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MODULE 6 Unexplained Mysteries of the Natural World
Part One: Teaching Design
Period One: Reading—The Monster of Lake Tianchi
Goals
To learn to read passages with Imperatives about traffic jams
To learn to read with strategies
Procedures
▇Warming up by talking about Lake Tianchi Monster
The Lake Tianchi Monster is an alleged "lake monster" which dwells in Lake Tianchi, within the Changbai Mountains of Jilin Province, China, not far from the North Korean border. Some reports argue that there is not a monster, but an estimated 20 monsters.
The first reported sighting was in 1903. It was claimed that a large buffalo-like creature attacked three people, but was shot six times. The monster then retreated under the water.
More recent reports describe the monster as having a human-like head attached to a 1.5m neck. It is said to have a white ring around the bottom of its neck, and the rest of its skin is grey and smooth.
▇Before you read
Please go over the word list for this module, paying attention to the pronunciation of the word, the relationship between its pronunciation and its spelling.
▇While you read
Cut/ the sentences into thought groups, blacken the predicates, underline the useful expressions
▇After you read
▇Closing down by drawing a diagram of the text
You are going to read the text again and draw a diagram of it. You may use the diagram to retell
Period Two: Speaking—Doing the role-play
Goals
To learn to role-play a dialogue about the monster of Lake Tianchi
Procedures
▇Making preparation for speaking
To speak about something well in a foreign language, you need two things prepared: the language and the idea.
Now go back to the reading passage to read it again for the necessary vocabulary and ideas to be used in talking about the monster of Lake Tianchi.
You may go to the internet or the library for any other related information for talking about lake monsters reported in China or other countries of the world.
▇Role-playing the text The Monster of Lake Tianchi
▇Role-playing a dialogue about lake monsters
Period Three: Function—Talking about possibility and improbability Goals
To learn to talk about possibility and improbability
Procedures
▇Learning about ways to talk about possibility and improbability
Period Four: Grammar—May have/ might have Goals
To learn to use may have/ might have
Procedures
▇Learning about ways to talk about possibility and improbability May—Possibility
We can use may to say that something is a possibility
may + verb word ----- Events in present
may + have + past participle ----- Events in past
(ex) She may be clever.
= It is possible that she is rich.
(ex) She may have missed her train.
= It is possible that she missed her train.
Might—Possibility
Might is used to say that something is possible in the present or the future like may
What is difference between might and may?
Usually may and might have same meaning but might is used when the situation is not real. (ex) If you don't hurry up, you might be late.
▇Putting “may” and “might” into dialogues
‘May’ DIALOGUE
Woman: …thanks very much, been very useful. But we still have a lot to talk about. We’ll need another meeting. What about next week?
Boss: May I make a suggestion?
Woman: Of course.
Boss: Could we meet again next month? We may have more information by that time.
Woman: Ah. Um. I may be on holiday next month.
Boss: I see. Well, next week then.
Woman: (CONVERSATION FADES) I think that’s best.
‘Might’ DIALOGUE
Mary: I can’t find my phone.
Tom: It might be in your briefcase.
Mary: No. I always.... Oh dear. I think I might have left it in the taxi.
Tom: Oh Helen. You’d better call them.
Mary: Oh great, yes, of course. (CONVERSATION FADES)
But I haven’t got a phone, have I?
▇Making sentences with “may/ might have”
Period Five: Writing—Writing about monsters
Goals
To learn to writing about monsters
Procedures
▇Looking and saying
I like to show you a picture of monsters. Now look at them and try to describe the monster. ▇Writing a story about monster you happened to see
Period Six: CULTURAL CORNER—The Universal Dragon
Goals
To read about dragon in the east and in the west
Procedures
▇Before you read
Please go over the word list for this module, paying attention to the pronunciation of the word, the relationship between its pronunciation and its spelling.
▇While you read
Cut/ the sentences into thought groups, blacken the predicates, underline the useful expressions
▇After you read
Copy all the useful expressions into your Expression Book. You may make sentences with these
▇Talking about the universal dragon
Period Seven: TASK—Writing about mysteries
Goals
To learn to write a mystery for visitors to China
Procedures
▇Looking for related information about Chinese mysteries
▇writing a mystery for visitors to China
Nien Monster
by Wayne Chang
A long time ago in one village, a monster would come every 365 days. The monster's name was Nien. Every time it came out of the sea, it would eat people. All the villagers would go to the mountain to hide.
One time, all the people went to hide on the mountain, but one old woman stayed in the village.
Nien had eaten her son the year before. She wanted to die like her son.
That night one old man came to the village looking for something to eat. He saw the old woman. The old woman asked, "Why don't you go to hide from the Nien monster?"
The old man answered, "Don't be scared. I will make him go away."
The old woman asked, "Are you sure?" The old man said, "Yes, if I have red paper, red clothes, and bamboo." The old woman gave him these things. The monster was coming.
When it came out of the sea, Nien saw so many pieces of this red paper everywhere. Nien hated it. Then Nien saw the old man wearing red clothes and burning bamboo. It made a terrible sound like "pie lie pa la." Nien was scared. It went back to the sea.
