模块二第一单元Welcometotheunit.ppt

高一英语Module 2 Unit 1 Welcome to the unit Tales of the unexplained Pyramid (金字塔) Whats this? 1. Which country is famous for Pyramids? Egypt (埃及) 2. Why did ancient(古代的) Egyption Kings build Pyramids? As theirs tombs 3. How Pyramids were built? This is still a mysterious question. over 2,000,000 huge stones each about 2.5 tons more than 100 tons Thinking: Have you heard of something not only interesting and attractive but also unexplained in the world? UFOs , Aliens, Yetis, Pyramids... Have you ever read some reports about UFOs in China? What’s that? UFO stand for Unidentified Flying Object. According to some witnesses, it is bright and moves at a slow, steady(稳定的) speed with little noise. 1.What do the letters UFO stand for(代表)? 2.What might be the most acceptable(可接受的) explanation for UFOs? Are they really from another planet? →Aliens from space. →Military test aircrafts. (军事试验飞行器) →Some UFOs are aliens; some are military test aircrafts. →UFOs are neither aliens nor test aircrafts. →UFOs don’t exist. Yetis A Yeti is reported to be half-man and half-beast. (半人半兽) What do Yetis look like? half-man and half-beast strong, hairy,ugly, tall... 1. Where are the Himalayas? --It is in the west of China and bewteen India and China. 2. Whats the weather like there? --high winds/ snowstorms(暴风雪)/cold/ wet... 3. Why do some people make great efforts to climb them? 4. Do you think some climbers’ disappearances(消失) are connected with Yetis? Yetis The Yeti has been called the “missing link” (推想中从类人猿发展到人类之间的过渡生物) ; half-man, half-beast. It is supposed to live in the highest mountain in the world--Mount Qomolangma.Some footprints have been reported by westerners. But none has been supported with evidence in any way. Crop circles 麦田怪圈 Who made them and why? 1. Do you believe in the existence of aliens? 2. Do you think the crop circles are made by aliens? Its said that the earliest crop circles appeared in England in 1647. Crop circl