Unit 6 Lesson 18
The Mystery Writer
The writer
2 main characters in her work
Warm-up
Agatha Christie
阿加莎?克里斯蒂
(1890-1976)
British writer
Warm-up
Her books have been translated in to 103 languages
v. 翻译
Pre-reading
Actors and actresses perform one of her play on more than 24,000 shows
v. 表演
n. 女演员
Pre-reading
She has sold more than 2 billion books.
n. 销售量
Her sales are more than 2 billion books.
Pre-reading
1st Reading
What's the main idea of each paragraph?
Agatha's books and plays are popular.
Agatha learned at home and became a fantastic writer.
Introduce detective Miss Marple.
Introduce detective Hercule Poirot.
Agatha had a long and active career and is still famous now.
Para. 1
Para. 2
Para. 3
Para. 4
Para. 5
Reading
by age 5
She _______ by herself.
This kind of education helped her become a _____________ wiriter.
She ________ the piano and _____ the music.
Her father ______ with problems.
in 1920
Her ______ came out.
in 1952
_______ started in the West End of London.
in 1973
at the age of 82
She wrote _________.
She produced more than 75_______, 22 ______ and 22____.
in 1976
She _______
now
Her books are still_____.
Her sales are______
People still_____
Agatha Christie
Reading
by age 5
She _________ by herself.
This kind of education helped her become a _____________ wiriter.
She ________ the piano and _____ the music.
Her father ____________ with problems.
in 1920
Her ___________ came out.
learned to read
played
loved
taught her maths
first book
fantastic
Reading
Reading
in 1952
____________________ started in the West End of London.
Her play, The
Mousetrap(《捕鼠器》）
in 1973
at the age of 82
She wrote _________.
She produced more than ____________, ____________ and ______.
It
her last one
her last book
75 detective books
22 books of stories
22 plays
in 1976
She _______.
now
Her books are still______
Her sales are______
People still________
died
printed
The newspapers are printed and sold to us every day.
strong
know her name
Reading
Look at your timeline and try to introduce Agatha's success to the whole class.
1. Retell with the teacher together.
2. Retell in pairs.
3. Retell in class.
Discuss:
Concluding
If we want to know what pronoun refers to, we need to read the sentences backwards.
Finish the EX. 7 on Page 31 on the book
Discuss:
Your Opinion
Compare Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple according to the table. How are they similar? How are they different?
Discuss:
Write a short passage about:
1. What kind of stories or books do you like reading?And why?
2. Who is your favorite author? And why?
Homework:
Unit 6 Detectives
Lesson 16 A Detective Story
本课是北师大版《初中英语》八年级上册第六单元，话题是“侦探故事、一位侦探小说家”。本课是本单元的第一课，是一篇记叙性文章，在Get Ready部分了解了著名侦探及其所具有的优秀品质的基础上，本课主要介绍了一个侦探故事的前半部分，包括时间、地点、人物，以及事件发展的关键信息，引导学生根据推理小说的故事发展，进行推断。
本课的教学设计分成两个课时，第一课时采用任务型教学模式，学生首先通过自由讨论对著名的侦探人物---柯南的看法，学习wise, truth, clue等生词。然后利用略读找出侦探故事中的三个中心人物信息的基础上，第二遍阅读获取故事的时间、地点、人物，以及事件发展的细节信息，训练学生在阅读中根据关键词直接获取信息和筛选信息的能力。读后学生根据三个关键时间的问题，完成对侦探故事的前半部分的复述任务。
第二课时通过回想侦探询问的三个问题，引入本课的语法内容---疑问句转换为间接引语，通过观察和分析例句，发现并总结一般疑问句、特殊疑问句转换为间接引语的形式。通过选择引导词和补全句子的练习，进一步体会间接引语的表意功能。最后，在复述一个故事四个情节的过程中运用不同形式的间接引语，体会间接引语的语用功能。
