It must belong to Carla Section A (3a-3c)

1.What can you see in the picture？
There is a woman looking out of the window.
2.What can we know about the woman?
She is a little frightened and confused.
Careful-reading:
Read the text carefully and silently to find the specific ideas. (读取细节)
Who gave opinions? Victor's wife Victor and his friends The policeman Hellen One woman in the area The writer himself
What are the opinions?
She thinks that it could be an animal. It must be teenagers having fun. It might be the wind. It can’t be a dog. It is a bear or a wolf. There must be something…
Unit 8 It must belong to Carla. SectionA (3a-3c)
Learning goals:
【知识与能力目标】1.熟练掌握以下词汇和短语 : happening, noise, policeman, wolf, uneasy, have fun, at first, run away, in my neighborhood. 2.熟练掌握以下句型： (1) It used to be very quiet. (2) My wife thinks that it could be an animal, but my friends and I think it must be teenagers having fun. (3) One woman in the area saw something running away, but it was dark so she is not sure. (4) There must be something visiting the homes in our neighborhood, but what is it? 3. Talk about the strange event happening in a small town using Modal Verbs.
B: I agree. But it could also be a map of island.
It might be a vase.
It could be two faces.
It might be a young woman.
It could be an old woman.
Predicting:
【学习策略】:阅读策略 1.通过速读的方式，捕捉文章大意。 2.通过细读的方式，找寻细节内容。 3.通过阅读，联系上下文根据英语释义找出正确单词。 【情感价值目标】 在人们生活中，会遇到很多奇怪的事情，这就要求我们 理性思考，科学解释各种奇怪的现象，而不能迷信，或 靠自己的主观臆测去判断，理解。
Preview:
Task 2: Read the article again and find words to match the meanings in 3b.
uneasy nervous or worried___________ area where people live________ neighborhood Young people_____________ teenager bear animal like a very large dog________ neighbor Person in the next house________ noise-maker person who makes noise_______
In the past: quiet; nothing happened Now: something unusual; happening
Retell the p a s s a g e according to the mind map.
Strange happenings in my town
3.What is the passage about? Can you guess?
Something is happening in the town.
Fast-reading:
Task 1:
Read the passage fast and silently to choose the best title.
Post—reading activities
Task1： Listen to the tape and read after the tape one sentence after another.
Task 2:
Retell the postcards according to the mind map.
Which sentences can you find to choose this title?
Something unusual is happening in our town. Every night we hear strange noises outside our window. Victor’s next-door neighbor Helen is worried,too. Everyone in our town is feeling uneasy…
Task 3: Listen to the tape and fill in the blanks.
We live in a small town and almost everyone knows each Nothing much ever used to be very quiet.__________ other. It _____________ happened around here. However, these days, something happeningin our town. Victor said,” Every night unusual is __________ noises we hear strange _______ outside our window. My wife thinks Could be that it _______ an animal, but my friends and I think must it mightit be having fun _______ teenagers _______. My parents thought ________ might ’t the wind. Helen thought that be it _________ a dog,couldn but she ’t it ________a dog or anything else, either. So shecan guess running away ______ a dog. Ome woman saw something _________. uneasy and everyone has his or Everyone in our town is _________, There must be her own ideas._________ something visiting the homes in our neighborhood, but what is it? We have no idea. The noisecreating fear in the maker is having too much fun _____________ neighborhood.
Victor: was interviewed; hear strange noises; Outside the window; must be teenagers; have fun His wife: could be an animal; His parents:might be the wind
in our neighborhood.
5).在这区域的一个女人看到有东西逃跑了。 One woman in the area saw something __________________________________________
running away.
Let’s guess:
A: It might be a man riding a horse.
B Which might be the best title?_______
A. A small and Quiet Town.

B.Srange Happenings in My Town.
C.Animals in our neighborhood.
Task 2: Read the passage fast and answer the question
1.Look at P59, put them into English orally, then write them down without looking at the textbook. 1)事件；发生的事情（常指不寻常的） happpening ____ policeman\policemen ２)男警察（单数及复数） _______________ uneasy 3)担心的；不安的 _______________ noise 4)声音；噪音 _________________ wolf 5)狼 ______ Have fun! 6)玩的开心！ _______________ anything else 7)其他任何事物 _________________ run away 8)逃跑 _________________ in our neighborhood 9）在我们小区 ______________ have no idea 10)不知道 ____________