1、单元：Unit 1 Tales of the unexplained板块：Reading 2Thoughts on the design:本节课为阅读课的第二课时，重点是在复习课文内容的基础上学习课文中出现的一些重要词汇和句型等，培养学生的语言运用能力。Teaching aims:In this period, the students will learn some useful words and expressions and they will also learn some sentence patterns. Students will be encouraged to use w
2、hat they have learned.Teaching procedures:Step 1 Revision1. Answer the following questions: a. What incident were people talking about in Dove, New Hampshire?b. What happened to him in the following peoples opinion: Kelly, Mrs Marvis Wood and c. Detective Sam Peterson?What happened to him in your op
3、inion?2. Decide different peoples feelings towards the incident, including his friends, his sister, Mrs Marvis Wood and Detective Sam Peterson.设计说明帮助学生复习前一课时所学的部分内容。Step 2 Language points1. Boy missing, police puzzled.男孩失踪, 警察迷惑。 = A boy goes/is missing, and the police are puzzled. go missing=go los
4、t : go 作连系动词, 意思为“变成某种状态（通常指不好的状态）”如：go mad (发疯) go wrong (出故障) go bad (变质)1) His hair went grey after his sons death. 他的头发在他儿子死后都变得花白了。2) In summer, milk can go bad easily. 夏天牛奶很容易变质。 puzzle vt. 使困惑 n. 疑惑，谜，智力游戏puzzled adj. 困惑的（常用于指人，有时可以指人的表情）puzzling adj. 令人困惑的（常用于指物）1) Her illness puzzled all th
5、e doctors. 使困惑2) Their reason for doing this is still a puzzle to me.对于他们为什么要做此事我仍然莫名其妙。3) The puzzling problem made me puzzled. 这个令人困惑的问题使得我很困惑。4) There is a puzzled look on her face. 困惑的表情5) They are puzzled (about) what to do next. 他们对接下来该做什么感到迷惑不解。 puzzle, interest, surprise, astonish, shock, up
6、set, excite, disappoint, please, satisfy, frighten, amaze, convince 等意思为“使”的动词都属于同一类，现在分词表主动，可译为“令人的”， 过去分词表被动，表示“（本身）感到的”。1) B_ and happy, Tony stood up and accepted the prize. (2006 全国卷)A. Surprising B. Surprised C. Being surprised D. To be surprising2) Tom sounds _A_ very much in the job, but Im
7、not sure whether he can manage it. (2006年安徽卷)A. interested B. interesting C. interestingly D. interestedly3) 这个消息很激动人心，所以听到这个消息学生们都很激动。The news was exciting and the students were all excited at it.4) His shouting was frightening and the boys felt frightened.他大吼一声把那些男孩都吓住了。2. Police in America have s
8、tepped up their search for a fifteen-year-old boy who went missing P2 Lines1-4 police/people（人们）/cattle+ plvThe police have caught the murderer. step up 走上前来；加快、加速；提升、提高1) John waited until the teacher had finished speaking to Mary, and then he stepped up. 走上前来2) The factory stepped up the productio
9、n to meet the increased demand. 加快、加速3) Womens social position in China has been much stepped up in the past 50 years. 提升、提高 step: take a step forward/ back 向前走/向后走take steps/action/measures to do sth. 采取步骤、行动、措施做某事mind/ watch your step 小心谨慎，谨慎从事step by step 一步一步、逐渐地、逐步地keep/ be in step with 与保持同步，跟
10、上的步伐follow in ones steps踏着某人的足迹；步某人的后尘； 效法某人的榜样 search n. vi & vt. 搜索、搜查、搜寻 search sb./sp. for sth. 在某人身上/某处搜查某物 search sb. / sp. 搜某人的身或搜查某处 search for sb. / sth. 搜寻某人或某事物 search through 查遍search out 搜 (查) 出、 探出 in search of / in ones search for 寻找1）警察在那栋房子里搜寻被偷的珠宝。The police searched the house for
11、the stolen jewelry.2）超市无权对顾客搜身，查找丢失的东西。A supermarket doesnt have the right to search its customers for the lost things.3）All the villagers went out in search of the missing boy. 所有的村民都出去寻找那个失踪的男孩。4）She searched in vain (徒劳) for her passport.她翻找自己的护照，但没找着。 a fifteen-year-old boy复合形容词常见的构成法： n. n. n.
