hellen stole and was put in prison days ago.,on,up,To,介副词填空,7. None of his workmates believe him becau

8、se he always makes _ stories.,8. When meeting the guards at the school gate every morning, I often greet them _ a “hi”.,9. The driver let me take a lift and _ return I gave him ten yuan.,with,up,in,介副词填空,10. His mother told his children that she was staying _ late and wouldnt come back until after m

9、idnight.,11. The dispute (纠纷) between the workers and management has been settled and services will return _ normal (正常) tomorrow.,12. Pull _ the curtains and look out of the window and you will see something flying around in the dark sky.,to,out,back,Discussion,Do you believe that such a creature e

10、xists? Why or why not?,Write a story about one of the mysteries,1. Which mystery are you interested in? 2. What will your story be about?,Planning: Discuss the mysteries in groups,1. Find information from various sources on the mystery.,2. Decide what to include in the story and what to leave out.,3. Organize the information you decide to use and write an outline for the story.,Preparing,1. Follow the outline and write the story.,2. Proofread the story, correct any mistakes and add any new ideas you can think of.,3. Revise