1、Unit 1Tales of the unexplainedUnit 1Boy missing, police puzzled ReadingBoy missing, police puzzled ReContentsWarming upFast readingDetailed readingDiscussionHomeworkContentsWarming upFast readingWarming up1. Do you believe in the existence of aliens?2. Look at the title and pictures, what informatio

2、n can you get from them?Warming up1. Do you believe inA boy is missing, and the police are puzzled.Note: The title of a news story is usually incomplete.Boy missing, police puzzledA boy is missing, and the poliboy missing + a UFO + What happened last Friday = ?What can you know from them?返回目錄boy mis

3、sing = ?What can you knFast readingRead the following newspaper article quickly and answer these questions.Fast readingRead the following1. What is the article about?2. When was Justin last seen?3. Who is in charge of the case?Friday night.The article is about a missing boy.Detective Sam Peterson. 1

4、. What is the article about?F( ) 1. Justin Foster lives in Dover, New Hampshire.( ) 2. Justin plays football.( ) 3. The witnesses saw Justin walking home at 11:00 p.m.FFTbaseball10:45 p.m.True or False( ) 1. Justin Foster lives( ) 4. Justin has a sister called Kelly.( ) 5. The aliens were yellow ski

5、nned.( ) 6. Mavis Wood has been taken by the aliens.TFTwhite-skinned( ) 4. Justin has a sister1. 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 strategy1. Is there anything

6、wrong wit3. Why did the 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 3. Why did the writer use an iHow to read a newspaper article?title( to give a general idea about the news )the first paragraph

7、( to tell readers “who” “when” “where” “what” “why” “how” )the following paragraphs( to give detailed but less important information )How to read a newspaper articl“Boy missing, police puzzled”the first paragraphthe following paragraphsevidence given by Justins parents, sister, neighbors a boyWhoWhe

8、nWhatWhereWhy Its about a missing boy.three days agowent missingunknownin Dover“Boy missing, police puzzled”tpredict Read first paragraph/ the leadfor detailsRead the rest paragraphsReading strategy for news articles:Read title + Look at pictures/ charts返回目錄Summarypredict Read first paragraph/ How w

9、ell did you understand the details in the newspaper article? Read the news story again and answer the following questions:1. Which city does Justin Foster live in?In Dover.Detailed Reading How well did you understand th2. What did Justin do with friends last Friday? 3. What time did Justin get back

10、home that night?He went to play baseball with two friends.At about 11 p.m.2. What did Justin do with fri4. What does Kelly think happened to her brother?5. What colour are the aliens according to Kelly?She thinks the aliens took her brother.The aliens had white skin and large black eyes.4. What does

11、 Kelly think happe6. 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.6. What happened to Mrs. Mavis1. According paragraph 1, _. A. Justin was killed by Yetis B. people showed great inte

12、rest in Justin Fosters being missing C. the police have discovered the truth of Justins being missing D. Justin went lost last nightChoose the right answer. 1. According paragraph 1, _2. Justins two friends, who played baseball with him, say that Justin _ after the game. A. went to school B. went ho

13、me C. stayed in the baseball ground D. went to the library2. Justins two friends, who p3. From the third paragraph, we know that_. A. Justin did not go home that night B. after the game Justin spent the night with a friend that night C. Justin returned home that night D. Justin was playing baseball

14、with a friend all the night.3. From the third paragraph, w 4. According to Paragraphs 5-6, we know that _. A. the light that Kelly saw was the light of the full moon B. the spaceship was white all over C. Kelly saw the aliens take Justin away D. Kelly was quite sure that the aliens took Justin away

15、4. According to Paragraphs 5-5. In the seventh paragraph, “show up” means_. A. arrive or appear B. reach C. disappear D. reach for 5. In the seventh paragraph, “6. From the last paragraph we can know that _. A. the police have given up looking into space B. the police didnt believe what kelly and ot

16、her people said at all C. the police will also try to find out some other possibilities D. the people have found out that someone made up the story of Justins missing6. From the last paragraph we A newspaper article always gives details to support the main points of the story. Write down the support

17、ing details for each point below.A newspaper article always givMain PointsSupporting detailsJustin Foster went missing.Mrs. Foster thought he was spending the night with a friend.Justin Foster _didnt show up at the family lunch the next day.Main PointsSupporting detailsJJustin Foster returned home.J

18、ustins friends said _Witnesses said _ _Kelly heard _that Justin went home after playing baseball with them.that they sawJustin walking towards his houseat 10.45 p.m.him put on hisfavourite CD after he went to his room.Justins friends said _Justin Fosterwas taken away by aliens.Kelly saw _ _Kelly hea

19、rd _Mavis Wood said _Justin shout. a large spaceshipflying outside.that the alienstook her away so that theycould do research on her.Justin FosterKelly saw _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.

20、Interviewing Suppose you are aA sample interviewing Mom and Kelly were so worried that they turned to a detective for help. Mom: Please help me, Mr. Peterson. My son is missing.Peterson: Calm down, and take a seat. When do you find he is missing? . A sample interviewing Mom and Match these new words

21、 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 somethingMatch these new words and phra2. disappear (Line 8) _ _ _3. witness (Line 18) _ _ _ d become lost or impossible to findh someone who has seen

22、something happen2. disappear (Line 8) _4. assume (Line 49) _ _ _5. show up (Line 54) _6. aboard (Line 60) _ _ e think that something is true without having the factsc arrive or appeara on or onto a ship, plane, bus or train4. assume (Line 49) _7. possibility (Line 67) _ _ _8. take charge of (Line 69) _f the fact that something might be trueb get control of7. possibility (Line 67) _While we are wondering if there is life on other planets, perhaps aliens are wondering if there is life on Earth.