Unit1Talesoftheunexplained-Reading教案DescriptionThearticleisanewsstoryaboutaboy’sstrangedisappearance.Thoughalotofeffortshavebeenmadetoinvestigatethecase,itstillremainsamystery.Howtoreadanewsarticleisdesignedandpresented.Alltheactivitiesareinvolvedwithcheckingandenhancingstudents’readingabilities.Studentsareexpectedtogainanoverallunderstandingofthearticleandlearntoreadindifferentwaysaccordingtothetypeofthearticle.SuggestedteachingproceduresLead-inAskstudentsthefollowingquestionsbyhavingthemfocusonthetitleofthearticle‘Boymissing,policepuzzled’.Doesthetitlearouseyourinterestwhenyoureadit?Canyoucompletethetitle?Fromthetitlewhatinformationcanyouget?Andwhatelsedoyouwanttoknow?Forexample:‘boymissing’(How/When/Wherewastheboymissing?)‘policepuzzled’(Forwhataretheypuzzled?/Whatarethepolicegoingtodowiththeboy’sdisappearanceandhow?)Areyoucuriousaboutwhythewriterusesanon-completesentenceasatitle?Doyouknowit’safeatureofanewstitle?Whataretheotherfeaturesofanewstitle?Canyouguesswhatdetailsmaybecoveredinthefollowingnewsstory?Readingcomprehension1Beforeaskingstudentstoskimthepassage,letthemlookatthenewsphotographsfirstanddescribeasmuchaspossiblewhatishappeninginthephotograph.AndthenletthemfindanswerstothequestionsinA.Answers1Thearticleisaboutamissingboy/UFOsandaliens.2JustinFosterismissing.3No.2AskstudentstorecallthequestioninLead-inandaskthemiftheyhavegotspecificanswersto“How/When/Wherewastheboymissing?”Theteachercanguidestudentstopayattentiontothefirstparagraph,asalltherelevantinformationisinthefirstparagraph.Tellthemthefirstparagraphgivesthemaintopicandmostimportantfacts.Thefollowingsareallcovered.用心爱心专心Whenandwherewastheboymissing?Whatcausedtheboy’ssuddendisappearance?Howoldwastheboy?Whydopeopleshowinterestinhisdisappearance?3AskstudentstoscanthearticleagainandlocatespecificinformationaccordingtoC1andC2.ThefirstthreequestionsinC1checksomebackgroundinformationaboutJustinwhileQuestions4and5checkstudents’comprehensionaboutaliens.C2requiresstudentstoidentifysomedetailstosupportthemainpointsofthestory.Askstudentstocompletetheexercisesindividuallyandcheckthemasaclass.Iftherearedisagreements,welcomethem.TheteachercanaskstudentstodistinguishbetweenfactsandopinionsaboutJustinFoster.AnswersC11HelivesinDover,NewHampshire.2Heplaysbasketballandbaseball.3Hehasasister.4Theywerewhite.5MavisWoodhasbeentaken.6SamPetersonwasinchargeofthecase.C2MainpointsSupportingdetailsJustinFosterwentmissing.MrsFosterthoughtthatJustinhadstayedthenightatafriend'shouse.MrFosterwassurprisedthathissondidnottellanyonethathewasstayingoutlate.JustinFosterdidnotshowupatthefamilylunchthenextday.ThepolicefoundthatJustinreturnedhome.Justin’sfriendssaidthatJustinheadedhomeafterplayingbasketballwiththem.WitnessessaidthattheysawJustinwalkingtowardshishomeat10.45p.m..用心爱心专心KellyheardhimputonhisfavouriteCD.Theboywastakenawaybyaliens.Kellysawalargespaceshipflyingoutside.KellyheardJustinshout.MavisWoodsaidthatthealienstookherawaysothattheycoulddoscientificresearchonher.4Askstudentstoself-evaluatehowwelltheyunderstandandcomprehendthearticlewiththefollowingexercise.Thisstepisoptionalandtheteachercanconductitflexibly.JustinFosterstrangeobject(UFO)5Havestudentspayattentiontothedifferentfeaturesofeachparagraphwiththefollowingactivities.aAskstudentstoconductadiscussionabouthowtheyusuallychoosewhetherthenewsa...