New Horizon College English Book /V Unwarsectio The Bermuda Triangle Phenomenon
New Horizon College English Book IV Unit 1 Section A: The Bermuda Triangle Phenomenon
Contents L. Background Information l Pre-reading Activities ll. Text Analysis- Structure IV Intensive reading v. Writing skⅢl V。 Exercises
Contents I. Background Information II. Pre-reading Activities III. Text Analysis– Structure IV. Intensive reading V. Writing skill VI. Exercises
. Background Information 1.The Bermuda Triangle should be pointed out that the U.S. Board of Geographic Names does not recognize the Bermuda Triangle as an official name. The Bermuda or Devil's Triangle is an imaginary area located off the southeastern Atlantic coast of the United States, which is noted for a high incidence of unexplained losses of ships, small boats, and aircraft The apexes(顶点) of the triangle are generally accepted to be Bermuda, Miami, Fla,, and San Juan, Puerto rico 2.Florida is Spanish for flower. It gained the Admission to Statehood on March 3. 1845 as the 27th state, now with an area of 65, 758 sq. mi and a coastline of 1350/ miles. Florida is not the southernmost state in the United States. Hawaii is farther south
I. Background Information 1. The Bermuda Triangle should be pointed out that the U.S. Board of Geographic Names does not recognize the Bermuda Triangle as an official name. The “Bermuda or Devil's Triangle” is an imaginary area located off the southeastern Atlantic coast of the United States, which is noted for a high incidence of unexplained losses of ships, small boats, and aircraft. The apexes（顶点）of the triangle are generally accepted to be Bermuda, Miami, Fla., and San Juan, Puerto Rico. 2. Florida is Spanish for flower. It gained the Admission to Statehood on March 3, 1845 as the 27th state, now with an area of 65, 758 sq. mi. and a coastline of 1350 miles. Florida is not the southernmost state in the United States. Hawaii is farther south
IE Pre-reading Activities Listen to the short passage twice and answer questions Q1. Have you ever heard of the Bermuda Triangle? What have you heard about it? Reference key: Some ships and plans disappear without race. And no convincing explanation is available Q2. What are the possible explanations for the disappearances? Reference key: the ocean water could look like lass and reflect the blue sky so the pilots started climbing to get altitude and flew directly into the ocean Q3. What is your theory of why things disappear? Where do you think they go and why do they go there? Reference key: Open to free discussion
II. Pre-reading Activities Listen to the short passage twice and answer questions Q1. Have you ever heard of the Bermuda Triangle? What have you heard about it? Reference key: Some ships and plans disappear without race. And no convincing explanation is available. Q2. What are the possible explanations for the disappearances? Reference key: the ocean water could look like glass and reflect the blue sky so the pilots started climbing to get altitude and flew directly into the ocean. Q3. What is your theory of why things disappear? Where do you think they go and why do they go there? Reference key: Open to free discussion
Script t Several theories are brought forth in this article to try and explain the Bermuda Triangle phenomenon. It is called a phenomenon because very strange occurrences have taken place at the almost identical point and they happened over several occasions in an extended period of history. How accurate are the reports? Maybe there is a logical explanation for the disappearances Were the airplane pilots confused because the ocean water could look like glass and reflect and flew directly into the ocean? Did their compass ger o the blue sky so the pilots started climbing to get altitude magnetically changed and they flew out to sea when they thought they were flying back to land? or was it a giant being from outer space making them disappear? Back
Script Several theories are brought forth in this article to try and explain the Bermuda Triangle Phenomenon. It is called a phenomenon because very strange occurrences have taken place at the almost identical point and they happened over several occasions in an extended period of history. How accurate are the reports? Maybe there is a logical explanation for the disappearances. Were the airplane pilots confused because the ocean water could look like glass and reflect the blue sky so the pilots started climbing to get altitude and flew directly into the ocean? Did their compass get magnetically changed and they flew out to sea when they thought they were flying back to land? Or was it a giant being from outer space making them disappear? Back