1. Group discussion: In your opinion, what is the most beautiful things one can experience? Why?

2. The most beautiful thing one can experience is mysteries. They are truly the basis of all arts and sciences. A lbert Einstein

3. Module 2 Unit 1 Tales of the unexplained Making discoveries Louzhuang Middle School

4. Leonardo Da Vinci painted the Mona Lisa on a piece of pine wood in the year 1506.

5. a hotel balcony, Portugal, Sept, 2003 Photo observation 1 On seeing this photo, how are you feeling? Why? no lights on or around, no other rooms above the woman; no light could have reflected on the woman here.

6. Santiago, 5:40 p.m. May 10, 2004 Photo observation 2: What has drawn your attention? an unusual creature crossed the road behind one of the police on horseback; meanwhile, strange lights appeared in the same area

7. UFOs The chances for seeing a UFO are greater for those people who live in small towns or in the country and are outside late at night. UFOs come in all shapes and sizes. Some are only small spots of light that move in strange patterns across the night sky. Some can be seen in the daytime are often disk- or saucer-shaped. : unidentified flying objects

8. Himalayas the highest mountain range in the world Yeti Abominable Snowman Half-man and half-beast

9. Loch Ness the largest of a series of interlinked lochs, or lakes, located in northern one of Scotland’s top tourist attractions. Lock Ness Monster

10. Stonehenge prehistoric monument on Salisbury Plain, southern England, consisting of two concentric circles of large standing stones. It was built between 2800 and 1500 BC and is thought to have been an astronomical calendar or a temple to the sun.

11. The Sphinx Half human, half lion, the Sphinx is 240 feet long and 66 feet high Pyramids, Egypt

12. How Wide The base of the Great Pyramid is a square with each side measuring 230 m (756 ft) and covering an area of 5.3 hectares (13 acres). How much is that? Imagine a football field. Nearly 10 football fields could fit within the base. The area of the base is also equal to about seven city blocks in New York City.  If you were to walk around the base, about how far would you walk? A.500 m (1,640 ft)500 m (1,640 ft) B.1850 m (6,069 ft)1850 m (6,069 ft) C.920 m (3,018 ft)920 m (3,018 ft)

13. How Tall At 146.5 m (481 ft) high, the Great Pyramid stood as the tallest structure in the world for more than 4,000 years. Today it stands at 137 m (449.5 ft) high, having lost 9.5 m (31 ft) from the top.

14. How Heavy? More than 2,300,000 limestone and granite blocks were pushed, pulled, and dragged into place on the Great Pyramid. The average weight of a block is about 2.3 metric tons (2.5 tons). How much is that? Well, you can think of it in terms of refrigerators. An average refrigerator weighs about 91 kg. If 1 metric ton = 1,000 kg, how many refrigerators equal a 2.3-metric ton block?  A.25 refrigerators25 refrigerators B.5 refrigerators5 refrigerators C.90 refrigerators90 refrigerators

15. How Steep? Each side of the Great Pyramid rises at an angle of 51.5 degrees to the top. Not only that, each of the sides are aligned almost exactly with true north, south, east, and west. For a pyramid to look like a pyramid, each of the four triangular- shaped sides must slope up and towards each other at the same angle so that they meet at a point at the top. The builders constructed the pyramid layer by layer, starting at the bottom. They had to check their work often, for even a tiny error at the bottom could grow into a very large error by the time the workers reached the top!

16. 2. If you saw a UFO or a monster some day, what would you do? Group discussion 1. Do you believe in unexplained things mentioned above? Why or why not?

17. advanced (adj.) 1. very modern: advanced weapon systems 2. studying or dealing with a school subject at a difficult level advanced learners of English advanced physics advance (v.) A line of ants slowly advanced. Our understanding of human genetics has advanced considerably. to move forward to develop

18. run into 1. to meet somebody by chance Guess who I ran into in town today! 2. to hit someone or something with a vehicle He ran into the back of another car the other day.

19. Translate the following phrases: 1. 充满神秘 2. 先进的科学与技术 3. 一艘沉船 4. 相信未解之谜 5. 偶遇一个飞碟 be full of mysteries advanced science and technology a sunken ship believe in unexplained things run into a UFO

20. Homework 1.Surf the net and learn more about world mysteries. Prepare a short speech (better in Powerpoint) to introduce something that interests you. 2. Make a scale model of the Great Pyramid under the following guidelines and bring it to the class.

21. scale: 1 cm = 30 m 1. Cut out the pyramid along the solid lines. 2. Fold each triangle side along the dotted lines towards the center of the square base. 3.Align the sides of any two triangles and tape into place. 4. Repeat until the pyramid is complete. Scale Model of the Great Pyramid 7.7 cm ; 6.2 cm ; 7.3 cm