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新目标版九年级上册
Unit 8 It must belong to Carla.
Section A ( 3a-3c)
Lead in.
Did you hear anything unusual
What might be happening
How do you feel when you hear a
strange noise at night
Something unusual has happened, and we need to find out the truth.
Predict.
When is it now
What’s the woman doing
What’s the expression of her face
Maybe at midnight.
She is looking out of the window.
worried
nervous
uneasy
What may be happening
Scan.
What is the best title
Tip: We can get the title by looking through the first paragraph and the last paragraph.
1. What is happening in the town
A. It’s very quiet.
B. Nothing strange happened.
C. There are some strange noises every night.
D. The policemen find something
strange here.
2. How do people feel
A. Happy. B. Relaxed.
C. Excited. D. Uneasy.
Scan.
Reading Strategy: We can find the answers by reading the sentences related to the questions.
Let’s read.
Circle the persons who give opinions.
Para.1
Para.2
Para.3
Victor
Victor’s wife
Victor’s friend
Helen
one woman
the policemen
the writer
Skim.
Reading Strategy: Read the passage and look for specific information.
1 We live in a small town and almost everyone knows each other. It used to be very quiet. Nothing much ever happened around here. However, these days, something unusual is happening in our town. Victor, a teacher at my school, is really nervous. When he was interviewed by the town newspaper, he said, “Every night we hear strange noises outside our window. My wife
thinks that it could be an animal, but my friends and I think it must be teenagers having fun. My parents called the policemen, but they couldn’t find anything strange. They think it might be the wind. I don’t think so!”
Read Paragraph 1.
What did our town use to be like
What is happening in the town these days
Read Paragraph 1 and answer two questions.
Quiet and peaceful.
People in the town could hear strange noises outside their window every night.
make (a) noise
make noise (uncountable noun)
hear strange noises (奇怪的响声)
1 We live in a small town and almost everyone knows each other. It used to be very quiet. Nothing much ever happened around here. However, these days, something unusual is happening in our town. Victor, a teacher at my school, is really nervous. When he was interviewed by the town newspaper, he said, “Every night we hear strange noises outside our window. My wife
thinks that it could be an animal, but my friends and I think it must be teenagers having fun. My parents called the policemen, but they couldn’t find anything strange. They think it might be the wind. I don’t think so!”
What might the strange noises be
My wife
My friends and I
The policemen
It could be an animal.
It must be teenagers having fun.
uncertain
calm and sure/certain
It might be the wind.
uncertain
2 Victor’s next-door neighbor Helen is worried, too. “At first, I thought that it might be a dog, but I couldn’t see a dog or anything else, either. So I guess it can’t be a dog. But then, what could it be ” One woman in the area saw something running away, but it was dark so she is not sure. “I think it was too big to be a dog,” she said. “Maybe it was a bear or a wolf.”
Read Paragraph 2.
Read Paragraph 2 and draw a mind map.
Helen
At first, she thought… ,
but she couldn’t… ,
so she guesses… .
One woman in the area
She thinks… .
contradictory困惑矛盾的
emotional ; scared情绪激动的，
3 Everyone in our town is feeling uneasy, and everyone has his or her own ideas. There must be something visiting the homes in our neighborhood, but what is it We have no idea. Most people hope that this animal or person will simply go away, but I do not think that is going to happen. The noise-maker is having too much fun creating fear in the neighborhood.
Read Paragraph 3.
Read Paragraph 3 and answer questions.
1. How is everyone feeling in the town
2. Do they know what the noise-maker is
3.Does the writer think this something will simply go away
playing a trick on people
Victor’s wife:
Victor’s wife:
Interview.
Reporter: Hello, everyone. I’m now in the neighborhood. Let’s ask our neighbors what’s
happening.
Can you tell us what’s happening around here
Well, every night ….
Reporter: Do you know what it is
Victor:
Reporter: Did you find anything strange
Policemen:
Reporter: So what do you think the strange noise could be
Helen:
One woman:
Everyone in our town is feeling uneasy. There must be something visiting the homes in the neighborhood, Victor…. His wife ….. Helen….One woman in the area….but they have no idea what it is. If you have any clue, please contact(联系) us.
Report.
What do you think the strange noises could be Why
Think.
