1. 牛津高中英语
模块二 高一上

2. Tales of the unexplained
Unit 1
Tales of the unexplained
Welcome to the unit

3. Objectives
To get a general idea of the topic in Unit 1
To get some ideas about UFOs, Yetis, Crop circles, and Stonehenge

4. tale
故事，传说
a story, especially one which might be invented or difficult to believe

5. unexplained
无法解释的，神秘的
used to describe events, behaviour, etc. for which people do not know or understand the reason

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

7. Here are two pictures. What are they? UFOs?

8. UFOs: unidentified flying objects
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, often disk- or saucer-shaped.

9. 2005年1月5日清晨7点30分北京
2001年12月26日傍晚5时04分 杭州
2005年11月5日在永康大寒山

11. think
Do you think such kind of things
mysterious?
Are you curious about them?
Besides UFOs, can you list anything
more unexplained you’ve ever heard
or seen in your daily life?

12. Have you heard stories about these things?

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

15. Crop circles are patterns that appear in fields
Crop circles are patterns that appear in fields. The pattern is created when certain areas of the crops are tamped (压实) down, but others are left intact (完好无损). The edge is so clean that it looks like it was created with a machine.

18.                                                                               
Stonehenge  
Prehistoric monument on Salisbury Plain (索尔兹伯里平原), southern England, consisting of two concentric (同心的) 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.

19. Do you believe in unexplained things
pair work
Do you believe in unexplained things
such as UFOs and Yetis? Why or why not?
2. If you saw a UFO or a Yeti, what would
you do?

20. Preview
To preview the wordlist in Unit 1
To think about how to read a newspaper article
To preview the Reading on Pages 2-3

21. Homework
Surf the Internet and learn more about world mysteries. Prepare a short speech to introduce something that interests you.

22. Thank you!