课件19张PPT。Unit 1 Tales of the unexplaineda UFO The StonehengeYetipyramidsThe Loch
Ness Monster Reading
Period 1 title
‘Boy missing, police puzzled’?A boy is missing and the police are puzzled. Questions related to the title:
Do you know why the writer uses an incomplete sentence as the title?
Do you know it’s a feature of a news title? Reading strategy‘how to read a newspaper article’?title
the first paragraphthe first sentence in the first paragraphthe following paragraphsFast reading: Answer these questions.
What is the article about ?Who is missing?Do the police know what happened to Justin?The article is about a missing boy .Justin Foster is missing.No. Careful reading: Read the article carefully and answer
these questions. Part C11.Where does Justin Foster live?2.Why did Justin’s mother go to bed early?3.What sports does Justin play?4.What time did the witnesses see Justin walking home?5.Does Justin have any brothers or sisters?6.What color were the aliens?7.Who else has been taken by the aliens?8.Who is in charge of the case?Part C1Where does Justin Foster live?Why did Justin’s mother go to bed early?What sports does Justin play?What time did the witnesses see Justin walking home?He lives in Dover, New Hampshire.Because of a headache.He plays baseball.At 10.45 p.m.Does Justin have any brothers and sisters?What color were the aliens?Who else has been taken by the aliens?Who is in charge of the case?He has a sister.They were white.Mavis Wood has been taken by the aliens.Detective Sam Peterson is in charge of it.he was spending the night with a friendthat his son did not tell anyone that he was staying out latedid not show up at the family lunch the next dayJustin went home after the gamethey saw Justin walking towards his home at 10:45 p.m.her brother return home at about 11p.m. a large spaceship flying outsideJustin shout,and then the UFO just disappearedthe aliens had taken her away so that they could do research
on her, and Justin had been taken away by them too.photos of aliens First fill in the diagram with your partner, then try to retell the article in your own words.
Justin FosterAt 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 __________ After-reading activities Homework:
Can you give an ending to the story. Though the police have made efforts to investigate the case, how Justin was missing remained a mystery. Was he really seized by aliens or were there any other reasons? All the endings are acceptable.
Good staying with you! Thank you! Reading
Period 2 title
‘Boy missing, police puzzled’Language Points : 1. Police in America have stepped up their search for a fifteen-year-old boy
who went missing two days ago in Dover, New Hampshire.(page2,lines1-4) 短语step up something 意思是“加紧,加速”.如:
我们将增加产量, 以满足需求的增长.We will be________________________ to meet the increased demand. stepping up production2. People have shown great interest in his disappearance due to sightings of
puzzling lights……(page2,lines 4-9)
短语Show interest in 意思是“对……感兴趣”. 如:
西蒙在上中学时就对计算机产生了浓厚的兴趣.Simon ________________________________________even when he was
in middle school.showed (a) great interest in computer science 这是她第一次看到月蚀.
It was her first ________ of the lunar eclipse.sighting (3) 短语due to意思是“因为”,相当于because of. 如: __________________ of the teaching staff, over 90 per cent of the student
in this school have passed the national entrance examination.
由于全体教师的共同努力,该校90%多的学生都通过了高考.Due to the hard work3. However, police found that Justin did in fact return home on Friday night at
about 11p.m. (page 2, lines 27-29) Justin did in fact return home中的did 起强调作用,对谓语内容加以强调.要达到强
调的目的,可在充当谓语的行为动词前面加上助动词do.助动词do 跟随句子意思进行
时态变化,原行为动词保持原型. 如: Most of us do like listening to English pop songs.4. I didn’t see him but I heard him put on his favorite CD.(page2,lines 38-40)短语put on 的意思是“播放”. 如:
他将那盘录象带放进机器里,然后认真的看起来.He _____________________ and watched carefully.put on the video tape (2) sighting 在这是名词,意思是“看见(不寻常的事物)”. 如:5. Police have not ruled out the possibility that Justin was taken by aliens, but
are also looking into other possibilities.(page3, lines 73-75)(1)短语rule out意思是“排除”. 如:不能排除他对被偷走的文件有所了解.
The possibility that he knew about the stolen files cannot _____________.be rules out (2) 短语look into意思是“调查” .如:
警察正在调查这个案子.The police are looking into the case.6. Sometimes people make up such amazing stories.(page3,lines76-77)短语 make up 在这里意思是“编造” . 如:
我想不出有什么现成的故事可给孩子们讲了,只好现编现讲.
I could not think of a story to tell the children, so I ____________ as I went
Along.made one up7. … who has taken charge of the case.(page3,lines 78-79)短语take charge of 意思是“负责,管理,接管”. 如:
父亲过世后,由儿子接管了酒店.The son _______________________ after his father passed away.took charge of the hotel