Unit1TalesoftheunexplainedPart1:TeachingDesignAimsandrequirementsReadanewsstoryaboutamissingboyandamagazinearticleaboutYeti♦Listentoadialoguebetweenabossandhisemployee♦Talkaboutaliensandconductaninterview♦Writeareport♦Tellamysteriousstory♦Procedures●WelcometotheUnitStep1:Brainstorming1.Boysandgirls,haveyoueverheardsomethingnotonlyinterestingandattractivebutalsounexplainedatallevenwiththehelpofmodernscienceandtechnologyintheworld?Herearesomepicturesonthescreen.Canyoutellmewhattheyare?ThechancesforseeingaUFOaregreaterforthosepeoplewholiveinsmalltownsorinthecountryandareoutsidelateatnight.UFOs.Yes,theyarecalledUFOs,meaningunidentifiedflyingobjects.UFOscomeinallshapesandsizes.Someareonlysmallspotsoflightthatmoveinstrangepatternsacrossthenightsky.Somecanbeseeninthedaytimeareoftendisk-orsaucer-shaped.UFOswereonceseenindifferentpartsofChina.Lookatsomepicturesonthescreen,please.Doyouthinksuchkindofthingsmysterious?Areyoucuriousaboutthem?BesidesUFOs,canyoulistanythingmoreunexplainedyou’veeverheardorseeninyourdailylife?TheyareYetis,theLochNessMonster,StonehengeandthePyramidsinEgypt.2.Openyourbooksandlet’slookatpageone.Pleasereadtheinstructionandfocusonthefivepicturesandillustrationsfirst.Thenanswerthefollowingquestions:Dothefivepictureshavesomethingincommon?Ifso,whatisit?(unexplained;nosatisfactoryanswers;mysterious;noevidence...)Canscientistsexplainthesephenomena?Howdoyoufeelaboutthem?Areyouabitcurious?3.Thinkofasmanyexpressionsaspossibletoanswerthequestionsabove.Trytomakeupsomesentencesandreadthemtotheclass.Iwillalsoofferyousomeexamples.Theyaremysteriousbecausenosatisfactoryanswershavebeenofferedtoexplainthem.Thoughthesemysterieshavepuzzledpeopleforalongtime,theystillshowgreatinterestinthem.Peoplefeelpuzzledbythemysteries.4.Reporttheinformationyouhavecollectedtotheclass.Youranswersarequitedifferent.Nowwewillusesomeofyouranswersasapromptforaclassdiscussion.Forexample,Teacher:WhatinformationhaveyougotaboutUFOs?StudentA:...Teacher:DoyouthinkStudentA'sinformationinteresting?Whatabouttheinformationyou'vegot?Isthereanythingdifferent?StudentB:...5.Pleasediscussthetopicsinpairs.Herearesomequestions.AboutUFOs:HaveyoueverreadsomereportsaboutUFOsinChina?AreyouinterestedinUFOs?Aretheyreallyfromanotherplanet?WhatdothelettersUFOstandfor?WhydoyouthinkUFOsvisitourplanet?AboutYetis:WherearetheHimalayas?What'stheweatherlikethere?Whydosomepeoplemakegreateffortstoclimbthem?(hobby;dream;challengethemselves;makediscoveries;overcomedifficulty,..)AYetiisreportedtobehalf-manandhalf-beast.Haveyouheardofit?Doyouthinksomeclimbers'disappearancesareconnectedwithYetis?AboutStonehenge,thepyramidsandtheLochNessMonster:StonehengeandthepyramidsinEgypt,themostfamousofwhichistheGreatPyramid,areculturalrelics.Wherewerethepyramidsbuilt,ontheeastcoastoftheNileoronthewestcoast?Whatarethereasons?DoyouthinktheGreatPyramidisawonderinhumanhistory?HowwastheGreatPyramidbuilt?Ihaven'theardofStonehengeortheLochNessMonster.Theyareabitnewtome.Whataboutyou?Wouldyoubeinterestedindiscoveringmoreaboutthem?Step2:Sharinginformation1.Let’sdealwiththequestionsinpairs.Forthefirstquestion,youmaydiscussitthisway:DoyoubelieveinUFOs?WhatmightbethemostacceptableexplanationforUFOs?Youmaygivedifferentanswerssuchas:-Aliensfromspace.-Militarytestaircraft.-SomeUFOsarealien,somearetestaircraft.-UFOsareevidenceofhumanspacetravel.-UFOsarene...
