Boy missing, police puzzled

Self-introduction

Teacher changed, students surprised

Who

Where

Why

...

Joe

Wuxi Furen High School

Give a lesson

Learning goals Learn the features of a title and the st

ructure of a news story.

Practise several reading skills.

Learn to make up stories.

Entertainment ( 娱乐 ) news

International news

Economic ( 经济 ) news

Military ( 军事 ) news

Sports news

Social ( 社会 ) news

Pre-reading

What kind of news do you like best?

...

How can you pick out your favorite news quickly?

Shanghai---53 killed, 90 injured

Cold front to hit North China

Post-80s in China

Age no barrier at Asian Games

Complex ( 复杂的 ) and long sentences are always used to make titles.

Titles are usually interesting and attractive.

Pictures can also be used together with titles.

Only complete sentences are used in titles.

Reading strategyWhat are the features of a title?

short, brief and simple interesting, attractive and eye-catching vivid incomplete sentences

title

The first paragraph

The second paragraph

The rest of the story

to give details and less important background information to give more important facts not included in the lead to give a general idea about the news to give the main idea and most important facts

Reading strategy

What is the structure of a news story?

Prediction

Read the title and look at the 3 pictures. What do you think has happened to the boy? break away from home be kidnapped （绑架） be murdered be drowned （溺水） stay in the Internet café……

be taken away by aliens

• When?

• Where?

• What?

• Who?

• Why?

three days ago

Dover, New Hampshire

Justin Foster

went missing

strange lights in the sky and alien visits

Skimming and scanning (Para1)

Main ideas and

most important

facts

Main points

His friends said _____________________

Witnesses said _________________________________________________________

Kelly heard ___________________________________________________________

Mr. Foster ____________________________________________________________

Mrs. Foster thought _________________ and assumed _______________________ She only got worried when _______________________________________________

Detailed reading (Para2-8)

he went home after the game.

they saw Justin walking towards his home at 10.45 p.m.

Justin return home at about 11 p.m.

was working on his job and was not home that night.

he was with his friend Kelly had a bad dream.

Justin didn’t show up for lunch the next day.

Did he return home? (Para 2)

Justin did return home. (Para 2)

Did his parents find Justin? (Para 7)

Justin went missing. (Para 7)

Details and important facts

Main points Details and important factsKelly saw ______________ flying outside and lots of ______________ inside. (Para 5)Kelly also heard him ______. (Para 6)Mavis Wood said ___________________ so that ____________________________. Luckily, they _______________________.

Detailed reading

a large spaceshipstrange creatures

shout

the aliens took her awaythey could do research on her

returned her home without any injuries

Did Kelly and Mrs. Mavis Wood believe that Justin had been taken away by aliens? (Para 3-8)

Justin was taken away by aliens. (Para 3-8)

strange creatures with ______ skin and ___________ eyes.

whitelarge black

What is the attitude ( 态度 ) of the police towards Justin’s disappearance?

A. They are not sure that Justin was taken by aliens.

B. They think it possible for some people to make up an amazing story.

C. They are looking at other possibilities, such as murder.

D. All of the above.

Comprehensive reading (Para 9)

What can we learn from paragraph 9?

A. The police have known the cause of the boy’s disappearance.

B. The police haven’t found hard evidence about the boy’s disappearance.

C. The police will catch the aliens who took away the boy.

D. The police won’t get any information about the child’s disappearance.

Summary Justin Foster went m_______ last Friday night. His d____________ received great interest due to sightings of reports of a_____ visits during that time.

That evening Justin r________ home after the game. W_______ also said they saw Justin walking towards his home. Justin’s sister, Kelly h_____ him put on his f_______ CD and also saw a large spaceship f______ outside and some strange c________ inside. She heard Justin s_____.

Mavis Wood said that she also had been t_____ away by aliens. They did r_______ on her. Luckily, she returned without any i_______. The whole experience was t_______.

The police found no h___ evidence. Detective Sam Peterson, who is in c______ of the case, promised to look at other p_________ until they found the truth.

issingisappearance

lieneturned

itnesseseard avorite

lyingreatures hout

akenesearch

njuries erribleard

hargeossibilities

Discussion Do you believe that Justin was taken away by aliens?

If so, what do you think aliens would do to Justin?

If not, why do people tell these stories, and what do you think really happened to Justin?

Discussion Do you believe that Justin was taken away by aliens?

If so, what do you think aliens would do to Justin?

If not, why do people tell these stories, and what do you think really happened to Justin?

Group work Work in groups and use your imagination to create an ending for this story.

break away from home

murdered

killed in a

car

accidentstay in an Internet

café

get drowned( 溺

死 )play a trick

taken away by aliens

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Group work Work in groups and use your imagination to create an ending for this story.

break away from home

murdered

killed in a

car

accidentstay in an Internet

café

get drowned( 溺

死 )play a trick

taken away by aliens

...

Homework

Polish up your stories and share them with your classmates.