12、adj -N-ed(有) adj -V-ing (主动) adj -V-ed (被动) num. adv adv1) n.-Nedbaby-faced (娃娃脸的), horse-faced (马脸的)2) adj.-Nedgood-mannered (有礼貌的) , narrow-minded (心胸狭窄的), absent-minded (心不在焉的) old-fashioned (过时的), quick-witted(机智的)， bare-footed (赤脚的), hot-tempered（急性子的，short-sighted（近视的）, simple-minded（头脑简单的）3)
13、num. -Nedfive-sided (五个边的), two-storied (两层楼的)，one-sided（单方面的）, one-legged（独脚的） 4) n.-Vingbody-building (强身的), peace-loving(爱好和平的)，（说英语的）English-speaking, time-saving（省时间的）5) adj.-Vingeasy-going (随和的) ,ordinary-looking（相貌平平的）,nice-smelling（闻起来香的） 6) adv.-Vinghard-working (工作努力的), fast-moving (快速移动的)
14、, far-reaching (影响深远的), ever-lasting（永恒的），best-selling（畅销的）7) n.-V-edheart-broken (伤心的), hand-made (手工的), man-caused (人为的), heart-felt（衷心的），air-borne（空载的），home-made（家制的）， poverty-stricken（贫困不堪的），flood-stricken areas（受洪水袭击的地区）。 8) adj.-V-edplain-spoken (坦白说话的), ready-made (现成的)9) adv.-V-edout-spoken
15、(直言的), well-balanced（很平衡的）, well-behaved (守规矩的), hard-won（来之不易的）, well-written（写得不错的），well-known（著名的），,newly-published（刚出版的）另外还有：10) adj-n. 如：low-cost (低价的), high-quality (高质量的), fast-food (快餐的)11) n.-n. 如：day-care (白天代人照顾小孩的), name-brand (名牌的)12) n.-adj.如：fat-free (低脂的), duty-free (免税的), world-famo
16、us (世界有名的)13）num.-n(-adj.): five-minute ; 8-meter-long , one-way (单行的) 注意：复数时，单位名词仍不加S。 3. The incident has received great interest due to reports of strange lights in the sky interest: n.兴趣，爱好；利益；利息 v. 使感兴趣have /find/feel/show/take (an/no) interest in 对有/无兴趣 develop (ones) interest in 培养对的兴趣arouse/
17、stimulate ones interest in 激发对的兴趣lose interest (in) （对）失去兴趣in the interest(s) of sb./sth. 为了某人的利益; 为某事的缘故a question of common interest 共同关心的问题the interest rate 利率be/become interested in due to 由于，因为（可作状语和表语） 近义短语：because of / owing to /on account of/ thanks to多亏，幸亏/as a result of 的结果（只作状语）due 到期（偿付，
18、举行），定于（某时做某事/某时到达）1) 由于糟糕的天气，运动会不得不被推迟了。As a result of/ Owing to /Because of/Due to/On account of the bad weather, the sport meeting has to be put off. 2) 这次事故是由于司机开车不小心所致。The accident was due to careless driving. 3) The book is due to be punished in October. 该书定于十月份出版。4) The rent is due tomorrow. 房
19、租明天到期。4. Justin Foster, a high school student, went missing last Friday night. 同位语：一个名词(或其它形式)对另一个名词或代词进行修饰、限定或说明，这个名词(或其它形式)就是同位语。同位语与被它限定的词的格要一致，并常常紧挨在一起。1) He himself told me that his brother John is a world-famous doctor. 2) They each have an English-English dictionary.3) He always works hard ev
20、en if he knows the fact that he is not in good health. 4) His failure was due to the fact that he had not practised for a long time.5) Mary, monitor of our class, was invited to the party too.(用同位语合并下列句子)1) Mr. Smith is our new English teacher. He is very kind to us. Mr. Smith, our new English teach
21、er, is very kind to us.2) Yesterday I met Tom. Tom is a friend of my brothers. Yesterday I met Tom, a friend of my brothers. 3) Mr. James is my English teacher. Yesterday I talked to him.Yesterday I talked to my English teacher, Mr. James.4) We are Chinese people and we are brave and hardworking.We
22、Chinese people are brave and hardworking.5) He didnt work hard. He failed in the exam.He failed in the exam due to the fact that he didnt work hard.5. Witnesses also say they saw Justin walking towards his home at 10:45 p.m. witness n. 目击者; 见证人 v. 目睹; 目击; 见证 1) 谁目击了这场车祸？ Who witnessed the accident？2
23、) I was a witness to their quarrel.3) The successful launch of Shenzhou VI is a powerful witness to our countrys increasing prosperity. 神舟六号的成功发射是我们伟大祖国日益强盛的有力见证。 see +sb./sth.+ do/ doing/done: watch, look at, hear, listen to, notice, feel, observe; have(使，让)等动词与see有这种相同用法。1) I pulled back the curta
24、ins and saw a large spaceship flying outside.我拉开窗帘看见一个巨大的宇宙飞船正在外面飞行。2) 我看见他进了那家饭店。 I saw him go into the restaurant.3）有人看见他一小时前离开了。He was seen to leave an hour ago.4）看到儿子在托儿所受到很好的照顾, 我很高兴。Im very glad to see my son taken good care of in the nursery.。6. I heard him put on his favorite CD. P2 Lines 39
