1、M2U1 Reading麒麟中学高一备课组麒麟中学高一备课组#Lead in Daily reportReading strategy How to read a newspaper articletitle(to give a general idea about the news)the first paragraph(to tell readers“who”“when”“where”“what”“why”“how”)the following paragraphs(to give detailed but less important information)Inverted pyram
2、id format（倒金字塔模式）（倒金字塔模式）Steve JobsOct.5,2011this afternoon CaliforniaBoy missing,police puzzledReading Boy missing,police puzzledA boy was missing,and the police were puzzled.Discovery:The title of a news story is usually brief attractive,exact and direct.What do you think hasWhat do you think has
3、happened to the boy?happened to the boy?What can you know from the title and the pictures?boy missing+a UFO+What happened last Friday=?True or False questions.1.Justin Foster went missing last Wednesday night.2.Justins mother didnt feel worried at first because she thought he was spending the night
4、elsewhere.3.Justin in fact returned home at 8 p.m.That night.4.Kelly saw a bright light outside and then a spaceship moved to her bedroom.She also heard him shout.Fast reading:Read the newspaper article quickly.TFFFCareful reading:The structure of the newspaper articleMain points Supporting detailsI
5、ntroduction&Background (Para 1)When Where Who What how did people react why did people show great interestthree days agoDover,New HampshireJustin Fosterwent missingshowed great interestStrange lights in the sky&alien visits around the time the boy disappearedMain pointsSupporting details(Para.2)Who
6、believed he was back?Some people sawJustin Foster went home.his two friendswitnesseshis sisterMain pointsSupporting detailsKelly saw _.Kelly heard _.Mavis Wood said _.a large spaceship flying outsideJustin shoutthat the aliens took her away so that they could do research on her(Para.38)They thoughtt
7、he boy was taken away by aliens.Justin Foster,a fifteen-year-old boy,was missing three days ago.Im.,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 Mrs Marvis WoodKellyheard sb.return put on p
8、ull 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 Consolidation exercises:1.In the seventh paragraph,“show up”means _.A.arrive or appearB.reachC.disappearD.reach for2.We can infer that the
9、 boy might go missing_.A.in his own roomB.on the playgroundC.in Kellys roomD.in his brothers room3.What did Mrs Foster think 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 be cause she
10、was worried about Justin.D.She thought Kelly was telling a lie and not a good child.4.What does the text suggest in the last paragraph?.A.The police have known the cause of the boys disappearance B.The police havent found convincing evidence about the boysdisappearance C.The police will catch the al
11、iens who took away the boy D.The police wont get any information about the boys disappearance.#Task-based ReadingTitle Boy missing,police puzzled What happened A 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_ sa
12、ys that there were strange lights in the sky and _3_visits around the time the boy disappearedAt 10:45pm,_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_
13、 the UFO and luckily was returned home without any _7_.The polices _8_ towards this case While they have not _9_ the idea that Justin was taken by aliens,they are looking into other _10_as well.searching report alien witness inside aboard injuries attitude dismissed possibilities Homework1.Finish the rest exercises on P4-5.2.All the people are concerned about Justins disappearance.What do you think might have happened to him?Please write an ending to the story.
