英语人教版九年级全册Unit 8 Section A 3a-3c.docx

Period 3 Section A 3a3cStep1 Greetings and revisionGreet the class as usual.Ask some pairs to role play the dialogue in 2d.Revise some phrases and sentences from 1a-2d.1. Attend a concert2. Something valuable3. My pink hair band4. At the picnic5. The rest of my friends1. The book must be Carlas.= The book must belong to Carla.2. That toy truck must belong to Janes little brother.= That toy truck must be Janes little brothers.3. The person cant be a boy.4. It might be still be in the music hall.5. I think somebody must have picked it up.Step2 Pre-reading1. The teacher chose some strange sound to play for the class. Then make conversations with students. Present the new words in the dialogues.T: Have you heard anything unusual? What might be happening?S1: I have no idea. It might be a car crash.S2: I think something must have broken.S3: It could be some books falling on the floor.S4:.T: How do you feel when you hear a strange noise?Ss: I feel nervous/ worried/ scared/ uneasy/ curious.when I hear something unusual/strange/terrible.The teacher shows the picture in 3a.T: Do you think what time it is now?Ss: It must be at night because we can see the moon.T: Can you see the lady in the house?Ss:T: Is she happy or worried?Ss: She is worried.T: The lady is worried. So something is happening in the town at night. Today were going to read 3a and find out what has happened . Step3 While-reading3a T: Please read the black words in 3a: read the article and decide which might be the best title. A. A Small and Quiet Town B. Strange Happenings in my Town C. Animals in Our Neighborhood. Whats happening in the town? Read 3a quickly and choose the best title.Check the answer: B. Strange Happenings in my Town Read 3a again and answer the questions:1. What are the strange happenings in the writers town? (Something unusual is happening in our town. Every night we might hear strange noises outside our window.)2. Who was interviewed by the town newspaper? (Victor, a teacher at my school was interviewed by the town newspaper.)3. Who gave opinions about the strange noises? (Victor and his friends, Victors wife, the policemen, Helen-Victors next-door neighbor, one woman in the area, the writer himself)Read it for the third time. What are their opinions/ ideas? How do they feel?表格详见3c或学案P105Then read 3a carefully and write what people think about the strange noises.Students read 3a again and do 3c.2. Check the answers.Who gave opinions?What are the opinions？ feelingsVictors wifeShe thinks that it could be an animal.uneasyVictor and his friendsThey think it must be teenagers having fun.nervousThe policemenThey think it might be the wind.HelenShe thought it might be a dog.worriedOne woman in the areaShe thought it was too big to be a dog.She thought that maybe it was a bear or a wolf.uneasyThe writer himselfHe thinks the noise-maker is having too much fun creating fear in the neighborhood.uneasy3b1. Read the words in 3b. Have Ss read the phrases one by one and judge their parts of speech.Nervous or worried (adj.) area where people live(n.)Young people(n.) animal like a very large dog(n.)Person in the next house(n.) person who makes noise(n.)2. Students read 3a again and find the words out.3. Check the answers and ask students give the reasons why they choose the word.Nervous or worried uneasy area where people live neighborhoodYoung people teenagers animal like a very large dog wolfPerson in the next house (next-door)neighbor person who makes noise noise-makerT: We can use the reading strategies we have learned to guess the words. For example, Understanding Parts or Speech. Knowing what part of speech a word is can help you understand the words meaning. For example, Nervous or worried uneasy Everyone is feeling uneasy. Using Context. Using the sentence context may help you guess and learn the meanings of new words and phrases. For example, animal like a very large dog wolf I think it was too big to be a dog. Maybe it was a bear or a wolf. Step4 Post-reading Students retell the article with the help of the chart in 3c.Listen and repeat after the tape.Deal with the language difficulties.Notes:1. Nothing much ever happened around here. However, these days, something unusual is happening in our town. My parents called the policemen, but they couldnt find anything strange. I couldnt see a dog or anything else.构成：call the policemen 报警Nothing much 没什么事 something unusual 不同寻常的事anything strange奇怪的事anything else 其他东西，别的东西不定代词+形容词 (定语后置)e.g. 一些重要的事情something important2. I think it must be teenagers having fun. There must be something visiting the homes in our neighborhood. teenagers having fun玩闹的十多岁孩子something visiting the homes在我们街区逗留的某物；闯入了我们住宅的某物 在这两个短语中，都是现在分词短语作定语。它们与被修饰词的关系是逻辑上的主谓关系。单独的现在分词做前置定语；现在分词短语做后置定语。E.g. The sleeping girl is my younger sister. Who is the woman standing by the door?3. One woman in the area saw something running away. see sb. doing sth. 看见某人正在做某事 （ 强调动作正在发生）see sb. do sth. 看见某人做某事 （强调发生的整个过程）e.g. I see mom cooking in the kitchen. 我看见妈妈正在厨房做饭。 Lucy said she saw me do the housework. 露西说她看见我做家务了。4. The noise-maker is having too much fun creating fear in the neighborhood. have fun doing sth. 做某事玩得愉快。=have a good time doing s