Talesofunexplained-Reading课件.ppt

Unit 1 Tales of unexplained Reading Introduction 1.Does the title arouse your interest when you read it ? Can you complete the title ? 2.What information can you get from the title ? 3.What else do you want to know ? For example, ‘missing boy’ (How/When/ Where was the boy missing ?) “police puzzled” (Why are they puzzled?/What are the police going to do about the boy’s disappearance and how ?) 4.Are you curious about why the writer uses an incomplete sentences as the title ? Did you know that it is a feature of a news title? What are some other features of a news title ? 5.Can you guess what details may be covered in the following news story ? A.Read the article and answer the following questions: 1.What is the article about ? 2. Who is missing? 3. Do the police know what happened to Justin ? Answers:1.It’s about a missing boy /UFOs and aliens. 2.Justin Foster. 3. No. The first paragraph gives the main idea and the most important facts. Read it and answer more questions: 4.When and where was the boy missing ? 5.What caused the boy’s sudden disappearance (消失)? 6.How old was the boy ? 7.Why did people show interest in his disappearance ? Answers: 4.Two days ago in Dover, New Hampshire. 5.Aliens.6.Fifteen years old. 7.Due to sightings of puzzling lights in the sky and reports of aliens visits around the time of his disappearance. Scan the article again and answer the questions in Part C1. 1.Where does Justin Foster live ? 2.Why did Justin’s mother go to bed early? 3. What sport does Justin play ? 4. What time did the witnesses see Justin walking home ? 5.Does Justin Have any brothers and sisters ? 6.What colour were the aliens ? 7.Who else has been taken by the aliens? 8.Who is in charge of the case? Answers to Part C1: 1. In Dover, New Hampshire. 2.Because she had a headache.