1、 Unit 1Tales of the unexplained The second period Intensive ReadingTeaching aims: Students will be able to know how to read a newspaper article.Teaching important points: Students will learn how the strange thing happened in the article.Teaching difficult points: The features of a newspaper article.
2、Teaching methods: Skimming, scanning, discussionTeaching aids: Tape recorder and the blackboard.Teaching procedures and ways:Step Lead inSome questions about UFO and aliens (pictures and questions on screen):Have you ever seen the film E.T.?Why is the film so popular?Are you interested in UFO and al
3、iens?Step Pre-readingBefore asking the students to skim the passage, let them look at the title and find the answers to the question:What do you want to know from the title?Suggested answers:Why is the boy missing? Who is the boy? Where is the boy missing? Where is he now? Why are the police puzzled
4、? What will they do with the case?Step Reading1. SkimmingRead the title, the first and the last sentences of paragraphs and the fist and last paragraphs as well as pictures to guess what the text is about.Answer:Its about a missing boy.2. ScanningIn my opinion, Its better to divide the passage into
5、four parts. Now please look at the screen and match each part with their main point.Part one(paragraph1) Justin went missing. Part two(paragrah2) It is a brief introduction.Part three(paragraph3-4) The boy may be taken away by aliensPart four(paragraph5-7) . The police found Justin returned home.3.
6、ListeningThe students listen to the passage and finish the exercises:Part one: Fill in the blanksThis news article tells us that a boy called Justin Foster went missing two days ago in Dove, New Hampshire. People have shown great interest in his disappearance because his disappearance might have som
7、ething to do with UFO and aliens. (Who-what-when-where-why-how).Main pointsSupporting detailsJustin Foster went missing.Mrs. Foster thought he was spending a night with a friendMr. Foster was surprised that his son did not tell anyone that he was staying out late.Justin Foster did not show up at the
8、 family lunch the next day.The police found that Justin returned home.Justins friends said Justin went home after playing baseball with them.Witness said they saw Justin walk towards his home at 10:45p.m.Kelly heard him put on his favorite CD after he went to his roomThe boy was taken away by aliens
9、.Kelly saw a large spaceship flying outside.Kelly heard Justin shout.Mavis Wood said the aliens took her away so that they could do scientific research on her.Step reading strategyDo you know the features of the news title?Suggested answers: attractive, brief, direct, exactA typical news story is al
10、ways written in an inverted pyramid format(倒锥体形）.The broadest, most general information is given first, and then the details.the titlethe first paragraphdetailed informationHow to read a news articletitle give a general idea about the newsthe first paragraphtell readers who when where what why and h
11、owthe following paragraphs give detailed but less important informationT: Have you know how to read a news article?S: Yes.T: Take our text foe example and check whether mastered the skill.Boy missing, police puzzled about a missing boy Who Justin When last Friday nightthe first paragraph what went m
12、issing why has something to do with UFO and aliensthe following paragraphs evidence given by his parents, sister and neighborStep consolidationLet students get a good understanding of the text.1. According paragraph 1, Justin _ ( B)A. Justin was killed by Yetis.B. people showed great interest in Jus
13、tins missing.C. the police have discovered the truth of Justins missing.D. Justin went lost last night.2Which of the following statement is true? ( D)A. Justin Foster went missing last Friday morning.B. Justins father had a headache that day.C. Justin did tell someone he would stay out late.D. Justi
14、ns parents asked the police for help.3. Arrange the following events in the order of time.Police found Justin returned home.Witness saw Justin walking home.The next morning, the boy was found missing. Justin was heard put on his CD.Justin left home to play baseball with two friends. -4.According to
15、paragraph 5 ,we know that_ (D)A. The light Kelly saw was the light of the full moon.B. The spaceship was white all over.C. Kelly saw the aliens take Justin away D. Kelly was sure that the aliens took Justin away.5.From the last paragraph we can know that_. ( C )A. the police have given up looking in
16、to the caseB. The police didnt believe what Kelly and other people said at all.C. The police will also try to find out some other possibilities.D. The police have found that someone made up the story of Justins missing.Step Discussion1. What do you think might have happened to Justin? (Was he in dan
17、ger? If he were taken away by aliens, how do you think they would treat him?)2. Do you want to know more about the unexplained ? Why?The most beautiful thing one can experience is mysteries . They are truly the basis(基础) of all arts and sciences . Albert EinsteinThis is one small step for man, but one giant leap for mankind. Neil ArmstrongStep HomeworkRetell the news storyFind a news article to read and tell it to your classmates in your own words, using the strategy we learned today.Write an end to the story4 / 4
