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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 large feet heavily built man-like/ apelike Do you believe that this kind of creature really exists in the world? Project Telling about an unexplained mystery 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. Reading Task 1 Reading for structure Read the passage quickly and get the topic sentence of each paragraph. Para 1 For centuries, people have reported seeing a wild creature ... called Yeti. (sentence 1) Para 2 In 1998… saw a Yeti ...(sentence 1) Para 3 In 2007… saw Yeti tracks...(sentence 1) Para 4 …have seen a Wild Man ... in the Shennongjia (sentence 2) Para 5 A scientist became convinced they exist. (sentence 2) Para 6Scientists hope that the mystery will be solved one day (sentence 1) Part1: Descriptions of Yetis in different places. Part2: Scientists hope to find the truth. Part3: A scientist’s opinion about Yetis. Part4: Reports about seeing Yetis in the Himalayas for centuries. (Para____ 1) (Paras_______ 2-4 ) (Para____ 5) (Para____ 6) Task 2 Reading for details Read the passage carefully and finish the following table. Report of ▼Being a large and (1) _____ hairy animal being __________ seeing a ▼Walking on two feet like a (2)human Yeti thick black fur Yeti in the ▼ Having (3)____________ huge shoulders Himalayas ▼ Being six feet tall with (4)__________, long arms and large hands Tracks ▼ 33 centimeters (6)________ in length (5)________ Evidence near Mount ▼ Looking like the tracks of Bigfoot for its Qomolangma existence amazing speed and ▼ Moving with(7)________________ strength ▼ Large tracks Becoming convincedthat they exist Scientist’s ▼ (9)_______________ opinion ▼ Being linked to a common ancestor, an animal that (8)______ lived in Asia some 300,000 years ago Hope The mystery will be solved. (10)_____ Wild Man in Shennongjia 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? Yeti, Bigfoot and Wild Man of Shennongjia Part 1 (Para 1) Main idea title beginning Yetis are reported to have been seen all over the world. details/evidence 2 Descriptions of Yetis in different (Paras 2-4) places. opinion 3 A scientist’s opinion about Yetis. (Para 5) an open ending 4 (Para 6) Scientists hope to find the truth. To write a story about an unexplained to arouse readers’ interest mystery, we need to think about: an interesting title to support para1 an attractive beginning to make readers storythink more about Yetis some details of the scientists or people’s opinions an open ending of the story illustrate with some pictures to give readers if any imagination Group work: Telling a mysterious story Haveand a Planning TryGather your best to discussion and •Present the Preparing analyze make youryour story decide story to thefrom information more attractive topic, and then various sources, class. and illustrate assign the your tasks and write with pictures if toown the group part. any. members. Producing Presenting UFO Loch Ness Monster Crop Circles Lake Tianchi Monster Task 3 Write a story about one of the mysteries you are interested in. UFO Loch Ness Monster Crop Circles Title: ____________________ For centuries, people have reported seeing ______ ______________________________________________. In the year of ____, __________________________ _______________________________________________. Scientists/People believe that _________________ ______________________________________________. In my opinion, _______________________________ ________________________________________________. 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 ________________. Homework Better your writing after class.