TheMonsterofLakeTianchiPeriod1Step1Fastreading:Readthebeginningofthepassageanddecidewhereitcomesfrom.A.atouristguideB.anewspaperC.adictionaryD.ascientificjournalStep2Carefulreading:Readthepassageandanswerthequestions.1.Howmanysightingsofthemonsterdoesthearticlereport?____________________________________________________________2.Whosawthemonsterclearly,andwhy?____________________________________________________________3.Whichdescriptionofthemonsterismostdetailed?____________________________________________________________4.Whenwasthemonsterfirstsighted?____________________________________________________________5.Whatdomanypeoplethinkaboutthemonster?____________________________________________________________6.Whatdoscientiststhinkaboutthemonster?____________________________________________________________7.WhatisspecialaboutLakeTianchi?____________________________________________________________Step3Workinpairs:Readthepassageandfillintheform,comparingthethreesightingsofthemonster.PeopleHowdotheydescribethemonster?MengFanyingItseemedtobe_______incolouranditjumpedoutofthewaterlike__________XueJunlinItsheadlookedlike___________.ThesoldiersItwasa___________________creatureandhadaroundheadwith______________________.Itswam_____________________ofthewaterforabouttwominutes.LiXiaoheHesawa_____________creaturemovingquicklythroughthewaterforthreeorfourhundredmetresandthenit____________thewater.Tenminuteslateritappearedagainandrepeatedtheaction.【写作指导】本模块的写作任务是定一篇描写自然界未解之谜的报道。体裁通常以记叙为主，也可适当发挥议论。时态以过去时态为主，现在及将来时态为辅。人称一般采用第三人称。报道的结构一般分为四个部分：标题，导语，主体和结语。标题是报道的题目，是编辑对最有新闻价值的内容的浓缩、概括、提炼和再创造。撰写标题是为了撷取新闻要点、诠释新闻意义、吸引读者阅读。导语是报道开头的第一段或第一句话，它扼要地揭示出消息的核心内容。主体是报道的主要部分，它用充足的事实表现主题，是对导语内容的进一步开展和阐释。新闻报道的结语一般是最后一句话或一段话，通常对全文内容作概括性的总结；或对新闻事件的发展趋势做出预测。有时，作者根据报道的事实在结语中提出令人深思的问题。一般来说，标题、导语和主体是构成新闻报道必不可少的三部分。可根据新闻报道的内容确定是否要结语或其它内容。有时，还可将它们暗含在主体中【常用句型】１．表示猜测及可能性:Itis(im)possible/(un)likelythat…;Itmay/might/mustbe…;Itmusthavebeen…２．描写怪兽形状：Itlookslike…;Itismore…tha