【知识与能力目标】
1. Key vocabulary
2. Key structures
【过程与方法目标】
1.在语境中认读wise, truth, pass away, reappear, valuable等新词汇。
2.通过阅读获取侦探故事的时间、地点、人物，以及事件发展的细节信息，完
成表格内容。
【情感态度价值观目标】
根据时间提示，简单复述侦探故事的前部分，并说出故事的谜团。
【教学重点】
通过阅读获取侦探故事的时间、地点、人物，以及事件发展的细节信息，完
成表格内容。
【教学难点】
根据时间提示，简单复述侦探故事的前部分，并说出故事的谜团
Tape recorder, Multimedia
Step 1. Warm-up
1. Have you ever read any detective stories?
What’s your favorite one?
2. T shows Ss two photos and ask Ss:
Do you know them? What do they do?
(Conan and Holmes. They are detectives.)
Step 2 Pre-reading
1. LSs talk about what problems they always argue with their parents by presenting the survey.
2. Ss talk about their feelings when they argue with their parents by questions:
Q1: When you argue with your parents, are you happy?
Q2: Are you parents happy?
3. Ss think why we always argue with our parents by answering questions
1. Do you like detective stories?
2. What do you think of Conan?
(He is a wise detective.
He can always find out the truth.
He is a careful detective.
He can always find out the key clue. )
Step 3. Reading
1.?Fast reading:
Read and List the characters
Main characters Detective Winters
Doctor Hawthorne
Daniel Lister
2.?Careful reading:
Read and Complete the table
Main characters Detective Winters
Doctor Hawthorne
Daniel Lister
Setting Time: Place:
Clues ?Lord Lister _________
?Daniel Lister disappeared _________ years ago.
?Daniel _____________ to France and never returned.
?After his father’s death, Daniel ___________________.
?Detective Winters knew _____________ well, but he only __________ Daniel once.
3.?Check the answers
1) die---pass away
2) reappear---appear
T Asks: Why do you think Daniel reappear?
3) 索取遗产---to claim his very inheritance
4) Valuable?objects are objects that are worth a lot of money.
Step 4. Discuss
1Ask Ss to read the passage after the recording, and answer the following questions:
Where did Daniel Lister go 13 years ago?
What happened to Lord Lister recently?
What did Daniel Lister do after his dad’s death?
2. Have Ss to retell the detective story using the phrases on the blackboard.
3. Ask Ss to have a discussion in groups:
What’s the mystery of the story?
(The mystery of the story is where Daniel Lister was for thirteen years and why he only reappeared right after his father’s death.)
Step 5 Homework
Read the time line about Agatha Christie and practice retelling her success in writing.