The next day, all the people came down from the mountain and they saw the old woman had not died. All the people asked how to make this monster go away. The old woman told them how to do it.
So every year, all the people wore red clothes and put red paper on the doors and windows. The Nien monster did not come back.
Now on New Year's all the people use candles and incense. We burn special paper that looks like old money.
People make scrolls with poems about the New Year written on them. We stick the red scrolls on the wall beside the door to scare the monster.
We also light fire crackers. Now people wear new clothes instead of red clothes.
Part Two: Teaching Resources for MODULE 6 Unexplained Mysteries of the Natural World
第二部分教学资源
Section One: Background readings
1. Himalayas
The Himalayas is a mountain range in Asia, separating the Indian subcontinent from the Tibetan Plateau. By extension, it is also the name of the massive mountain system which includes the Himalaya proper, the Karakoram, the Hindu Kush, and a host of minor ranges extending from the Pamir Knot. Together, the Himalayan
mountain system is the planet's highest
and home to all 14 of the world's highest
peaks, the Eight-thousands, including
Mount Everest. To comprehend the loftiness of Himalayan peaks, consider that Aconcagua, of Andes, at 22,841 feet (6,962 m) is the highest peak in the world outside of Asia. Meanwhile, Himalaya is home to over thirty peaks towering over 25,000 feet (7,620 m). Etymologically Himalaya means "abode of snow" in Sanskrit. The correct name for the range is Himalaya, though the plural Himalayas is often used.
The Himalayas stretch across five nations — Pakistan, India, China, Bhutan and Nepal. It is the source of two of the world's major river systems —the Indus Basin and the Ganga-Brahmaputra Basin. An estimated 750 million people live in the watershed area of the Himalayan Rivers, which also includes Bangladesh.
2. emperor
An emperor is a (male) monarch, usually the sovereign ruler of an empire or another type of imperial realm. Empress is the feminine form and can either be the wife of an emperor or a woman being an imperial monarch herself. Emperors are generally recognized to be above kings in honour and rank.
3. myth
Mythology, the entire body of myths in a given tradition, and the study of myths. Students of anthropology, folklore, and religion study myths in different ways, distinguishing them from various other forms of popular, often orally transmitted, literature. Much of that literature is classified according to its presumed function: fables, which instruct; etiological tales, which explain; and folktales, which entertain.
4. dragon
A dragon is a mythological creature, typically depicted as a large and powerful serpent or other reptile, with magical or spiritual qualities.
The various figures now called dragons most likely have no single origin, but were spontaneously invented by several different cultures around the world, based loosely on the appearance of a snake and possibly fossilized dinosaur remains.
Chinese dragons (among others) are generally seen as benevolent, whereas European dragons are usually malevolent. However, malevolent dragons are not restricted to Europe and also occur in Persian mythology and other cultures
Dragons are often held to have major spiritual significance in various religions and cultures around the world. In many oriental cultures dragons were, and in some cultures still are, revered as
representative of the primal forces of nature and the universe
Section Two: Words and Expressions from MODULE 6 Unexplained Mysteries of the Natural World
1. attack
n. 1. an offensive move in a sport or game: They won the game with a 10-hit attack in the 9th inning. 2. the act of attacking: Attacks on women increased last year. 3.(military) an offensive against an enemy using weapons: The attack began at dawn. 4. strong criticism: He published an unexpected attack on my work. 5. the onset of a corrosive or destructive process (as by a chemical agent): The film was sensitive to attack by acids. 6. a sudden occurrence of an uncontrollable condition: An attack of diarrhea. 7. ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation: An attack on inflation. 8. intense adverse criticism: The government has come under attack.
v. 1. begin to injure: The cancer cells are attacking his liver. 2. set to work upon; turn one's energies vigorously to a task: I attacked the problem as soon as I got out of bed. 3. attack in speech or writing: The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker. 4. take the initiative and go on the offensive: The Serbs attacked the village at night. 5. launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with: Hitler attacked Poland on September 1, 1939 and started World War II. 6. attack someone physically or emotionally
2. exist
v. 1. have an existence, be extant: Does life exist on other planets? The problem only exists in your head, Jane. Few of these monkeys still exist in the wild. On his retirement the post will cease to exist. The charity exists to support victims of crime.
2. support oneself: He could barely exist on such a low wage. We existed on a diet of rice. They can’t exist on the money he’s earning.
3. mysterious
adj. 1. having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding: mysterious symbols 2. of an obscure nature: The new insurance policy is written without cryptic or mysterious terms.
4. claim
n. 1. demand for something as rightful or due: They struck in support of their claim for a shorter work day. 2. an informal right to something: His claim on her attentions. 3. an assertion of a right as to money (or property): His claim asked for damages. 4. an assertion that something is
true or factual: His claim that he was innocent. 5. an established or recognized right: A strong legal claim to the property. 6. a demand especially in the phrase the call of duty
v. 1. demand as being one's due or property; assert one's right or title to: He claimed his suitcases at the airline counter. 2. take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs: The accident claimed three lives. 3. assert or affirm strongly; state to be true or existing: He claimed that he killed the burglar. 4. lay claim to; as of an idea 5. ask for legally or make a legal claim to, as of debts, for: They claimed on the maximum allowable amount.
