1、Unit 1 Tales of the unexplained教案Teaching contentUnit 1 Reading-Boy missing, police puzzledLearning Aims 1. Train the students ability of reading 2. Learn to use some important words, expressions and sentence patterns in the reading passage.3. Finish some exercises related to the words, expressions
2、and sentence patterns in the passage.Important points and difficult pointsLearn to use some important words, expressions and sentence patterns in the reading passage.Teaching methodsExplaining and practisingTeaching aidsThe multi-mediaPPTpreparedTeaching ProceduresSupplementStep 1 Fast-reading1. Dis
3、cuss the title of the passagea. Can you tell me the feature of a news title? Lets take the passage were going to learn as an example, the title is “Boy missing, police puzzled”, whats special? b. Can you complete the title? c. What information can you get from the title? 2. Whats the right order of
4、the sentences?a. Justin did not show up at the family lunch the next day.b. Kelly heard Justin return home. c. Justin left home to play baseball with his two friends.d. Justin was seen walking towards his home at 10.45 p.m.e. Kelly heard Justin shout.f. Kelly saw a bright light outside her window.St
5、ep 2. Skimming & ScanningAsk the whole class to skim and scan the passage, trying to find the answers to the following. Boy missing, police puzzled Its about _ Read through the first paragraph to find out the following information:when_; where_; who_; what_; how_; why_ the following paragraphs: evid
6、ence given by _Step 3. Detailed reading Read Paragraph 2 and find the main idea as well as the supporting details:Main idea: _ Supporting details: Who believed he was back?_ Read Paragraphs 3-8 and find the main idea as well as the supporting details:Main idea: _Supporting details: Kelly saw _ Kelly
7、 heard Mavis Wood said_Step 4. Consolidation exercises1. Find the best answers to the following questions: （1）The reason why people were interested in the disappearance of the boy is that _.A. the lost boy was 15 years oldB. the police advised them to do soC. the disappearance might have something t
8、o do with the UFO and the alienD. all of the above（2）In the seventh paragraph, “show up” means _.A. arrive or appearB. reachC. disappearD. reach for（3）We can infer that the boy might go missing _.A. in his own roomB. on the playgroundC. in Kellys roomD. in his brothers room（4）What did Mrs Foster thi
9、nk of Kellys descriptions at the beginning?A. She believed Kellys words and called the police.B. She didnt believe Kellys words at all.C. She called Mr Foster for help because she was worried about Justin.D. She thought Kelly was telling a lie and not a good child.（5）What is the attitude of the poli
10、ce to the disappearance of the boy? _A. They cant make sure that Justin was taken away by aliens.B. They think it possible for some people to make up an amazing story.C. They are looking at other possibilities, such as murder.D. All of the above.（6）What does the text suggest in the last paragraph?A.
11、 The police have known the cause of the boys disappearance.B. The police havent found convincing evidence about the boys disappearance.C. The police will catch the aliens who took away the boy.D. The police wont get any information about the boys disappearance.2. Read the text carefully and use the
12、information from the text to fill in the form. (Only one word in each blank is needed.)TitleBoy missing, police puzzledWhat happenedA boy called Justin went missing, and the police are _（1）_ for him.The facts people told and the similar experience other people had The _（2）_ says that there were stra
13、nge lights in the sky and _（3）_visits around the time the boy disappearedAt 10:45 pm, _（4）_ saw Justin walking towards his houseKelly was woken up by a bright light and saw a large spaceship flying outside with lots of strange creatures standing _（5）_.Mavis said she had been taken _（6）_ the UFO and
14、luckily was returned home without any _（7）_.The polices _（8）_ towards this caseWhile they have not _（9）_ the idea that Justin was taken by aliens, they are looking into other _（10）_as well.Answers:Step 1 Fast-reading1. a. The title of a news story is usually incomplete, attractive, exact and direct
15、b. “A boy is missing, and the police are puzzled”c. how/when/where was the boy missing?; Why are the police puzzled? Tell the students a news story will cover such details as what, when, where, who, how and why about a certain event.2. c-d-b-f-e-aStep 2. Skimming & Scanninga missing boy，three days a
16、go, Dover, New Hampshire, Justin Foster, went missing, show great interest, sightings of puzzling lights & reports of alien visitsJustins parents, sister, neighborsStep 3. Detailed readingJustin Foster did go back home.his two friends, witnesses, his sisterThe boy was taken away by aliens.a large sp
17、aceship flying outside, Justin shout,that the aliens took her away so that they could do research on herStep 4. Consolidation exercises1.（1）C （2）A （3）A （4）B （5）D （6）B2.（1）searching （2）report （3）alien （4）witness （5）inside （6）aboard （7）injuries （8）attitude （9）dismissed （10）possibilities HomeworkConsol
18、idate language points.Blackboard designAnswer the following questions1. Can you tell me the feature of a news title? Lets take the passage were going to learn as an example, the title is “Boy missing, police puzzled”, whats special? 2. Can you complete the title? 3. What information can you get from the titTeaching feedback:5 / 5