略。
◆ 教材分析
◆ 教学目标
◆ 教学重难点
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◆ 课前准备
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◆ 教学过程
◆ 教学反思
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Unit 6 Detectives
Lesson 16 A Detective Story
同步练习
1. When I came into the bedroom, I saw my little sister _____ (play) with doll (玩偶)．
2. My little sister wants ______ (be) an artist because she likes drawing very much.
3. He uses two sticks, a string and paper ________ (make) a kite.
4. Tom couldn't catch the bus, so he had to _______ (wait) for another bus.
5. Mary decides _______ (turn) her hobby into her career.
6. You need ______ (water) the flowers once a week.
1. Philip will ______(主持) the TV programme next Monday.
2. Things like______(钻石)are expensive for us to buy.
3. Is there life on other________(行星)?
4. Children get______ (知识) from books.
1. I_________ you will write me back soon.
A. wish B. need C. want D. hope
2. I don’t think_______ possible to work out all the maths problems.
A. its B. that C. this D. it
3. This material is used _______ wood in many ways.
A. for B. instead C. instead of D. to
4. The boy showed great ________in drawing.
A. interesting B. interested C. interest D. interests
5. There are many tall trees on________ sides of the lake.
A. all B. every C. both D. any
6. I’m always tired and often feel ________ in class.
A. sleepy B. asleep C. sleep D. sleeping
7. The city _________ a lot in the _________ three years.
A. is changing; passing B. is changed; past
C. has changed; past D. has been changed; passed
8. The farmers were all tired,________ none of them stopped to have a rest.
A. so B. because C. and D. but
9. She feels quite lonely because she has no close friends to_________.
A. talk about B. listen C. chat D. talk with
10. We all must do something to stop the environment __________.
A. from polluting B. to pollute
C. from polluted D. from being polluted
Chinese doctors believe we need a balance of yin and yang to be healthy. ______example, are you often weak and tired? Maybe you have_____ yin. You should eat hot yang foods, like beef.______ Dangshen and Huangqi herbs is also good___ this. But people _____are too stressed out and angry may have too much yang. Chinese doctors believe that they should eat more yin foods____ tofu. Chinese medicine ___now popular in many western countries. It’s easy ____have a ____lifestyle, and it’s important to ____a balanced diet.
1.? A. For??????? B. On??????? C. In???????? D. Of
2.?? ?A. much too?? B. too much?? C. many too??? D. too many
3.? A. Eat??????? B. Eated????? C.? Ate?????? D. Eating
4.? A. for??????? B. on???????? C. in????????? D. of
5.? A.\?????????? B. whose???? C. who??????? D. whom
6.? A. as???????? B. like??????? C. love?????? D. such
7.? A. am??????? B. is????????? C. are??????? D. be
8.? A. to???????? B. on???????? C. in???????? D. of
9.? A. healthy???? B. health????? C. healthing?? D. healthed
10.? A. having???? B. has??????? C. had??????? D. have
?
We all cry for water when we are thirsty. But do you know, in very hot, dry weather, plants also make very low sounds as if they are crying for help?
You see, in a plant's stem there are several hundred "water pipes" that bring water from soil all the way up to the leaves. When the ground turns dry, it becomes harder and harder for plants to do this.
In very hot days, plants have to get any water that they can get.
Scientists Robot Winter has found out that when plants can get no water, their "water pipes" snap(发出声音). When that happens, the whole plant vibrates(颤动) a little.
Robot knows that healthy, well-watered plants are quiet. He also knows that dry plants are many insects' favorites and they often attack(袭击) them. How do the insects know which are healthy plants and which are not? Robot thinks that the insects may hear the plants "crying" and they may come to kill them.
26. There are many "water pipes" ?.
A. in a plant's stem B. in a plant's root
C. in the sunshine D. in the soil
27. It ? for plants to get water when the ground turns dry.
A. is easy B. is difficult
C. takes little time D. is not necessary
28. When plants can ?, their "water pipes" snap.
A. grow well B. get no sunlight
C. have enough water D. get no water
29. When "water pipes" snap, the whole plant ?.
A. keeps quiet B. gets well
C. vibrates a little D. makes very loud sounds
30. Many insects like to attack ?.
A. quite plants B. dry plants
C. healthy plants D. well-watered plants
参考答案
1.playing
2. to be
3. to make
4. wait
5. to turn
6. to water
1. host
2. diamonds
3. planets
4. knowledge
1.?B?
2.?B?
3.?C?
4.?A?
5.?C?
6.?B?
7.?C?
8. B?
9.?C?
10.?C
1. C
2. . D
3. . C
4. A
5. A
6. B
7. A
8. A
9. C
10. D
1.?A?
2.?B?
3.?D?
4.?C?
5.?B
?
