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Unit 1 Tales of the Unexplained

Welcome to my class!. Unit 1 Tales of the Unexplained. Yeti, Bigfoot and the Wild Man of Shennongjia. Describe Yeti in the following picture. thick black fur. huge shoulders. long arms. large hands. heavily built. large feet. man-like/ ape-like.

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Unit 1 Tales of the Unexplained

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  1. Welcome to my class! Unit 1 Tales of the Unexplained

  2. Yeti, Bigfoot and the Wild Man of Shennongjia

  3. Describe Yeti in the following picture. thick black fur huge shoulders long arms large hands heavily built large feet man-like/ ape-like

  4. Do you believe that this kind of creature really exists in the world?

  5. Project Telling about an unexplained mystery

  6. Learning objectives: By the end of this lesson, you will be able to (1) have a better knowledge on world mysteries after reading the passage; (2) learn how a mysterious story can be written and follow the given structure to write a story about one of the mysteries you are interested in.

  7. Reading Task 1 Reading for structure Read the passage quickly and get the topic sentence of each paragraph.

  8. Para 1 Para 2 Para 3 Para 4 Para 5 Para 6 For centuries, people have reported seeing a wild creature ... called Yeti. (sentence 1) In 1998… saw a Yeti ...(sentence 1) In 2007… saw Yeti tracks...(sentence 1) …have seen a Wild Man ... in the Shennongjia (sentence 2) A scientist became convinced they exist. (sentence 2) Scientists hope that the mystery will be solved one day (sentence 1)

  9. Descriptions of Yetis in different places. (Para____) 1 Scientists hope to find the truth. Part1: Part2: (Paras_______) 2-4 Part3: A scientist’s opinion about Yetis. (Para____) 5 Reports about seeing Yetis in the Himalayas for centuries. Part4: (Para____) 6

  10. Task 2 Reading for details Read the passage carefully and finishthe following table.

  11. hairy human being thick black fur huge shoulders Tracks in length amazing speed Becoming convinced opinion Hope

  12. Writing • Do you enjoy reading this story? If you are supposed to write a story about Yetis, how will you write it? • How did the writer write it?

  13. title Yeti, Bigfoot and Wild Man of Shennongjia beginning Yetis are reported to have been seen all over the world. details/evidence Descriptions of Yetis in different places. opinion A scientist’s opinion about Yetis. an open ending Scientists hope to find the truth.

  14. To write a story about an unexplained mystery, we need to think about: • an interesting title • an attractive beginning • some details of the story • scientists or people’s opinions • an open ending of the story • illustrate with some pictures if any to arouse readers’ interest to support para1 to make readers think more about Yetis to give readers imagination

  15. Have a discussion and decide your topic, and then assign the tasks to the group members. Try your best to make your story more attractive and illustrate with pictures if any. • Present the story to the class. Planning Gather and analyze information from various sources, and write your own part. Preparing Producing Presenting Group work:Telling a mysterious story

  16. Task 3 Write a story about one of the mysteries you are interested in. UFO Loch Ness Monster Crop Circles Lake Tianchi Monster

  17. UFO Loch Ness Monster Crop Circles Title: ____________________ For centuries, people have reported seeing ______ ______________________________________________. In the year of ____, __________________________ _______________________________________________. Scientists/People believe that _________________ ______________________________________________. In my opinion, _______________________________ ________________________________________________.

  18. Presenting Now it’s your turn to present your story to us. We are interested in ______. Our story is about____. The title of the story is ________________.

  19. Homework Better your writing after class.

  20. THANK YOU!

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