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Viewing,Listening&SpeakingBook4–Unit6Unit6TheTruthCanBeStrangerThanFictionViewing,Listening&SpeakingBook4–Unit6previewunit6andprepareanoralreport.1.Shouldweacceptthingsthatwecannotexplainyetastrue?2.Isitpossiblethatthetruthcanbestrangerthanfiction?OralassignmentViewing,Listening&SpeakingBook4–Unit6BrainStormingSpringHeeledJackwasanentitysaidtohavebeenresponsibleforanumberofattacksstartingin1837AD.HewasfirstseeninLondon.Therewereother,latersightings,inLiverpoolandtheMidlands.RealalienswillbeverydifferentfromthoseonTVsciencefictions.TheGreatPyramidThewordpyramidmeans“thefirewithin”andreferstothecosmicenergythatcollectsinpyramidshapedstructuresespeciallywhentheyarealigned(连成一行)appropriatelyregardingthemagneticpolesoftheplanet.TheYetiTheyetiisamythicalcreaturewhoissupposedtoliveintheHimalayas,thehighestmountainrangeintheworld.TheEasterIslandHeadsTheinhabitantsofthischarmingandmysteriousplacecalledtheirland:TePitooTeHenua,'thenaveloftheworld.'Viewing,Listening&SpeakingBook4–Unit6Mystery1WhalesfoundtospeakindialectsWecouldblameouraccentsanddifferentdialectsonself-imposedborders--butthatdoesn’texplainwhyanimalsfromdifferentregionsspeakindialects.Usingunderwatermicrophones,scientistseavesdroppedonwhaletalkandfoundthatthebluewhalesoffthePacificNorthwestsounddifferentthanthoselivinginthewesternPacificOceanornearChile.Thereason?Stillunknown.ReferenceViewing,Listening&SpeakingBook4–Unit6Itpartedonce.Itpartedtwice.Andthistimescientistsarewatchingthewholething.SatelliteimagesshowtheArabiantectonic(构造的)plateandtheAfricanPlatearemovingawayfromeachotherandpartingthesouthernendoftheRedSea.Thisgrowingrift(裂缝),whichistearingthenortheastofEthiopia(埃塞俄比亚)andEritrea(厄立特里亚)fromtherestofAfrica,couldeventuallycreateawholenewsea.TheRedSeapartsagainReferenceViewing,Listening&SpeakingBook4–Unit6Usingwavegenerators(波形发生器）,scientistswereabletowriteonwater.TheAdvancedMultipleOrganizedExperimentalBasin(AMOEBA)--acirculartankcreatedbyresearchers--canformtheRomanalphabetsandsomeJapanesecharacters.Thedevicecouldsoonfinditswaytoyournearestamusementpark.Anewwave:ScientistswriteonwaterReferenceViewing,Listening&SpeakingBook4–Unit6AmazonRiverflowedbackwardsTheAmazonRiverapparentlychangeditsmindafewtimesinhistory.SouthAmerica’smajesticwaterwaycurrentlyflowseastintotheAtlanticOcean.Butscientistsfoundthisyearthatmillionsofyearsago,thegreatriverflowedeasttowestandatonetimewentinbothdirectionsatonce.ReferenceViewing,Listening&SpeakingBook4–Unit6Duringthisclass,we’regoingtoDescribesuperstitionTalkaboutsuperstitionsinwesterncountriesandinchinaEstablishrelationshipsbetweensuperstitionsandreallifeViewing,Listening&SpeakingBook4–Unit61.Lead-inwhatdothosepicturesmeaninwesterncultures?Viewing,Listening&SpeakingBook4–Unit6Hey,that’smymascot!MyunclegaveittomewhenIwasfive,andit’sbeenwithmeeversince,itbroughtmeluckinallmyexams.Ican’tbringmyselftopartwithit.staycalm,bestofluck!I’vegotmyfingerscrossedforyou.Ⅱlisteningin(P93)Viewing,Listening&SpeakingBook4–Unit6oh,no!didyouseethatblackcatwalkrightinfrontofme?That’sunluckyNotinhereplease!guesswhatIdidthismorning.Ismashedmymirror.Agreatwaytostarttheday!It’sunluckytoopenanumbrellaindoors.Youcanputitontheporch.Viewing,Listening&SpeakingBook4–Unit6AmascotAmascotissomething,typicallyananimalorhumancharacterusedtorepresentagroupwithacommonidentity,suchasaschool,professionalsportsteam,orcorporation.Americanuniversityandschoolsportsteamsareoftenidentifiedprimarilybytheirmascot.Forexample,AlbertGatorandAlbertaGatoraretheofficialmascotsoftheUniversityofFlorida.They’reknownasthe“FloridaGators”.Viewing,Listening&SpeakingBook4–Unit6ⅡlisteninginListening“isitreallybadluck?”(P95)findthereasons.Viewing,Listening&SpeakingBook4–Unit6Isitreallybadluck?stemfrom源于(becausedbysomething)e.g.Muchoftheinstabilitystemsfromtheeconomiceffectsofthewar.doomv.命中注定(condemnsomeonetoanunpleasantfate)e.g.Thatargumentdoomedtheirmarriagetofailure.crucifyv.钉在十字架上(putsomeonetodeathbynailingthemtoacross)e.g.ThedayisrememberedwhenChristwascrucified.Norwegianadj.挪威的(Tobecontinued)Viewing,Listening&SpeakingBook4–Unit6KeyAreyouworriedbecauseyouhavejustbrokenamirror?Somepeoplebelievethatbreakingamirrorisa(S1)______thingtodo.Theysayitwillbringyousevenyearsof(S2)_________.Thereasonbehindthisbeliefstemsfromtheoldideathataperson’ssoulisintheir(S3)________,soifyousmashyourmirror,yoursoulwillbe(S4)________too,doomingyoutoanearlydeath,andnotgivingyouentryto(S5)______.Isthereanywaytoreversethisbadluck?Yes,ifyouverycarefully(S6)____upallthebrokenpiecesofthemirrorandthrowthemintoariverorstream,thenthebadluckwillbe“(S7)_______away”.terriblemisfortunereflectiondamagedheavenpickwashedViewing,Listening&SpeakingBook4–Unit6Ofallnumbers,13isthemostassociatedwithbadluck.(S8)__________________________________________________________________________________________________,andwiththisinmindfewhostswillservedinnerwith13atthetable.AndaccordingtoanancientNorwegiantale,12godshadgatheredforafeastwhena13th,Loki,entered.Afterthemeal,LokikilledBaldr,whowasthemostbelovedofallthegod