人教版九年级英语赛课Unit8SectionA3a3c

1、 cock You are all Sherlocks or Johns now. There is something happening in your neighborhood, but no one knows the answer. Please read the article, collect some clues(线索线索), and find the truth to the mistery（神秘事件）（神秘事件）! A. A Small and Quiet Town B. Strange Happenings in My Town C. Animals in Our Nei

2、ghborhood What are the key words(关键关键 词词) of the titles? in My Town Word matching uneasy(不安的不安的) teenagers neighbor neighborhood wolf noise-maker area where people live person who makes noise animal like a very large dog person in the next house young people nervous or worried Discuss with your desk

3、mate and collect more clues(线索线索) from the article. Who gave opinions?What are the opinions? Victors wifeShe thinks that it _. Victor and his friends They say it _ _. The policemenThey think it _. What do people in the neighborhood think about the strange noises? HelenShe guesses it _. One woman in

4、the area She thinks it _. Maybe it_. The writer himself He doesnt think that the animal or person _. 意思意思推测程度推测程度 must一定，肯定一定，肯定100%的可能性的可能性 can/may might /could 有可能，也许有可能，也许80%-20%的可能性的可能性 cant不可能，不会不可能，不会可能性几乎为零可能性几乎为零 （作 推 测 的 情 态 动 词） . We now know what was happening in our neighborhood. It be t

5、eenagers. Sample . Please retell the story with your own ending to your friends.Please be careful, patient and creative. . 表示推测的情态动词表示推测的情态动词: 在英语中，表示对某件事物的确定在英语中，表示对某件事物的确定 程度，即表示推测的时候，我们通程度，即表示推测的时候，我们通 常会用到以下情态动词常会用到以下情态动词: must, can, might, could, may, cant. ( 后跟动词原形后跟动词原形) My wife thinks that i

6、t could be an animal, but my friends and I think it must be teenagers having fun. My parents called the policemen, but they couldnt find anything strange. They think it might be the wind. I dont think so!” e.g. A: Whos that? Can it be Mr. Watson? B: No, it cant be him. Because he has gone to England

7、 for a meeting. A: So, who can it be? B: It must be Mr. Holmes. He always thinks like that. Victors next-door neighbor Helen is worried, too. “At first, I thought that it might be a dog, but I couldnt see a dog, or anything else, either. So I guess it cant be a dog. But then, what could it be?” One

8、woman in the area saw something running away, but it was dark so she is not sure. “I think it was too big to be a dog,” she said. “Maybe it was a bear or a wolf.” Everyone in our town is feeling uneasy, and everyone has his or her own ideas. There must be something visiting the homes in our neighbor

9、hood, but what is it? We have no idea. Most people hope that this animal or person will simply go away, but I do not think that is going to happen. The noise- maker is having too much fun creating fear in the neighborhood. We live in a small town and almost everyone knows each other. It used to be v

10、ery quiet. Nothing much ever happened around here. However, these days, something unusual is happening in our town. Victor, a teacher at my school, is really nervous. When he was interviewed by the town newspaper, he said, “Every night we hear strange noises outside our window. Please circle must be

11、, can be , may be, might be, could be, and cant be. My wife thinks that it could be an animal, but my friends and I think it must be teenagers having fun. My parents called the policemen, but they couldnt find anything strange. They think it might be the wind. I dont think so!” Victors next-door nei

12、ghbor Helen is worried, too. “At first, I thought that it might be a dog, but I couldnt see a dog, or anything else, either. So I guess it cant be a dog. But then, what could it be?” One woman in the area saw something running away, but it was dark so she is not sure. “I think it was too big to be a

13、 dog,” she said. “Maybe it was a bear or a wolf.” Everyone in our town is feeling uneasy, and everyone has his or her own ideas. There must be something visiting the homes in our neighborhood, but what is it? We have no idea. Most people hope that this animal or person will simply go away, but I do

14、not think that is going to happen. The noise- maker is having too much fun creating fear in the neighborhood. Who gave opinions?What are the opinions? Victors wifeShe thinks that it _. Victor and his friends They say it _ _. The policemenThey think it _. What do people in the neighborhood think about the strange noises? . My w