Unit 1 Tales of the unexplained
The First Period Intensive Reading
临澧一中英语组 张凤年
教材分析：本单元话题是神秘事件或现象，引发学生对一些神秘事件，例如，金字塔，雪人，巨石城，外星人等的兴趣，然后联系到课文中少年失踪与外星人有关，让学生有兴趣去学习课文。
教学步骤：
Step 1：Lead-in
当welcome to the unit作为Reading为热身，并且从互联网上下载一些有关的图片，让学生除了看教材以外还可以看多的图片更好的去了解那些神秘的事件。
Step2:Fasting-reading
从分析标题入手，引导学生思考文章内容，快速阅读教材回答3个问题
1. What is the article about?
The article is about a missing boy and aliens.
2.Who is missing?
Justin Poster is missing.
3. Do the police know what happened to Justin?
No.
Step3:Listening
快速阅读重要了解了课文中的人物和事件，可以使在听力时让学不不会感觉很吃力。
1.Why did Justin’s mother go to bed early.
Justin’s mother went to bed early because of a headache.
2.Does Justin have any brothers and sisters?
No.
3. What were the aliens like?
They were white-skinned, strange-looking creatures with large black eyes.
4.Who is in charge of the case?
Detective Sam Peterson is in charge of the case.
Step: 4careful reading
因为对于高一的学生来说，听一遍课文，然后对文章的主要内容的掌握还有一些难度。所以必须仔细的阅读，才能够读懂文章。问了更好的理解，所以把文章分为3部分。
Match each part with its main ideas
Part 1 (paras1-2) Justin Foster went missing.
Part 2 (para3-4) The police found that Justin returned home.
Part 3 (paras5-7) The boy was taken away by aliens.
细读各个部分。
Part 1 考虑到湖南高考题中，听力中有听材料，填信息的题型，平时多设计这方面的练习。对学生的听力的提高肯定有很大的帮助。
1. Police in America have stepped up their search for a fifteen-year- old boy _
who went missing two days ago in Dover , New Hampshire.
2. Justin Foster, a high school students, went missing Last Friday night.
3.Justin did not show up at the family lunch the next day.
Part 2 Read part 2 (Paras3-4) carefully and decided whether the following sentences are true or false. 仔细阅读，训练学生对于教材细节的处理。
( F )1. Justin left home to play football with two friends.
( T )2. Witnesses said that they saw Justin walking towards his home at 10:45 p.m.
( T )3. Kelly heard Justin put on his favorite CD after he went to his room.
Part 3 继续结合高考，阅读文章处理文章信息。
阅读文章第三部分，并填表格。
The _ 1__ that Justin was taken away by aliens
Conclusion Supporting details
The boy was taken away by aliens Kelly saw a large _ 2__ flying out side
Kelly saw lots of white– siknned strange –looking_ _ 3_
with large black eyes.
Kelly heard Justin _ 4_
Maris Wood said that the aliens took her away sothat the could do _ 5__ on her.
Answers ：1，possibility 2，spaceship 3，creatures 4，shout 5，
research
Step5: Language points
1，step up: speed up, increase
When John realized he was going to be late, he stepped up his pace.
2,search, 搜查,搜寻
search sp. for 搜查某地以寻找
in search of = in one’s search for
The police searched the man but found nothing.
They searched the woods for the little boy
Birds fly south in search of winter sun.
3 due
应付的,到期的
The electricity bill is due tomorrow.
预期的,应到达的
The next train to London is due at 4:00 p.m.
由于,因为 because of , caused by
Due to his rudeness, I didn’t say one more word to him.
His success is entirely due to hard work.
4 show up
We’ve been waiting for you to show up.
arrive, appear
The marks on the wall show up in the sunlight .
to be easily and clearly seen
When we go to parties, my husband always shows me up by telling rude jokes.
to make sb feel embarrassed or ashamed
5 rule out : get rid of
The police ruled out the possibility that the boy had been murdered by his step mother.
Step 6: Discussion
经过听力阅读，学生对课文内容已经有了很好的了解，而且也开始对 Justin 的失踪和外星人产生了好奇，所以可以让他们讨论。
If you met some aliens from outer space, what will you do? Go to outer space or not?
Step7: Homework
1. Finish Part D on page 4 and part E on page 5.
2. Review the new words and phrases.