M2U1reading1.ppt

1、Module 2 Unit 1,Tales,of the unexplained,Reading,Boy missing, police puzzled,Title: Boy missing, police puzzled,A boy is missing and the police are puzzled.,The title of a newspaper article is usually incomplete but direct and attractive.,incomplete,According to the title, where is the passage proba

2、bly taken from? A. Newspapers. B. Fashion magazines. C. History books. D. Travel booklets.,main idea and most important facts,new but less important background information,Para. 2,the rest of the story,Para. 1 or lead,important facts not included in the lead,details,general idea,The reading skills o

3、f news stories,For general idea, read the first paragraph or the lead. For details, read the second paragraph and the rest of the story.,Reading strategy,Para.1: Main idea who_; what_; when_; where_; how_; why_ _,three days ago,Dover, New Hampshire,Justin Foster, a fifteen-year old boy,went missing,

4、show great interest,reports of strange lights in the sky and reports of alien visits,1. The reason why people are interested in the disappearance of the child is that_. A. the lost boy is only 15 years old B. the police advise them to do so C. the disappearance might have something to do with the UF

5、O and the alien D. all of the above 2. Paragraph 2 mainly tells us _. A. the police was very worried about Justins disappearance B. Justin liked to play baseball very much C. what Justin did that night D. Justin did return home last night,3. According to the passage, we can infer(推断) that _. A. Alie

6、ns took Justin away B. Some people in Dover also say that they saw aliens that night C. The boy might go missing in his own room D. Mrs. Foster was worried when Kelly told her about the spaceship 4. The attitude of the police is _. A. cautious (谨慎的) B. worried C. indifferent (冷漠的) D. optimistic (乐观的

7、),5. Which of the following can be used to replace the title? _. A. UFO took boy? B. Strange thing happened in Dover C. Justins experience D. Parents worried about missing boy,8 p.m.,two friends,He went to play baseball and went home after the game.,10.45 p.m.,unknown witnesses,He was seen walking t

8、owards his house.,11 p.m.,Kelly,He was heard to return home and put on CD.,Para. 2 mainly tells us _.,Questions and puzzles: 1. L4-8 This incident has received great interest due to reports of strange lights in the sky and of alien visits around the time the boy disappeared. 句中due to意思是“由于，因为”。Of st

9、range lights in the sky 与 of alien visits修饰名词reports. The boy disappeared是定语从句，修饰先行词time,关系副词when被省略了。 2. L47-51 However, since Mrs Foster thought that Justin was spending the night with a friend, she assumed that Kelly was having a bad dream and sent her back to bed. 本句是主从复合句。句中since引导原因状语从句，意思为“因为

10、，既然”，该从句中thought后是由that引导的宾语从句。 主句中assume与sent her back to bed是并列关系，其中assume后是由that引导的宾语从句。,(9),(6),(2),(3),(4),(5),(7),(8),(10),(1),hearing,woken,light,spaceship,creatures,research,injured,the UFO,the UFO,worried,terrible,(9),believe,What does the author think about the incident?A. The author think

11、s the aliens took Austin away.B. The author doesnt think the aliens took Austin away.C. The author isnt sure whether the aliens took Austin away.D. The authors view is unknown.,The tone (语气) of this news story is objective (客观的).,Group work: What do you think might have happened to Justin? Please make up a possible ending to t