25、-40 put on穿上, 戴上；假装，伪装；增加，添上；表演，上演；打开（的开关）；使（视听设备）开始播放put on a coat (穿上); put on weight (增加); put on the light/radio/television (打开); put on a record (使开始播放); put on a wounded expression (假装，伪装); put on performances (表演，上演)7. Standing inside were lots of strange creatures with white skin and large b
26、lack eyes.(这是一个倒装句)=Lots of white-skinned, strange-looking creatures with were standing inside.本句倒装句结构是：表语+be+主语1) Sitting /Seated at the back of the room was a shy girl with two big eyes.2) Also present at the meeting was a professor from Peking University.3) 那个湖周围种着各种各样的树。Growing around the lake a
27、re trees of different kinds.倒装句常见句型归纳：1） 地点状语+谓语（vi.）+主语，但主语为代词时不能用倒装。Here comes the bus./ South of the city lies a big shoe factory./但 Here it is.2) （半）否定词+助动词/be+主语，但in no time在句首时后面不能用倒装。（半）否定词如neither; nor; not until ; not only but also ; never; seldom; hardly when ; no sooner than ; at no time;
28、 by no meanse.g. 直到昨天我才知道这个消息。Not until yesterday did I get the news. 3) 表语/状语/动词原形+as(虽然)+主语+谓语部分，Child as he is, he knows a lot./Much as I like it, I wont buy it./Try as he did, he failed again.4） So（如此）+adj./adv+助动词/be+主语；so+助动词/be+主语（也这样）；so +主语+助动词/be (是这样的)So excited were we at that time that
29、we didnt know what to say./ Mary works hard and so does her partner./A: Mary works very hard. B: So she does.5) only+状语+助动词/be+主语Only when taken according to the directions will the medicine work well .8. The aliens took me away so that they could do research on me. so that引导目的状语从句时，从句中须有情态动词；引导结果状语
30、从句时，从句中不用情态动词。1) I got up early this morning so that I could catch the early bus.（以便，为了）2) I got up late this morning so that I missed the early bus.（结果） research vt.&vi& n. 调查；研究 1) research (into/on) sth.; do/ carry out /make research into/ on对进行研究2) He has done a good deal of research on that sub
31、ject. 对那个学科他做了很多的研究。3) They are carrying out a research into / researching (into) the cause of cancer.他们正在研究癌症的原因。9. Detective Sam Peterson, who has taken charge of the case, told journalists, Sometimes people make up such amazing stories. take charge (of) 负责（处理某事或照顾某人），接看管; in charge (of ) 负责（某事）;
32、in the charge of sb. ; in sb.s charge 由某人掌管、负责；free of charge 免费Who will take charge of the factory during the directors absence?厂长不在期间，谁来管工厂呢？2) Tom works there, in charge of the sales department. 汤姆在那儿工作，负责销售部。3) The girl was safely left in the charge of a nurse. 那个女孩安全地由一个护士看护着。4) These books wer
33、e sent to our school free of charge. 这些书是免费送给我们学校的. case n. 情况，状况；事例；病例；案件；个案；箱；盒in this/that case (情况，状况); in case (of) (如果；万一；以防); three cases of fever (病例); a typical case（典型事例）；a civil case (民事诉讼案件); a suitcase (箱；盒) make up1) She made up her face to look prettier. _化妆_2) The boy made up a story
34、; it was not true. _编造_3) make up the bed for our guest _给铺床_4) 30 boys and 21 girls make up our class _组成_ 5) Hard work can make up for a lack of intelligence(聪明、才智)；弥补10. We will not give up until we find what happened. notuntil/till ; until/till I did not realize what had happened until he left t
35、he room angrily.Not until he left the room angrily did I realize what had happened.It was not until he left the room angrily that I realized what had happened.I didnt fall asleep until my mother returned. I slept until my mother returned.PPT56设计说明学习课文中出现的语言重难点之处，培养语言运用能力。Step 3 Practice (Optional)Ti
36、me permitting, ask the students to do these exercises in class; if time is not enough in class, these exercises can be set as homework.1. Fill in the blanks, using the proper forms of the following words:due to, show up, look into, step up, according to, show great interest in, search for, make up,
