●Project: Telling a mysterious story
The project in this unit is designed to help you learn and use English by doing a group project. The reading material about Yetis is a sample for you to see how a mysterious story can be written. Try to write a story on one of the five mysteries in the section Welcome to the unit.
Use what you have learned in this unit to complete the project. You may discuss what mystery you want to write a story about, and collect as much information as you can. Please think carefully and creatively about the story. Divide the work among yourselves and cooperate by working together. In this way, I’m sure you will learn something that you didn't know before.
Reading
1. Read the article quickly to find the main idea of each paragraph and the connections between them.
Paragraph 1 Yetis are reported to have been seen all over the world.
Paragraphs 2-4 Descriptions of Yetis in different places (supported details for paragraph 1)
Paragraphs 5-6 Scientists' different opinions about Yetis
Paragraph 7 Scientists hope to find the truth.
2. Read the article again, and find answers to the following questions and fill in the form below:
In which years were Yetis seen?
Where have Yetis or similar creatures been seen?
What has been reported about Yetis?
What do scientists think of Yetis???????????????????????????
3. Try to distinguish the writing features of a mysterious story so that you may know how to write such a story.
The writing features of a mysterious story:
?*an interesting and attractive title
?*an attractive beginning
?*some details of the story with some pictures or photos
?*what scientists or people think about the story
?*an open end of the story
4. You may also consult the story Boy missing, police puzzled, which is a news story, while Searching for the Yeti is an overview about Yetis. Compare the two articles. The former one is a newspaper report. So after reading the first paragraph readers will know what has happened and when and where it happened and more details and information are given in the following paragraphs. The latter one is a magazine article. It is an overview with general information about Yetis. So it tells readers some details about Yetis people have seen in different places.
5. Do Parts B1 and B2 on page 81 in Workbook, so you will have a better understanding about the usages of the useful words and expressions in Project.
Parts D1 and D2 on page 83 in Workbook are assigned as your homework to practise using some words and important patterns in this unit.
Telling a mysterious story
To conduct this project, you need to follow the following four steps: planning, preparing, producing and presenting. I’d like to give you some guide for each step:
1. At the step of planning, you should first make clear the dead line is the end of this week. Then work in small groups to discuss first what to write and then the questions in this part. Divide up the work and decide what each group member will do.
2. When preparing, you meet, discuss and choose from the information each group member has collected. One of you in the group write the outline according to the result of the discussion. When finished, the outline should be approved by the whole group.
3. The next step is producing. Each of you should write a part of the story. Then put what you have written together. Proofread the story to correct mistakes if there are any. New ideas can be added. Those who are responsible for illustrating the story should draw your pictures according to the writing. Then the whole group should approve the story and the illustrations.
4. Then comes your time of presenting. The storyteller of each group is to tell your story to the whole class. Then put up your stories on the walls of the classroom.
Answers
Part B1 (page 81)
1?hairy?????? hair??? ???2?strength?? strong???????? 3?existence?? exist?????? 4?climber?? climbing??
5?describe?? descriptions???? 6?heavy?? heavily????? 7?amazes?? amazing????? 8?really???? real
Part B2 (page 81)
?1??? search for???? 2?similar????? 3?? living on??? ????4 convinced????
?5?? made his way?? 6 supported ????7?? on average????? 8 mysteries
Part C1?(page 82)
1?have done???? have made?????????????? 2?have lost
3?have been preparing???? have invited???? 4?has been writing???? hasn't finished
5?has forgotten????? have been expecting?? 6?have been waiting??? hasn't turned
7?has been snowing???? have had????????? 8?have been trying??? have got?has happened
Part C2 (page 82)
1?has been doing?has written?have been published?is teaching
2?have become?wrote
3?e-mailed answered?have been expecting
4?have listened?have become
5?have been reading?have learned?will/am going to introduce
Part D1 (page 83)
1?spaceship???? 2?amazing?????? 3?creatures?????? 4?research??????? 5?missing??????? 6?experiences
7 disappeared???? 8?witnesses????? 9?disappearance?10?evidence?????? 11?? frightened??? 12?have been having
Part D2 (page 83)
1.?He will not give up until the problem is solved.
2.?I remember I put the book away after reading the first two pages, but now it has gone missing.
3.?According to Bill, the football match will be held on the first Sunday in June.
4.?The airport was closed because of/due to the bad weather.?
5.?The neighbours reported seeing him leave the house in a black coat.
6.?The police have ruled out the possibility of murder. However, his death still puzzles everyone.????????????
7.?I am surprised that the seventy-year-old man has passed the college entrance examinations and got into a famous university.
8.?Is there any possibility that a child can start a toy company on the Internet?
Reading
Part A (page 84)
1.?To show Alan that many people have made stories to make us feel moved.
2.?He feels that the film is too long and that Steven Spielberg just wanted to make a sad story.
3.?It is one hour and forty--five minutes long.
4.?E.T is just like us. He needs love, friendship and help.
5.?The first time she is telling Alan how the film is still loved by many people a long time after it was made. The second time she is???? telling him that the special effects still look good after more than twenty years.
Part B (page 85)
1.?People were worried about terrorism. China had a problem with SARS and many countries had many problems.
2.?When it first appeared, they were scared and tried to kill it but now they are happy to see it.
3.?The writer wants to show that many things are the same. Though many people don't believe the monsters really live in the lakes, tourism has still increased in both places.
4.?People could open shops to sell souvenirs.
5.?No, more and more tourists are visiting the lakes.
Listening
Parts A and B (page 86)
TV report: 1. town?Jiangsu?eleven???? 2. visiting???? 3. coloured lights??????? 4. two hills?? clouds
Dad's beliefs:?1. plane???? 2. hundreds of??? people?? see?? 3. Tian'anmen Square
Part C (page 86)
1.?town???? 2. ?Jiangsu ????3.?eleven???4. visiting??? 5.?coloured lights
6.?plane ????7.?hundreds of????? 8.?see?????? 9.?Tian'anmen Square
Writing
Part B (page 87)
Dear Jim,
I had a strange experience last night. It was unusually dark. I noticed a light in my back garden and walked to the door to take a look. A UFO had landed in my garden and opened its door! I couldn't believe my eyes. An alien was walking down the stairs of the UFO. He walked up to me and said, 'Now, I'm taking you to a new place.' With that, he led me into the UFO and we flew to the Moon and then to Mars. Just as I began to enjoy the ride, the alien brought out a torch. All of a sudden, a strong beam shone in my eyes. I had to keep my eyes shut to avoid the light. Guess what? It was sunlight shining on my bed. What a dream!
?Yours truly,
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