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Unit 1Tales of the unexplainedWelcome to the unit; In your opinion, what is the most beautiful thing one can experience? Why?; The most beautiful thing one can experience is mysteries . They are truly the basis of all arts and sciences . ;Look at the following pictures and tell us how you feel about them.; Mona Lisa Leonardo Da Vinci;a hotel balcony, Portugal, Sept, 2003;Santiago, 5:40 p.m. May 10, 2004;1. Have you met something you don’t know what they are?;A spaceship from another planet? A satellite? Can’t tell? That’s why it is called a UFO!;2001年12月26日傍晚5时04分 杭州;Do you think UFO has visited our planet? Why ? If it did, why did it do so?;Book Page93 Try to make up a story with the following phrases: 1. have a strange experience 2. walk to the door to take a look 3. land in my garden and open its door 4. walk down the stairs of the UFO 5. lead me into the UFO 6. enjoy the ride 7. shine a strong light in my eyes;I had a strange experience last night. It was very dark. I noticed a light in my back garden, so I walked to the door to take a look. A UFO had landed in my garden and opened its door! I couldn’t believe my eyes. An alien was walking down the stairs of the UFO. He walked to me and said, ‘Now, I’m taking you to a new place.’;Then, he led me into the UFO and we flew to the Moon. Just as I began to enjoy the ride, all of a sudden, the alien shone a strong light in my eyes. I had to keep my eyes shut to avoid the light. Guess what? It was the sunlight shining on my bed. What a dream！; Yetis 雪人/雪怪 ; ;Crop circles 麦田怪圈 ;Who made them and why?;Stonehenge 巨石阵;It’s a monument（纪念碑） of huge rock slabs（岩板） in the south-west of England built in the Stone Age. It is believed that Stonehenge served some sort of religious purposes. Do you know how it came into being?;;Example They are mysterious because no satisfactory answers have been offered to explain them so far. Though these mysterie