to the unit海安县立发中学海安县立发中学 黄小波黄小波Unit Two Witnessing Time As far as you are concerned, what is the most beautiful thing one can experience? Give us the reason. Mysteries is the most beautiful thing one can experience .They are truly the basis of all arts and sciences . Look at the picture. Albert Einstein is one of the greatest people who had explored the unknown world for us.Step Two: Have a discussion:1.1.Do you believe in unexplained things Do you believe in unexplained things such as UFOs, Yetis and monsters? such as UFOs, Yetis and monsters? Why or why not?Why or why not?2.2.What other unexplained things do What other unexplained things do you know about?you know about?Leonardo Da Vinci painted the Mona Lisa on a piece of pine wood(松树松树） in the year 1506. 2:Observe the pictureWhat has caught your attention?An unusual creature crossed the road behind one of the police on horseback; meanwhile, strange lights appeared in the same areaSantiago, 5:40 p.m. May 10, 2004What do you know about the pictures?What do the letters UFO stand for?unidentified flying objectsAre they really from another planet?UFOsThe 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 objectsDo you believe in UFOs? What might be the most acceptable explanation for UFOs?Aliens from space.Military test 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. Himalayasthe highest mountain range in the world Yeti Abominable Snowman Half-man and half-beastWhere is it?What do Yetis look like?The yeti is a humanlike monster who is supposed to live in the Himalayas, the highest mountain range in the world. Several sightings, mainly of footprints, have been reported by westerner explorers throughout the years. Yet none of them have been supported with evidence in any wayLoch NessLoch Ness Monster the largest of a series of interlinked lochs, or lakes, located in northern one of Scotlands top tourist attractions.On the 21st December 1933, The hunter, M A Wetherall, It is a four fingered beast and it has feet or pads of eight inches across. I judge it to be a powerful soft footed animal about 20 feet in length. I am sure that it can breathe like a crocodile with just one nostril out of the water.The SphinxHalf human, half lion, the Sphinx is 240 feet long and 66 feet high Pyramids , Egypt Step Three: Something about the Great PyramidThe Great Pyramid of Khufu is one of the seven wonders of the ancient(古代的古代的) world NO one knows how can people put so big stones on without any machine.It is the greatest of the Egyptian pyramids.They are burial places(墓地墓地) for the Pharaohs(法老法老). It is the symbol of Eygpt.Some people say the pyramids are built by the aliens.Stonehenge Prehistoric monument on Salisbury Plain, southern England, consisting of two concentric circles(同心圆同心圆) of large standing stones.theheaviestofthemweighingprobablyabout45tons. It was built between 2800 and 1500 BC and is thought to have been an astronomical calendar(天文历天文历) or a temple to the sun. DiscussionIfyousawaUFOoramonstersomeday,whatwouldyoudo?Step Four:Language Points1.believe sb相信某人所说的话相信某人所说的话 believe in sb.相信某人（指人的品格，作相信某人（指人的品格，作风，为人等方面的情况）风，为人等方面的情况）Eg. I believe in you, but I dont believe you.我信任你我信任你,可我不相信你现在说的话可我不相信你现在说的话2.the +adj.或分词表示类别.表示某类人作主语时,谓语动词用复数；表示某类事物或某一抽象概念作主语时,谓语动词用复数the richthe poor the livingthe newthe unknown3.possibility n.可能性；可能One possibility is that 一种可能性是 The possibility of doing sth.(干) 的可能性There is possibility that 有 可能性Possible/impossible 可能的/不可能的4.the reason for (doing) sth.做某事的理由Eg.Give me the reason for my leaving.这个老人有生气的理由The old man has the reason for being angry5.run into无意间碰到，偶遇无意间碰到，偶遇meetEg. r b an into an old friend in the street.我在街上遇到了一个老朋友我在街上遇到了一个老朋友他昨天碰到了我母亲他昨天碰到了我母亲He ran into my mother yesteray公交车撞上了邮筒公交车撞上了邮筒The bus ran into the mailbox.Step Five:Homework: 1.If possible, surf the Internet to get more information about the unexplained things you are interested in.2. Read more after class.