5. dive
v. 1. swim under water: The whale dived as the harpoon struck it.
2. plunge into water: I was afraid to dive from the board into the pool. We dived into the river to cool off.
6. cover
n. 1. fire that makes it difficult for the enemy to fire on your own individuals or formations: Artillery provided covering fire for the withdrawal. 2. the act of concealing the existence of something by obstructing the view of it: The cover concealed their guns from enemy aircraft. 3. a false identity and background (especially one created for an undercover agent): Her new name and passport are cover for her next assignment. 4. a recording of a song that was first recorded or made popular by somebody else: They made a cover of a Beatles' song. 5. bedding that keeps a person warm in bed: He pulled the covers over his head and went to sleep. 6. a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something: under cover of darkness 7. covering for a hole especially a hole in the top of a container: Put the cover back on the kettle. 8. the front and back covering of a book 9.
a natural object that covers or envelops : under a covering of dust
v. 1. spread over a surface to conceal or protect: This paint covers well. 2. hide from view or knowledge: The President covered the fact that he bugged the offices in the White House. 3. be sufficient to meet, defray, or offset the charge or cost of: Is this enough to cover the check? 4. to take an action to protect against future problems: Count the cash in the drawer twice just to cover yourself. 5. help out by taking someone's place and temporarily assuming his responsibilities: She is covering for our secretary who is ill this week. 6. invest with a large or excessive amount of something: She covered herself with glory.7. provide for: The grant doesn't cover my salary. 8. span an interval of distance, space or time: The period covered the turn of the century. 9. clothe, as if for protection from the elements: Cover your head!. 10. protect by insurance: The insurance
won't cover this. 11. maintain a check on; especially by patrolling: The second officer covered the top floor. 12. deal with verbally or in some form of artistic expression : The course covered all of Western Civilization. 13. protect or defend a position (in a game): He covered left field.14. play a higher card than the one previously played: Smith covered again. 15. form a cover over : The grass covered the grave.16. provide with a covering or cause to be covered: Cover her face with a handkerchief. 17. be responsible for reporting the details of, as in journalism: The cub reporter covered New York City. 18. put something on top of something else: Cover the meat with a lot of gravy. 19. copulate with a female, used especially of horses: The horse covers the mare. 20. sit on (eggs): The female covers the eggs. 21. travel across or pass over: The caravan covered almost 100 miles each day. 22. include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory: This should cover everyone in the group. 23. cover as if with a shroud
7. adapt
v. 1. make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose: Adapt our native cuisine to the available food resources of the new country. 2. adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions
8. disappear
v. get lost, especially without warning or explanation: He disappeared without a trace.
9. extinct
adj. 1. of e.g. volcanos; permanently inactive: an extinct volcano 2. of a fire; being out or having grown cold: Threw his extinct cigarette into the stream. 3. no longer in existence; lost or especially having died out leaving no living representatives: an extinct species of fish
10. evolve
v. undergo development or evolution: Modern man evolved a long time ago.
11. fierce
adj. 1. marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions; inclined to react violently; fervid: fierce loyalty 2. ruthless in competition 3. marked by extreme and violent energy: fierce fighting 4. violently agitated and turbulent: The fierce thunders roar me their music- Ezra Pound.
12. generous
adj. 1. more than adequate: a generous portion 2. willing to give and share unstintingly: a generous donation 3. not petty in character and mind: unusually generous in his judgment of people
13. reputation
n. 1. the general estimation that the public has for a person: He acquired a reputation as an actor before he started writing. 2. notoriety for some particular characteristic: his reputation for promiscuity
14. border
n. a strip forming the outer edge of something: The rug had a wide blue border.
15. positive
adj. 1. characterized by or displaying affirmation or acceptance or certainty etc.: a positive attitude 2. greater than zero: Positive numbers. 3. indicating existence or presence of a suspected condition or pathogen: a positive pregnancy test 4. having a positive electric charge: Protons are positive. 5. formally laid down or imposed: positive laws 6. involving advantage or good: a plus or positive factor 7. granting what has been desired or requested: a positive answer 8. of or relating to positivism: positive philosophy 9. marked by excessive confidence: The less he knows the more positive he gets. 10. impossible to deny or disprove: proof positive
16. indicate
v. 1. indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively: He indicated his opponents. 2. state or express briefly: He Indicated his wishes in a letter. 3. suggest the necessity of an intervention; in medicine: Tetracycline is indicated in such cases. 4. give evidence of: The results indicate the need for more work. 5. be a signal for or a symptom of: These symptoms indicate a serious illness.
17. identity
n. 1. the distinct personality of an individual regarded as a persisting entity: You can lose your identity when you join the army. 2. exact sameness: They shared an identity of interests. 3. the individual characteristics by which a thing or person is recognized or known: Geneticists only recently discovered the identity of the gene that causes it. 4. an operator that leaves unchanged the element on which it operates: The identity under numerical multiplication is 1.。