高中英语选择性必修4优质课公开课Unit 5 Starting out.pdf

新标准《英语》高中选择性必修第四册

Unit5Intotheunknown

Startingout

Activity1Watchthevideoandanswerthequestions.

1.Whatnaturalphenomenaarementionedinthevideo?

2.Howweretheseexplainedinthepast?Whatarethescientific

explanationsbehindthem?

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Fortheearthquake:NativeAmericansusedtobelievethatearthquakeswere

causedbyastrugglebetweenalargebird,calledtheThunderbird,andawhale.

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AnancientJapanesebeliefwasthatearthquakeswerecausedbythe

Thenaturalphenomenathatarementionedinthevideoinclude:theearthquake,

movementsofagiantcatfishthatcarriedtheworldonitsback.Scientistsnow

thesolareclipse,thunderandlightning,andthemirage.

knowthatearthquakesareactuallycausedbythemovementoftectonicplates.

Forthesolareclipse:Inmanycultures,therewereancientbeliefsthatsolar

eclipseswerecausedbyacreatureeatingtheSun.InVietnam,thatcreature

wasagiantfrog,inNorway,awolf,andinChina,itwasahugedog.Infact,solar

eclipseshappenwhentheMoonpassesbetweenEarthandtheSun,temporarily

blockingtheSun’slight.

Forthunderandlightning:InMedievalEurope,peoplethoughtthatsupernatural

forcescausedthunderandlightning.Itwasasignofbadtimesahead.Modern

sciencetellsusthatlightningisanelectricchargemovingbetweenclouds,or

betweencloudsandtheearth.Thunderisashockwaveofsoundcausedby

lightning.

Forthemirage:InAncientChina,peoplebelievedthatthiswasactuallycaused

bythebreathofadragon.Thesedays,peopleknowthata“mirage”happens

whenlayersofairwithvaryingtemperaturescauselighttobend.

Lookatthepicturesand

Activity2

answerthequestions.

1.WhatdoyouknowabouttheseAtlantis

mysteries?

2.Whatotherunsolve