unit1 Boy missing, police puzzled[上学期]

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课件19张PPT。Welcome to this English class!
By Yin MufengEast campus of Yangzhou University Affiliated Middle School Yeti
Snowman in the HimalayasPyramids in EgyptUFO stands for Unidentified Flying Object. According to some witnesses, it is colorless and moves at a slow, steady with little noise.UFOBoy missing, police puzzled1 Can you complete the title?
2 What information can you get from the title?Fast reading What is the article about ?Who is missing?Do the police know what happened to Justin?No.Justin Foster is missing.The article is about a missing boy / UFOs and aliens.titlethe first paragraph( to give a general idea about the news )the following paragraphsHow to read a newspaper article ?( to tell readers “who” “when” “where” “what” “why” “how”… )( to give detailed but less important information )??? who:
when:
where:
what:
why:
A boy went missing.a fifteen-year-old boytwo days ago Dover, New HampshireMain topicSightings of puzzling lights… reports of alien visits …main pointsthought
spendingsurprised
didn’t tell
saw
walkingheard
put ondidn’t show updid return homewent homewent missingreturned homeCareful reading
1. Who might think that Justin was taken by alien?
2. Why was Kelly surprised?
3. Besides the possibility that Justin was taken by aliens, are there any other possibilities? Match the new words with the given explanations A. puzzled
B. due to
C. show up
D. witnesses
E. nightmare
F. rule out
G. make up
H. convincing
※ say that something is not possible
※ making people believe something is true
※ frightening or unpleasant dreams
※ because of
※ appear or arrive
※ invent (a story)
※ unable to understand
※ people who saw an accident and can describe it to others
EGHBFADCFill in the blanks according to the text: A fifteen-year-old boy whose name was Justin went 1_____ suddenly. His mother in bed thought that he was2 _____ the night with his friends. But the boy didn’t3_____up for a long time, which worried her. The police found Foster4______home. And his friends and some witnesses saw him go home . His sister, Kelly, said that a bright5 ____ appeared outside her window. A large spaceship was seen6_____outside. Standing inside were some strange creatures. She heard Justin7_____and then the UFO 8________. She thought the aliens had 9____his brother away, but her parents said that she was10______.The police have not ruled out the possibility that he was taken by aliens, but are looking into other convincing evidence.
missingspendingshowreturnedlightflyingshoutdisappearedtakendreamingReading strategy Inverted pyramid format(倒金字塔模式)the most important facts : important facts less important background information main topicdetails Reading strategy read the beginning carefully Reading comprehension An explosion(爆炸) on Thursday killed one and injured 21 in a busy street in Tongren, Southwest China’s Guizhou Province.
The bomb was hidden in a rubbish bin in the city’s commercial hub, where there are lots of shops and restaurants.
The ear-splitting explosion was heard around 12.50p.m, said a local newspaper ,citing witnesses. The power of the explosion shattered(打碎)nearby shop windows and ripped the stainless steel rubbish can to pieces.
One passer-by, said she was shocked by the noise and saw a lot of people lying on the ground when she got to the scene.
Thirteen of the injured were taken to a local hospital after the explosion. A doctor there said five were in serious condition but already out of danger after emergency treatment. The others were just slightly hurt.
The cause of the explosion is still under investigation(调查), said an officer with the Tongren police, but refused to speculate(猜测)as to the cause.Reading comprehensioninformation
title
whatThursday whenwherehow manythe explosion killed 1, injured 21 an explosion a busy street
in Tongren, Guizhou 1 killed, 21 injured Discussion Though the police have made efforts to investigate(调查) the case, Justin’s disappearance remains a
mystery. Was he really seized by aliens or were there other reasons? So use your imagination, give an ending to the story.
Homework:
1.Exercise E on Page5
2.Suppose you were Justin’s friend, retell the story about his disappearance to others.
Nice having you here!Thank you!