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◆ 单词拼写
◆ 单选题
◆ 完形填空
◆ 阅读理解
◆ 用单词的适当形式填空。
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◆ 完形填空
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Unit 6 Detective
Lesson 17 A Detectives Story
本课是北师大版《初中英语》八年级下册教材Unit 6 Lesson17，话题是请求和对请求做出回应。作为本单元的第二课是16课《一个侦探的故事（上）》的继续。本课是听力课。听力内容为人物对话。共分两部分，前一部分是侦探温特斯和死者13年前失踪不久前又出现的儿子丹尼斯之间的一个对话。后半部分是温特斯侦探告诉霍桑医生自己对丹尼斯所说的话的可信度的判断。通过阅读激发学生对侦探类小说的好奇心，培养学生的阅读兴趣。听力文本较长，两个人物又都是男性，从声音上区分度不强。教学内容对学生来说相对较难。
本课的教学设计将分为两个课时。第一课时采取任务型教学模式通过听力任务的设置，让学生在不断了解听力内容的前提下，对文本进行深层次的理解。第二课时通过对温特斯侦探的问题的理解，体会直接引语和间接引语在意义的区别从而引出间接引语。引领学生归纳和练习功能句和对请求做出回应。最后，在完成任务并进行小组讨论的过程中运用这些功能句。
【知识与能力目标】
1. Key vocabulary
2. Key structures
【过程与方法目标】
1.认读本课的新单词
2.利用关键词、利用上下文等听力认知策略，听录音获取对话中温特斯和丹尼斯对话的主要信息。
【情感态度价值观目标】
能够通过所听到的信息用间接引语的形式复述故事内容。
【教学重点】
利用关键词、利用上下文等听力认知策略，听录音获取对话中温特斯和丹尼斯对话的主要信息。
【教学难点】
能够通过所听到的信息用间接引语的形式复述故事内容。
Tape recorder, Multimedia
Step 1. Warm-up
1. Have you ever read any detective stories?
What’s your favorite one?
2. T shows Ss two photos and ask Ss:
Do you know them? What do they do?
(Conan and Holmes. They are detectives.)
Step 2 Pre-listening
1. Ask Ss to say out the characters and setting from the mystery.
2. Have students get into pairs.
Ask what clues do you remember form the story in the last lesson?
3. Ask Ss to predict the questions asked in a listening.
Step 3. Listening
1. Check students’ predictions.
Ask Ss to listen to the second part of the story and number the questions.
Ask Ss to listen to the story and find out the answers ‘What happened?’
Ask Ss to listen to the story and find out the answers of other questions.
Try to retell what Daniel happened and why he came back now
2. Ask Ss to Listen to the third part of the story and answer questions.
Does detective believe Daniel?
What does he saw on Daniel’s arm?
Why Daniel did always wore long sleeves?
Who had made that special silk shirt?
1. Ask Ss to listen and read the listening material
2. Ask Ss to retell what’s happened so far in the story.
Step 4. Reading
1. Fast reading:
Read and List the characters
Main characters Detective Winters
Doctor Hawthorne
Daniel Lister
2. Careful reading:
Read and Complete the table
Main characters Detective Winters
Doctor Hawthorne
Step 5 Homework
1. Read the listening material
2. Write down A Detective Story to use reported speech.
略。
◆ 教材分析
◆ 教学目标
◆ 教学重难点
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◆ 课前准备
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◆ 教学过程
◆ 教学反思
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Unit 6 Detectives
Lesson 17 A Detective Story
同步练习
1. Liu Xiang is a ____________of China’s international sporting success.
2. It’s important to __________the animals in danger.
3- Where do you sit, Linda? – I sit __________Jane. She is?just on my right.
4. Michal Jordan is one of the most famous basketball ____________ in the world.
5. You should listen to the teacher _________ in the class.
1. Please ______?(翻译) these Chinese sentences into English.
2. It's nice of you to provide us with the__________ ?(有价值的) information.
3. Mr. Li is so________ (幽默的) that we all like him.
4. There is no_________ (怀疑) that Nantong will develop into a modern city in the near future.
5. It is really great for a radio producer to________?(创建) a show like this.
1. The doctor worked for_______ after twelve o’clock.
A. two more hours B. two another hours
C. more two hours D. another two hour
2. A: Can I come this evening or tomorrow morning?
B:_____________ is OK, I’m free today and tomorrow.
A. Either B. Neither C. Both D. None
3. I’m not sure if it________ tomorrow. If it __________,we’ll put off the match.
A. will rain; will rain B. rains; will rain
C. will rain; rains D. rains; rains
4. The________ old man often walks in the garden_______.
A. lonely, alone B. alone, lonely C. alone, alone D. lonely, lonely
5.—May I borrow your e-dictionary?
