Unit 1 Tales of the unexplained Welcome to the unit

Teaching objectives:
1. To introduce and develop the tales of the unexplained.
2. To develop listening and speaking by talking about tales about the UFO, Yeti, the Loch Ness Monster , the pyramids and Stonehenge.

Teaching procedures:
Step 1.Lead-in.
Show some pictures of UFO and Yeti to the students, and ask:
What is it?
Can you tell us something about it?
Step 2. Welcome to the unit
Ask the students to talk about the pictures on page 1.
Picture 1: UFO
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
Picture 2: Yeti
Abominable Snowman   
Half-man and half-beast
Picture 3: the Loch Ness and the Monster
the largest of a series of interlinked lochs, or lakes, located in northern one of Scotland’s top tourist attractions
Picture 4: the pyramids
Pyramids , Egypt
The Sphinx:  Half human, half lion, the Sphinx is 240 feet long and 66 feet high
Picture 5: Stonehenge 
prehistoric monument on Salisbury(索尔之伯里） Plain, southern England, consisting of two concentric 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
Step 3. Discussion.
   1. Do you believe in unexplained things mentioned above? Why or why not?
   2. What other unexplained things do you know about?
   3. If you saw a UFO or a monster some day, what would you do?
Step 4. Language points.
1. be full of
be filled with
2. unsolved mysteries
3. advanced science and technology
   advanced (adj.)
1). very modern:
advanced weapon systems 
2). studying or dealing with a school subject at a difficult level
advanced learners of English
advanced physics
advance (v.)
A line of ants slowly advanced. (to move forward)
Our understanding of human genetics has advanced considerably. (to develop)
   4. a spaceship from another planet
planet/ star/ satellite
5. a sunken ship
6. run into
  I ran into an old friend in the street.
  The car ran into a lamp post.
  The project ran into financial difficulties.
  Losses ran into millions of pounds.
  run across
  run after
  run around
  run away
7. be unkown to
8. some day/ one day / the other day
Step 5. Homework.
1. Remember the language points and make some sentences with them.
2. Preview the next part : Reading.

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