九年级牛津版 9A Unit 6 Detective stories Reading

Listen to thew tape and pay more attention to the words you can’t pronounce correctly. Look at the pictures and talk about the following topics with your classmates.

be murdered the scene of the crime

check the scene for clues a knife, a gun, fingerprints, evidence of a struggle / fight

First Reading 1. Where was the victim found? In the doorway of a clothes shop in Valley Town. 2. How old was the victim? He was 22 years old. 3. What does the suspect look like? The suspect is a short thin man. 4. How to contact the police? Anyone with information can contact the police on

Do T or F exercises: 1. The victim’s body was found in Valley Town. 2. The victim sold computer programs. 3. The victim worked in New Town. 4. It is possible that there was more than one attacker. 5. The victim had lots of enemies. 6. The police have one suspect so far. 7. The suspect is a short, fat man. 8. The police have arrested the murderer. 9. The victim’s parents offered a reward for information. T F T T F T F T F Second Reading

Third Reading Information about victim Name Job PlaceFound: Murdering: TimeFound: Murdering: Possible reasons Further information

Information about suspect Male or female Appearance Be seen in (Place) (Time) Reason for being suspected Reward Contact to police on

T: Tracy D: Detective Lu T: Hello! Detective Lu! Glad to meet you! May I ask you some questions? D: Of course. T: Have you arrested the murderer? D: No, we haven’t. T: … D: … Interview My friend,Tracy shows great interest in the murder. She wants to know more about the crime. So she will interview Detective Lu to learn about the case.

Discussion If you have some information, will you contact the police? Why or why not?

1. He was last seen leaving his office in New Town at about 7 p.m. see sb. doing sth. 看见某人正在做某事 被动形式： sb. be seen doing sth. 比较： see sb. do sth. 看见某人做了某事 [ 看见全过程 / 经常 ] 被动形式： sb. be seen to do sth. 类似词有： watch, hear, notice 等。 Eg. Tina is often heard ______ (sing) in her room. to sing Language focus

2. Detective Lu said that the victim was attacked with a knife and bled to death as a result. 1) attack vt. 攻击，袭击 attack sb. with sth. 用 … 攻击某人 2) bleed v. 流血 [ 过去式、过去分词是 bled] [U] blood 血，血液 Eg. 那个士兵在战争中失血而死。 The soldier _______________ in the war. 3) as a result 结果是 区别： as a result of 因为 … ，由于 … [= because of] a. __________, he won the golden medal in the game. b. We had to stay at home ______________ the heavy rain. bled to death As a result as a result of

3. die, dead, dying & death ( 区别 ) 1) die 是短暂性动词，过去式是 died ； 2) dead 是形容词，通常用作表语、定语或补足语， 当句子中有 “ 一段时间 ” 的状语时，不用 die 而用 dead ； 3) dying 垂死的，临终的； 4) death 是名词。 1. We were sad about the little boy’s _________. 2. His father ____________ for 15 years. 3. The little girl cried when she saw her _______ cat. 4. She saw a _________ dog lying in the doorway. 5. When he was two years old, his father _________. died has been dead dead death dying

4. Detective Lu said that he was charged with breaking into several computer systems over the last year. charge somebody with … 指控某人 …… 警察指控他谋杀。 The police charged him with murder. 5. So far, the only suspect is a short, thin man who was seen running down Upper Street at 10 last night. so far=up to now 到目前为止，他已经写了三本书了。 So far, he has written three books.

Homework 1.Finish the exercises in the book. 2. Finish the translation exercises. 3. Read the text over and over until you can recite it.

Fill in the blanks with the words you have learnt. 1. There was more than one ______ ( 攻击者 ). 2. The man must be killed ______ ( 某处 ) else. 3. My classmates are interested in _______ (know) if we are going to have an exam. 4. I’m surprised at his ______ (die). 5. He was last seen _______ (leave) his office at 7p.m. yesterday.

6. Perhaps this has made him some ______ (enemy). 7. Would you please offer the police some ________ (information that may help solve a crime)? 8. His nose is ______ (to lose blood) now. 9. I go there _______ (more than a few but not many) times each year. 10. Detective Lu is Valley Town’s ______(the best) detective.