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Unit1TalesoftheunexplainedPeriod1WelcometotheunitGroupdiscussionInyouropinion,whatisthemostbeautifulthingonecanexperience?Why?WhathaveyouknownaboutAlbertEinstein?Whywashesogreat?Einsteincontributedmorethananyotherscientisttothemodernvisionofphysicalreality.Hisspecialandgeneraltheoriesofrelativityarestillregardedasthemostsatisfactorymodelofthelarge-scaleuniversethatwehave.Hesolvedlotsofproblemsmysterioustousbefore…Doyouwanttoknowhisopinionofthemostbeautifulthingonecanexperience?Themostbeautifulthingonecanexperienceismysteries.Theyaretrulythebasisofallartsandsciences.------whatkindofattitudeshouldweadopttowardsmysteries?Haveyoueverheardofsomethingnotonlyinterestingandattractivebutalsounexplainedatallevenwiththehelpofmodernscienceandtechnologyintheworld?LeonardoDaVincipaintedtheMonaLisaonapieceofpinewood(松树)intheyear1506.TheBermudaTrianglePairwork1.Dothefivepictureshavesomethingincommon?Ifso,whatisit?2.Canscientistsexplainthesephenomena?3.Howdoyoufeelaboutthem?DiscussionWhatdothelettersUFOstandfor？unidentifiedflyingobjectsAretheyreallyfromanotherplanet?DoyoubelieveinUFOs?WhatmightbethemostacceptableexplanationforUFOs?Aliensfromspace.Militarytestaircraft.SomeUFOsarealien,somearetestaircraft.UFOsareevidenceofhumanspacetravel.UFOsareneitheraliennortestaircraft.UFOsdon’texist.ThechancesofseeingaUFOaregreaterforthosepeoplewholiveinsmalltownsorinthecountryandareoutsidelateatnight.UFOscomeinallshapesandsizes.Someareonlysmallspotsoflightthatmoveinstrangepatternsacrossthenightsky.Somecanbeseeninthedaytime.Theyareoftensaidtobedisk-orsaucer-shaped.Whereisit?HimalayasthehighestmountainrangeintheworldweatherHighwindsSnowstormsColdWet…Whysomanypeoplemakegreateffortstoclimbthem?HobbyDreamChallengethemselvesOvercomedifficultyMakediscoveries…YetiAbominablesnowmanWhatdoYetislooklike?Half-manandhalf-beastStrong,hairy…LochNessAbiglakeinScotland,oneofScotland’stoptouristattractions,famousbecauseofNessie,theLochNessMonster.LochNessMonsterOnthe21stDecember1933,Thehunter,MAWetherall,Itisafourfingeredbeastandithasfeetorpadsofeightinchesacross.Ijudgeittobeapowerfulsoftfootedanimalabout20feetinlength...Iamsurethatitcanbreathelikeacrocodilewithjustonenostriloutofthewater.StonehengePrehistoricmonumentonSalisburyPlain,southernEngland,consistingoftwoconcentriccircles(同心圆)oflargestandingstones,theheaviestofthemweighingprobablyabout45tons,oneofthemostfamousprehistoricsitesintheworld,addedtotheUNESCO'slistofWorldHeritageSitesin1986,builtbetween2800and1500BC,thoughttohavebeenanastronomicalcalendar(天文历)oratempletothesun.Pyramids,EgyptTheSphinxHalfhuman,halflion,theSphinxis240feetlongand66feethighAllEgyptianpyramidswerebuiltonthewestbankoftheNile,asthesiteofthesettingsunwasassociatedwiththeworldofthedeadinEgyptianmythology.TheGreatPyramidTheGreatPyramidofKhufuisoneofthesevenwondersoftheancient(古代的)world.Nooneknowshowpeoplecanputsuchbigstonesonwithoutanymachine.ItisthegreatestoftheEgyptianpyramids.Theyareburialplaces(墓地)forthePharaohs(法老).ItisthesymbolofEgypt.Somepeoplesaythepyramidsarebuiltbythealiens.Groupdiscussion:•Whatotherunexplainedthingsdoyouknowabout?•IfyousawaUFOoramonstersomeday,whatwouldyoudo?1.talesoftheunexplained(P1)unexplainedadj.无法解释的，神秘的；如：Althoughouruniverseisfilledwithmuchunexplained,gloriesphenomenon,itisourdutytocontinueexploringthem.尽管我们的宇宙充满了很多无法解释的瑰丽的景象，不断的探索是我们的责任。Step3Languagepoints【归纳拓展】explainv.解释，说明；explanationn.解释，说明•【常用短语】•explainoneself为自己的行为作说明•explaintosb.that……向某人解释什么•explaintosb.sth.向某人解释某事•explainsthtosb.向某人解释某事例如•Yourteachertellsmeyouhaven’tbeentoschoolforthelastfewdays;Ithinkyou’dbetterexplainyourself.你的老师告诉我你最近几天没上学校；我想你最好解释一下。•Canyouexplaintomehowthismachineworks?=Canyouexplainhowthismachineworkstome?•你能向我解释一下这台机器是如何的工作的吗？现场练兵•Atthepressconference,theofficerdidn’texplain___.•A.themthecauseofthemurder.•B.themofthecauseofthemurder•C.thecauseofthemurdertothem•D.thecauseofthemurderforthemC2.talkaboutaliensandcarryoutaninterview（P1）carryout实行，实践，执行Hedidn’tcarryouthispromisetous.他没有实现他对我们的承诺。常用短语：carryoutthepromise,(plan,experiment)兑现诺言，执行，开展计划，做实验。。.Threestudentswerechosentocarryouttheexperiment.挑选了三名学生来做这个实验。现场练兵•翻译下列句子•我们不应该放弃我们正在开展的计划。•——————————————————————————————————————————————————————。Weshouldnotgiveuptheplanthat•wearecarryingout.•(3)That’swhy…那就是为什么……,那就是……的原因•Ihadneitheraraincoatnoranumbrella.That’swhyIgotwetthrough.•易混辨析•That’sbecause…那是因为……•他今天不在,那是因为他病了.•Heisabsenttoday.That’sbecauseheisill.现场练兵•翻译下列句子。•我没来参加聚会是因为我生病了。•Iwasill,_____Ididn’ttakepartinyourparty.•Ididn’ttakepartinyourparty,____Iwasill.That’swhythat’sbecause4.YoumightrunintoaYeti.（P1）偶然遇见=runacross=comeacross=happentomeet=meetbychance●撞●跑进●流入GuesswhomIranintotoday!Heranintothebackofanothercartheotherday.Wesawtheboyrunintothehouse.Theriverrunsintoalake.遇见撞跑进流入run有关的短语1.runout/runoutof用完，耗尽Iamrunningoutofmymoney./Themoneyisrunningout.我的钱将要用完了。2.runafter追求，追赶Thepolicearerunningafterthethief.警察正在追赶小偷。3.runaway逃跑Thethiefhitthemanandranaway.小偷打了那个男的并且逃跑了。用run构成的短语填空•Heisalways_____her.•Shehitthechildandthenhe____.•I____anoldfriendinthestreet.