Unit 8It must belong to Carla Section A 3a-3c 课件(共33张PPT)人教版九年级英语全册

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Unit 8
It must belong to Carla.
Section A 3a-3c
Learning objectives
1. To learn the new words and phrases: happening, noise, policeman, wolf, uneasy…
2.To read and know people’s opinions about the strange noises.
3. To learn to use must, might, could and can’t to talk about what people think about the strange noises.
4.To learn to read for the details.
What does he do
He must be a ______.
He can’t be a _________.
I’m not sure. He might/could be _______.
Step 1 Warm up
Let's listen and guess what sound it could be!
Hearing challenge!
How do you feel when you hear a strange sound
your
feeling
nervous
worried
scared
uneasy
curious
excited
Listen and guess !
What could the sound be
It might be the sound of
.
a wolf
Listen and guess !
What could the sound be
It might be the sound of
.
dogs
How do you feel when you hear something strange at night
nervous
worried
uneasy
scared
curious
uncomfortable
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
Step 2 Pre-reading
Look at the picture and predict:
When is it now
Where is the woman
What is she doing
How does she feel
It is at midnight.
She must be at home.
She is looking out of the window.
She might look a little nervous.
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.
Step 3 While-reading
Skim the passage and choose the best title.
n. 事件; 意外事件
Tips:
underlined the key words in titles
Skim the passage to make sure of
the title
Read quickly and answer the questions.
What is the town like before
What is the unusual thing happening in the town
It used to be very quiet and nothing much ever happened there.
People hear
______________________________.
One woman in the area saw
____________________.
The niose-maker is
________________________________________________.
starnge noises
outside their
windows
something
running away
having fun creating fear in the
neighborhood.
Fast-reading
Skim the passage and circle:
Who gives opinions on the strange happenings
Victor's wife
Victor and his friends
the policemen
Helen—Victor's next-door neighbor
One woman in the area
The writer himself
Para.1
Para.2
Para.3
Step 3 While-reading
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.
______ _______
outside their window
______ _______
outside their window
Read para.1 carefully and finish the mind-map
People
What they hear/see
What they think
Victor’s wife
Victor and
his friends
The police
strange noises
nothing _________
nothing strange
must be teenagers___________.
could be ______________.
might be __________.
an animal
having fun
the wind
Step 3 While-reading
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
What do Helen and the woman think of the noises
Read para.2 carefully and finish the mind-map
Helen
at first
then
might be ________.
might be ____________
can't be _________.
One woman
can't be ________.
why
couldn't see _________
a dog or anything else
why
something running away
why
too to
big be a dog
a dog
a bear or a wolf
a dog
a dog
Step 3 While-reading
Read para 3 carefully and complete.
Careful reading
Questions:
1. How is everyone feeling in the town
2. Do they know what the noise-maker is
3.According to the writer, what is the purpose for
the noise-maker
Everyone in the town is feeling uneasy.
No, they have no idea.
To enjoy creating fear in the neighborhood.
Read para.3 carefully and answer questions.
What does the word “uneasy” mean
A: relaxing B: nervous C: upset D: enjoyable
What does the word “that” refer to
Step 3 While-reading
_______________
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
Read the article and find words to match the red parts.
Step 3 While-reading
How is everyone feeling about the strange noises
In this area ,
neighborhood,
everyone is feeling uneasy.
Victor
is ________
nervous
Helen
neighbor
is ________
worried
Some people guess the might be
or having fun.
noise-maker
a wolf
teenagers
Read the article again and find words to match the meanings.
3b
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
(next-door) neighbor
neighborhood
wolf
noise-maker
teenagers, neighbor, neighborhood, noise-maker, wolf, uneasy
Step 3 While-reading Fill and retell
Strange Happenings in My Town
Something
unusual
Different
opinions
used to be ______
now:
must be something visiting the homes
quiet
Victor’s wife: an animal
Victor and friends: ____________________
the policemen: the wind
Helen: at first, might be a dog, ______________
one woman, ________________
the writer: having too much fun creating fear
teenagers having fun
can’t be a dog
feeling _______
a bear or a wolf
uneasy
意为“非同寻常的事”。形容词 unusual 修饰不定代词something。
单个形容词作定语，一般放在名词的_______。
但如果被修饰词是由 some-，any-，every-和no-构成的不定代词时，用作定语的形容词必须放在它所修饰的不定代词的______。
否定句和疑问句中一般用___________，而不用something。
1.However, these days, something unusual is happening in our town.
I have something important to tell you.
Is there anything new in his report
前面
language points
考点
something unusual
后面
anything
noise是名词，意为“声音；噪音”。
既可作可数名词,又可作不可数名词。
常用短语：make a noise.意为“发出噪音”。
其形容词为________，意为“吵闹的；嘈杂的”。
2.Every night we hear strange noises outside our window.
Don’t make any noise. The children are sleeping.
I heard a noise in the next room.
language points
考点
noise
noisy
Who’s making those strange noises
Step 3 Post-reading Groupwork
It could be...
Names Opinions Reasons
Tips：
1.There might/could/must be sb/sth doing sth.
2.It might/could/must be sb/sth doing sth.
If something strange happens in our neighborhood. What should we do
Calm down!
Believe in science!
Call the police!
Find out the truth!
What should we do when something strange happens
Calm down!
Believe in science!
Call the police!
Find out the truth!
Step 3 Post-reading Sharing
What do you think about the strange noises Why
What do you think about the strange noises Why
I think the noise might/could be cats fighting...,
because the woman saw something running away.
I think it can’t be the teenagers,
because it happened every night.
You can start like this...
Pair work
......
Read the article carefully and write what people think about the strange noises.
They think it must be teenagers having fun.
They think it might be the wind.
She thought it was too big to be a dog. She thought that maybe it was a bear or a wolf.
She guesses it can’t be a dog.
He thinks the noise-maker is having too much fun creating fear in the neighborhood.
3c
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
Level B：
1.Finish 3c.
2.Master the new words and expressions learned in this lesson.
Level A：
1.Finish 3c.
2.Make a follow -up story according to the article.
(50-100words).
Homework