Unit1Period2ReadingTheGeneralIdeaofThisPeriod:Inthisperiod,wearegoingtoreadanewspaperarticleabouta15-year-oldboywhowentmissingtwodaysago,andpeopleshowgreatinterestinhisdisappearanceduetosightingso{puzzlinglightsintheskyandreportso{alienvisitsaroundthetimeo{hisdisappearance.TeachingAims:1.Trainthestudents'readingability.2.Learnsomeusefulwordsandexpressions.TeachingImportantPoints:1.Helpthestudentstounderstandthepassagebetter.2.Learnandmastersomeimportantwordsandphrasesinthisperiod.TeachingDifficultPoints:1.Howtohelpthestudentsimprovetheirreadingabilityandunderstandthepassagebetter.2.Howtomastertheimportantlanguagepointsinthispassage.TeachingMethods:1.Fastreadingtogetthegeneralideao~thetext.2.Carefulreadingtounderstandthepassagebetter.3.Discussiontohelpthestudentsunderstandwhatthey'velearnedbetter.4.Explanationtohelpthestudentsmastersomelanguagepoints.TeachingAids.Ataperecorder&amultimediaTeachingProcedures:Step1Greetings1.Greetthewholeclassasusual.2.Checktheirhomeworkifany.Step2SkimmingT:Lasttimewelearntsomethingaboutunexplainedthings,suchasaUFO,theLochNessMonster,pyramids,Yeti,Stonehenge.Inthisperiodwe'llcometoanarticlefromanewspaperaboutamissingboy.T:Thisisthefirsttimetoreadthepassage,sofirstlet'ssharesomereadingstrategies:Readingstrategy:readinganewspaperarticleThisisatypicalnewsstory,writteninaninvertedpyramidformat.Thebroadest,mostgeneralinformationisgivenfirst,andthenthedetails.Thefirstparagraph,orthelead,givesthemaintopicandmostimportantfacts.Thesecondparagraphgivestheimportantfactsthatthewriterwasunabletoincludeinthelead.Therestofthestoryintroducesnewbutlessimportantbackgroundinformation.Whenreadinganewsstorylikethisone,readthebeginningverycarefully.Trytoanswerthewho,what,when,where,whyandhowquestionswithinformationinthefirstparagraph.Thiswillhelpyouguesswhatwillfollowintherestofthestory.Nowpleaseskimthearticlequicklyandthenanswerthethreequestionsonpage2PartA(Tshowsthequestionsonthescreen.)1.Whatisthearticleabout?2.Whoismissing?Whenandwherewastheboymissing?1.DothepoliceknowwhathappenedtoJustin?AftertheSshavefinishedreadingthearticle,collectanswersamongthem.用心爱心专心116号编辑Step3scanningT:Youalldidagodjob.Now,let’sreadthearticlecarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsofPartC1andfinishthecharmbelow.MainpointsSupportingdetailsJustinFosterwentmissingMrsFosterthoughthewasspendingthenightwithafriend.Mr.Fosterwassurprised___________________________.JustinFoster_____________________________________.ThepolicefoundthatJustinreturnedhomeJustin’sfriendssaid_______________________________.Witnessessaid___________________________________Kellyheard______________________________________TheboywastakenawaybyaliensKellysaw_______________________________________.Kellyheard______________________________________MavisWoodsaid_________________________________(15minuteslater,theteachershouldchecktheanswers.)Step4wordstudy1.1.stepupmeans"toincreasetheamountofanactivityorthespeedofaprocessinordertoimproveasituation"e.g.Thehealthdepartmentissteppingupeffortstoreduceteenagesmoking.2.Inthephrase"gomissing","go"isalinkverbwhichmeans"tochangeinsomeway,especiallybybecomingworsethanbefore"e.g.gogrey/whiteetcHerhairisstartingtogogrey.gomad/deaf/baldetcHewentcrazyandtriedtokillher.gowild/mad/whiteetcwithsomethingThecrowdwasgoingwildwithexcitement.3."showup"means"toarrive,especiallyattheplacewheresomeoneiswaitingforyou"e.g.Wehad200peopleshowupforourseminar.Hedidn'tshowupatmybirthdaypartyyesterday.4.Standinginsidewerelotsofwhite-skinned,strange-lookingcreatureswithlargeblackeye.Thissentenceisaninversedsentence.Thesubjectis"lotsofwhite-skinned,strange-lookingcreatureswithlargeblackeyes",andtheverbis"were".Theobjectisemphasizedhere.Sothissentencecanbechangedinto"Lotsofwhite-skinned,strange-lookingcreatureswithlargeblackeyeswerestandinginside".5.ruleoutheremeans"todecidethatsomethingisnotpossibleorsuitable"e.g.Shehasrefusedtoruleoutthepossibilityofsingingagain.Thepolicehaveruledoutsuicide.6."lookinto"means"totrytofindoutthetruthaboutaproblem,crimeetcinordertosolveit";synonym"investigate"e.g.Policearelookingintothedisappearanceoftwochildren.Step5SummaryT:Inthisperiod,wehavelearnedanewspaperarticleabouta15-year-oldboywhowentmissing2daysago,andpeopleshowgreatinterestinhisdisappearanceduetosightsofpuzzlinglightsintheskyandreportsoflienvisitsaroundthetimeofhisdisappearance.Step6Homework用心爱心专心116号编辑FinishPartEonpage5andA1,A2,D1andD2intheworkbook.Givethestoryofthemissingboyanending.T:Inthenewspaperarticle"Boymissing,policepuzzled",theboyJustinwasmissingandhisparentswereworriedabouthim.HissisterKellybelievedthathewastakenawaybythealiens,whichwassharedbysomepeopleinDover.NowIwouldlikeyoutomakeanendingtothestory.Youshoulduseyourimaginationandcreativity.用心爱心专心116号编辑
