Unit1 Tales of the unexplained-Reading教案

answers   c1  1 he lives in dover, new hampshire.2 he plays basketball and baseball.3 he has a sister.4 they were white.5 mavis wood has been taken.6 sam peterson was in charge of the case.c2main pointssupporting detailsjustin foster went missing.mrs foster thought that justin had stayed the night at a friend's house.mr foster was surprised that his son did not tell anyone that he was staying out late.justin foster did not show up at the family lunch the next day.the police found that justin returned home.justin’s friends said that justin headed home after playing basketball with them.witnesses said that they saw justin walking towards his home at 10.45 p.m..kelly heard him put on his favourite cd.the boy was taken away by aliens.kelly saw a large spaceship flying outside.kelly heard justin shout.mavis wood said that the aliens took her away so that they could do scientific research on her.4 ask students to self-evaluate how well they understand and comprehend the article with the following exercise. this step is optional and the teacher can conduct it flexibly.at 8 p.m. ______________________________.     at 10.45 p.m. ___________________________
at 11 p.m., ______________________________.        justin foster  after 11 p.m., he was heard ____________________.the next morning, he was found ___________________.
connection shape _____shape ____________
 its appearance colour  ________________
size ______________its inside ___________________ strange object (ufo)    5 have students pay attention to the different features of each paragraph with the following activities. a ask students to conduct a discussion about how they usually choose whether the news article is worth reading or not and what methods they use in their reading. the following  question can be used to begin with the activity first.as is known to all, newspapers play an important part in our daily life. whenever or wherever you are, you can be informed of the latest news by reading a newspaper. from your own experience, how do you usually select the news you’d like to read, by taking a look at its title or by being attracted by its colourful pictures? encourage students to express their own opinions and their reasons. b ask students to tell the differences between the first paragraph of the article and the following paragraphs. the teacher can begin like this: