Unit 1 Tales of the Unexplained

Welcome to the Unit and Reading

編者：張福翠

教學目標：1. Help Ss practise spoken English.

2. Help Ss express their opinions boldly and imaginatively.

3．Checking and enhancing Ss’ reading abilities.

4．Help Ss gain an overall understanding of the news article.

5．Help Ss learn to read in different ways according to the types of the article they’re reading.

6．Help Ss grasp the usage of the words and expressions

教學重難點：1. Help Ss gain an overall understanding of the article.

2. Help Ss learn to read in different ways according to the types of the article they’re reading.

3．Help Ss grasp the usage of the words and expressions

一、課文理解（T or F）

( ) 1. People have shown great interest in Justin’s disappearance not because the strange lights in the sky but reports of alien visits.

( ) 2. Justin disappeared probably because he was taken by aliens.

( ) 3. Mrs. Foster was worried about her son’s safety, so she called the police immediately.

( ) 4. According to Kelly, a bright light appeared inside Justin’s room then disappeared.

( ) 5.Mavis wood said he had once been taken away by aliens and then returned him to his home.

( ). 6. Police would not give up until they found convincing evidence.

二、知識點：

1. You might run into a Yeti in the Himalayas, or just see a few footprints, but you’d still be lucky.(p1)

run into : to meet sb. by chance 偶遇，撞見；

猜猜我今天在購物的時候遇見了誰。

2. The reason for building the pyramids in Egypt is still unknown even today.(p1)

=People today still don’t know the reason for building the pyramids.

the reason for…: …的原因 the cause of… :…的起因

…的原因是因為… ： The reason for + n/ Ving is that…

The reason why….is that…

他遲到的原因是因為他的車在路上壞了。

3. Boy missing, police puzzled.(p2)

= A boy went missing, and the police got/were puzzled.

-ing&-ed用作表語

標題中missing 和puzzled后都省略了系動詞，missing 和puzzled分別為現在分詞和過去分詞作表語。現在分詞作表語描述主語性質；過去分詞作表語描述主語所處的狀態。

eg: The news was exciting and the students got so excited at it.

這部電影如此嚇人以至于小女孩感到害怕。

4. Police in America have stepped up their search for a fifteen-year-old boy who went missing two days ago in Dover.（p2）

step up:增加，促進；加快，加速

他們必須加速新學校的建造。

go missing: 失蹤，不見了 go是系動詞， “處于， 變為”

壞了 發瘋 挨餓

5. People have shown great interest in his disappearance due to sightings of puzzling lights in the sky and reports of alien visits around the time of his disappearance.（p2）

show/have/take/feel (an/great/no/little) interest in 對……有興趣（關心）

due to: prep=. because of/ owing to/ as a result of由于，因造成

這起車禍是因為粗心駕駛。

puzzling lights 讓人迷惑不解的光亮

puzzling & puzzled & puzzle

The other day, the Maths teacher asked us to do a really problem.

He was at what the teacher said.

What the little girl had done her mother.

strange-looking creatures 相貌奇特的動物

supporting details 附加細節

amazing speed 令人驚訝的速度

6. When Justin did not show up at the family lunch the next day, Mrs. Foster became worried and told her husband to call the police.（p2）

show up出現，出席，到場(=turn up, appear)；使清晰，（使）顯露;揭露

你昨天開會時為什么不到場？

7. The aliens took me away so that they could do research on me.（p3）

research n. 研究工作[U]， 一次研究工作[C]

do research on 對…做研究

vt. & vi. 研究

他在那個問題上已做了大量的研究。

8. Police have not ruled out the possibility that Justin was taken by aliens, but are also looking into other possibilities.（p3）

rule out 排除（可能性）

look into 向里面看； 調查，檢查，了解；

關于look 的相關詞組：

(1) look up查找，向上看 (2) look through翻閱，瀏覽

(3) look on旁觀 (4) look on…as看作

(5) look out (for) 當心 (6) look about / around/round四下查看

(7) look down upon瞧不起 (8) look back upon回憶，回顧

(9) look sb. up and down；

look sb. in the face/eyes

上下打量某人；直視（正視）某人

that… 引導同位語從句， 它可以對前面的抽象名詞possibility, news, word, hope, wish, doubt, information, message, fact等進行補充說明，that 只起連接作用， 在句子中不做任何成分，不省略。而定語從句中的that擔當句子成分， 充當賓語時可省略。

