Unit1Talesoftheunexplained活动单.doc

Unit 1 Tales of the unexplainedReadingTeaching aims:1.Read a news story about a missing boy.2.Be familiar with typical writing features in news articles & master effective ways of reading those articles.3.Improve the abilities of listening, speaking, reading & writing.Teaching procedure:Step 1. Lead in Do you believe that there are UFOs and aliens in the world?Step2. Fast readingRead the passage quickly and answer the following T/F questions.1. Justin was last seen on Friday night. ( )2. Justin went to play basketball with two friends before he was missing. ( )3. Kelly was woken up by loud noises outside her window.( )4. Mrs Mavis Wood had been taken away by the aliens many times. ( )5. The police didnt know what happened to Justin either. ( )Step3.Careful readingRead the passage again in a loud voice and choose the best answers.( ) 1.The reason why people were interested in the disappearance of the boy is that_A. The lost boy was 15 years old.B. The police advised them to do so.C. The lost boy might be taken away by the UFO and the aliens.D. All of the above( ) 2.What time did Justin get back home that night? A. 8 p.m. B. 10 p.m. C. 10.45 p.m. D. 11 p.m.( ) 3. We can infer that the boy might go missing_.A. in his own roomB. on the playgroundC. in Kellys roomD. in his mothers room( ) 4. Line 54, “show up” means _.A. arrive or appear B. reachC. disappearD. reach for( ) 5.What was Mr Foster doing that night when the events occurred?A. He was writing a report.B. He was working on his road construction job.C. He was watching TV.D. He saw the aliens.( ) 6. What do the police think about the incident?A. They cant make sure that Justin was taken by aliens.B. They think it possible for some people to make up an amazing story.C. They are looking into other possibilities, such as murder.D. All of the above.( 7.We can know_.A. The police have known the cause of the boys disappearance.B. The police havent found convincing evidence about the boys disappearanceC. The police will catch the aliens who took away the boy.D. The police wont get any information about the childs disappearanceStep 4. Listen to the tape and finish the task-based reading. Boy MissingJustins mother thought he was staying with his friends but he still didnt show _ the next day.However, his friends _ whom Justin played baseball said he went home after the game. _ also saw him walking towards home that evening.PolicePuzzledHis sister, Kelly , heard him return and _ on his CD.At the same time, she saw a UFO with strange _ standing in it moving towards Justins bedroom.The police havent _the idea that Justin was taken away by the aliens but they are _ up their search for the _ boy.Mrs Mavis Wood described his own _ that she was taken away and done _ on.Step 5. Language points1. Boy missing, police puzzled.= A boy goes/is missing, and the police are puzzled.新闻标题中常常省略冠词、系动词、助动词等，使表达简洁，以达到节省版面的目的。 go missing=go lost : go 作 动词, 意为“变成某种状态（通常指不好的状态）”如:go (发疯) go (出故障) go (变质) puzzle vt. 使困惑 n. 疑惑，谜，智力游戏puzzled adj. 困惑的（常用于指人）puzzling adj. 令人困惑的（常用于指物） be/feel puzzled about 对.感到困惑( ) The _ look on his face suggested he _ that. A. puzzled; would not understand B. puzzling; didnt understand C. puzzled; didnt understand D. puzzling; not understand( )_and happy, Tony stood up and accepted the prize. A. Surprising B. Surprised C. Being surprised D. To be surprising他们对下一步该做什么感到困惑。_2. This incident has received great interest due to reports of strange lights in the sky. interest: n.兴趣，爱好；利益；利息 v. 使感兴趣have /show/take (an/no) interest in 对有/无兴趣 develop (ones) interest in 培养对的兴趣lose interest (in) （对）失去兴趣be/become interested in 对.感兴趣3. Witnesses also say they saw Justin walking towards his house at 10.45p.m. see +sb./sth+ do/ doing see +sth. +done 类似用法的还有：watch, hear, notice, observe I pulled back the curtains and saw a large spaceship flying outside. （Line 33-34）我拉开窗帘看见一个巨大的宇宙飞船正在外面飞行。 I saw him go into the restaurant. 我看见他进了那家饭店。有人看见他一小时前离开了。He was seen to leave an hour ago.看到儿子在托儿所受到很好的照顾, 我很高兴。Im very glad to see my son taken good care of in the nursery. 4. I didnt see him, but I heard him put on his favourite CD. put on =play 播放 put on a record 播放一张唱片put on 上演；穿上、戴上;打开（的开关） put on weight 增加体重，增肥5. Standing inside were lots of strange creatures with white skin and large black eyes.里面站着许多白皮肤，眼睛又黑又大的奇怪生物。 本句是倒装句。结构是：表语+ be+主语英语中，当句子的主语比较长的时候，往往使用倒装句（正常语序应为：Lots of strange creatures with white skin and large black eyes were standing inside.）e.g. Sitting /Seated at the back of the room was a shy girl with two big eyes.出席会议的是来自不同的国家的教授、医生还有作家。_ 倒装句常见句型归纳：1）地点状语+谓语（vi）+主语，但主语为代词时不倒装。Here comes the bus.Here it is.In front of my house is a river.2)（半）否定词+助动词/be+主语（半）否定词如neither; nor; not until; not onlybut also; never; seldom; hardlywhen; no soonerthan; at no time; by no means; in no casee.g.直到昨天我才知道这个消息。Not until yesterday did I get the news. 3）So（如此）+adj./adv+助动词/be+主语+ that (以至于) +句子So excited were we at that time that we didnt know what to say.4) so+助动词/be/情态动词+主语（也这样）Mary works hard , and so does her sister.5) only+状语/介词短语+助动词/be+主语Only when I was ill did I realize the importance of health.Only in this way can you learn English well.6.I havent seen Justin since.句中since是副词，表示从过去某个时候开始一直到现在。He left home three weeks ago and we havent heard from him since.since 还可作连词，介词。表示“自从”since的其他意思？7. The aliens took me away so that they could do research on me. so that引导目的状语从句时，表示“以便，为了” I got up early this morning so that I could catch the early bus. research vt.&vi& n. 调查；研究 1) research (into/on) sth; do/ carry out /make research into/ on 对进行研究e.g. He has done a good deal of research on that subject.对那个学科他做了很多的研究。3) They are carrying out a research into the cause of cancer.他们正在研究癌症的起因。8. When asked about the possibility that Justin was taken by aliens, Detective .本句是有when 引导的省略句，全句应为 when （Detective was ）asked about.另外本句中that Justin was taken by aliens做the possibility的同位语, 是一个同位语从句。类似的名词有news, fact ,idea, suggestion, advice等。引导同位语从句的连词that通常不省略。The fact that I didnt pass the exam made me upset.The news that our team had won the game is very exciting.I took the doctors suggestion that I _ ( 锻炼) regularly.Step 6. Practice1. The case of his death is being _ and will be found out before long. A. looked up B. looked for C. looked into D. looked on2. Not until _ his homework _ to bed.A. did he finish; did he go B. he finished; did he goC. did he finish; he went D. he finished; he went3. When I return to the classroom, I found my pen _. A. going B. losing C. missing D. missed 4. A group of soldiers went into the woods _ the missing pilot. A. search for B. in search of C. searched for D. searched of5. -Why did he have to leave school? -He happened to _ a laptop computer from the school lab. A. be seen steal B. be seen stealing C. be caught to steal D. catch