1、Boy missing, police puzzled,Reading,A boy is missing, and the police are puzzled.,Note: The title of a news story is usually incomplete.,Boy missing, police puzzled,boy missing + a UFO + What happened last Friday,= ?,What can you know from the title and the pictures?,Who is in charge of the case?,Fr
2、iday night.,The article is about a missing boy.,Detective Sam Peterson,Read the following newspaper article quickly and answer the questions.,Who is the article about?,When was Justin last seen?,( ) 1 Justin Foster lives in Dover, New Hampshire. ( ) 2 Justin Fosters father went to bed early because
3、of a headache. ( ) 3 Justin plays football.,F,F,T,Check these notes below and fill in T for true statements and F for false ones.,( ) 4 The witnesses saw Justin walking home at 11:00 p.m. ( ) 5 Justin has a sister called Kelly. ( ) 6 The aliens were yellow skinned. ( ) 7 Mavis Wood has been taken by
4、 the aliens.,T,F,T,F,Reading strategy: reading a newspaper article,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” “how” ),the following paragraphs,( to give detailed but less important informatio
5、n ),predict,Read first paragraph/ the lead,for details,Read the rest paragraphs,Summary Reading strategy for news articles:,Read title + Look at pictures/ charts,Careful Reading,Read it again and answer the following questions:,He went to play baseball with two friends.,1. Which city does Justin Fos
6、ter live in?,2. What did Justin do with friends last Friday ?,In Dover.,She thinks the aliens took her brother.,4. What does kelly think happened to her brother?,At about 11p.m,3. What time did Justin get back home that night?,The aliens had white skin and large black eyes.,She was once taken away b
7、y aliens too.,They do not yet know what happened to Justin.,5. What colour are the aliens according to Kelly?,6. What happened to Mrs Mavis Wood?,7. What do the police think about the incident?,Fill in the table after reading,the night with a friend,the family lunch the next day.,he was spending,did
8、nt show up at,that Justin went home after playing baseball with them.,that they saw Justin,him put on his favorite CD,walking towards his house at 10:45p.m.,after he went to his room.,a large spaceship,Justin shout,That the aliens took her away so that they could do research on her.,flying outside.,
9、D.Write the correct letters in the blanks.,1.step up (Line 1) 2.disappear (Line 8) 3.witness.(Line 18 ) 4.assume (Line 49) 5.show up (Line 54) 6.aboard (Line 60) 7.possibility (Line 67) 8.take charge of (Line 69),g,d,h,e,c,a,f,b,a.on or onto a ship, plane, bus or train。 b.get control os something c.
10、arrive or appear d.become lost or impossible to find e.think that something is true without having the facts.,f.the fact that something might be true g.increase the amount or speed ofsomething . h.someone who has seensomething happen,Professor Zyke of Mars University reported yesterday that he has f
11、ound new (1)_ of life on Earth. Its really quite (2) _, Professor Zyke said.If you look at the Earth hard enough, you can see that the (3)_ on Earth have been busy in the (4)_of large cities, wide roads and even great walls.,Practice,evidence,amazing,creatures,construction,This news was immediately
12、(5)_ with laughter by other saentists at Mars University. They remember an (6)_ a few years ago,where it was believed that a (7)_from the Earth was taking photos of the surface of Mars.,dismissed,incident,spaceship,As we now know, the machine that was found looked more like sometlung made by a local
13、 schoolboy than anything that could ever travel in space. Professor Zyke, however, continued to defend his research. If astronomers would just look into what I have found, they will see that Im not(8)_ things. There really is life on Earth.,making up,Further Discussion,Mr. Foster,Mrs. Foster,Kelly,J
14、ohn Smith,When? Where? Who ? What? How? ,Ask students to discuss this question in a group of four and then try to give an ending to the story.,What do you think may happen to Justin? Was Justin really taken away by aliens or were there any other reasons?,Unit 1 reading (2) Boy missing, police puzzle
15、d,Language Focus,Police in America have stepped up their search for a fifteen-year-old boy who went missing three days ago in Dover, New Hampshire.,1) step up ( increase, speed up) When John realized he was going to be late, he _his pace.,stepped up,We decided to _production to try to meet the incre
16、ased demand. We will have to _ training for the coming sports competition.,step up,step up,2) search sb. / search for sb.in search of / in ones search for,B. searched for, searched for C. searched for; searched D. searched; searched for,The police have _ the thief for several days, and now they are
17、_ the station. A. searched, searched,His hair has _ over the years. The heat has caused the milk to _ . She_ when she found out that she had failed the exam.,3) go + adj. ( become + adj. ),gone grey/white,go sour,went crazy,The electricity bill is due tomorrow.,1) 到期(应偿付,付给)电费明天到期。,2) 定于(某时)到达我们的火车下
18、午两点到达巴黎。,Our train is due in Paris at 2 p.m.,2. great interest due to reports of ,他的失踪是风暴造成的。,His disappearance was due to the storm.,3) due to ( because of, caused by) 由于,因而造成,他成为一名艺术家,这应归功于他的母亲。,He has become an artist; this is due to his mother.,Due to his rudeness, I didnt say one more word to h
19、im. Due to illness, the scheduled visit to a factor has been put off.,3. I didnt see him, but I heard him put on his favourite CD.,put on 打开(= turn on); 穿上;上 演;增加,他匆忙穿上外套,冲出了屋子。,He put his coat on hurriedly and ran out of the house.,上周上演的那出戏剧很值得一看。,The play put on last week was well worth seeing.,去年
20、他的体重增加了不少。,He put on a lot of weight last winter.,fright / frighten / frightened / frightening,看到那可怕的场景,她感到非常害怕。,Seeing the frightening scene, she got / was / felt frightened.,4. I was frightened.,5. Sometimes people make up such ,Uncle Dick likes _ interesting stories for the children. I feel I hav
21、e been mean to you. I want to _it _to you.,making up,make,up,( invent ),( do sth. that corrects a bad situation ),She had been absent from school for two weeks, so she had a lot of exams to_,make up.,( replace sth. that has been lost),Girls _ 45% of the student population in our school.,( form ),mak
22、e up,( make one more attractive by putting sth. like powder or lipstick on ones face ),Tom watched his sister _ herself_ for her date.,make,up,8. So, weve been looking into other ,Be careful! John has been painting the door. The have been doing the research on wild animals.,have been doing 现在完成进行时,H
23、ave you been meeting him recently? (经常)What have you been doing?(惊讶) Recently students in my class have been working hard. ( 表扬 ) I have been wanting to meet you for long. (更亲切,礼貌),难句解析 1. However, since Mrs Foster thought that Justin was spending the night with a friend, she assumed that Kelly was
24、having a bad dream, and sent her back to bad. (P3)但是,福斯特夫人以为贾斯廷在一个朋友家过夜了,因此她认为凯莉只是做了个恶梦,于是将其打发回床上了。,分析讲解 这是一个主从复合句。句中since引导原因状语从句,该从句中thought后是一个由that 引导的宾语从句。主句中assumed 与sent her back to bed 是并列谓语,其中assumed 后是一个由that 引导的宾语从句。,2. Standing inside were lots of strange creatures with white skin and la
25、rge black eyes. (P2)飞船里站着许多白皮肤、相貌奇特、有着大大的黑眼睛的生物。 【分析讲解】 这是一个倒装句,主语是creatures。当方位副词或表示方位的介词短语提前时,整个句子全部倒装。,例如: By Mr. Greens side sat his faithful dog. 格林先生的旁边蹲着他的忠实的狗。,高考链接 1. Witnesses also say they saw Justin walking towards his home at 10.45 p.m. (P2) 考点 see, hear, watch, observe, notice, feel, l
26、ook at, listen to等感官动词(词组)后面的宾语补足语有三种形式:动词原形(不带to的不定式)、V-ing形式和V-ed形式。动词原形表示动作的主动和完成;,V-ing形式表示动作的主动或正在进行;V-ed形式表示动作的被动或完成。 考例1 After a knock at the door, the child heard his mothers voice _ him. A. calling B. called C. being called D. to call 点拨 V-ing短语calling him作宾语补足语,表示动作的主动和正在进行。,考例2 In the dre
27、am Peter saw himself _ by a fierce wolf, and he woke suddenly with a start. A. chased B. to be chased C. be chased D. having been chased 点拨 V-ed形式chased作宾语补足语,表示被动。,2. Luckily, they returned me home without any injured. (P3)考点 有些副词或副词短语置于句首,可修饰全句,作状语。,考例1 _, some famous scientists have the qualities
28、 of being both careful and careless. A. Strangely enough B. Enough strangely C. Strange enough D. Enough strange 点拨 enough修饰形容词或副词时要后置,而表示感情或态度的副词可以修饰整个句子,故选A。,考例2 Two middle-aged passengers fell into the sea. _, neither of them could swim. In fact B. Luckily C. Unfortunately D. Naturally 点拨 句意:两位中年
29、乘客掉进海里。不幸的是,他俩都不会游泳。根据句意可以确定选C。,3. Sometimes people make up such amazing stories, . (P3)考点 make up有“编造,补上,组成,和解”等意思。例如:Girls make up 40% of the students. 女生占学生人数的40。,Can I leave early this afternoon and make up the time tomorrow? 我今天下午早点走,明天补上这段时间,可以吗? Why dont you two shake hands and make up? 你们两个干
30、嘛不握手言和呢?,考例 Everybody in the village likes Jack because he is good at telling and _ jokes. turning up B. putting up C. making up D. showing up 点拨 句意:村里人都喜欢杰克,因为他擅长讲笑话、编笑话。此题考查的是短语动词辨析。turn up开大音量,出现;put up举起,挂起;show up出现,露面。,Homework,Was Justin really taken away by aliens or were there any other reasons? Please give an ending to the story. Write down your own opinion on what you think happened to Justin Foster in about 100 words. reviewing the new words and phrases,