I don’t believe the news that he told me. 從句

I don’t believe the news that he has gone abroad. 從句

9. “Sometimes people make up such amazing stories.” says Detective Sam Peterson, who has taken charge of the case.（p3）

make up 編造，捏造；彌補，把……補上；化裝，打扮 ；構成：

take charge of/ be in charge of 負責（處理某事或照顧某人），接管

10. The second paragraph gives the important facts that the writer was unable to include in the lead.（p3）

include vt. 包含，包括；

including prep.

1) At least 80 persons were injured, five policemen.

2) Everyone laughed , me .

鞏固練習：

一、短語翻譯

1．加強，加緊 2. 搜尋，尋找

3．失蹤 4.對…表現出濃厚的興趣

5．一個失蹤的男孩 6.偶爾遇見

7.高科技 8.一條沉船

9. 由于 10.出現，露面

11.播放CD 12.掀起窗簾

13.感到恐懼 14.排除可能性

15.調查 16.編這種聳人聽聞的故事

17. 負責 18. 對…感到失望

19．對…做研究 20.講神秘的故事

21.外出 22.滿月

23.做噩夢 24.令人信服的證據

25.飛過 26.外層空間

二、單項選擇

( ) 1.When I returned to the classroom, I found my pen .

A. going B. losing C. missing D. missed

( ) 2. The murderer was sentenced to death today’s newspaper.

A. according to B. due to C. thanks to D. owing to

( )3 . All the passengers on abroad the captain.

A. are in charge of B. are in the charge of

C. take charge of D. take the charge of

( )4. They show great in visiting the places of , such as Guilin, Guangzhou.

A. interest; interest B.interest; interests

C. interesting; interesting D. interests;interest

( )5. He told me it was the reason ____ he explained just now ____ made him come late yesterday.

A. which; which B. which; that

C. why; that D. why; which

( )6. She likes the film , , she has to stay at home to look after her sick mother.

A. but B. therefore C. anyhow D. however

( )7. The police are searching .

A. the thief in the building B. the building for the thief

C. for the thief in the building D. both B and B

( )8. A good story does not necessarily have to have a happy ending, but the reader must not be left____ .

A. unsatisfied B. unsatisfying

C. to be unsatisfying D. being unsatisfied

( )9. Readers can _____ quite well without knowing the exact meaning of each word.

A. get over B. get in

C. get along D. get through

( )10. ___! There’s a train coming.

A. Look out B. Look around

C. Look forward D. Look on

( )11. Happily for John’s mother, he is working harder to ____ his lost time.

A. make up for B. keep up with

C. catch up with D. make use of

( )12. , he left the manager’s office without any results.

A. Disappointing B. Being disappointed

C. Disappointed D. Because of disappoint

答案：

一、 F T F F FT

二、 1. Guess who I ran into when shopping today.

2. The reason why he was late was that his car broke down on the way.

3. The movie was so frightening that the girl felt very frightened.

4. They must step up the building of the new school.

go wrong/ bad go mad go hungry

5. The accident was due to careless driving.

puzzling puzzled puzzled

6. Why didn’t you show up at the meeting yesterday?

7. He has done a great deal/amount of research on that subject.

8.定語 同位語

9. including included

短語翻譯

1．Step up 2. search for

3．Go missing 4.show great interest in

5．a missing boy 6.run into

7.advanced science and technology 8.a sunken ship

9. due to 10.show up

11.put on CD 12.pull back the curtains

13.get frightened 14.rule out the possibilities

15.look into 16.make up such amazing stories

17. take charge of 18. be disappointed with

19．do research on 20.tell mysterious stories

21. stay out 22.full moon

23.have nightmares 24.convincing evidence

25.fly over 26.outer space

單項選擇

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