37、take charge of,1. With the final exam coming near, youd better _ your preparation for it.2. _ his theory, its likely that life exists in outer space.3. His speech was so interesting that the whole audience _ it.4. Not all the people invited _ at his birthday party, so he was very disappointed.5. He
38、had to stop now and then_ his poor health.6. The police are _ the accident which caused ten deaths.7. Australia _ six states.8. Now that the manager has retired, who do you think _ the office?9. The boy spent a lot of time _ all sorts of information on the Internet.答案：1. step up 2. According to 3. s
39、howed great interest in 4. showed up 5. due to 6. looking into 7. is made up of 8. will take charge of 9. searching for2. Choose the best answers:1. The police _ the murderer everywhere when he suddenly appeared in a theatre. (D)A. was searching B. were searching C. was searching for D. were searchi
40、ng for2. Meat _ bad very soon in summer. (C)A. turns B. becomes C. goes D. falls3. Those _ the companies are to blame for the decrease in sales. (A)A. in charge of B. in the charge of C. in charge D. take charge of4. The price of eggs _ by 10% since last month. (C)A. increased B. is increased C. has
41、 increased D. had increased5. _ of the truth of the report, he told his colleagues about it.A. Convinced B. Convincing C. To convince D. Having convinced (A)6. It was not _ she took off her glasses _ I realized she was a famous film star. (B) A. when; that B. until; that C. until; when D. when; when
42、7. _ at the failure in the math exam, John would not like to talk about it to his parents. (B)A. Disappointing B. Disappointed C. To be disappointed D. Having disappointed8. The _ look on her face suggested that she _ it. A. puzzling; hadnt expected B. puzzled; hadnt expected (B) C. puzzling; wouldn
43、t expect D. puzzled; shouldnt expect9. When I return to the classroom, I found my pen _. (C) A. going B. losing C. missing D. missed10. Kate cried out in a _ voice at the _ of a rat. (B) A. frightening; scene B. frightened; sight C. puzzled; sight D. puzzling; scene11. Jane has made _ in her studies
44、_ her hard work. (D) A. great progress; because B. a great progress; because of C. great progresses; because D. great progress; due to12. A group of soldiers went into the woods _ the missing pilot. (B) A. search for B. in search of C. searched for D. searched of13. Allen _ his MP3 and threw himself
45、 down on the sofa, _ the music. (A) A. put on; enjoying B. put on; enjoyed C. open on; enjoyed D. turn on; enjoy14. Why do you have the water _ all the time? B) A. ran B. running C. to be running D. being running15. He must have _ the funny story. I cant believe that its true. (D)A. picked up B. tur
46、ned up C. done up D. made up16. Why did he have to leave school? He happened to _ a laptop computer from the school lab. (B) A. be seen steal B. be seen stealing C. be caught to steal D. catch stealing3. Complete the following words according to the situations: 1. The p_ look on his face suggested t
47、hat he knew nothing about the matter.2. The 20th century w_ the rapid development of information technology.3. The crocodile is a strange-looking c_.4. _ (研究人员)have recently discovered a new virus which may lead to immediate death.5. We havent ruled out the p_ that he committed suicide.6. She was f_
48、 to fall down from the top of the tall building.7. A good article must offer c_ argument.8. D_ at the plot of the film, he left before it was over.9. With the teachers help, I have made great p_ in my spoken English.10. When the police arrived, he had already destroyed the e_ of his guilt.答案：1. puzzled 2. witnessed 3. creature 4. Researchers 5. possibility 6. frightened 7. convincing 8. Disappointed 9. progress 10. evidence 设计说明帮助学生巩固所学语言知识，培养他们的语言运用能力。Step 4 Homework: Recite the useful words and expressions we have learned today. Finish Workbook P86-87.
