Mysteries of the
World
Appreciation of a clip about
crop circles (麦田怪圈)
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.
What are crop circles?
mysterious crop circles
The crop circles are actual
events that have taken place
in cereal crop fields from all
over the world and their
origin is unknown.
Objectives
1. To learn about some unexplained mysteries of the natural world
2. To describe a mystery thing using the words you have learned
Have you ever heard of these things?
Stonehenge 巨石阵
Bermuda Triangle 百慕大三角
UFO
不明飞行物
The Bigfoot
大脚
The Yeti
雪人
1. 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?
Discussion
Look at the pictures and match them
with the descriptions on page 51.
a
The Bigfoot
b
The Yeti
c
The Loch
Ness Monster
d
The Grey man
1 ______ is a monster that lives high up in
the Himalayas.
2 _______ got its name because of its large
footprints.
3 _______ is a frightening creature that
lives in Scotland.
4 One of the most famous monsters in the
world is the _______.
a
b
c
d
attack claw creature dinosaur
footprint hairy monster spirit tail
1 an animal, especially if you don’t know
what kind of animal it is ________
2 an unknown animal that is big and
frightening ________
Find the words in the stories. Now
match them with the definitions.
creature
monster
3 with a lit of hair ______
4 the mark left on the ground by a foot
__________
5 a part that sticks out at the back o fan
animal’s body _________
6 a large animal that lived thousands of
years ago _________
7 something that continues to exist after
death ________
8 the sharp nails that some animals and
birds have on their feet _______
9 to use violence against someone _______attack
claws
dinosaur
tail
spirit
hairy
footprint
Appreciation of a clip about
Nessie
Nessie
(英国苏格兰北部
的)尼斯湖水怪
尼斯湖水怪，是地球上最神秘也最吸引人的谜之一。早在1500多年前，就开始
流传尼斯湖中有巨大怪兽常常出来吞食人畜的故事。古代一些人甚至宣称曾经
目击过这种怪兽，有人说它长着大象的长鼻，浑身柔软光滑；有人说它是长颈
圆头；有人说它出现时泡沫层层，四处飞溅；有人说它口吐烟雾，使湖面有时
雾气腾腾……各种传说颇不一致，越传越广，越说越神奇，听起来令人生畏。
Have you ever heard of the
“Monster of Lake Tianchi”?
• Location: in the Southeast
of Jilin Province
• Depth: the deepest lake
204 meters on average
the deepest --373 meters
• Shape — an oval
• Area: covers an area of
about ten square
kilometers
• the highest volcanic lake
in the world
• 坐落在吉林省东南部，
是中国和朝鲜的界湖
• 面积9.2平方公里，
平均水深204米，最
深处373米，是我国
最高的火口湖, 也是
我国最深的湖泊
• 它大体上呈椭圆形，
面积9.82平方公里，
周长13.1公里。
Lake Tianchi
Lake Tianchi is the highest volcanic lake in the world.
火山湖
The “Monster of Lake Tianchi” in the
Changbai Mountains in Jilin province,
northeast China, is back in the news
after several recent sightings.
Do you believe there is a monster
in Lake Tianchi? Why?
Homework
1. Preview the new words and expressions.
2. Choose some of the following words to
describe a creature you have heard of
or imagined. (50-100 words)
attack claw creature
dinosaur footprint monster
spirit tail hairy
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