1、返回目录 Unexplained Mysteries of the Natural World Module 6 返回目录 Section Writing介绍大自然神秘现象的说明文(见课堂学案P81)返回目录 写作技法指导佳作构建示例目录Contents 返回目录 写作技法指导一、基本结构介绍大自然神秘现象的说明文一般包括如下内容：1简述神秘现象(什么样的神秘现象，何时何地发现的，科学家对此的解释，证据)；2各界不同的看法；3自己对此现象的认识。返回目录 二、增分佳句1描述自然界某种神秘自然现象，以及何时何地被发现的，常用语句：The monster ofis back in the news
2、.It is known to all thatIt lies inIt looks like a返回目录 2描述科学家及有关专家们对神秘现象的解释及其证据，常用语句：Some scientists think thatSome people believe in its existence,becauseBy recent research,we can learn thatOther scientists consider3描述作者个人对此现象的认识，常用语句：Personally,I(dont)believeAs far as I am concerned,I thinkIn my po
3、int of view,I believe返回目录 佳作构建示例【题目要求】“北美大脚怪(Bigfoot)”一直引发人们的热议。请根据所给的图片以及文字提示写一篇英语短文来参与讨论。返回目录 出没地址北美怪物描述像猿(ape)，高 610 英尺，重约 500 磅以上，全身覆盖棕色或红色毛，头和眼睛很大，脚印长达 24 英寸发现情况 科学家和研究人员也找到了相关的毛发、粪便(waste)及大脚印等结论无其他证据证明其存在，也许是当地传说以吓唬徒步者或猎人注意：1.词数 100 左右；2可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。返回目录【审题谋篇】第一步：审题构思很关键一、审题1确定体裁：本文要求描写神秘现象
4、，属于_；2确定人称：本文的主要人称应为第_人称；3确定时态：主要用_和_。说明文三一般现在时、过去时现在完成时返回目录 二、构思第一部分：神秘现象发生的地点。第二部分：根据所给内容，描述神秘之处。第三部分：科学家的相关研究情况及结论。返回目录 第二步：核心词汇想周全1_ 神秘；神秘事物2_ 把描述为3_目击者4_多达5_做调查，做研究6_与有关系mysterydescribeaswitnessup todo researchbe related to返回目录 7_到目前为止8_存在9_证据10_使害怕so farexistenceevidenceterrify返回目录 第三步：由词扩句雏形现
5、1北美大脚怪是世界著名的神秘事件之一。(简单句)2它是在北美洲被首次发现的。(被动语态)Bigfoot is one of the worldfamous mysteries.It was first seen in North America.返回目录 3据说它高 610 英尺。(It was said to be)4它重达 500 磅以上。(weigh)5全身覆盖棕色或红色毛，头和眼睛很大。(with 短语)It was said to be 610 feet tall.It weighed over 500 pounds.It was covered in brown or red fu
6、r with large eyesand a big head.返回目录 6科学家和研究人员已经去那里做调查。(teams of;不定式作目的状语)7他们已经找到了相关的毛发、粪便(waste)等。(过去分词短语作后置定语；such as)Teams of scientists and researchers have gone thereto do research.They have found things related to it,such as waste,fur and so on.返回目录 8但是到目前为止，没有其他证据证明其存在。(there be 句型；prove)第四步：
7、句式升级造亮点1用非限制性定语从句合并句 1 和句 2However,so far there has been no other evidence toprove its existence.Bigfoot,which was first seen in North America,is oneof the worldfamous mysteries.返回目录 2用现在分词作定语合并句 3、句 4 和句 53用定语从句合并句 6 和句 7It was said to be 610 feet tall,weighing over 500pounds and was covered in bro
8、wn or red fur with largeeyes and a big head.Teams of scientists and researchers who have gonethere to do research have found things related to it,suchas waste,fur and so on.返回目录 第五步：过渡衔接联成篇Bigfoot,which was first seen in North America,is one of the world-famous mysteries.Witnesses described it as an
9、 ape-like creature.It was said to be 610 feet tall,weighing over 500 pounds and was covered in brown or red fur with large eyes and a big head.Footprints up to 24 inches long have been found.返回目录 Teams of scientists and researchers who have gone there to do research have found things related to it,such as waste,fur and so on.However,so far there has been no other evidence to prove its existence.Some people think it may be just folk tales or stories to terrify hikers and hunters in North America.