6 module Unexplained Mysteries of the Natural World

6 module Unexplained Mysteries of the Natural World

Introduction b 1. ______is a monster that lives high up in the Himalayas. It's about two meters tall and has powerful arms and legs. It’s Often gets angry and will attack anyone who goes close to it. Local people and people travelling in the mountains have many stories to tell about it.

a 2. _____got its name because of its large footprints. It lives in the mountainous forests of northwest America and probably looks like a very large monkey---tall and hairy with big arms and legs. Native Americans believe it is a spirit and has no physical form. 3. ______is d a frightening creature that lives in Scotland. Climbers say they have seen it on the mountains. It is tall and has a grey face and long claws instead of hands. 4. One of the most famous monsters on the world is the c It lives in a deep lake in the north of Scotland _____. and it is very old. It has a small head and a long tail and some people believe it is a dinosaur.

The Loch Ness Monster （Scotland)

Lake Tianchi

Reading for main idea Read the whole text and try to find the main idea of each paragraph

1. Read the first sentence of paragraph 1 and decide where it is from. A. a tourist guide B. a dictionary C. a newspaper 科学期刊 D. a scientific journal

What willofbe talked about in the Changbai The “Monster Lake Tianchi ” in passage? Mountains in Jilin province, northeast China, is back in the news after several recent sightings. 再次成为新闻 目击

Tianchi monster Para. 1 main idea different opinions Para. 2 Sighting 3 Para. 3 Sighting 2 Para. 4 Sighting 1 Para. 5 Lake Tianchi

Reading for detail(细节) Read paragraph 1 , 2 , 3 and try to find the description about the monster

Sighting 1 Sighting 2 Sighting 3 shape black in color and It seemed to be _________ looked like a horse its head _____________. action like a seal It jumped out of the water ______.

Sighting 1 Sighting 2 Sighting 3 shape It was __________and greenish-black had a 10 -centimetre horns round head with____________. action surface It moved on the _____of the water.

Sighting 1 Sighting 2 Sighting 3 shape It was a round _______ black creature moving quickly through the water. action dived into the water and appeared It _______ again.

witness Sighting 1 (Meng Fanying Xue Junlin) Sighting 2 (a group of soldiers) Sighting 3 (Li Xiaohe) shape black head / like a horse greenish-black/ round head/ 10 cm horns round black action jumped like a seal moved on the surface/ swam moved/dived /appeared

Para. 4 people different opinions scientists

What do many people think about the monster? What are the scientists’ opinions?

Answer the question: What do many people think about the monster? Many people think the monster may be a distant cousin of the Loch Ness monster in Scotland. 远亲 尼斯湖水怪 They also think that there might be similar creatures in other lakes around the world. 可能是

Answer the question: What are the scientists’ opinions? Scientists, however, are sceptical. He earns so little money. I think he is unlikely ____ to support _______ such a big family. They say that the low-temperature lake is unlikely to able______ to supportabout such large livinglife. creatures. Sobe I am his happy sceptical 养活, 支持

Read paragraph 5 and finish the following tasks: 1. Is Lake Tianchi an ordinary one? No, it's the highest volcanic lake. 2. Information about Lake Tianchi: Height: 2, 189 metres Area: 10 square kilometers Depth: 370 meters deep in some places

Summary(总结) Welcome to Lake Tianchi is the highest _______ volcanic lake in the world. It is 2, 189 metres _______ high and _____ covers an area of about ten square kilometres. In places deep it is more than 370 metres ____. The scene is very beautiful here. But what is the most mysterious is the monster of Lake Tianchi which is_________ back in the news after several recent sightings. Many people ____ claimed to have seen it. Some said it is black in color _____and it’s head looked _______a horse. They think like may the monster _____be a distant cousin of the Loch Ness sceptical They say monster in Scotland. But scientists are _____. that the low-temperature lake is unlikely ____to be able to support such large living creatures. _____ Whethere is a monster or not , no one knows for sure. Maybe we will know the truth in the future.

Our life is full of mysteries. Our world is full of mysteries. Let's research together! Let's discover the truth!

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