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Unit 8
It must belong to Carla.
Section B 2a-2e
Travel broadens the mind.
(旅游开阔眼界。)
1.Do you like traveling?
2. Where did you travel?
3. Have you ever traveled to a foreign country?
Stonehenge
Do you know the name of this place?
Before Reading
Look at the title and the picture then predict what the passage will talk about?
A. the history of Stonehenge
B. the mystery of Stonehenge
C. the use of Stonehenge
Tips:Prediction (预测)
Get information from the title and the picture.
There are so many things in this world that we can’t explain.
This passage can be divided into 3 parts.
A general introduction of Stonehenge.
The different opinions about what Stonehenge was used for.
The other mysteries about Stonehenge.
Match the main idea with each part.
A general introduction of Stonehenge.
The different opinions about what Stonehenge was used for.
The other mysteries about Stonehenge.
While Reading
4. What do people want
to see there in June?
3. How many visitors does
it receive every year?
2.Where is it?
1.What is it?
Stonehenge
It’s a rock circle.
It’s in Britain.
It receives more than
750,000 visitors.
They want to see the
sun rising.
Tips: Read sentence by sentence.
Para 1 Introduction
Read Para.1 and finish the mind map.
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Q1: What facts are mentioned about Stonehenge?
A: One of the most famous historical places.
B: One of the greatest mysteries.
C: A and B
Q2: Why do they especially like going there in June?
A: Beacuse there is the sun rising on
the longest day of the year.
B: Beacuse it is the good time to visit.
C: Beacuse people want to prevent
illness and keep healthy.
Para 1 Introduction
Why it is here?
What was it used for?
Different people have different opinions.
Para 2-3 Different opinions
A temple
A kind of calendar
A medical purpose
A burial
place
A place to honor ancestors
to celebrate a victory over an enemy
How many opinions are there? What are they?
Why do they have these opinions?
A temple
A kind of calendar
A medical purpose
A burial
place
A place to honor ancestors
to celebrate a victory
Ancient leaders tried to communicate with the gods.
Is that true?
now
so many centuries ago
Stonehenge was built
The leaders arrived in England
much later
Stonehenge was buiIt so many centuries ago, ______ the leaders arrived in England much later, _______ it can’t be true.
but
so
Why do they have these opinions?
A temple
A kind of calendar
A medical purpose
A burial
place
A place to honor ancestors
to celebrate a victory
Ancient leaders tried to communicate with the gods.
They were put together in a certain way.
the center
Midsummer
shines directly
Why do they have these opinions?
A temple
A kind of calendar
A medical purpose
A burial
place
A place to honor ancestors
to celebrate a victory over an enemy
Ancient leaders tried to communicate with the gods.
They were put together in a certain way.
They can prevent illness and keep people healthy.
As you walk there, you can feel the energy from your feet move up your body.
“as” means_____
A because
B while
Why do they have these opinions?
A temple
A kind of calendar
A medical purpose
A burial
place
A place to honor ancestors
to celebrate a victory over an enemy
Ancient leaders tried to communicate with the gods.
They were put together in a certain way.
They can prevent illness and keep people healty.
What else do you want to know about Stonehenge?
Para 4 The other mysteries
1 Stonehenge appeared suddenly 5,000 years ago. T / F
2 A group of English volunteers succeeded in building another Stonehenge in 2001. T / F
3 Without doubt, people who built Stonehenge were hard-working and they were also great planners. T / F
Post Reading
Report list:
What was it used for? What’s your opinion?
Could it be a temple? What could leaders do at the Stonehenge?
Could it be a kind of calendar? Why?
Could it have a medical purpose? Why?
Could it be a burial place? What could people do there?
Group work!
Although the mysteries are difficult to explain, we should try our best to study hard and reveal(揭露) these mysteries one day.
There are many mysteries around the world, you can surf the Internet to find more information about them, you can give us a ppt, a video, pictures or words next class.
Homework
直击中考
places
slowly
to respect
what
healthy
but
in
rising
visit
that
Good
Bye
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