Unit 8 It must belong to Carla.第二课时Section A（3a~3c）课件(共21张PPT)

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Unit 8
It must belong to Carla.
第二课时 Section A（3a~3c）
How do you feel if you hear something strange at night but you can’t see anything
curious
scared
worried
nervous
Discussion
Can you guess what the strange sound might be at midnight
It could be an animal’s sound.
It might be teenagers having fun.
It may be...
Brainstorming
1. What can you see in the picture
2. What can we know about the woman
There is a woman looking out of the window.
She is a little scared and confused(困惑的).
Pre-reading
Read the article and decide which might be the best title.
A. A Small and Quiet Town
B. Strange Happenings in My Town
C. Animals in Our Neighborhood
n. 事件; 意外事件
Skimming: Look through the passage quickly to find the main idea without having to read every word.
Fast-reading
3a
Read Para. 1 and choose the right answers.
1. When did people hear the strange noises
A. Every morning B. Every day
C. Every afternoon D. Every night
2. Who called the policemen
A. Victor did B. Victor’s wife did
C. Victor’s parents did D. Victor’s friends did
Careful listening
What are the people’s opinions about strange noise
people’s opinions
Victor’s wife thinks that ___________________.
Victory and his friends
think that _____________
_____________________
The policemen think ____________________
it could be an animal
it must be teenagers having fun.
it might be the wind.
Mind map
At first, she thought it _______ ____ a dog.
But she ________ see a dog. So she guessed it _____ ______ a dog.
She saw something ________ ____ one night.
She thought it was _____ big ____ be a dog.
She said that _______ it was a bear or a wolf.
Helen’s
opinion
One woman’s
opinion
might be
couldn’t
can’t be
running away
too to
Read Para. 2 and fill in the blanks.
maybe
Find specific information according to key words.
Read the Para. 3 together and answer the questions.
1. How do the people in the town feel
2. What do most people hope
3. What’s the writer’s opinion
Uneasy
They hope that this animal or person will simply go away.
He thinks it isn’t going to happen. The noise-maker is having too much fun creating fear in the neighborhood.
worried /nervous
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 ___________
uneasy
teenagers
neighbor
neighborhood
wolf
noise-maker
If you read something for the first time, don’t worry about the words you don’t know. Use the context to help you guess the meanings.
3b
Read the article carefully and write what people think about the strange noises.
Who gave opinions What are the opinions
Victor’s wife She thinks that it could be an animal.
Victor and his friends
They think it must be teenagers having fun.
3c
The policemen
Helen
One woman in the area
The writer himself
She thought it was too big to be a dog. She thought that maybe it was a bear or a wolf.
They think it might be the wind.
She guesses it can’t be a dog.
He thinks the noise-maker is having too much fun creating fear in the neighborhood.
______ _______
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 police
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.
One woman
in the area
The writer
something
_____________
running away
Maybe it is
_______________.
a bear or a wolf
The noise-maker is having too much fun
_____________ in the neighborhood.
creating fear
Post-reading
1. It used to be very quiet.
used to do sth. 曾经，过去常常（现在不做了）
be used to doing sth. 习惯于做……
e.g. I used to study in this school.
我曾经在这个学校学习。
Our parents are used to living in the village.
我们的父母习惯了居住在山村。
be used to do sth. (=be used for doing sth.) 被用来做……
Language points
2. However, these days, something unusual is happening in our town.
构成：不定代词+形容词
常见不定代词有something, nothing, anything等。
（定语后置）
e.g. 一些重要的事
一些有趣的事
something important
something interesting
3. Victor, a teacher at my school, is really nervous.
a teacher at my school 在句中作同位语。它指的是Victor
e.g. 我的姐姐海伦将和我一起野餐。
My sister, Helen, will have a picnic with me.
4. But I couldn’t see a dog or anything else, either.
too “也”, 肯定句。句末。
also “也”,肯定句。句中，be后面，行为动词前。
either “也”,否定句。句末。
5. One woman in the area saw something running away.
see sb. doing sth. 看见某人正在做某事
（强调动作正在发生）
see sb. do sth. 看见某人做某事
（强调发生的整个过程）
6. The noise-maker is having too much fun creating fear in the neighborhood.
have fun doing sth. 做某事玩得愉快。
=have a good time doing sth.
=enjoy oneself doing sth.
e.g. I have fun flying kites.
我享受放风筝的乐趣。
1. — ______ dictionary is this
— It's Cindy's. She put it here just now.
A. What B. Which C. Whose D. Whom
2. — Could you tell me ______
— It must be Linda's because her name is on it.
A. whom the book belongs to B. where the book belongs to
C. whom does the book belong to D. where does the book belong to
3. — Is Grace the right person to translate the article
— _______. She is good at both English and French.
A. Good luck B. Don't worry C. You're joking D. I guess so
Ⅰ.单项选择
C
A
D
Exercises
Ⅱ.翻译句子
他们在沙滩打排球，玩得正高兴。
They are having fun playing volleyball on the beach.
2. 我觉得这项工作太难了，不能只让一个人来做。
I think the work is too difficult to be done only by one person.
3. 他感觉一定是有某个东西在朝他移动。
He felt that there must be something moving towards him.
Homework
1. Make sentences with these words:
used to, have no idea, too... to... ,
see sb. do sth., see sb. doing sth.，
be used to doing; have fun doing
2. Review the article.