1、Reading IBoy missing,police puzzledMr.FosterMrs.FosterKellyDetective Sam Peterson？Do you often read newspapers?Howdoyouselectthenewsyouliketoread,bytakingalookatitstitleorbybeingattractedbyitscolorfulpictures?Haveyouevernoticedtherearedifferencesinwritingstylesbetweennewspaperarticlesandotherkindofa
2、rticlesyouread?Can you tell me the feature of a news title?Lets take the passage were going to learn as an example,the title is“Boy missing,police puzzled”,whats special?Thetitleofanewsstoryisusuallyincomplete,attractive,exactanddirect Can you complete the title?Boy missing,police puzzledBoy missing
3、,police puzzledA boy is missing,and the police are puzzled.why are the police puzzled?how/when/where was the boy missing?The structure of a news storytitlethe first paragraphto give a general idea about the newsto tell readers“who”“when”“where”“what”“why”“how”the following paragraphs to give detaile
4、d but less important information the second paragraphto give more important factsThe structure of a news storyThe reading skills of news storiesFor general ideas,read the topic if any and the first one or two paragraphs;For details,read the rest of the story.Skimming&ScanninguBoy missing,police puzz
5、led Its about _uthe first paragraph:when_;where_;who_;what_;how_;why_ _uthe following paragraphs:evidence given by_a missing boythree days agoDover,New HampshireJustin Fosterwent missingshow great interestreports of strange lights&of alien visitsJustins parents,sister,neighbors Find the best answers
6、1.The reason why people were interested in the disappearance of the child is that_A.The lost boy was 15 years old.B.The police advised them to do so.C.The disappearance might have sth.to do with strange lights and of aliens visits around the time the boy disappear.D.All of the aboveStep 4 Listening
7、and Detailed reading2.In the seventh paragraph,“show up”means _.A.arrive or appearB.ReachC.DisappearD.reach for3.We can infer that the boy might go missing_.A.in his own roomB.on the playgroundC.in Kellys roomD.in his brothers room4.What is the attitude of the police to the disappearance of the boy?
8、_A.They cant make sure that Justin was taken by aliens.B.They think it possible for some people to make up an amazing story.C.They are looking at other possibilities.D.All of the above.5.We can know_.A.The police have known the cause of the boys disappearance.B.the police havent found hard evidence
9、about the boys disappearanceC.the police will catch the aliens who took away the boy.D.the police wont get any information about the childs disappearanceMain pointsSupporting details(Para.2)Justins friends said _.Witnesses said _.Kelly heard _.Justin went home after the game with themthey saw Justin
10、 walking towards his home at 10.45 p.m.her brother return home at about 11 p.m.The police found that Justin returned home.Main pointsSupporting details(Para.7)Mrs.Foster had _.Mr.Foster was surprised _.Justin Foster _.no idea that his son didnt tell anyone that he was staying out latedidnt show up a
11、t the family lunch the next dayJustin Foster went missing.Main pointsSupporting detailsMavis Wood said _.that the aliens took her away so that they could do research on her(Para.8)The boy was taken away by aliens.Consolidation:Fill in the blanks to summarize the storyJustin Foster went 1 last Friday
12、 night.He didnt 2 3 at the family lunch the next day.That evening,Justin 4 home after the game.5 also said they saw Justin walking towards his home.Justins sister,Kelly 6 him 7 8 his 9 CD and she also saw a large spaceship 10 outside.She heard Justin 11 .missingshow upreturnedWitnessesheardput onfav
13、ouriteflyingshoutMavis Wood said that she was 12 13 the UFO by 14 .They did some 15 on her.The whole 16.was 17 .Police 18 that Justin did return home.But police have not 19 the possibility that Justin was taken away by aliens.Detective Sam Peterson was 2021 22 the case.taken aboardaliensresearchexpe
14、rienceterriblefounddismissedincharge ofInterviewMr.FosterMrs.Foster KellyDetective Sam Peterson(from China Daily)Can you tell me what happened that night?For example(with Mr.Justin):Students A:Can you tell me what happened that night?Students B:I went on night work that evening.surprised not tell st
15、ay out late.not show up lunch the next day my wife worry ask me.policeStudents A:So far,the police havent found about,but not rule out the possibilities taken by aliens,also look into othernot give up untilDont worry too much.DiscussionStudents are encouraged to choose one of them to discuss it with
16、 their partners.1.Do you believe that Justin was really taken away by the aliens?Why or why not?2.Suppose you were taken away by the aliens,what would you do?Homework 1.Finish the rest exercises on pages 4-52.All the people are concerned about Justins disappearance.What do you think might have happened to him?Please give an ending to the story.
