课件27张PPT。today’s focusHow to read a news story Boy missing, police puzzledhow to read a news story attractive
accurate
brief
bold
step 1: title who
what
when
where
why
howstep 2: P. 1 details of
the storystep 3: --The structure of a news storytitlethe 1st
paragraphthe following
paragraphsthe most important information about the news“who” “when” “where” “what” “why” “how”---wh-questionsdetails(especially in para.2) and less important information structureAnalysis of the title A boy is missing, and the police are puzzled. how/when/where did the boy
get lost?
what was the response of his
family and friends?
why are the police puzzled?Boy missing, police puzzledTitle analysisincompleteAnalysis of the 1st paragraph paragraph 1 (lead)When?
Where?
Who?
What?
How?
Why?Main
Idea Justin Fosterthree days agoDover, New Hampshirereceive great interestreports of strange lights in the sky and of alien visitswent missingAnalysis of details (Pa.2 – Pa.9)Main pointsSupporting detailsJustin’s friends said _________________________________.
Witnesses said _________________________________________________.
Kelly heard _________________________Justin went home after the gamethey saw Justin walking towards his house at10:45 p.m. him return home at about 11 p.m.Justin returned home.Para. 2Kelly saw ____________________________.
Kelly heard ____________.
Mavis Wood said __________________________________________________________________.a large spaceship flying outsideJustin shoutthat the aliens took her aboard a UFO so that they could do research on herThe boy might be taken away by aliens.Paragraph 3-8Detective Peterson doubts about such amazing stories because ________________
___________________________________.
However, he is looking into _______________________.Detective Peterson’s ideaParagraph 9there is no hardevidence that the aliens took himother possibilities as well631254 Find the best answers 1. The reason why people were interested in the disappearance of the child is that ____
A. the lost boy was 15 years old.
B. the police advised them to do so.
C. the disappearance might have sth.
to do with the UFO and the alien.
D. all of the above.2. In the seventh paragraph, “show up” means _________.
arrive or appear
reach
disappear
reach for
3. What is the attitude of the police to the disappearance of the boy?
They can’t make sure that Justin was taken by aliens.
They think it possible for some people to make up an amazing story.
They are looking at other possibilities, such as murder.
All of the above.4. We can infer that the boy might go missing ______.
in his own room
on the playground
in Kelly’s room
in his brother’s room5. We can know_______.
the police have known the cause of the boy’s disappearance
the police haven’t found convincing evidence about the boy’s disappearance
the police will catch the aliens who took away the boy
the police won’t get any information about the child’s disappearanceFill in the blanks to summarize the story Justin Foster went 1 last Friday night. He didn’t 2 3 at the family lunch the next day.
That evening, Justin 4 home after the game. 5 also saidmissingshowup returnedWitnessesthey saw Justin walking towards his home. Justin’s sister, Kelly, 6 him 7 8 his 9 CD and she also saw a large spaceship 10 outside. She heard Justin 11 .
Mavis Wood said that he was 12 13 by 14 . They did some 15 on him. The whole 16 . Was terrible.heardputonfavouriteflyingshouttakenawayaliensresearchexperiencePolice have not 17 the possibility that Justin was taken away by aliens. Detective Sam Peterson was 18 19 20 the case.dismissedinchargeofPress conferenceJustin Foster, a fifteen-year-old boy, was missing three days ago . Can you tell me what happened that night?
Kelly: …
Mrs. Wood: …
Peterson: …
I’m Aaron Smith, a journalist from BBC.Group work: (interview)Can you tell me what happened that night?Aliens took … aboard so that …
Luckily, … without injuries.
I think Justin was …Mrs Marvis WoodKellyheard sb. return
… put on … pull back …
see … spaceship
inside … creatures …hear … shout …disappear …
tried to wake up…
… sent to bedSam Peterson… haven’t dismissed …
… looking into …
… sometimes make up …
… not give up …Assignment
All the people are concerned about Justin’s disappearance. What do you think might have happened to him? Please give an ending to the story.
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