The Yeti

2018-03-12 03:14:10RussellEvans
疯狂英语·初中天地 2018年3期
关键词:喜马拉雅山脉尔巴泰晤士报

A People say the Yeti is a big, scary monster. It lives in the mountains ofTibet[西藏]andNepal[尼泊尔]where it is very cold.

B It is very tall and heavy. Some people think it is 2 or 3 metres tall. It has thick white or grey fur to keep it warm. It has long arms and it walks on its back legs. It has sharp teeth and it is very dangerous. It looks like a big monkey or bear. Some people say the Yeti smells very bad.

C The people who live in the mountains don’t like the Yeti.

They tell their children scary stories about it. “Don’t go walking

alone in the mountains, or the Yeti will catch you!”

D No one knows if the Yeti is real. Lots of people say they have seen one. Other people say they have seen footprints in the snow that belong to the Yeti. But there aren’t any photos or videos of the Yeti. And no one has ever caught one.

Activity 2

The text has four parts, A to D.Which part answers each question?

1. Are there any photos of the Yeti?

2. Is the Yeti real?

3. What do the local people think about the Yeti?

4. What does the Yeti look like?

5. What is the Yeti?

6. Where does the Yeti live?

Activity 3

True or false (not true)?

1. The Yeti lives in a cold place.

2. It walks on four legs.

3. The Yeti looks like a small monkey.

4. Local people don’t like the Yeti.

5. The Yeti is a real animal.

6. There are some photos of the Yeti.

Activity 4

Look at these phrases from the story. They all help us to describe someone or something.

It is very tall and heavy.

It has thick white or grey fur to keep it warm.

It looks like a big monkey or bear.

Describe these animals using the words in the box.

Cat:It’s quite __________. It has __________ fur and big eyes, but it also has very __________ teeth.

Elephant:It’s __________ and __________. It has very large __________.

Monkey:It has a long __________ and long arms and __________. It’s good at climbing trees.

Mouse:It has a very long tail and small __________ to help it see. It looks like a small rat.

Tiger:It looks like a __________, but its fur is __________ and __________ .

Know More

雪人,最早在《泰晤士报》上被称为Yeti,来自居住在喜马拉雅山脉的“夏尔巴人”对雪人的称呼——“夜帝”的音译。

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