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ET is about a young boy called Elliot who makes friends with a small creature from outer space and helps him to find a way to go home.
Why is the film E.T. popular in the world?
UFO
flying saucer( 茶碟 ) UFO
(Unidentified Flying Objects)
Nowadays, UFO and aliens have attracted the world’s attention.How about you?
Unit 7
Unit 1 Tales of the unexplained
Boy missing, police puzzled
who
when where
why
…
Skim the news article
What is the article about?
The article is about a missing boy.
Part one
Part two
Part three
Part four
Justin went missing.
It is a brief introduction.
The boy may be taken away by the aliens.
The police found that Justin returned home.
para1
para2
Para3-4
Para5-7
Scan the text
This news article tells us that a This news article tells us that a boy called____________ wentboy called____________ went
______ ___________________ ______ ___________________ in___________, New Hampshire. in___________, New Hampshire. People have shown great People have shown great interest in his disappearance interest in his disappearance because his disappearance because his disappearance might have something to do might have something to do with _______ and ________.with _______ and ________.
Listen to the first paragraph and fill in the blanks.
Justin Foster
missing two days agoDover
UFOaliens
Who-what-when-where-why-how
main points supporting details
Justin Foster went missing.
The police found that Justin returned home.
The boy was taken away by aliens.
Mrs. Foster thought______Mr. Foster was surprised__Justin Foster__________
Justin’s friends said_____Witness said____________Kelly heard______________
Kelly saw______________Kelly heard_____________Mavis Wood said________
Reading for supporting details:I. Read paragraph 2 and find: Main Idea: Justin Foster went missing Supporting details: 1)Mrs. Foster thought_______________________________________________
he was spending the night with a friend.
2)Mr. Foster was surprised________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________.
that his son did not tell anyone that he was staying out late.
3)The next day Justin Foster______________________________.didn’t show up at the family lunch
main points supporting details
Justin Foster went missing.
The police found that Justin returned home.
The boy was taken away by aliens.
Mrs. Foster thought______Mr. Foster was surprised__Justin Foster__________
Justin’s friends said_____Witness said____________Kelly heard______________
Kelly saw______________Kelly heard_____________Mavis Wood said________
Main Idea: The police found that Justin returned home.(para3-4)Supporting details: 1) Justin’s friends said___________________________________________________________________________________ _________ .
Justin went home after playing baseball with them.
2) Witnesses said___________________________________________________ _________________.
they saw Justin walking towards his home.
3)Kelly heard___________________________________________________________________ ________________________.
him put on his favorite CD after he went to his room.
main points supporting details
Justin Foster went missing.
The police found that Justin returned home.
The boy was taken away by aliens.
Mrs. Foster thought______Mr. Foster was surprised__Justin Foster__________
Justin’s friends said_____Witness said____________Kelly heard______________
Kelly saw______________Kelly heard_____________Mavis Wood said________
Main Idea:
Supporting details: 1)Kelly saw____________________ outside.
The boy may be taken away by the aliens.(para5-7)
a large spaceship flying
2)Kelly heard______________.Justin shout
3)Mavis Wood said _________ took her awayso that they could do ____________ on her.
the aliens
research
Boy missing, police puzzled
Morning post Sept 14th
WhoWhatWhenWhereWhy
Reading strategy
titletitle
‘Boy missing, police puzzled’
?
A boy is missing and the police are puzzled.
the the features of features of a news a news titletitle
briefattractive
exact
direct…
A typical news story is always written in an inverted pyramid format( 倒锥体形） . The broadest, most general information is given first, and then the details.
detailed informatio
n
titlethe first paragraph
title
the first paragraph
( to give a general idea about the news )
the following paragraphs
‘How to read a newspaper article’
( to tell readers “who” “when” “where” “what” “why” “how” )
( to give detailed but less important information )
Boy missing, police puzzled”
It’s about a missing boy
WhoWhenWhatwhy…
Justinlast Friday nightwent missinghas sth to do with UFO and aliens
evidence given by Justin’s parents, sister, neighbors …
consolidationAccording to
Paragraph1,_______.A. Justin was killed by Yetis.B. people showed great interest i
n Justin’s missing.C. the police have discovered the
truth of Justin’s missing.D. Justin went lost last night.
Which of the following statement is true?A. Justin Foster went missing last Friday morning.B. Justin’s father had a headache that day.C. Justin did tell someone he would stay out late.D. Justin’s parents asked the police for help.
Tasks for part 3
Arrange the following events in the order of time.1.Police found Justin returned home.2.Witness saw Justin walking home.3.The next morning, the boy was found missing.4. Justin was heard put on his CD.5. Justin left home to play baseball with two friends.
5 – 2 – 1– 4 – 3
at 11p.m.at 10.45 p.m.
the next morningafter 11p.m.
at 8 p.m.
According to paragraph 5 ,we know that________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.
From the last paragraph we can know that_______.A. the police have given up looking into the caseB. The police didn’t 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 Justin’s missing.
Discussion (group work)1.What do you think might have ha
ppened to Justin?
①Was he in danger?
②If 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 Einstein
This is one small step for man, but one giant leap for mankind.
Neil Armstrong
•Retell the news story
•Find 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 story.
Homework : Homework : Homework
