1、Boy missing,police puzzledBoy missing,police puzzledBoy missing,police puzzledBoy missing,police puzzled1.Do you believe in the existence of aliens?2.Look at the title and pictures,what information can you get from them?A boy is missing,and the police are puzzled.Note:The title of a news story is us
2、ually incomplete.Boy missing,police puzzledRead the following newspaper article quickly and answer these questions.1.What is the article about?2.When was Justin last seen?3.Who is in charge of the case?Friday night.The article is about a missing boy.Detective Sam Peterson.()1.Justin Foster lives in
3、Dover,New Hampshire.()2.Justin plays football.()3.The witnesses saw Justin walking home at 11:00 p.m.FFTbaseball10:45 p.m.()4.Justin has a sister called Kelly.()5.The aliens were yellow skinned.()6.Mavis Wood has been taken by the aliens.TFTwhite-skinned1.Is there anything wrong with the title accor
4、ding to the grammar?2.What is the complete title?The title is incomplete.The boy is missing and the police are puzzled.3.Why did the writer use an incomplete sentence as its title?4.Can you name some other features(特征)of a news title?Because its brief.attractive,exact,direct How to read a newspaper
5、article?title(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)“Boy missing,police puzzled”the first paragraphthe following paragraphsevidence given by Justins parents,
6、sister,neighbors a boyWhoWhenWhatWhereWhy Its about a missing boy.three days agowent missingunknownin Doverpredict Read first paragraph/the leadfor detailsRead the rest paragraphsReading strategy for news articles:Read title+Look at pictures/chartsHow well did you understand the details in the newsp
7、aper article?Read it again and answer the following questions:1.Which city does Justin Foster live in?In Dover.2.What did Justin do with friends last Friday?3.What time did Justin get back home that night?He went to play baseball with two friends.At about 11 p.m.4.What does Kelly think happened to h
8、er brother?5.What colour are the aliens according to Kelly?She thinks the aliens took her brother.The aliens had white skin and large black eyes.6.What happened to Mrs.Mavis Wood?7.What do the police think about the incident?She was once taken away by aliens too.They do not yet know what happened to
9、 Justin.A newspaper article always gives details to support the main points of the story.Write down the supporting details for each point below.Main PointsSupporting detailsJustin Foster went missing.Mrs.Foster thought he was spending the night with a friend.Justin Foster _didnt show up at the famil
10、y lunch the next day.Justin Foster returned home.Justins friends said _Witnesses said _ _Kelly heard _that Justin went home after playing baseball with them.that they sawJustin walking towards his houseat 10.45 p.m.him put on hisfavourite CD after he went to his room.Justin Fosterwas taken away by a
11、liens.Kelly saw _ _Kelly heard _Mavis Wood said _Justin shout.a large spaceshipflying outside.that the alienstook her away so that theycould do research on her.Interviewing Suppose you are a report from China Daily.You are making a face-to-face interview with Justin Foster who has just come back hom
12、e.A sample interviewing Mom and Kelly were so worried that they turned to a detective for help.Mom:Please help me,Mr.Peterson.My son is missing.Peterson:Calm down,and take a seat.When do you find he is missing?.Match these new words and phrases from the article with their meanings.Write the correct
13、letters in the blanks.1.set up(Line 1)_ _ _g increase the amount or speed of something2.disappear(Line 8)_ _ _3.witness(Line 18)_ _ _ d become lost or impossible to findh someone who has seen something happen4.assume(Line 49)_ _ _5.show up(Line 54)_6.aboard(Line 60)_ _ e think that something is true
14、 without having the factsc arrive or appeara on or onto a ship,plane,bus or train7.possibility(Line 67)_ _ _8.take charge of(Line 69)_f the fact that something might be trueb get control ofWhile we are wondering if there is life on other planets,perhaps aliens are wondering if there is life on Earth
15、.Use the words in the box to complete this report from the Alien News.construction making up dismissed spaceship creatures evidence amazing incidentKeys for activity E.1 _ 2 _3 _ 4 _5 _ 6 _7 _ 8 _evidenceamazingcreaturesconstructiondismissedincidentspaceshipmaking up1.What do you think might have ha
16、ppened to Justin?2.Do you believe in aliens?If you were taken away by aliens,what would you do?3.What will be the storys ending?1.What do you think might have happened to Justin?2.Do you believe in aliens?If you were taken away by aliens,what would you do?3.What will be the storys ending?Suppose you are Justin and has come back.A reporter is interviewing you and asking what you did during your disappearance.Write a passage about that.
