Unit 5 It must belong to Carla Reading

It must belong to Carla 同义句（ It must _____ _______. ） be Carla’s 否定句 ( It ________ be Carla’s.) can’t

3a Reading (P38) Strange events in Bell Tower neighborhood.

Read the passage and answer the following questions.

1. What can you see in the picture ？ She is a little afraid and terrified. There is a woman looking out of the window. 2. What can we know about the woman?

3. Where is the article( 文章） from? It’s from the newspaper. The passage is about strange events in Bell Tower neighborhood. 5. What is the strange thing? What do the people think of it? 4. What is the passage about?

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. His parents think it might be the wind. His neighbor thinks it might be a dog.

Read the passage （段 落） again, and complete the following chart.

3a, reading for info Who?What did they find? What did they think it was? Zhou Gu’s wife Zhou Gu The police Qi Hui strange noises outside their window could be an animal strange noises outside their window must be teenagers having fun nothing strange might be the wind ? might be a dog couldn’t see the dog, but there was still noises outside ?

A local school teacher called Zhou Gu heard _______ noises outside his window every night. His wife thinks that it could be __ _______. His friends and he think it must be _____________ ______ ____. The police think it might be ____ _____. His neighbor thinks it might be ___ ____. strange an animal teenagers having fun the wind a dog

3b Reading (P38) Strange events in Bell Tower neighborhood.

Let’s see what’s happening. Chu family – late-night footsteps in the hallway – might be the Neighbors Lao Zheng – something trying to get in the window – might be the wind Xiao Ning – finds garbage in front of her house – might be cats Write another paragraph about Bell Tower using these notes.

Chu family – late-night footsteps in the hallway – might be the neighbors Write another paragraph about Bell Tower using these notes. Late that night, the Chu family found some strange footsteps in the hallway. They thought they might be their neighbor’s.

Write another paragraph about Bell Tower using these notes. Lao Zheng – something trying to get in the window – might be the wind Lao Zheng, one of the Chus’ friends thought it could be something trying to get in the window. It might be the wind.

Write another paragraph about Bell Tower using these notes. Xiao Ning – finds garbage in front of her house – might be cats Then one morning, Xiao Ning, a student who lives next door, found some garbage in front of her house. She thought it might be garbage of cats.

Writing (3b: P38) One sample version( 范文 ) Writing (3b: P38) One sample version( 范文 ) Late that night, the Chu family found some strange footsteps in the hallway. They thought they might be their neighbor’s. Lao Zheng, one of the Chus’ friends thought it could be something trying to get in the window. It might be the wind. Late that night, the Chu family found some strange footsteps in the hallway. They thought they might be their neighbor’s. Lao Zheng, one of the Chus’ friends thought it could be something trying to get in the window. It might be the wind.

Then one morning, Xiao Ning, a student who lives next door, found some garbage in front of her house. She thought it might be garbage of some wild cats. There must be some animals visiting the hallway. But what could it be? Then one morning, Xiao Ning, a student who lives next door, found some garbage in front of her house. She thought it might be garbage of some wild cats. There must be some animals visiting the hallway. But what could it be?

No more mystery. Look at 3c and find out the truth. Can you tell me what the strange noise is? It’s three monkeys escaped from the local zoo and make the noises in Bell Tower neighborhood.

Find out the useful expressions in the passage. 1.used to do sth. 2.these days 3.in our neighbourhood 4.be interviewed by… 5.the local school/newspaper/… 6.could be/might be 7.must be 8.have fun 9.anything strange 10.next door neighbour 11.at first 12.there must be

Self Check A proverb is a short popular saying, usually of unknown and ancient origin, that expresses effectively some common truth or useful thought. It is a wise saying.

1. One finger cannot lift a small stone. 2. When an ant says “ocean”, he’s talking about a small pool. We must unite to do things. 众人拾柴火焰高。 Different people have different views on things. 人们所处的环境不同，对事物的 看法也不同。

3. It is less of a problem to be poor than to be dishonest. 4. Be careful of the person who does not talk, and the dog that does not bark. We should be honest even if we are poor. 诚信为先，富贵在后。 People or animals who are silent might be thinking about hurting others. 小心不说话的人和不叫的狗。 be careful of

6. Tell me and I’ll forget. Show me and I may not remember. Let me try, and I’ll understand. 5. You can’t wake a person who is pretending to be asleep. If others don’t need help, it’s useless to offer them some. 帮人也需要人同意。 The best way of learning is to practice doing something. 多听和多看，不如多实践。

7. Don’t let yesterday use up too much of today. 8. He who would do great things should not attempt them all alone. Don’t let past things worry you anymore. 今日事，今日毕。 If you want to do something great, do not be shy to ask for help. 一个好汉三个帮。 use up

be careful of 注意 ······ ，当心 ······ ； 相当于 take care of, 其后接名词 或代词，引出注意的对象。 Eg ： Be careful of your money when you’re out. 出门在外要当心你的钱。

use up 用完、用光；耗尽，是由 “ 动 词 + 副词 ” 构成的短语，如果代词作 宾语，须放在 use 和 up 的中间。 Eg ： We have used up the money. 也可以用于被动语态，此时主语为 被用光的对象。 Eg ： The paper is almost used up.