--Sorry, my e-dictionary_________, I’ve looked for it everywhere but still_____ it.
A. has lost, haven’t found B. is missing, haven’t found
C. has lost, don't find D. is missing, don't find
6. ---Did he________ live in Australia?
---Yes, but now he __________ living in Taizhou.
A. used to, used to B. use to, used to C. use to, is used to D. used to, is used to
7. Miss King is kind to us students._______, she is like our elder sister.
A. By the way B. On the way C. In some ways D. However
8. Your father's never been late for work,_________?
A. is he B. has he C. isn't he D. hasn't he
9. Tom is ________ boy now.
A. a 11-years-old B. a 11-year-old C. an 1l-years-old D. an 11-year-old
10. The boy is too busy _____with the toys _____his mother come back home.
A. to play, to see B. playing, to see C. playing, seeing D. to play; seeing
Not everyone has the chance to be a detective(侦探). But I ever got one when I was thirteen years old. It happened in 1988.
One afternoon, I was walking down the street when I saw my father's new car. I 1 ? to see my father, but to my 2 ?, I saw a young woman driving instead. "She stole my father's car," I thought. So I quickly stopped a taxi and got in. I said to the driver, "Follow that new car 3 ?." And I told him why.
The taxi driver had a car telephone, and I asked him to call the police. Soon we heard the 4 ? of a police car and its loudspeaker. The policeman told the woman to stop her car. Our car came to a stop, too. I 5 ? right now and said to the woman, "It's not your car. It's my 6 ?."
The woman smiled and said, "Oh. You're Mr. Johnson's younger son, right? I've ever seen your photo at your father's office."
Before I could say 7 ? word, the woman explained that she was my father's new assistant. My father had asked her to take his computer to the shop to have it 8 ?. He lent her his car. After hearing her words, we called my father and he told us what she said was 9. The police and the taxi driver laughed. I 10 ? very sorry. It was both the first time and the last time for me to work as a detective. Don't you think my story funny?
1. A. except B. expected C. think D. thought
2. A. surprised B. surprises C. surprise D. surprising
3. A. after B. in front
C. at the back D. at the back of
4. A. noise B. voice C. cry D. sound
5. A. got in B. got into C. got out D. got away
6. A. father B. mother C. mother's D. father's
7. A. another B. other C. else D. others
8. A. repair B. repaired C. repairs D. repairing
9. A. wrong B. really C. true D. truly
10. A. felt B. feel C. fell D. falle
A woman repeated a bit of gossip(流言) about a neighbour. Within a few days the whole neighbourhood knew the story. The neighbour was deeply hurt. Later the woman responsible(负责) for spreading the gossip learned that it was completely untrue. She was very sorry and went to a wise old man to find out what she could do to repair the harm.
“Go to the marketplace,” he said, “and buy a chicken, and have it killed, then on your way home, pluck(拔) its feathers and drop them one by one along the road.” Although surprised by this advice, the woman did what she was told.
The next day the wise man said, “Now, go and collect all those feathers you dropped yesterday and bring them back to me.”
The woman followed the same road, but she was so discouraged when she found the wind had blown all the feathers away. After searching for hours, she returned with only three in her hand.
“You see,” said the old man, “it's easy to drop them, but it's impossible to get them back. So it is with gossip. It doesn't take much to spread a gossip, but once you do, you can never completely undo the wrong.”
1. The woman was very ? the harm she had done to her neighbour.
A. happy about B. angry about C. sorry for D. excited about
2. Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A. The gossip didn't hurt anyone at all
B. The wise man was not kind enough
C. The woman found all the feathers at last
D. The woman was given a lesson
3. What the wise man said has nearly the same meaning as the Chinese phrase “ ?”.
A. 覆水难收 B. 无中生有 C. 欲速不达 D. 得道多助
参考答案
1. print
2. alive
3. recently
4. education
5. doubt
1. translate
2. valuable
3. humorous
4. doubt
5. create
1.?D?
