(共21张PPT)
Unit 8
Detective Stories
Reading (2)
Murder in West Town
What:
When:
Where:
Who:
Read the first paragraph and complete.
a 25-year-old man
the body was found
last night
in West Town
Reading
Information about victim
Age:
Occupation:
Last seen place:
Last seen time:
How the victim be attacked:
Place be found:
Time be found:
Place be murdered:
Time be murdered:
25
a computer engineer
East Town
about 7 p.m.
be attacked with a knife and bled to death
in West Town
9 p.m. --- 1 a.m.
last night
not sure about it
Information about suspect
Male or female:
Appearance:
Place be seen:
Time be seen:
Reasons for being suspected:
Rewards:
male
a short and thin man
Corn street
10 p.m. last night
He was breathing heavily and had blood on his shirt.
50,000 Yuan
Fill in the blanks.
Early today, the body of a 25-year-old man was found in West Town. The police are working
at the scene of the crime. They are not sure whether the victim was killed _________
else and then brought to West Town, or killed at the place where he was found.
The victim was _______ with a knife and bled to death.The police are also wondering if the victim had any ________. He was ________. He was _____ of computer crimes in the past. He was
somewhere
wounded
enemies
single
guilty
charged with ________ _____ several computer systems over the last year. The polic _________ that the victim knew his murderer.
So far, the _____ suspect is a short thin man. A witness ________ that he was breathing _______ and had blood on his shirt. The victim’s parents have offered a reward for any information that leads to the arrest of the murderer.
breaking
into
suppose
only
reported
heavily
Describe the pictures and retell the story
the 25-year-old computer engineer left his office…
he was wounded with …/ bled to death
body was found in West Town.
(time of murder – 9p.m. ~ 1a.m.)
(place of murder – not sure)
checking the scene for clues
if the victim had enemies/ be charged with …
only one suspect
offered a reward of…
1. Police have confirmed that the victim was a computer engineer.
confirm v. 证实;确认。
他的疾病证明了我的猜疑属实。
His illness_______________ my suspicions.
1. 这份报告后来被证实了。
The report ___________________.
2. 请发封邮件确认你到的日期。
Please _____________________ your arrival date.
was later confirmed
send an email to confirm
Language points
confirmed
2. He was last seen leaving his office in East Town at about 7 p.m. yesterday.
sb. be seen doing sth (passive voice)
Eg. She was found _______ (cry) when I passed by.
Tina is often heard ______ (sing) in her room.
crying
to sing
hear sb.
do sth.
be heard
to do sth.
doing sth.
watch sb.
do sth.
doing sth.
be watched
to do sth.
doing sth.
doing sth.
3. They are still working at the scene of the crime to find out whether …, or … the place where he was found.
They are still working at the scene of the
crime to find out… (表示目的)
whether … or … 是…… 还是……
Eg. I wonder whether he will pass the exam or not.
=I wonder whether or not he will pass the exam.
We are arguing about whether we can arrive on time.
He hasn’t decided whether to go by plane.
wound v. 使……受伤
他用枪伤了一头老虎。
A tiger _______ ________ ________ a gun by him.
bleed v. 流血 bled
blood n. 血,血液
Eg. 瞧!你鼻子在流血。
Look! Your nose _____________.
bleed to death 失血而死
Eg. 那个士兵在战争中失血而死。
The soldier _______________ in the war.
is bleeding
bled to death
4.The victim was wounded with a knife and bled to
death as a result.
was wounded with
as a result 结果是
区别:as a result of 因为…,由于…
= because of
__________, he won the golden medal in the game.
We had to stay at home ______________ the heavy rain.
It rained heavily this morning and he was late for work ___________.
As a result
as a result
as a result of
die, dead, dying , death
die v. 过去式是died;
dead adj.
dying 垂死的,临终的;
death n.
Practice:
We were sad about the little boy’s _________.
His father _______________ for 15 years.
The little girl cried when she saw her _______ cat.
She saw a _________ dog lying in the doorway.
A doctor _____________ (被发现死亡) in his house.
When he was two years old, his father _________.
died
has been dead
dead
was found dead
death
dying
5.He was charged with breaking into several computer systems over the last year.
charge somebody with …指控某人……
Eg. 警察指控他谋杀。
The police____________ him ________murder.
be charged with 被指控……
他被指控犯谋杀了那位医生。
He ___________________ murdering the doctor.
charged with
was charged with
6. A witness reported that he was breathing
heavily and had blood on his shirt.
breathe v. 呼吸,喘气 (breathing)
breath n. 呼吸,一口气。
Eg. 没有空气我们就不能呼吸。
We can’t __________without air.
做深呼吸对我们有益。
It’s good for us to ________ _________.
我们跑得太快而喘不过气来。
We ran so fast that we were_________________.
out of breath
breathe
breathe deeply
7. The victim’s parents have offered a reward of 50,000 for any information that leads to the arrest of the murderer.
reward n. 报酬,奖金。
他努力工作,却不期待报酬。
He worked hard without any hope of _________.
作为对她考试好的奖赏,她父母给她买了辆新自行车。
________________ getting high marks in exams,
her parents bought her a new bike.
As a reward of
reward
arrest v. / n. 逮捕,拘捕
法官被捕的报道刊登在了头版。
______________ the judge is reported
on the front page.
在足球比赛时,警方逮捕了几个人。
The police made several ____________ at the
football match.
他因偷车而被捕。
He ______________ stealing a car.
由于那人超速驾驶,警察逮捕了他。
The police __________the man for speeding.
The arrest of
was arrested for
arrests
arrested
翻译下列句子。
1. 流感通常在冬天发生。
Influenza usually breaks out in winter.
2. 昨晚有人闯进怀特先生的家并拿走了许
多东西。
Last night somebody broke into Mr.
White's house and took away a lot of
things.
3. 他讲故事的时候别打断他。
Don't break in when he is telling the story.
4. 车子在路上出了毛病。
The car broke down on the way.
Homework
Workbooks
Review what learnt this class.