1、The most beautiful thing one can experience is mysteries . They are truly the basis of all arts and sciences . Albert Einstein,Are you interested in a program called “Discovery” or approaching science?,Are you curious about mysteries?,Unit one Tales of the Unexplained,the Sphinx half human, half lio
2、n,Pyramids , Egypt,15 tons!,UFO(Unidentified Flying Objects),spaceship? satellite? balloon? or,Himalayas the highest mountain range in the world,Yeti half man , half beast,Crop Circles,Stonehenge standing stones!,45 tons!,an astronomical calendar or a temple to the sun,Unit 1 reading The boy missing
3、 , police puzzledA news story will cover such details as what, when, where, who, how and why about a certain event.The title of a news story is usually incomplete, attractive, exact and direct A boy is missing, and the police are puzzle,A boy is missing,and the police are puzzled.,The structure of a
4、 news story,Reading strategy,title,the first paragraph,to give a general idea about the news,to tell readers “who” “when” “where” “what” “why” “how”,the following paragraphs,to give detailed but lessimportant information,the second paragraph,to give more important facts,The structure of a news story
5、,Reading strategy,Skimming& Scanning,Boy missing, police puzzled Its about _ the first paragraph: who_; when_; where_ ; what_; why _;how_; the following paragraphs: evidence given by_,a boy who was missing,3 days ago,New Hampshire, America,a 15-year-old boy,went missing,Witnesses(2 friends, Kelly, M
6、rs Mavis Wood),received great interest,reports of strange lights & of alien visits,The characters,Justin Foster Witnesses(two friends) Kelly ( Justins sister) Mrs Foster (Justins mum) Mr Foster(Justins dad) Mrs Mavis Wood (the neighbor) Sam Peterson (the detective),Saw Heard Said Guessed,?,（1）The re
7、ason why people were interested in the disappearance of the boy is that _ _. A.The police advised them to do so. B.The disappearance might have something to do with the UFO and the alien. C.All of the above. （2）In the seventh paragraph, “show up” means _ _.A. arrive or appear B. reachC. disappear D.
8、 reach for （3）We can infer that the boy might go missing _ _.A. in his own roomB. on the playgroundC. in Kellys roomD. in his brothers room,C,A,D,Mr. Foster,Mrs. Foster,Kelly,Sam Peterson,(from CNN),Can you tell me what happened that night?,Mrs Mavis Wood,Interview,example,Hi, I am a reporter from C
9、NN. What did you do that night? I was getting ready for bed. Did you see your brother? No, I didnt, but I did hear him put on his favorite CD. What happened next? ,Work in groups and make a dialogue!,Mr. Foster,Mrs. Foster,Kelly,Sam Peterson,(from CNN),Can you tell me what happened that night?,Mrs Mavis Wood,Interview,Group discussion,Do you believe that Justin wasreally taken away by the aliens? Why or why not?,2. Suppose you were taken away by the aliens, what would you do ?,
