(共19张PPT)
Unit 8
It must belong to Carla.
To practice reading and learn to use must, might, could and can’t to talk about why you are anxious.
To learn the new words: noise,
happening, uneasy, wolf, policeman.
What is it
It could/might be ______.
three birds
a face
What could he be running for
for exercise
He could be running to catch the bus.
He could be running after a thief.
He’s running.
He could be running .
Did you hear anything unusual
(不同寻常的事情)
What might be happening
It might be .
a car accident
How do you feel when you hear something strange at night
nervous
worried
uneasy
scared
curious
好奇的
1. What is the woman doing
2. How does she look
She looks a little worried.
She is looking out of the window.
Look at the picture and answer the questions.
Reading tip 1: 图片可能会预示文章内容
Skim the passage and decide
which might be the best title.
3a
A A Small and Quiet Town
B Strange Happenings in My Town
C Animals in Our Neighborhood
(事件,发生的事情)
Reading tip 2: 中心意思多在开头或结尾找
It used to be quiet.
Something unusual is happening.
Every night, we hear strange noises outside our window.
Read Para. 1, and complete the sentences.
Neighborhood
Victor
Victor's friends
Victor's wife
Victor's parents
policeman
1. Victor and his friends think it must be
.
2. Victor’s wife thinks it could be
.
3. Victor’s parents .
4. The policemen think it might be , because they couldn’t find .
teenagers having fun
an animal
called the policemen
the wind
anything strange
Helen
a woman in the area
the writer
Read Para. 2, and complete the sentences.
Neighborhood
Helen
a woman in the area
5. Helen guesses it can't be , because she can't see a dog or anything else.
6. One woman in the area thought it was too big to
be a dog, and maybe it was ,
because she saw something .
a dog
a bear or a wolf
running away
Reading tip 3: 跳读文章,寻找关键词
Read Para.3 and choose the right answer.
( ) 1. Which of the following sentences is TRUE
A. Everyone in our town has the same idea about the noise.
B. There must be some animals visiting the homes in our neighborhood.
C. The writer thinks the noise-maker will not simply go away.
D. The writer thinks the noise-maker is having too mcuh fun creating
happiness in the neighborhood.
C
different ideas
something
fear
一定有……正在……
做……很开心
the writer
Read the article again and find words to
match the meanings.
Nervous or worried _________________
Young people _________________
Person in the next house _______________
Area where people live ________________
Animal like a very large dog _____________
Person who makes noise ________________
noise-maker
uneasy
neighborhood
teenagers
wolf
neighbor
3b
Reading tip 4: 根据上下文猜测生词
used to
something unusual
see sb. doing sth.
anything/something else
run away
too...to...
There must be... doing sth.
too much
have fun doing sth.
1. 曾经
2. 一些不寻常的事
3. 看到某人正在做某事
4. 别的什么东西
5. 跑开
6. 太...而不能...
7. 一定有……正在做某事
8. 太多(后接不可数名词)
9. 做某事玩的开心
______ _______
outside their window
It could be ____
________.
Victor’s wife
Victor and
his friends
It must be teenagers
___________.
People
What they hear/see
What they think
The policemen
nothing _________
It might be
__________.
Helen
_________ outside
It might be _______.
strange noises
an
animal
having fun
strange
the wind
noises
a dog
Something unusual
is
happening.
Read and complete the mind-map.
One woman
in the area
The writer
himself
something
_______________
running away
Maybe it is
_______________.
a bear or a wolf
The noise-maker is having too much fun
_______________ in the neighborhood.
creating fear
Reading tip 5: 利用思维导图理解文章
Victor
Victor's friends
victor's wife
Victor's parents
policeman
an animal
Helen
a woman in the area
the writer
reporter
Group work: Interview(采访)
______ _______
outside their window
It could be ____
________.
Victor’s wife
Victor
It must be teenagers
___________.
People
What they hear/see
What they think
The policemen
nothing _________
It might be
__________.
Helen
_________ outside
It might be _______.
strange noises
an
animal
having fun
strange
the wind
noises
a dog
Something unusual
is
happening.
Group work: Interview(采访)
One woman
in the area
The writer
himself
something
_______________
running away
Maybe it is
_______________.
a bear or a wolf
The noise-maker is having too much fun
_______________ in the neighborhood.
creating fear
Victor's parents
Victor's friends
call the policemen
Reporter: Hello, everyone. I'm ...from the town newspaper. You look worried. What happened
Victor: ....
Reporter: What could it be
Victor:...
Victor's friends:...
Victor's wife:...
Victor's parents:...
The policemen:
Helen:...
A woman in the area:...
The writer:...
Reporter: Everyone in the neighborhood is feeling uneasy. Will the noise-maker simply go away Do you have any advice Come and share with us. Thank you.
Our neighborhood 1. to be very quiet. ,
these days, strange things are happening in the neighborhood.
Every night, we hear strange 3. outside our window.
Some neighbors think it could be a wolf, but some think that it must
be teenagers 4. fun. Victor's parents called the
policemen, but they couldn't find anything strange. They think
5. might be the wind. But I don't think so. Everyone in
our town is feeling 6. , and everyone has his or her
own 7. .What is it 8. must be something
visiting the homes in our neighborhood. We have no idea. Most
people hope 9. this animal or person will simply go
away. The noise-maker is having too 10. fun creating fear
in the neighborhood.
used
However
noises
having
it
uneasy
idea
There
that
much