九年级 Unit 8 It must belong to Carla. Section A（3a-3b）(共25张PPT)

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Section A (3a-3c)
Unit 8 It must belong to Carla.
What does he do
He must be a ______.
He can’t be a _________.
I’m not sure. He might/could be _______.
How do you feel when you hear a strange sound
your
feeling
nervous
worried
scared
uneasy
curious
excited
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...
Brainstorm
illustration(插图）
What's the man doing
He is looking out of the window.
How does he feel
He feels sad and uneasy.
Skimming:illustrations; the beginnging of each paragraph and key words
Tip
A: A Small and Quiet Town.
B: Strange Happenings in My Town
C: Anials in our Neighborhood
A Mystery in Our neighborhood
Fast reading: Match the main idea
with each para.
Para. 1
Para. 2
Para. 3
Something unusual is happening in our town.
The writer’s opinion about
the strange noises.
People’s ideas about the strange noises.
Victor's Wife
Victor and his friend
The policeman
Scanning
Hellen
One man
The writer
Make Inferences
She thinks it could be an animal.
It must be teenagers having fun.
It might be wind.
It can't be a dog.
Maybe it is a bear or wolf
The noise maker is having fun creating fear.
What are the people’s opinions about strange noise
people’s opinions
Victor’s wife
Victor and
his friends
She thinks that ___________________.
They think that _________
_______________________
They think ___________
_________________
it could be an animal
it must be teenagers having fun.
it might be
the wind.
policemen
Read Para. 1 and finish the 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 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
1. The underlined word “neighborhood” means
“________” in Chinese.
A. 小镇 B. 街区 C. 地区 D. 地方
Read Para. 3 and choose.
1. Does the writer think the noise-maker will go away
2. If you are the noise-maker, what will you do Why
Read Para. 3, answer and discuss the questions.
No, he doesn’t. Because the writer thinks the noise-maker is having too much fun creating fear.
While-reading
3b
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
While-reading
Find out the person who gives opinion in each paragraph.
the 1st paragraph
the 2nd paragraph
the 3rd paragraph
Post-reading
3c
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
The policemen
Helen
One woman in the area
The writher himself
They think it must be teenagers having fun.
They think it might be the wind.
She thought it might be the dog.
She thought that maybe it was a bear or a wolf.
He thinks the noise-maker is having too much fun creating fear in the neighborhood.
What could the noise be
I think it might/could be... because...
It can't be...because...
It must be... because...
Possible answers:
I think the noise might be someone playing pranks（恶作剧）in the neighborhood.
It can't be a ghost because there is no such thing.
It must be an animal because someone saw it.
Group work
Rumors will create more fear and make things worse.
Ending
What should people in this neighorhood do next
Do nothing and don't spread rumors (谣言）about the noise.
Work together to find out the reason and stop the fear.
The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.
_______________
outside their window
It could be
______________.
Victor’s
wife
Victor and
his friends
It must be
teenagers
___________.
People
What they heard/saw
What they think
The police
nothing
_________
It might be
__________.
Helen
noises outside
It might be
__________.
strange noises
an animal
having fun
strange
the wind
a dog
Strange things
are
happening.
Complete the mind-map and Retell the story.
One woman
Writer
someting
_____________
It may be
________________.
a bear or a wolf
running away
There must be something ___________
____________________________
homes in our neighborhood
visiting the
We live in a small town and almost everyone knows each other. It _________ very quiet. However, these days, something unusual ___________ in our town. Victor’s wife thinks that it _________ an animal, but Victor and his friends think it ________ teenagers having fun. The policemen think it _________ the wind. Helen thought it ___________ a dog at first, but she changes her mind later. One woman in the area thinks it’s ______ big ___ be a dog. She thinks that _______ it was a bear or a wolf. The writer thinks the ___________ is having too much fun _________ fear in the neighborhood.
used to be
is happening
could be
must be
might be
might be
too
to
maybe
noise-maker
creating
After-reading
When we face strange things, we should …
Calm down!
Believe in science!
Find out the truth!
“There is only one truth!”
1. We live in a small town and almost everyone knows each other.
live in: 居住在……
live on sth: 以食……为生
We used to lived in London. 过去我们住在伦敦。
Small birds live mainly on insects.
小鸟主要靠食昆虫为生。
Language points
2. They think it might be the wind.
think + n./to do /从句
think about + n. /-ing/从句: 考虑，思索，回想，想起
think over + n. / 从句: 仔细想想，仔细考虑
I think that it is a good thing.
He is thinking about going on a trip to America.
Please think over what I’ve said.
3. Everyone in our town is feeling uneasy, and everyone has his or her own ideas.
对不定代词 everyone 的指代方式
1.he or she/ she or he
在女性多的场合多用she指代
2.they
If anyone finds my glasses, could she/he let me know
If anyone finds my glasses, could they let me know
4. The noise-maker is having too much fun creating fear in the neighborhood.
noise-maker 合成词(表达原词中的某种动宾关系，不仅用以指认，也可指物)类似的复合名词：
shopkeeper 店主
bus conductor 公交售票员
taxi driver 出租车司机
gatekeeper 看门人
grass/meat-eater 食草、肉食动物
bottle opener 开瓶器
life detector 生命探测仪
have fun (doing sth.) 玩得高兴；过得愉快
类似：
enjoy oneself
enjoy doing sth.
have a good/ great/ lovely time (doing sth.)
反义：
It’s no fun/not much fun doing sth.
玩得不高兴；过得不舒坦
Exercises
用might / could / can’t / must填空。
1. Mary ________ be in Paris. I saw her at home only a few
minutes ago.
2. Peter ____________ come with us tonight, but he is not sure yet.
3. Here is a beautiful dress. The owner ________be a girl.
4. The girl has practiced piano for three hours, so she ________ be
very tired.
5. Amy ___________ have the key to the door, but I’m not sure.
can’t
might / could
must
must
might / could