牛津高中英語(yǔ)Book 2_U1_Welcome to the unit

1、( (模塊二模塊二 高一上學(xué)期高一上學(xué)期) )Welcome to the unit板塊：教學(xué)設(shè)計(jì)板塊：教學(xué)設(shè)計(jì)課件課件 本課時(shí)主要是起熱身作用，將鼓勵(lì)學(xué)生充分發(fā)揮他們的想象力，同時(shí)還將充分利用網(wǎng)絡(luò)、報(bào)紙、電視新聞等多種渠道的信息讓學(xué)生對(duì)后面即將要學(xué)的內(nèi)容有個(gè)粗略的了解，希望籍此來(lái)激發(fā)學(xué)生對(duì)將學(xué)內(nèi)容的興趣，培養(yǎng)學(xué)生探索發(fā)現(xiàn)問(wèn)題的能力和英語(yǔ)口語(yǔ)表達(dá)的能力，并將學(xué)習(xí)本節(jié)課教材中出現(xiàn)的一些重點(diǎn)詞匯及句型。課件描述：課件描述：Quiz: what is the most beautiful thing one can experience? The most beautiful thing one c

2、an experience is mysteries. They are truly the basis of all arts and sciences. Albert EinsteinWhat can you see in the video?Is it a UFO?Brainstorming:What other unexplained things do you know aboutLeonardo Da Vinci painted the Mona Lisa on a piece of pine wood (松樹(shù)松樹(shù)) in the year 1506. pyramids one o

3、f the seven wonders of the world tombs (墳?zāi)? for ancient Egyptian kingsThe Bermuda TrianglePair work Do the four pictures have something in common? If so, what is it? Can scientists explain these phenomena? 3.How do you feel about them? Example: They are mysterious because no satisfactory answers hav

4、e been offered to explain them so far. Though these mysteries have puzzled people for a long time, they still show great interest in them. People feel puzzled by the mysteries Example: UFO stands for Unidentified Flying Objects, that is, objects, apparently moving in the sky, which we cannot identif

5、y. There are lots of reports about UFOs. Some say they are aliens visiting us in their spacecraft, and some say they are military test aircraft, while others say they do not actually exist. Since we have never seen one with our own eyes and there is no definite scientific explanation for it, we are

6、not certain whether UFOs really exist, but we believe everything will be clear in the future.What do the letters UFO stand for？Unidentified flying objects.Are they really from another planet?Do you believe in UFOs? What might be the most acceptable explanation for UFOs?Aliens from space.Military tes

7、t aircraft.Some UFOs are alien, some are test aircraft.UFOs are evidence of human space travel.UFOs are neither alien nor test aircraft.UFOs dont exist.The chances of 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 sh

8、apes 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. They are often said to be disk- or saucer-shaped. Yeti Abominable snowmanWhat do Yetis look like?Half-man and half-beastStrong, hairy The Yeti or Abominable Snowman

9、, also called the “missing link” (推想中從類(lèi)人猿發(fā)展到人類(lèi)之間的過(guò)渡生物), is said to be a humanlike monster that is supposed to live in Himalayas, the highest mountain range in the world. Several sightings, mainly of footprints, have been reported by western explorers throughout the years. Yet none of them have been

10、supported with evidence in any way.Crop circlesCrop circles are unexpected patterns that are found in fields, even in ice and snow. They are mostly found in wheat or corn fields, but have also been found in oat (燕燕麥麥), grass, and barley (大麥大麥).StonehengePrehistoric monument on Salisbury Plain, south

11、ern England, consisting of two concentric circles (同心圓同心圓) of large standing stones, the heaviest of them weighing probably about 45 tons, one of the most famous prehistoric sites in the world, added to the UNESCOs list of World Heritage Sites in 1986, built between 2800 and 1500 BC , thought to hav

12、e been an astronomical calendar (天文歷天文歷) or a temple to the sun. Group discussion A. If you saw a UFO or a monster some day, what would you do? Why?B. Is it necessary to explore the unexplained tales? tales of the unexplained: 常用常用“the+adj./v.-ing/v.-ed”來(lái)表示一類(lèi)來(lái)表示一類(lèi)人或物，如人或物，如 the rich; the unknown; th

13、e living, the unemployed Language pointsLanguage points2. talk about aliens and carry out an interview Carry out= to do and complete a task (完成完成) Extensive tests have been carried out on the patient.以對(duì)患者進(jìn)行了全面的檢查。以對(duì)患者進(jìn)行了全面的檢查。3. You might run into a Yeti.偶然遇見(jiàn)偶然遇見(jiàn)=run across =come across=happen to me

14、et =meet by chance撞撞跑進(jìn)跑進(jìn)流入流入Guess whom I ran into today!He ran into the back of another car the other day.We saw the boy run into the house.The river runs into a lake.遇見(jiàn)撞跑進(jìn)流入4. reason The reason for (doing) sth. /for reason/the reason why/that The reason for building the pyramids in Egypt is still u

15、nknown. =The reason why people built the pyramids in Egypt is still unknown. The reason why he was ill was drinking the polluted water. =The reason for his illness was drinking the polluted water. For what reason was he late again? =Why was he late again? reasonable adj.合理的 unreasonable adj.不合理的5. b

16、elieve in unexplained things believe in 信任；信仰信任；信仰 believe相信某人相信某人的話的話 We usually believe him , but this doesnt mean we always believe in him.6. cant tell?tell from 區(qū)分區(qū)分 tell apart 區(qū)分，分清區(qū)分，分清tell sb (not) to do /tell sb that 告訴告訴Nobody can tell the future.斷定；知道斷定；知道 HomeworkHomework Surf the Internet and learn more about world mysteries. Prepare a short spee