(共16张PPT)
Unit 8 Detective stories
—Reading
Murder
in West Town
Before reading
Figure out the meanings of the new words you will come across in the passage.
1.If you are wounded, you might_____.
a. have been hurt by a knife or a gun
b. have done something wrong
c. have seen a crime
2.If you have an enemy, he or she might_____.
a. care about you
b. fight for you
c. hate you or speak and act against you
a
b
3.Someone who is guilty_____.
a. is a witness
b.has done something against the law
c. has been hurt or killed
4.When people suppose, they_____.
a. help or encourage somebody
b. are sure of something
c. think or believe something possible
b
c
While-reading
Task 1：skimming
Crime:______________________
Victim:______________________
Time:________________________
Place:_______________________
A murder
A man
between 9 last night and 1 this monring
in West Town
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age:________
job:_________
25
Computer engineer
The victim’s body was found in West Town.
The victim sold computers.
The victim worked in East Town.
It’s possible that the victim was killed somewhere else.
The police know that the victim had some enemies.
The police have one suspect so far.
The suspect is a short fat man.
The police have arrested the murderer.
The victim’s parents are offering a reward for useful information.
was a computer engineer.
don’t know if the victim had any enemies.
thin
haven’t
T
F
T
T
T
T
F
F
F
Task 2：scanning
True or false
Task 3：Further reading
Read para.1 and answer questions.
Where was the body of the victim found
What was he last seen doing
What was he going to do at that time
In West Town.
He was last seen leaving his office in East Town.
He was going to visit his parents.
Paragraph 1:_______________________
Brief Introduction to the crime
Read para.2~5 and retell.
Paragraph 2~5:_______________________
The police:
(time of murder – 9p.m. ~ 1a.m.)
(place of murder – not sure)
if the victim had enemies/
was guilty with …
he was wounded with …
/ bled to death
check the scene for more clues
Read para.2~5 and retell.
Paragraph 2~5:_______________________
Detective Lu:
he was charged with …
made him any enemies
suppose...
The police & the detective’s work
on the murder
Read para.6 and find the information.
Paragraph 6:_______________________
Suspect(number):________________
Looks:_________________________
Witness’s report:_________________________
only one
short & thin
The suspect was breathing heavily and had blood on his shirt.
Suspect of the Crime
The victim’s parents have____________ of ￥50,000 for any information that __________the ______of the murderer. Anyone with information should __________ the police.
offered a reward
leads to
arrest
contact
Read para.7 and fill in the blanks.
Paragraph 7:_______________________
Reward for Information
Part I Para _________
Part II Paras _________
Part III Para _________
Part IV Para _________
Brief introduction to the crime
The police and the detective’s work on the murder
Suspect of the crime
Reward for information
1
2 ~ 5
6
7
Conclusion
The structure of the passage
A
Part I Para 1
Brief introduction to the crime
C
Part III Para
Suspect of the crime
B
Part II Paras 2~5
The police and the detective’s work on the murder
D
Part IV Para
Reward for information
The structure of the passage
Conclusion
Millie: What do you think about the murder case The victim was
_______ with a knife and, as a result, ______ to death.
Sandy: It’s very sad because he was so young.
Daniel: Yes, I agree. However, ___________the record, the
victim was once charged with computer________.
Millie: Yes. The police________ that might have something to
do with the murder. They’re asking the__________ or
anyone who saw anything_________ to contact them.
Sandy: They have a________, but the man can_______
that he was somewhere else at the time of the crime. He
insisted that he wasn’t_________.
wounded
bled
according to
crimes
witnesses
unusual
suspect
prove
guilty
suppose
Complete the conversation between Millie and her classmates
Post—reading
according to bled crimes guilty prove
suppose suspect unusual witnesses wounded
Homework
1. Master the new words & phrases
2. Read the passage as fluently as possible
3.Try to retell the passage.
Thank you very much!
