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Uint 1 Project
Telling about an unexplaine
d mystery
Uint 1 Project
Telling about an unexplaine
d mystery
In some areas of the world there have
been reports of Yetis. Do you believe
that such a creature exists? Why?
Lead-in
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
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.
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.
1.Perfect your story and write
it in your exercise-book.
2.Finish off the exercises in
Workbook.
Homework