Unit 8 Detective stories Reading2课件17张

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Reading 2
Unit 8 Detective stories
Review
Try to retell the article by filling in the blanks.
Early today, the body of a _____-year-old man was found in West Town. The victim was a computer_________. He was last seen _________ his office in East Town at about _______ yesterday.
The police believe that the murder took place between ________ last night and _______ this morning.
25
engineer
leaving
7 p.m.
9 p.m.
1 a.m.
The police are now checking the scenes for more ______ and asking anyone who saw anything ________ near Corn Street last night to contact us. They also wondering if the victim had any _______.
The victim was ________ with a knife and _____ to death. According to the record, he was _______ of computer _______ and ________ with __________ into several computer systems over the last year.
So far, the only ________ is a short thin man who was seen _________ down Corn Street. A ________ reported that he was _________ heavily and had _____ on his shirt. But he _______ that he was not guilty.
The victim’s parents have offered a _______ of 50,000 yuan for more useful information.
clues
unusual
enemies
wounded
bled
guilty
crimes
charged
breaking
suspect
running
witness
breathing
blood
insisted
reward
Language points
1. He was last seen leaving his office in East Town at about 7 p.m. yesterday.
see sb. doing sth. 看见某人正在做某事
被动语态为：sb. be seen doing sth.
watch, find, hear等均有此用法。
see/hear/watch/find sb. do sth.
被动语态为：sb. be seen/heard/watched/found to do sth.
Practice:
1. I find Lucy crying in the classroom.
= Lucy ____ ______ _______ in the classroom (by me).
2. We often hear the girl sing happily.
= The girl is often heard _____ _____ happily.
is found crying
to sing
2. … whether the victim was killed somewhere else and then brought to valley town, or killed at the place where he was found.
whether … or …　是……还是……
e.g. Little does he care whether we live or die.
whether … or not … 是……还是不……
e.g. She stood in the doorway, unable to decide whether or not to enter.
连词whether在句中表示“是否”，有时和if可以交换使用，但whether后面可跟or not，而if却不能。
3. The victim was wounded with a knife and bled to death as a result.
bleed to death 流血致死
bleed v. 流血 bleed-bled-bled-bleeding
blood n. 血，血液
Practice:
1. 你的手指在流血。
Your finger ____ _________.
2. 他慢慢地失血而死。
He slowly _____ ____ ______.
is bleeding
bled to death
4. We are now checking the scene for more clues which will help solve the case.
which will help solve the case为定语从句，修饰先行词clues；定从结构：先行词+关系词(which/that/who...) +句子
e.g. We are asking anyone (who saw anything unusual near Corn Street last night) to contact us.
Practice:
1. Do you know the little boy ________ is helping the old man cross the road .
A. which B. who C. whom D. whose
2. ---What are you looking for
---I’m looking for the watch _____ I bought yesterday.
A. which B. who C. whose D. where
5. He was charged with breaking into several computer systems over the last year.
charge sb. with+罪行 控告某人犯…罪
sb. be charged with+罪行 某人被指控犯…罪
sb. be guilty of… 某人犯…罪
e.g. The police charge the man with theft.
= The man is charged with theft by the police.
Practice:
1. 他被指控犯谋杀了那位医生。
He _____ ________ ______ __________ the doctor.
was charged with murdering
6. He was charged with breaking into several computer systems over the last year.
break into 强行闯入
break down 出故障；垮掉
e.g. The machine broke down suddenly.
break out （战争、火灾等）爆发
e.g. World War Ⅱ broke out in 1939.
break off 中断；停止
e.g. The two countries broke off their relations two years ago.
Practice:
break into break off break down break out
1. Last night somebody __________ Mr Brown’s house and took away many things.
2. A fire ________ after we had gone home.
3. His computer __________.
broke into
broke out
broke down
7. We suppose that the victim knew his murderer.
suppose vt. 猜想，假定，料想；认为。常跟动词不定式的复合结构或从句。
e.g. I suppose him to be on duty.
Many people suppose (that) Mr. White has gone to America.
suppose常用于be supposed to结构，该结构的意思有两种: 一为“应该，理应”，其否定形式为be not supposed to；二为 “大家(都)认为”。
e.g. We are not supposed to smoke here.
Lu Xun is supposed to be a great writer.
大家都认为鲁迅是一位伟大的作家。
8. A witness reported that he was breathing heavily and had blood on his shirt.
breathe v. 呼吸，喘气
breath n. 呼吸，一口气
breathe heavily 呼吸沉重；气喘吁吁
out of breath 上气不接下气
take a deep breath 深呼吸
Practice:
1. 没有空气我们就不能呼吸。
We can’t __________without air.
2. 我们跑得太快而喘不过气来。
We ran so fast that we were _____________.
breathe
out of breath
Useful phrases and expressions
1. a 25-year-old man 一个25岁的男人
2. work at the scene of the crime 在案发现场工作
3. somewhere else 其他某些地方
4. be wounded with a knife 被刀刺伤
5. check the scene 勘察现场
6. have a well-paid job 有一份报酬丰厚的工作
7. according to the record 根据记录
8. have blood on his shirt 在他的衬衫上有血
9. offer a reward of… for… 为……悬赏……
10. do something against the law 做违法的事
Exercises
1. He was often seen _______ (play) football on the field.
2. Many boys likes reading _________ (detect) stories.
3. Take a deep _______ (breathe), and you’ll feel more comfortable.
4. When I left the room, Simon ________ (see) _______ (read) a newspaper.
5. Last night a young man was _________. The _______ happened in Sunshine Town. Police are wanting the ________ (murder).
6. There was a lot of ______ on the floor. The victim obviously _______ to death. (blood)
to play
detective
breath
was seen
reading
murdered
murder
murderer
blood
bled
1. The girl was often seen ______ here.
A. reading B. read C. to read D. reads
2. The boy was heard _____ at 10 p.m. last night.
A. sang B. to sing C. singing D. sung
3. Do you hope to go _________
A. warm somewhere B. anywhere warm
C. warm anywhere D. somewhere warm
4. I don’t know ______ he will come or not.
A. if B. that C. why D. whether
5. The man was guilty ________ his wife.
A. of murder B. in murder
C. of murdering D. in murdering
6. ---Henry, you ______ tell the teacher if you want to go out of the classroom. ---Sorry, sir.
A. are supposed to B. are surprised to
C. are afraid to D. are afraid of
7. The police offered a(n) ________ of $5,000 for any information about the robbery.
A. prize B. award C. reward D. pay
8. Our house ________ last night. Look at the footprints on the floor.
A. broke into B. was breaking into
C. broken into D. was broken into
Thank you!