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Unit 8 It must belong to Carla. Section A 3a–3c □ Read the article and decide which might be the best title. Which is the best title? ( B) A. A Small and Quiet Town B. Strange Happenings in My Town C. Animals in Our Neighborhood It is a good idea to read the first or the last sentence of each paragraph before you read the whole text. Skimming: Look through the passage quickly to find the main idea without having to read every word. Everyone in our neighborhood is uneasy. Why? Because something unusual is happening in the neighborhood. Scanning: Move your eyes quickly down the page to find specific information. 1. Who is Victor? He is a school teacher. 2. Victor’s next door neighbor Helen is unhappy too. What does “neighbor” mean? ( B ) A. 亲戚 B. 邻居 C. 朋友 If you read something for the first time, don’t worry about the words you don’t know. Use the context to help you guess the meaning. uneasy neighborhood teenagers wolf neighbor noise-maker Match the people to their ideas. a Victor’s wife wind Victor and his friends b the police c Helen d an animal They think it must be teenagers having fun. They think it might be the wind. She thought it might be a dog. She thought that maybe it was a bear or a wolf. He thinks the noise-maker is having too much fun. Read the language points and fill in the blanks. 1. There must be something visiting the homes in our neighborhood.本句用到了句型：There must be sb. doing sth. 动词-ing 形式修饰前面的主语，做定语。 如：一定有人在等你。 waiting for you. There _______ someone ________ must _______ be 一定有孩子们在玩耍。 There _______ some children _________. must ________ be playing 2. 你能用sound, noise, voice 完成下列句子吗？ noise The baby is sleeping. (1) Don’t make so much ________. sound of rain. (2) I hear the ________ (3) The singer is famous for her sweet ________. voice 3. 将本句译成汉语。 Victor, a teacher at my school, is really nervous. 维克托，我学校的一位老师，非常地担心。 _______________________________________________ 4. When he was interviewed by the town newspaper, … 改为主动语态) When the town newspaper interviewed __________ ______, him 词组 see sb. running away 1看到某人跑开 2有某人自己的想法 have one's own idea 3做某事有太多乐趣 have too much fun doing 4在社区制造恐怖 creat fear in the neighborhood make noise 5发出噪音 there must be sth. doing... 6有某物一定在做某事 Listening Correct your pronunciation and intonation. Writers describe events in a certain order. The order will help you understand the story better. People Victor’s wife What they heard/saw What they think strange noises ______ _______ an It could be ____ animal ________. outside their window Strange things are happening. Victor and his friends It must be teenagers having fun ___________. The police nothing strange _________ Helen noises outside _________ It might be the wind __________. It might be a dog __________. While reading, take notes or underline the main ideas in the text. After reading, write a short summary in your own words. This will help you to understand the text better. Short summary (how to write a story): 发现问题 主题句 (topic sentence) ： something unusual is happening in our town. 依据所见所闻 做出推测 Every night, Victor hears strange noises outside their window. His wife thinks it could be an animal. Write another paragraph about Bell Tower using these notes. people things Chu hears footsteps in family the hallway late at night Lao hears something Zheng trying to get in through the window Xiao finds garbage in Ning front of her house trash ideas might be the neighbors might be the wind might be cats Sample (范文): These days, something unusual is happening in my neighborhood. Mr. Chu hears footsteps in the hallway late at night. His wife thinks it might be the neighbors. Lao Zheng, an office worker, thinks he heard someone trying to get in the window one evening. Later, he thinks it might be the wind. Xiao Ning, a student, often finds garbage in front of her house. Her mother thinks it might be cats. But she doesn’t think so. Everyone is worried. They don’t know what to do. It’s a mystery. When we help each other, we make life more beautiful for everyone. Homework Have you ever had a strange experience that you can’t explain? Discuss it with your partner and then write a short passage about it. Thank you!