1、Unit 1,Unit 1 Tales of the unexplained,Boy missing, police puzzled,Reading,Boy missing, police puzzled,Reading,Warming up,1. Do you believe in the existence of aliens? 2. Look at the title and pictures, what information can you get from them?,A boy is missing, and the police are puzzled.,Note: The t
2、itle of a news story is usually incomplete.,Boy missing, police puzzled,boy missing + a UFO + What happened last Friday,= ?,What can you know from them?,Fast reading,Read the following newspaper article quickly and answer these questions.,1. What is the article about?2. When was Justin last seen?3.
3、Who is in charge of the case?,Friday night.,The article is about a missing boy.,Detective Sam Peterson.,( ) 1. Justin Foster lives in Dover, New Hampshire. ( ) 2. Justin plays football. ( ) 3. The witnesses saw Justin walking home at 11:00 p.m.,F,F,T,True or False,( ) 4. Justin has a sister called K
4、elly. ( ) 5. The aliens were yellow skinned. ( ) 6. Mavis Wood has been taken by the aliens.,T,F,T,1. Is there anything wrong with the title according to the grammar? 2. What is the complete title?,The title is incomplete.,The boy is missing and the police are puzzled.,Reading strategy,3. Why did th
5、e writer use an incomplete sentence as its title?4. Can you name some other features (特征) of a news title?,Because its brief.,attractive, exact, direct ,How to read a newspaper article?,title,( to give a general idea about the news ),the first paragraph,( to tell readers “who” “when” “where” “what”
6、“why” “how” ),the following paragraphs,( to give detailed but less important information ),“Boy missing, police puzzled”,the first paragraph,the following paragraphs,evidence given by Justins parents, sister, neighbors ,a boy,Who When What Where Why ,Its about a missing boy.,three days ago,went miss
7、ing,unknown,in Dover,predict,Read first paragraph/ the lead,for details,Read the rest paragraphs,Reading strategy for news articles:,Read title + Look at pictures/ charts,Summary,How well did you understand the details in the newspaper article? Read it again and answer the following questions:,1. Wh
8、ich city does Justin Foster live in?,In Dover.,Detailed Reading,2. What did Justin do with friends last Friday? 3. What time did Justin get back home that night?,He went to play baseball with two friends.,At about 11 p.m.,4. What does Kelly think happened to her brother?5. What colour are the aliens
9、 according to Kelly?,She thinks the aliens took her brother.,The aliens had white skin and large black eyes.,6. What happened to Mrs. Mavis Wood?7. What do the police think about the incident?,She was once taken away by aliens too.,They do not yet know what happened to Justin.,1. According paragraph
10、 1, _. A. Justin was killed by YetisB. people showed great interest in Justin Fosters being missingC. the police have discovered the truth of Justins being missingD. Justin went lost last night,Choose the right answer.,2. Justins two friends, who played baseball with him, say that Justin _ after the
11、 game.A. went to school B. went home C. stayed in the baseball ground D. went to the library,3. From the third paragraph, we know that_.A. Justin did not go home that nightB. after the game Justin spent the night with a friend that nightC. Justin returned home that nightD. Justin was playing basebal
12、l with a friend all the night.,4. According to Paragraphs 5-6, we know that _.A. the light that Kelly saw was the light of the full moonB. the spaceship was white all overC. Kelly saw the aliens take Justin awayD. Kelly was quite sure that the aliens took Justin away,5. In the seventh paragraph, “sh
13、ow up” means_.A. arrive or appear B. reach C. disappear D. reach for,6. From the last paragraph we can know that _.A. the police have given up looking into spaceB. the police didnt believe what kelly andother people said at allC. the police will also try to find out some other possibilitiesD. the pe
14、ople have found out that someonemade up the story of Justins missing,A newspaper article always gives details to support the main points of the story. Write down the supporting details for each point below.,didnt show up at,the family lunch the next day.,that Justin went home after playing baseball
15、with them.,Justin shout.,Interviewing,Suppose you are a report from China Daily. You are making a face-to-face interview with Justin Foster who has just come back home.,A sample interviewing,Mom and Kelly were so worried that they turned to a detective for help. Mom: Please help me, Mr. Peterson. My
16、 son is missing. Peterson: Calm down, and take a seat. When do you find he is missing?.,Match these new words and phrases from the article with their meanings. Write the correct letters in the blanks.,1. set up (Line 1) _,g increase the amount or speed of something,2. disappear (Line 8) _ 3. witness
17、 (Line 18) _,d become lost or impossible to find,h someone who has seen something happen,4. assume (Line 49) _ 5. show up (Line 54) _ 6. aboard (Line 60) _,e think that something is true without having the facts,c arrive or appear,a on or onto a ship, plane, bus or train,7. possibility (Line 67) _ 8
18、. take charge of (Line 69) _,f the fact that something might be true,b get control of,While we are wondering if there is life on other planets, perhaps aliens are wondering if there is life on Earth. Use the words in the box to complete this report from the Alien News.,construction making up dismiss
19、edspaceship creatures evidenceamazing incident,Keys for activity E. 1 _ 2 _ 3 _ 4 _ 5 _ 6 _ 7 _ 8 _,evidence,amazing,creatures,construction,dismissed,incident,spaceship,making up,1. What do you think might have happened to Justin? 2. Do you believe in aliens? If you were taken away by aliens, what w
20、ould you do? 3. What will be the storys ending?,Discussion,1. What do you think might have happened to Justin? 2. Do you believe in aliens? If you were taken away by aliens, what would you do? 3. What will be the storys ending?,Suppose you are Justin and has come back. A reporter is interviewing you and asking what you did during your disappearance. Write a passage about that.,Homework,