2.?D?
3.?C?
4.?C?
5.?A?
6.?A?
7.?C?
8. D?
9.?D?
10.?D
1. B
2. . C
3. . B
4. D
5. C
6. D
7. A
8. B
9. C
10. A
1.?B?
2.?D?
3.?A?
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◆ 根据句意及首字母提示补全单词
◆ 单词拼写
◆ 单选题
◆ 完形填空
◆ 阅读理解
◆ 根据句意及首字母提示补全单词
◆ 单词拼写
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◆ 完形填空
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◆ 阅读理解
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Unit 6 Detectives
Lesson 18 The Mystery Writer
本课是北师大版《初中英语》八年级下册教材Unit6 Lesson18，作为本单元的第三课时,基于本单元Detectives的话题，本课介绍了英国著名女侦探小说家Agatha Christie一生的主要成就以及她塑造的主要人物。帮助学生了解Agatha Christie这位高产作家，激发学生课后去阅读其作品的兴趣。
本课为人物传记，主要介绍了两点的内容：Agatha Christie写作上的成就以及她塑造的两个典型的人物：侦探Hercule Poirot 和侦探 Miss Marple。在阅读教学中,可以帮学生梳理出两条脉络,一条是根据时间顺序,引导学生了解Agatha Christie一生的成就; 另外一条是其塑造的两名侦探，引导学生发现其塑造不同人物的特点。 因为本课文章较长，内容对学生来说不容易，而且没有语法内容，所以本课的教学设计将分为两个课时。第一课时主要依据第一条脉络。重点让学提取出Agatha Christie一生在写作上的成就，本课难点是让学生可以总结出Agatha Christie是什么样的人。并为学生推荐Agatha Christie相关作品。
【知识与能力目标】
1. Key vocabulary
2. Key structures
【过程与方法目标】
1.认读本课生词，如：translate, sales, actress, education, print等
2.获取文章各段段意以及作家Agatha Christie一生的成就的信息
【情感态度价值观目标】
思考并讨论Agatha是一个什么样的人以及你这样认为的理由
【教学重点】
获取文章各段段意以及作家Agatha Christie一生的成就的信息
【教学难点】
思考并讨论Agatha是一个什么样的人以及你的理由
Tape recorder, Multimedia
Step 1. Warm-up
1. Have you ever read any detective stories?
What’s your favorite one?
Step 2 Pre-reading
1. Show students some numbers which is chose from the passage.
103 languages，24,000 shows，two billion
2. According to the numbers, show them 3 sentences:
?Her books have been translated in to 103 languages。
?Actors and actresses perform one of her play on more than 24,000 shows。
? Her sales are more than 2 billion books.
3. Read the new words.
4. T asks: Do you think the writer is popular?
Let's get close to the mystery writer.
Step 3. Reading
1.1st Reading
1. Read the passage and match the main ideas with each paragraph.
a. Agatha had a long and active career and is still famous now.
b. Agatha's books and plays are popular.
c. Agatha learned at home and became a fantastic writer.
d. Introduce detective Hercule Poirot.
e. Introduce detective Miss Marple.
Para.1_______ Para.2 _______
Para.3_______Para.4________
Para5._______
2. Check the answers.
3. Show them a tree map and conclude: Para.1,2,5 talks about the writer; Para 3,4 talks about her 2 main characters.
T: Now first let’s read about the writer.
2.2nd Reading:
Read and finish the time line about the writer’s whole life
Ask them more questions and deal with some new words while reading.
Question: Readers must pay close attention while reading Agatha's stories. Do you know why?
New words: education, print
Strategy: can be clear about what the pronoun refers to.
Check the answers.
Step 4. Discuss
1. Try to introduce Agatha Christie according to the time line.
2. Discuss about: What kind of person is Agatha Christie? And tell us your reason.
Step 5 Homework
Read the time line about Agatha Christie and practice retelling her success in writing.
