【正文】 __cousin of the Loch Ness monster in Scotland. Scientists, however, are __(12)__, because the lowtemperature lake is __(13)__ to be able to __(14)__ such a large __(15)__ creature. Suggested Answers: (1) volcanic (2) back in the news (3) mysterious (4) claimed (5) jumped out of (6) swimming (7) claimed (8) have seen (9) moving (10) diving into (11) distant (12) sceptical (13) unlikely (14) support (15) living Step 5. Writing Purpose: To enable Ss to learn how to write a passage to say about another monster. 1. Group work Ask Ss to read the passage on page 52 and answer the questions in Activity 1 on page 57. Suggested Answers: (1) Several groups of people saw a kind of ― monster‖. (2) In Lake Tianchi in the Changbai Mountains in Jilin Province (3) It lived in the water, was black or greenishblack, and some people said it had a roundhead and body with 10cm horns on the head, while others said it had a horse’s head. 8 (4) The weather or large food supply to the monster. 2. Group work Ask Ss to write a passage using the words and sentences in Activity1. Step 6. Homework 1. Ask Ss to finish Reading exercises in the Workbook on pages 99~101. 2. Ask Ss to prepare for the Listening class. Period 3 Vocabulary and Listening, Pronunciation, Everyday English Teaching Goals: 1. To enable Ss to know some skills of listening. 2. To study some daily expressions. 3. To learn the intonation in exclamations. Teaching procedures: Step 1. Revision Check the answers to the Reading exercises in the Workbook. Step 2. Vocabulary study Purpose: To get Ss to learn some new words. 1. Group work Ask Ss to match the words with their definitions. (1) dinosaur (a) A bowlshaped depression at the mouth of a volcano or geyser (2) carnivore (b) a large extinct reptile living on earth ever. (3) meteorite (c) a stony or metallic mass that has fallen to the earth39。 (2) 正確使用情態(tài)動(dòng)詞來(lái)表示猜測(cè)，特別是對(duì)過(guò)去的猜測(cè)。 Cultural Corner部分是一篇學(xué)生很感興趣的文章，介紹了龍?jiān)诓煌幕械南笳骷捌渚売?，通過(guò)閱讀了解外國(guó)文化，拓展學(xué)生的文化背景知識(shí)，提高學(xué)生文化底蘊(yùn)和對(duì)外國(guó)文化的感悟能力。根據(jù)上下文正確理解生詞含義。 Introduction 部分通過(guò)四則 小短文描述四種神秘的怪物，并且結(jié)合短文學(xué)習(xí)詞匯，引起學(xué)生對(duì)本模塊學(xué)習(xí)的興趣。 Writing 部分要求學(xué)生能夠模仿課文“天池怪物”撰寫一篇描述想象中的一種怪物的短文，開(kāi)發(fā)學(xué)生想象力，進(jìn)一步熟練使用本模塊詞匯。 (2) 學(xué)習(xí)情態(tài)動(dòng)詞表猜測(cè)的用法。 vi 襲擊 Eg ① A girl was attacked and robbed by two strong men. ② The enemy attacked during the night. ※【 拓展 】 ◆ attack vt 抨擊 attack sb / sth for sth 為某事抨擊某人 Eg He was attacked for his corruption. ◆ attack n launch / make an attack (on sb / sth) 攻擊某人或者某物 Eg They launched an attack on racism. (2) He claims to have seen a round black creature moving quickly through the water. （ Page 52） 他說(shuō)他看見(jiàn)一個(gè)圓形黑色的東西在湖面快速游過(guò)。 otherwise, she thought, the baby might have died. She might not have left home when I got to school. (3) 對(duì)過(guò)去的事情進(jìn)行 猜測(cè)，并且可能性較大時(shí)， 肯定 形式 一般用 must have done，否定 形式 一般用 can’t have done。 