Uint 1 Project

Telling about an unexplaine

d mystery

Uint 1 Project

Telling about an unexplaine

d mystery

the Pyramids

UFOs

Stonehenge

the water horse

Yeti

Yetis

In some areas of the world there have

been reports of Yetis. Do you believe

that such a creature exists? Why?

Lead-in

Yeti, Bigfoot and the Wild Man of Shennongjia

Read the article and fill in the tables.

What they

are called

Yeti

Bigfoot

Wild Man in She

nnongjia

where they a

re seen

What they

look like

Why they

look the same

Read the article and fill in the tables.

What

they are

called

Yeti

Bigfoot

Wild Man

in Sh

ennongjia

where t

hey are s

een

in the Himalayas

in the forests

of the north

-west of the

USA

in western

Hubei

Province,

China

What they

look like

Why they

look the

same

large, hairy, thick black fur, about

six feet tall with huge shoulders,

very long arms and large hands;

walking like a man, moving with

amazing speed and strength; large

tracks 33 centimetres in length.

What they

look like

Why they

look the

same

large, hairy, thick black fur, about

six feet tall with huge shoulders,

very long arms and large hands;

walking like a man, moving with

amazing speed and strength; large

tracks 33 centimetres in length.

What they

look like

Why they

look the

same

large, hairy, thick black fur, about

six feet tall with huge shoulders,

very long arms and large hands;

walking like a man, moving with

amazing speed and strength; large

tracks 33 centimetres in length.

linked to a common ancestor, an

animal that lived in Asia about

300,000 years ago

large, hairy

thick black fur

6 feet tall

huge shoulders

walks like a man

short legs

long arms

large hards

large tracks

The outline: Yetis, Bigfoot and the Wild

Man of Shennongjia

Read the article again and thenget the main idea of each paragraph.

Reports about seeing Yetis in the Himalayas for hun

dreds of years.

Para1

Para2

Para3

Para4

Para5

Para6

Another witness who saw Yeti tracks in 2007,

which looked like the tracks of Bigfoot in the USA

An witness to a Yeti in 1998.

An American scientist’s opinion

The hope for the solution of the mystery.

Reports about the Wild Man in Shennongjia

and the similarity of Yeti, Bigfoot and

the Wild Man in shengnongjia.

Para 1

Sightings of Yetis are reported.

Para 2-4

Witnesses gave similar descriptions of Yetis.

Para 5

An American scientist’s opinion.

The outline: 4 parts

Para 6The hope for the solution of the mystery.

TO write a story about an unexplained mystery we need to think about the four parts.

part1 an attractive beginning

part2 some details of the story with some

pictures or photos

part3 what scientists or people think about

the mystery

part4 an open ending of the story

an interesting and attractive title

Find out the function of each part in the article.

Part1: to arouse( 激发 )

the readers’ interestPart2:to support Para1with some details

Part3: to make readers

think more about Yetis

Part4:to give readers imagination with

an open ending

details of the story

search for all kinds

of different opinions

an open end of the story

an interesting

beginning

Creating a story about

one of the mysteries .

Preparing

Producing

Planning

Presenting

Processes: create a story about an

unexplained mystery

Planning─

1. Chose the topic of your story.2. Decide the tasks of your group members.

Preparing─

1. Search the related information about your story.2. Write your outline.

Producing─

Draft( 起草） your story and then improve it.

Presenting─

Tell your story to the class.

Creating a story about one of the mysteries.

Creating a story about one of the mysteries.

mysteries

What we know about it

Information resources

Yeti

Crop circles

Pyramids

Stonehenge

UFO

The water horse, …

Different tasks

1. Research_________

2. Write the outline_________

3. Write the story_______

4. Draw pictures for the story________

5. Tell the story ___________

Compare the story‘ Boy missing, police

puzzled’ and ‘Yeti, Bigfoot and the

Wild Man of Shennongjia’, what can

you know about writing a story about

an unexplained mystery?

Boy missing, Police Puzzled

It is a newspaper report.

The first paragraph tells readers what

has happened and when and where it h

appened. In the following paragraphs,

more details and information are given.

Yetis, Bigfoot and the Wild Man

of Shennongjia

It is a magazine article.

The first paragraph is an overview with g

eneral information about wild creatures.

Then the following paragraphs tells reade

rs some details people have seen in differe

nt places.

•Enjoy your project!•Enjoy your teamwork!

Tell your story to the class!

1.Perfect your story and write

it in your exercise-book.

2.Finish off the exercises in

Workbook.

Homework

Good staying with you!

Thank you!