高一英语外研必修4课件：6.1IntroductionReadingVocabulary.pptx

Module 6　Unexplained Mysteries of the Natural WorldThe StonehengeStonehenge,the most famous prehistoric monument in Britain,is situated on Salisbury Plain in the county of Wiltshire.At various times regarded as a site built by the Druids,the Romans,the Danes and even the French,the first stage—a circular ditch and bank with an entrance flanked1 by a pair of small standing stones—is believed to have been built around 3000 BC.The site was abandoned later and rebuilt between 2100 BC and 1800 BC.There are many mysteries surrounding this ancient site.Some of the stones used are thought to have come from the Preseli mountains in Pembrokeshire,Wales—yet exactly how they were transported to the site in such a primitive2 age is a puzzle.Experts believe they may have been transported for most of the way by water,before being dragged overland for the last stage of the journey.It has been suggested that Stonehenge once operated as a massive astronomical clock,and there are even suggestions that it was a landing site for UFOs (Unidentified Flying Objects)!A more likely explanation is that Stonehenge was an important centre of worship connected with the sun.单词注释1.flank v.侧面有;置于……的两侧或一侧2.primitive adj.原始的难句剖析It has been suggested that Stonehenge once operated as a massive astronomical clock,and there are even suggestions that it was a landing site for UFOs!有人提议说巨石阵曾经是一个巨大的天文时钟,甚至更有建议说它是不明飞行物的一个降落地点。剖析:连词and连接两个分句,其中第一个为it做形式主语,that引导的从句做真正的主语,另一个为that引导的同位语从句,解释suggestions的内容。导读诱思1.What’s the first stage of the Stonehenge??2.When was the first stage of the Stonehenge built??答案:1.It is a circular ditch and bank with an entrance flanked by a pair of small standing stones.2.Around 3000 BC.Section Ⅰ　Introduction,Reading Vocabulary一二三四五　Pre-reading　?一、根据英语解释选出英语单词attack　dive　sharp　cover　creature　sighting　sceptical　surface　claim　calm　unlikely　exist1.　 having a very thin edge or point?2.　 not easily convinced;having doubts?3.　 the top layer of an area of water or land?4.　 relaxed and qu