如： At this moment, our teacher must be correcting our exam papers. Doctor Wang isn’t here. He might be giving a lecture in the hall. (5) 情態(tài)動(dòng)詞 +動(dòng)詞的現(xiàn)在完成進(jìn)行時(shí)，表示對(duì)過(guò)去正在發(fā)生事情的推測(cè)。 before B. to。 since B. it。（ creature ,famous, lakes, legends, neck, Scotland ,sightings, mysterious , clear, exists ） The lakes of North America also have their share of __(1)__ creatures. There have been __(2)__ of curious creatures in most big__(3)__. None of these monsters are as __(4)__ as Nessie who lives in Loch Ness in __(5)__ but some have bee local __(6)__. For nearly four hundred years, here have been sightings of a strange__(7)__ living in Lake Champolion. It is said to have a long __(8)__ and a very small head. All the photographs of this monster are not __(9)__, so no one knows if it really __(10)__. 四、單詞演練 根據(jù)下列句子的意思及所給單詞的首字母或所給的漢語(yǔ)注釋，在橫線上寫出各單詞的正確形式。 in D. What。 after D. with。 (2) 快點(diǎn)！他們正在機(jī)場(chǎng)等我們。 you must have studied very hard. You can’t have seen her in her office last Friday。 Eg The town covers (an area of) 5 square miles. ※【 拓展 】 7 cover 的其他意思還有： ◆ vt 覆蓋 Eg The mountain is covered with snow all the year round. ◆ vt 包含，涉及 Eg The lecture covers many aspects of business. ◆ vt 走完（一段路程） Eg I can cover the distance on foot in two hours. ◆ vt 報(bào)道 Eg The reporters are covering the fire for a newspaper. (4) They say that the lowtemperature lake is unlikely to be able to support such large living creatures. （ Page 52）他們說(shuō)，溫度低的湖中不可能存活如此大的生物。 2. 教學(xué) 難點(diǎn) (1) 聽(tīng)懂描述陌生事物并能做出正誤判斷，正確理解新學(xué)詞匯的含義。 Everyday English 部分主要通過(guò)選擇題的形式使學(xué)生掌握 back in the news, throw light on something等幾個(gè)日常英語(yǔ)的運(yùn)用。學(xué)會(huì)提取文章主要信息，歸納文章的主旨大意。 Reading and Vocabulary 部分通過(guò)課文《天池怪物》的學(xué)習(xí)，學(xué)會(huì)根據(jù)起始段落預(yù)測(cè)文章出處。 Pronunciation 部分通過(guò)聽(tīng)力的訓(xùn)練，讓學(xué)生掌握語(yǔ)音中的失去爆破現(xiàn)象。 (3) 學(xué)習(xí)提取文章有用信息，猜測(cè)詞義的方法。 claim vt 宣稱，聲稱（后可跟 that 從句或動(dòng)詞不定式） Eg ① I don’t claim to be an expert. ② He claimed he should be given a fairer opportunity. ※【 拓展 】 claim 的意思還有： ◆ vt 要求，認(rèn)領(lǐng) Eg Has anyone claimed this watch? ◆ vt 索賠，索取 Eg Did you claim the insurance after your car accident? ◆ vt 注意，思考 Eg The matter claims our attention. (3) It is 2,189 metres high and covers an area of about ten square kilometers. （ Page 52） 天池海拔 2189 米，面積有 10 平方公里 cover an area of 意為“占有??空間” ,也可以只用 cover 表示此意。如： Your score is the highest。 如： Your mother must have been looking for you. The light was on the whole night. He may have been doing his homework all the time. 5. Consolidation Ask Ss to translate the following sentences. (1) 他們也許錯(cuò)過(guò)了那班飛機(jī)。 on C. in。 at C. That。 You are easy to be _______ (攻擊 ) when you are in red in the forest. The man claimed to be able to tell my _______ (命運(yùn) ) by looking at my hands. When moving to Europe together, the children ________ (適應(yīng) ) to the changes quickly. There is something _______ (神秘 ) in what he said. His answer _______ (暗示 ) that I could leave. My suggestion is to try to remain c_______ before he interviewer. There are probably lots of strange c_______ in that lake.