略。
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Unit 6 Detectives
Lesson 18 The Mystery Writer
同步练习
1. A good habit will make you healthy, w_______ and wise.
2. The watch cost me 1,000 dollars. It's v______ ?.
3. It's i________ ? to finish the difficult work in two hours.
4. What he said always made us laugh. We all think he is very h ____.
5. The answers are e________?the same. There aren't any differences.
6. Can you t________?this English sentence into Chinese?
7. If a man is h___________, he won't lie to others.
1. Have you watched any American cartoons______?(最近)?
2. The people in the village all wish their life happy, healthy and_______?(富有的).
3. Do you know_______?(准确地) how the animals feel when they are in cages?
4. She was having a________?(惊喜的) party for Tina on Saturday.
5. All of us think that all the children should receive basic________?(教育).
1. ---Do you mind ___________here? ---________.
A. me to smoke, Not at all B. my smoking, Certainly not
C. my to smoke, Of course not D. if I smoke, Yes, I don't
2. We must stop all kinds of pollution _________better environment.
A. build B. built C. building D. to build
3. What were you asked ________about the matter?
A. to say B. to speak C. to tell D. to talk
4. Something strange _________ in the sky suddenly just now.
A. was appeared B. appeared C. has appeared D. was appearing
5. ---What a nice meal! Thank you for having us.
--- _________ .I’m so glad you enjoyed it.
A. It's nothing B. It was a pleasure
C. Not nice enough D. With pleasure
6. One of the two books is here. Where’s my________ one?
A. other B. another C. the other D. the others
7. South Hill is 5 km south________ Sunny street.
A. at B. to C. on D. of
8. My father is looking forward to_________ his old friend from Xinjiang.
A. see B. seeing C. saw D. looking at
9. -- How many apples are there in the basket? --_________.
A. No. B. No one. C. None. D. Nothing.
10. Kitty, your cousin is_________ that we all like her.
A. such lovely a girl B. such a lovely girl
C. so lovely a girl D. B and C
How do people pass on messages?
When you write a letter or make a telephone call, your words carry a message. People communicate with words. Do you think you can communicate without words? Tears(泪) in your eyes tell others that you are sad. 1 ? When you put up your hand in class, the teacher knows you want to say something or ask questions. You shake your head, and people know you are saying no. 2 ? Other things can also give some information. For example, a sign at the bus stop helps you to know which bus to take. A sign on the wall of your school helps you to find the library. 3 ? There are a lot of signs around you and you receive messages from them all the time.
People can communicate in many other ways. An artist can use his pictures to tell about beautiful mountains, about the blue sea and many other things. 4 ? They also tell about people and their ideas. Books, magazines, TV, radio and movies all help us to communicate with other people. They all help us to know what is going on in the world.
A. You nod (点头), and people know you are saying yes.
B. Books are written to tell you about all great things in the world.
C. A smile on your face shows you are happy and friendly.
D. Signs on doors tell you how to go in or out.
? ?
A Susan Boyle was an ordinary (普通的)middle-aged British woman. She lived in a house with her cat in a small town. She didn’t have much education. But she had a very good voice. As a kid, she sang in church choirs and school plays. For a living, she sang at local bars.
On April 10, 2009, she appeared on the reality show(真人秀) Britain’s Got Talent. She was fat. Her hair was untidy and her clothes seemed old. The audience (观众) laughed at her. But then she opened her mouth. A beautiful voice was singing I Dreamed a Dream. Everyone was amazed(震惊的). At the end of her song, the audience jumped to their feet and clapped their hands excitedly.
Almost overnight, Susan became a household name. She won fans and millions of admirers(仰慕者). Her online videos have drawn over 85.2 million hits(点击). Susan’s fans admire her courage(勇气) and her voice. Her story tells us the truth of an old saying “Never judge a book by its cover.” Susan may look ordinary, but she can certainly sing. Her love for music has kept her going.
