1、YetiYetiStonehengeStonehengeUFOUFOE.TE.T SkimmingA boy is missing and the police are puzzled.Prediction What kinds of information might be talked about in the passage?“boy missing”(how/when/where was the boy missing?)“police puzzled”Why are they puzzled?Reading strategy Reading strategy The structur
2、e of a news storyReading strategy Reading strategy titlethe first paragraphto give a general idea about the newsto tell readers“who”“when”“where”“what”“why”“how”the following paragraphs to give detailed but less important information the second paragraphto give more important factsThe structure of a
3、 news storyReading strategy Reading strategy The reading skills of news storiesFor general ideas,read the topic if any and the first one or two paragraphs;For details,read the rest of the story.Reading strategy Reading strategy uBoy missing,police puzzled Its about _ uthe first paragraph:when_;where
4、_;who_;what_;how_;why_ _uthe following paragraphs:evidence given by_a missing boytwo days agoDover,New HampshireJustin Fosterwent missingshow great interestsightings of puzzling lights&reports of alien visitsJustins parents,sister,neighbors Main pointsSupporting details(Para.2)Mrs.Foster thought _.M
5、r.Foster was surprised _.Justin Foster _.he was spending the night with a friendthat his son didnt tell anyone that he was staying out latedidnt show up at the family lunch the next dayJustin Foster went missing.Main pointsSupporting details(Para.34)Justins friends said _.Witnesses said _.Kelly hear
6、d _.Justin went home after the game with themthey saw Justin walking towards his home at 10.45 p.m.him put on his favourite CD in his roomThe police found that Justin returned home.Main pointsSupporting detailsKelly saw _.Kelly heard _.Mavis Wood said _.a large spaceship flying outsideJustin shoutth
7、at the aliens took her away so that they could do research on her(Para.57)The boy was taken away by aliens.Whats the right order of the sentences?Justin did not show up at the family lunch the next day.Kelly heard Justin return home.Justin left home to play baseball with his two friends.Justin was s
8、een walking towards his home at 10.45 p.m.Kelly heard Justin shout.Kelly saw a bright light outside her window.123465 Justin Foster,an American high school student,missing last Friday night.Police are puzzled about it and have stepped up their for him.People have shown great interest in his disappea
9、rance due to of puzzling lights in the sky and reports of alien visits around the time of his disappearance.Police have found Justin did return home that night,because Justins two friends and some have provided some evidence for that.His sister,Kelly,also heard Justin return home at about 11p.m.to K
10、elly,Retelling(形成性检测)wentsearchsightingsin factwitnessesAccordinga bright light then appeared outside her window and a large spaceship was flying outside,with strange-looking in it.Just then she heard Justin shout and the UFO disappeared.She hasnt seen Justin ever since.She believes the aliens took
11、him,but her parents said she was only .Some other people,like Mavis Wood,also say they have seen aliens.Police havent _ the possibility that Justin was taken by aliens,but are also looking into other possibilities.And they wont give up until they find evidence.ruled outcreaturesdreamingconvincing(Gr
12、oup work)Use your imagination to add an ending to the news report.Justin Foster,a fifteen-year-old boy,was missing three days ago.Im Aaron Smith,a journalist from BBC.Group work:(interview)Can you tell me what happened that night?Aliens took aboard so that Luckily,without injuries.I think Justin was
13、 Mrs Marvis WoodKellyheard sb.return put on pull back see spaceship inside creatures hear shout disappear tried to wake up sent to bedSam Peterson havent dismissed looking into sometimes make up not give up DiscussionStudents are encouraged to choose one of them to discuss it with their partners.1.Do you believe that Justin was really taken away by the aliens?Why or why not?2.Suppose you were taken away by the aliens,what would you do?1.Read the text and review the new words and finish D and E.2.Mark out the important phrases and sentences.Thank you!
