monster n.attack v. footprint n.hairy adj. frightening adj. creature n. grey adj.claw n. 怪物怪物袭击；攻击袭击；攻击脚印；足迹脚印；足迹毛的；多毛的毛的；多毛的吓人的吓人的动物；生物动物；生物灰色的灰色的爪爪Words Review exist v.sharp adj.nail adj. journal n.sighting n.seal n.mysterious adj.claim v. 存在存在锋利的；尖的锋利的；尖的潜水潜水平静的平静的怀疑的；不相信的怀疑的；不相信的不可能的不可能的火山的火山的占地（多大面积）占地（多大面积） surface n.horn n.dive v.calm adj.sceptical adj.unlikely adj.volcanic adj.cover v.表面；水面表面；水面（（动物物头上的）角上的）角 指甲；爪指甲；爪杂志；学报；期刊杂志；学报；期刊目击；发现目击；发现海豹海豹神秘的神秘的声称声称 The Lake Tianchi without the monster 没有水怪没有水怪时的天池的天池 A picture taken by a witness目目击者拍者拍摄的照片的照片 another picture taken by a witness目目击者拍者拍摄的另一的另一张照片照片 The Monster of Lake Tianchi The Monster of Lake Tianchi天池水怪 Learning Aims1.Knowledge aim: learn the information about the monster of Lake Tianchi.2.Ability aim: to improve the ability of understanding the unexplained mysteries of the natural world. 3.Emotion aim: to arouse(激激发) our interests in the natural world. yTask 1Task 2 Read the first paragraph and decide where it comes from.A.a tourist guide B. a newspaper C. a dictionary D. a scientific journalThe “Monster of Lake Tianchi” in Changbai Mountains in Jilin province, northeast China, is back in the news after several recent sightings.Task 1 yTask 1Task 2 Para 1Para 2Para 3Para 4Para 5a.information about Lake Tianchib. the latest sighting c. more information about the Tianchi monsterd. another recent of Tianchi monstere. a third sighting of the Tianchi monster Read the passage and match the paragraphs with their main meanings.Task2 Read the first Paragraph:1. According to the text, what did the monster look like?2. How many people saw it?Black in color; jumped like a seal; its head looked like a horse.About 200.Careful Reading Read the second Paragraph:1.Who else saw the animal?2. What were they doing?3. What did it look like?A group of soldiers.They were walking along the side of the lake.It was greenish-black and had a round head with 10cm horns. Read the third Paragraph:1. What did Li Xiaohe see?2. Why could they see the animal clearly?A round black creature moving quickly through the water. After 300 or 400 meters it dived into the water.The weather was fine and the lake was calm. Read the forth Paragraph:1.How long was the history of reports of monsters in Lake Tianchi?2. What do many people think?3. What do the scientists think?Since the beginning of the last century.The monster may be a distant cousin of the Loch Ness monster in Scotland and there might be similar creatures in other lakes around the world.The low-temperature lake is unlikely to be able to support such large living creatures. Read the fifth Paragraph:Information about Lake Tianchi:Height:Area:Depth:2189 m10 km2370 m deep in some places The “Monster of Lake Tianchi” is 1._______ in the news after several recent sightings. Someone said “the monster，，which seemed to be black 2.___ colour，，jumped out of the water like a seal.” A local photographer claimed that its head looked like a 3.______. Another said “It was 4.____________ and had a round head with 10centimetre horns”．．A third man 5.____________to have seen a round black creature moving quickly through the water.Consolidation巩固巩固backinhorsegreenishblackclaimed Then it 6.______ into the water，，ten minutes later it 7.____________ again and repeated the action. Many people think the monster may be a 8.________ cousin of the Loch Ness monster. They also think that there might be 9.________ creatures in other lakes around the world. But scientists say that the lowtemperature lake is 10._________ to be able to support such large living creatures.divedappeareddistantsimilarunlikely Discussion Do you believe there is a monster in Lake Tianchi ? And why?Can you guess what it really is? It may be a sailing boat. otterIIt might be an otter.(水獭） It is likely to be a turtle. Whatever the creature is, we should judge everything scientifically. Are you sure there is a monster in the lake? Do you know any other mysteries in the world? 尼斯湖水怪尼斯湖水怪The Loch Ness Monster 尼斯湖水怪尼斯湖水怪 pyramid UFO Unidentified Flying Object不明飞行物不明飞行物UFO Bermuda Triangle百慕大三角百慕大三角 The mysterious Stonehenge神秘巨石阵神秘巨石阵 Crop Circle麦田怪圈麦田怪圈在在麦田麦田或其他或其他农田田上，透上，透过某种力量某种力量把把农作物作物压平而平而产生出几何生出几何图案。
案 Which group is the winner？？ HomeworkHomework Find more information about the monsters or other mysteries of the nature world, and write a short report. 。