(?? ) 1. Susan Boyle is a (an) _____________________.
A. ordinary middle-aged British woman?? B. slim singer????? ?
C. school music teacher???????????????? D. rich and beautiful woman
(?? ) 2. People thought she was _______________ when they first saw her.
A. very talented?? ?B. very great?? C. untidy and fat?? D. very beautiful
(?? )3. The audience jumped to their feet and clapped their hands excitedly because Susan _____________________.
A. looked really funny?? ???????? B. sang so well that everyone was amazed????? ?
C. made a mistake at the end?? D. sang the song “I Dreamed a Dream”
(?? ) 4. Susan’s fans admire her because of her ________________.
A. voice?? ???????? B. courage????? C. age?? ??? ??? ?D. both A and B
(?? ) 5.What does the sentence “Never judge a book by its cover” mean ?
A. Every coin has two sides.?? ??? ?? B. Don’t judge a person by appearance.
C. Practice makes perfect (完美).
D. Failure (失败) is the mother of success.
参考答案
1. wealthy
2. valuable
3. impossible
4. humorous
5. exactly
6. translate
7. honest
1. recently
2. wealthy
3. exactly
4. surprising
5. education
1.?B?
2.?D?
3.?A?
4.?B?
5.?B?
6.?A?
7.?D
8. B?
9.?C?
10.?D
1. A
2. . C
3. . B
4. D
1.?B?
2.?D?
3.?A?
4.?A?
5.?C?
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Unit 6 Lesson 17
A Detective Story
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A Scandal in Bohemia
波西米亚丑闻
Murder in Mesopotamia
美索不达米亚谋杀案
Warm-up
Let’s look at some detective stories.
103 languages
24,000 shows
two billion
Warm-up
She has sold more than 2 billion books.
n. 销售量
Her sales are more than 2 billion books.
Pre-listening
Do you think the writer is popular?
Let's get close to the mystery writer.
Pre-listening
1st Reading
What's the main idea of each paragraph?
Agatha's books and plays are popular.
Agatha learned at home and became a fantastic writer.
Introduce detective Miss Marple.
Introduce detective Hercule Poirot.
Agatha had a long and active career and is still famous now.
Para. 1
Para. 2
Para. 3
Para. 4
Para. 5
Listening
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a What questions can you ask your friends to make them interested in the book?
b What’s the book’s title?
c What’s your favourite part? Why?
d Who is the writer?
e Why do you think your friends will enjoy the book?
f Who are the main characters?
g What’s the book about?
h Who’s your favourite character? Why?
b d f g
c h
a e
Listening
Paragraph 1-Beginning
Paragraph 2-Middle
Paragraph 3-Ending
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What can we write about in every part?
title, writer ,main characters and the story
favourite part and the reasons, favourite character and the reasons
questions that can make your classmates interested in it and the reasons
Listening
Paragraph 1-Beginning
Paragraph 2-Middle
Paragraph 3-Ending
by age 5
She _________ by herself.
This kind of education helped her become a _____________ wiriter.
She ________ the piano and _____ the music.
Her father ____________ with problems.
in 1920
Her ___________ came out.
learned to read
played
loved
taught her maths
first book
fantastic
Reading
Readers must pay close attention while reading Agatha's stories. Do you know why?
Because she very cleverly made each one difficult to solve.
story
Reading
in 1952
____________________ started in the West End of London.
Her play, The
Mousetrap(《捕鼠器》
in 1973
at the age of 82
She wrote _________.
She produced more than ____________, ____________ and ______.
It
her last one
her last book
75 detective books
22 books of stories
22 plays
Reading
in 1976
She _______.
now
Her books are still______
Her sales are______
People still________
died
printed
The newspapers are printed and sold to us every day.
strong
know her name
Reading
What kind of person is Agatha Christie?And tell us your reason.
wealthy, famous, popular, clever, fantastic writer, diligent, successful...
Grammer:
Read the time line about Agatha Christie and practice retelling her success in writing.
Homework:
