(共22张PPT)
Unit1
Boy missing, police puzzled
Aliens
Pyramids , Egypt
Yeti
The Sphinx
Please work in groups and answer the following questions:
(1) Do the five pictures have something in common If so, what is it
(2) Can scientists explain these phenomena(现象)
(3) Are you a bit curious about these mysteries
3. How to construct a questionnaire Are there any rules for us to follow
5. Give specific references.
3. Avoid negative sentences.
2. Use short and simple sentences.
4. Use precise language.
1. Ask one piece of information at a time.
6. Make sure people have the
necessary knowledge to answer.
Fill in the blanks with one correct word according to your knowledge.
UFOS UFO stands for unidentified(1) Objects. According to some witnesses, it is colourless and moves at a slow, steady(2) with little noise
Yetis The Yetis has been called the “missing link”;(3) , half --beast. It is supposed to live in the(4)
mountain in the world—Mount Qomolangma
Flying
speed
half-man
highest
Crop circles It’s said that the earliest crop circles appeared in(5) in 1647. Crop circles are reported to appear mostly in spring and(6)
Stonehenge Being one of Britain’s greatest national icons(圣像), it(7)
for mystery and power. Some people guess that it was a temple for worship(崇拜).The(8)
why Stonehenge was built remains unkown until today.
England
summer
stands
reason
Activity 1 Reading strategy:
Learn the structure of a news story and teach the reading skills of news stories.
1. The structure of a news story
● the title: to give a idea of the news
● the first paragraph: to give the main and the most important like when, where, who, , why and about the event;
● the second paragraph: to give facts
●the following paragraphs: to give
but less information
general
topic
facts
what
how
more important
detailed
important background
The reading skills of news stories
● For ideas, read the topic if any and the first one or two paragraphs; for , read the rest of the story.
general
detailed
Activity 2 Skimming
1.what’s the article about
2.Did the boy return home the night he went missing
3.Do the police know what happened to Justin
It’s about a missing boy whose name is Justin.
Yes
No
(1)In the passage the writer mainly tells us ____.
A. how aliens took Justin away
B. what makes the police puzzled
C. why Justin’s parents worried about him
D. an unexplained story about a missing boy
(2)The reason why people were interested in the disappearance of the boy is that ___.
A. The lost boy was 15 years old.
B. The police advised them to do so.
C. The disappearance might have something to do with the UFO and the alien.
D. All of the above.
Activity 3 Scanning
(3) The family didn’t report Justin’s disappearance until_______.
A. that evening B. lunchtime the next day
C. the next evening D. the next afternoon
(4)We can infer that the boy might go missing _________.
A.in his own room
B.on the playground
C.in Kelly’s room
D.in his brother’s room
(5)What is the attitude of the police to the disappearance of the boy _______
A.They can’t make sure that Justin was taken away by aliens.
B.They think it possible for some people to make up an amazing story.
C.They are looking at other possibilities, such as murder.
D.All of the above.
(6)From the last paragraph, we can know _______.
A.The police have known the cause of the boy’s disappearance
B.The police haven’t found hard evidence about the boy’s disappearance
C.The police will catch the aliens who took away the boy
D.The police won’t get any information about the boy’s disappearance.
Activity 4 Detailed reading( Task-based reading)
Boy missing ,police puzzled
Para1 The lead Police have been(1) for a boy who went missing last Friday night in Dover. The boy was reported to have(2)
because of the alien visits.
searching
disappeared
Para 2---7 The important facts About Justin Foster ●Justin Foster did return home at about(3)
p.m. on Friday night but strangely went missing.
●His mother thought he was
(4) out with a friend.
●His father was working that night and(5) _________to the police for help by calling on(6)
●Two friends and other people say Justin(7) _______ went home that night.
●His sister, Kelly, says his brother must have been taken by the aliens who are white---skinned, strange---looking(8) that(9) large black eyes.
11
staying
turned
Saturday
really
creatures
have
Para8--9 Less important Background information Mavis Wood said she once had been taken by the aliens who wanted to do research on him.
Up to now, the police haven’t made much progress in the(10)
case
Justin Foster went last Friday night. His mother went to bed early that evening
of a . He didn’t at the family lunch the next day.
That evening, Justin home after the game. also said they saw Justin walking towards his home. Justin’s sister, Kelly him his CD and she also saw a large spaceship outside. She heard Justin
Activity 5 Consolidation
missing
because
headache
show up
returned
Witnesses
heard
put on
favorite
flying
Shout.
Mavis Wood said that she was
by They did some on her. The whole was frightening.
Detective Sam Peterson the said that people sometimes such amazing stories and the police are still possibilities.
taken
away
aliens
research
experience
in charge of
case
make up
looking into
1.Read the text fluently.
2.Find out the following phrases and underline them in the article.
Homework