课件18张PPT。 Unit 1 Tales of the unexplained ReadingThis article is a news story about a boy’s strange disappearance. Though a lot of effort has been made to investigate the case, it still remains a mystery.The lead, the first paragraph of a news story, plays the most important part in the understanding of the whole story. It is usually a one-or two-sentence summary of the particular event being reported. The headline and the first paragraph effectively summarize the story’s content.
At 8 p.m.________________________________
At 10.45 p.m.________________________________
At 11 p.m_________________________________
After 11 p.m., he was heard ____________________________________
The next morning, he was found ____________________________________
he left home to play baseball with two friendsJustin Fosterwitnesses saw him
walking towards his homePolice found that Justin did in fact return hometo put on his favorite CDmissing
Strange object (UFO)
Its appearance
Shape______________________________
Color______________________________
Size________________________________
inside ____________________________________Like a spaceship with many windows
multi-coloredlargeThere were lots of white-skinned, strange-looking creatures with large black eyes.
Notes (注释)
step up : to speed up; to increase e.g.
加紧;加强;促进 When I realized I was going to be late, I stepped up my pace(步伐).
We will have to step up training for the coming basketball match.
The police stepped up their rescue, as there were people dying every minute.
search: look for or examine carefully and thoroughly to try to find something.
They searched for the missing man, but found nothing.
Last night the police searched the suspect’s house for the stolen jewellery.
24 hours after the plane crash, the rescuers were still in search of survivors.
go missing : go 作联系动词,变成某种状态(通常指不好的状态)
go bad, go wrong , go mad/crazy
His hair went/turned grey after his son’s death.
His face went/turned red with anger.
In summer milk can go sour easily.
go unpunished / unnoticed show (great ) interest in :对---有兴趣
He began to show an interest in politics during high school.
My five-year-old son shows an interest in music.
I have no __________ in politics.
Football doesn’t __________ me at all.
I am __________ in your lecture and may I ask you some questions?
There was an __________ look on his face.
interestinterestinterestedinteresteddue
(1) ( 归因于)due to = because of ; caused by 由于,由-----引起
He is late due to the bad weather.
Due to illness, he didn’t pass the exam.
The accident is due to his careless driving.
(2) 预定(应到达)的,预期的,约定的 (to do )
The next train to Los Angeles is due here at 3 p.m.
He is due to start this morning.
I am due to graduate next year.Before you start work, I’ll show you around the office.
Don’t look at him! He’s just showing off!领某人参观炫耀;卖弄Standing inside were lots of white-skinned, strange-looking creatures with large black eyes. (page 3,lines 50-53) (这是一个倒装句)
Lots of white-skinned, strange-looking creatures with large black eyes were standing inside.
e.g Growing around the lake are trees of different kinds.6. research: serious and detailed study 仔细研究 (n.v)
(1) In his research he found that girls talk more than boys.
They are doing/carrying out research(es) on/into the language of dolphins.
(2) Scientists are researching (into/ in / on) possible cures for AIDS. rule out : to say that something or someone is not under consideration as a possibility. 排除
The police ruled out the possibility that the boy had been murdered by his uncle.
We ruled out the possibility of his death. look into: to examine the meaning or the cause of 调查
The police are looking into the boy’s missing.
He is looking into the cause of the accident.
The girls make up about 55% of all the student number.
The poem is made up of 5 lines.
He could not explain why he was late for the meeting so he had to make up an excuse that he had lost the key to his car.
She’s always made up, which made her parents very angry.
make up构成;组成由…组成编造;捏造化妆make upThough they quarreled now and then, the wife and husband soon made up as if nothing had happened.
As time is limited, we should grasp every minute to make up for the lost time.
Even though he is only 5 years old, he can make up the bed himself.和好弥补(失去的时间)铺床Thank you
for your attention!