1、Unit 1,Boy missing, police puzzled,Reading,Contents,Lead in,Fast reading,Detailed reading,Discussion,Homework,1. Do you believe in the existence of aliens? 2. Look at the title and pictures, what information can you get from them?,Lead-in,A boy is missing, and the police are puzzled.,Note: The title

2、 of a news story is usually incomplete.,Boy missing, police puzzled,boy missing + a UFO + What happened last Friday,= ?,What can you know from them?,返回目錄,Read the newspaper article quickly and answer the questions.,Fast reading,1. What is the article about? 2. When was Justin last seen? 3. Who is in

3、 charge of the case?,Last Friday.,The article is about a missing boy.,Detective Sam Peterson.,( ) 1. Justin Foster lives in Dover, New Hampshire. ( ) 2. Justin plays football. ( ) 3. The witnesses saw Justin walking home at 11:00 p.m.,F,F,T,True of False.,( ) 4. Justin has a sister called Kelly. ( )

4、 5. The aliens were yellow skinned. ( ) 6. Mavis Wood has been taken by the aliens.,T,F,T,Reading strategy,1. 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.,3. Why did the writer

5、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 ,How to read a newspaper article?,title,( to give a general idea about the news ),the first paragraph,( to tell readers “who” “when” “where” “what” “why” “h

6、ow” ),the following paragraphs,( to give detailed but less important information ),“Boy missing, police puzzled”,the first paragraph,the following paragraphs,evidence given by Justins parents, sister, neighbors ,a boy,Who When What Where Why ,Its about a missing boy.,three days ago,went missing,unkn

7、own,in Dover,predict,Read first paragraph/ the lead,for details,Read the rest paragraphs,SummaryReading strategy for news articles:,Read title + Look at pictures/ charts,返回目錄,Read the news story again and answer the following questions:,1. Which city does Justin Foster live in?,In Dover.,Detailed Re

8、ading,2. What did Justin do with friends last Friday? 3. What time did Justin get back home that night?,He went to play baseball with two friends.,At about 11 p.m.,4. What does Kelly think happened to her brother? 5. What colour are the aliens according to Kelly?,She thinks the aliens took her broth

9、er.,The aliens had white skin and large black eyes.,6. 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.,1. According paragraph 1, _. A. Justin was killed by Yetis B. people showed gr

10、eat interest in Justin Fosters being missing C. the police have discovered the truth of Justins being missing D. Justin went lost last night,Choose the right answer.,2. Justins two friends ,who played baseball with him, say that Justin _after the game. A. went to school B. went home C. stayed in the

11、 baseball ground D. went to the library,3. 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 with a friend all the night.,4. According to Pa

12、ragraphs 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,5. In the seventh paragraph, “show up” means_. A. arrive or appear B. reach C

13、. disappear D. reach for,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 other 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 u

14、p the story of Justins missing,Fill in the table.,didnt show up at,the family lunch the next day.,that Justin went home after playing baseball with them.,Justin shout.,Interviewing,Suppose you are a report from China Daily. You are making a face-to-face interview with Justin Foster who has just come

15、 back home.,A 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? .,Fill in the blanks with the means.,increase the amount or speed of so

16、mething,become lost or impossible to find,someone who has seen something happen,think that something is true without having the facts,arrive or appear,on or onto a ship, plane, bus or train,the fact that something might be true,get control of,Keys for activity E. 1 _ 2 _ 3 _ 4 _ 5 _ 6 _ 7 _ 8 _,evidence,amazing,creatures,construction,dismissed,incident,spaceship,making up,返回目錄,1. What do you think might have happened to Justin? 2. Do you believe in aliens? If you were taken away by al