Unit5 sectionB3a-selfcheck

A: Last night I had a dream. In my dream, I was chased by a group of people. I was very frightened. B: Maybe it means you feel nervous under the pressure of study, you are afraid of falling behind others.
Zhou Gu’s strange noise outside their window wife Zhou Gu
strange noise
outside their window
Zhou Gu’s nothing strange parents Qi Hui
? couldn’t see the dog, but there were still noises outside
Our neighborhood used to be very quiet. However, these days, strange things are happening in our neighborhood and everyone is unhappy. Zhou Gu, the local school teacher is extremely worried. When he was interviewed by the local newspaper, he said, “Every night we hear strange noises outside our window. My wife thinks that it could be an animal, but my friends and I think it must be teenagers having fun. My parents called the police, but they can’t find anything strange. They think it might be the wind. I don’t think so！” Zhou Gu’s next door neighbor Qi Hui is unhappy too. “At first, I thought it might be a dog, but I can’t see a dog and I still hear the noises outside.” Everyone in our neighborhood is worried, and everyone has his or her ideas. There must be something visiting the homes in our neighborhood, but what is it?
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Think of a dream you had recently and tell your classmates about it. Your classmates guess what the dream might mean.
A: Last night I had a dream. In my dream, I was swimming in an ocean of paper. B: Maybe it means you’re afraid of too much homework!
police My parents called the______, but anything strange they can’t find________ ________. They think it might be the______. wind I don’t think so!”
next door Zhou’s _____ ______neighbor unhappy Qi Hui is ________too. “At first, I might thought it _______be a dog, but I hear can’t see a dog and I still ____the noises outside.”
miss her very much.
SELF CHECK
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Fill in each blank with the correct word given. Change the form of the word if necessary.
anxious strange worried careful 1. Mark Twain is Mary’s favorite
useful thought. It is a wise saying.
Can you tell me what the strange noise is?
It’s three monkeys escaped from the local zoo and make the noises in Bell Towerother paragraph about Bell Tower using these notes.
3. Where is the article from ?
It’s a newspaper article.
4. What is the passage about?
The passage is about strange events in Bell Tower neighborhood.
Strange events in Bell Tower neighborhood
Chu family – late-night footsteps in the hallway – might be the neighbors Lao Zheng – someone trying to get in the window – might be the wind Xiao Ning – finds garbage in front of her house – might be cats
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Who? What did they find?
What did they think it was?
could be an animal must be teenagers having fun might be the wind might be a dog
I’m very worried about her.
5. There’s a strange smell in the house.
Do you know what it is?
Self Check
A proverb is a short popular saying, usually of unknown and ancient origin, that expresses effectively some common truth or
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used to Our neighborhood _______be quiet very_____. However, these days , strange _______things are happening in neighborhood our _____________and everyone unhappy is_________. Zhou Gu, the _____ local school ______is ______ teacher extremely worried.
One sample version: Late that night, the Chu family found some strange footsteps in the n. 足迹;脚步声 hallway, they thought they might be their neighbor’s. Lao Zheng, one of Chu’s friends, found someone trying to get in the window,he thought it might be the wind.
Then one morning, Xiao Ning, a student who lives next door, found some garbage in front of n. 垃圾;废料 her house, she thought it must be some wild cats. But the old hunter thought it could be garbage of dogs. There must be some animals visiting the hallway. But what could it be?
A: The night before last I had a dream. In my dream, I saw my grandma. In fact, she has been dead for 3 years. B: Maybe it means you’re looking
forward to seeing her; you must
Retell the story: A local school teacher called Zhou Gu heard strange noises outside his window every night. His wife thinks that it could be an animal. His friends and he think it must be teenagers having fun. The police think it might be the wind. His neighbor thinks it might be a dog.
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2. Be careful of the dog that does not bark.
3. Fred is afraid of flying. He feels anxious before
he gets on the plane.
4. I haven’t seen my cat for two days.
3a—self check
3a
Reading
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 looks kind of scared.
Everyone in our neighborhood is _____worried, and everyone has ____his or her own ideas. There visiting must be something _______the homes in our neighborhood, but what is it?
interviewed When he was ___________by the local newspaper, he said, “Every night we hear strange noises outside ______our window. My wife animal thinks that it could be an_______, but my friends and I think it having fun must be teenagers______ _____.