1、M2 U1 Tales of the unexplainedPeriod Learning notes for Welcome to the unit & Reading【Learning goals】1. Learning some new words : search; witness; since; assume; occur; while; dismiss;2. Learning some new expressions: run into; step into; due to; make up; look into; 3. learning some special sentence
2、 patterns: 同位语（句）；倒装句【Learning focus】1. (Page 1) You might run into a Yeti in the Himalayas, or just see a few tracks, if you are lucky! run into (1) _ Guess who I ran into today. (2) _ If you travel alone in that forest, you may run into danger. (3) _ The bus went out of control and ran into a line
3、 of people. 【练一练】 Ive _ the habit of calling in on my grandparents on my way home from school.A. come into B. gone into C. got into D. run into2. (Page 2 Lines 1-4) Police in America have stepped up their search for a fifteen-year-old boy who went missing three days ago, in Dover, New Hampshire. ste
4、p up _The health department is stepping up efforts to reduce teenage smoking. _ search n. 搜查，搜寻 in search of in ones/the search for 所有的村民都出去寻找那个失踪的男孩。All the villagers went out _v. 搜查，搜寻 search sb./sth.(for sb./sth.) search for sb./sth.超市无权对顾客搜身，查找丢失的东西。A supermarket doesnt _她翻找自己的护照，但没找着。 She _ in
5、vain (徒劳) _ her passport. 【练一练】 A group of soldiers went into the woods _ the missing pilot. A. search for B. in search of C. searched for D. searched of3. (Page 2 Lines 4-8) This incident has received great interest due to reports of strange lights in the sky and of alien visits around the time the
6、 boy disappeared. due to (1) 由于，因为(常在句中作状语、表语或定语)由于天气恶劣，机场被关闭了。The airport was closed _(2) 预期的，预定的 (be due to do sth.)The train is due to arrive at six. 翻译：_【拓展】due to 的近义短语还有 because of, owing to, as a result of, thanks to（更多地表示正面原因，意为“多亏，由于”）等【练一练】 _ your help, I passed the examination without any
7、 difficulty.A. Because of B. Owing to C. Due to D. Thanks to4. (Page 2 Lines 9-11) Justin Foster, a high school student, went missing last Friday night. (Page 3 Lines 72-73) There is no hard evidence that aliens took him. (Page 3 Lines 67-71) When asked about the possibility that Justin was taken by
8、 aliens, Detective Sam Peterson, who has taken charge of the case, told journalists, Sometimes people make up such amazing stories . 句中划线部分与前面的名词同位，构成同位语（从句）。possibility n. 可能性There is a / no / little possibility of (doing) sth.There is a / no possibility that-clause.【练一练】一个孩子能在互联网上创办一家玩具公司，这有可能吗？_t
9、hat a child can set up a toy company on the Internet?5. (Page 2 Lines 18-19) Witnesses also say they saw Justin walking towards his home at 10:45 p.m. witness n. 目击者，见证人 be (a) witness to (现场目击) 我是他们争吵的目击者。I was (a) witness to their quarrel. 谁目击了这场车祸？ Who witnessed the accident? see + sb. / sth. + d
10、o / doing / donewatch, look at, hear, listen to, notice, feel, observe等动词与see有这种相同用法。(1) 我拉开窗帘，看见一艘巨大的宇宙飞船在外面飞行。I pulled back the curtains and _(2) 有人看见他一小时前离开了。_(3) 看到儿子在托儿所受到很好的照顾, 我很高兴。_ in the nursery.6. (Page 2 Lines 36-38) Standing inside were lots of strange creatures with white skin and larg
11、e black eyes. 此句为倒装句，结构为“表语 + be + 主语”。相当于: Lots of white-skinned, strange-looking creatures with white skin and large black eyes were standing inside.类似句型：Growing all over the hills and around the lake are trees of different kinds.【练一练】(1) 坐在房间后面的是一个有着一对大眼睛的害羞女孩。_ at the back of the room _ with two
12、 big eyes.(2) 出席会议的还有一位来自北大的教授。Also _ a professor from Peking University.7. (Page 2 Lines 44) I havent seen Justin since. since adv. 他三周前离开家，从此杳无音信。_ since conj. 既然我们来到了这个地方就该去看看他。_, lets go and visit him.8. (Page 3 Lines 47-51) However, since Mrs. Foster thought that Justin was spending the night w
13、ith a friend, she assumed that Kelly was having a bad dream, and sent her back to bed. assume 假定，认为虽然玛丽什么也没说，但约翰认为这件事肯定和她有关。Although Mary did not say anything, _人们普遍认为 (It is generally assumed that ) 许多疾病是由于工作压力所致。_ many diseases are caused by _9. Page 3 Lines 51-53) Mr. Foster was working that nigh
14、t on his road construction job, and was not home when these events occurred. occur vi. 发生 ( pt. _ p.p._ pres. p._)Something unexpected has occurred.警方调查了这次事故，认为事故大约发生在午夜时分。The police looked into the accident and _【拓展】sth. occurs to sb. / It occurs to sb. that 某人想到；出现在某人头脑里 The idea occurred to him i
15、n the dream.他没有想到他的妻子有婚外情(have an affair)。_ was having an affair.10. (Page 3 Lines 67-71) When asked about the possibility that Justin was taken by aliens, Detective Sam Peterson, who has taken charge of the case, told journalists, Sometimes people make up such amazing stories When asked 是从句中的省略现象。如
16、果主句的主语和从句的主语一致，并且从句中含有be动词，从句的主语和be动词就可以省略。(1) _ (如果受到邀请), Ill go to her birthday party.(2) _ (旅行时), you should take good care of yourself. make up的不同含义：(1) She made up her face to look prettier. _(2) The boy made up a story; it was not true. _(3) The hostess made up the bed for the guest. _(4) 30 b
17、oys and 26 girls make up our class. _(5) Hard work can make up for a lack of intelligence (聪明、才智). _【练一练】The driver began to speed up to _ for the hour hed lost in the traffic jam.A. make upB. keep up C. take up D. catch up11. (Page 3 Lines 73-75) So, while we have not dismissed the idea, we are loo
18、king into other possibilities as well. while conj. 虽然，尽管（句首）While all of them are strong candidates (候选人), only one will be chosen for the post.【练一练】(1) _ I really dont like art, I find his work impressive.A. AsB. SinceC. If D. While(2) _ the Internet is of great help, I dont think its a good idea t
19、o spend too much time on it.A. If B. While C. Because D. As dismiss v. 不予考虑；排除；解雇；解散She was dismissed from her post.在我们认真思考好之前，请不要排除这一建议。_ before weve even thought about it carefully. look into 调查；注视的深处或内部他朝房间里看，但发现那儿没人。_【拓展】look around look after look out look forward to look back on look over 【练一练
20、】A research team has been set up to _ the cause of the fire happening to the supermarket last night.A. look afterB. look intoC. look on D. look up【Feedback】单词拼写1. The p_ look on his face suggested that he knew nothing about the matter.2. The 20th century w_ the rapid development of information techn
21、ology.3. The crocodile is a strange-looking c_.4. Several new freeways in our county are under c_. Surely they will make it easier for people to travel around.5. We havent dismissed the p_ that he committed suicide.6. She was f_ to fall down from the top of the tall building.7. It is generally _ (假定，认为) that too much work and stress can lead to illnesses.8. The plane crash killed all 156 passengers _ (在飞机上), including the president.9. This is still a question that remains _ (不能解释的) even today.10. When the police arrived, he had already destroyed the e_ of his guilt.
