1. Learning aims: 1.To teach students to read the original fantasy works. 2.To improve the reading ability by skimming and scanning. 3.To enjoy the vivid description in fantasy literature.

3. Philip Pullman 菲利普 · 普尔曼 His Dark Material 《黑暗物质》

4. Northern Lights >

5. The Amber Spyglass >

6. The Subtle Knife >

7. Reading The Cat That Vanished --an extract from The Subtle Knife

8. New words 1. vanish ['væn ɪʃ ] v. 消失 2. paw [p ɔː ] n. 爪子 3. pat [pæt] (patted) vt. 轻拍 4. invisible [ ɪ n'v ɪ z ɪ b(ə)l] adj. 看不见的 5. leap [li ː p] (leapt) vi. 跳跃 6. on end 竖立 7. stiffly ['stifli] adv. 僵硬地 8. keep one’s eyes on 注视，盯着看 9. square[skwεə] adj. 正方形的 10.hesitate['heziteit] vi. 踌躇，犹豫

9. New words vanish ['væn ɪʃ ] paw [p ɔː ] pat [pæt] leap [li ː p] on end stiffly ['stifli] keep one’s eyes on 消失 爪子 轻拍 跳跃 竖立 僵硬的 注视，盯着看

10. Fast reading 1.To get the main idea of the passage. 2.To find out the main idea of each part.

11. 1. The passage is about ____and ____.The cat acts as Will’s ______and goes to another world through the patch in the air. 2. a. The description of the new world. b. Will found a cat. c. How the cat behaved and vanished. d. Will found the patch （小块土地）. Part 1: Para1. ___ Part 2: Para 2 to 7 ___ Part 3: Para 8 to 12 ___ Part 4: Para 13 to 15 ___

12. The passage is about ____and ____.The cat acts as Will’s ______and goes to another world through the patch in the air. Will a cat guide

13. a. The description of the new world. b. Will found a cat. c. How the cat behaved and vanished. d. Will found the patch （小块土地）. Part 1: Para1. ___ Part 2: Para 2 to 7 ___ Part 3: Para 8 to 12 ___ Part 4: Para 13 to 15 ___ b c d a

14. Careful reading 1. Read the Paras 4-7 carefully and then fill in the blanks:

15. 1.The cat reached out a paw and ___ something quite invisible to Will. 2. She backwards, back arched and fur on end, tail held out stiffly. 3. The cat the spot again and patted the air once more. 4. Again the cat leapt back. Then she______ and vanished.

16. 1.The cat reached out a paw and something quite invisible to Will. patted

17. 2. She backwards, back arched and fur on end, tail held out stiffly. leapt

18. She leapt backwards, back arched and fur on end, tail held out stiffly. 她向后一跃， 脊背拱起， 毛发竖立， 尾巴僵直 地伸着。

19. 3. The cat the spot again and patted the air once more. approached

20. 4. Again the cat leapt back. Then she and vanished. stepped forward

21. 1.The cat reached out a paw and something quite invisible to Will. 2. She backwards, back arched and fur on end, tail held out stiffly. 3. The cat the spot again and patted the air once more. 4. Again the cat leapt back. Then she and vanished. leapt approached stepped forward patted

22. Careful reading: 2. Read the Paras 8-12 carefully and choose the best answer.

23. 1. Why did Will blink? A ． He couldn't see things clearly. B ． He was interested in the cat. C ． He was astonished by what he saw. D ． His eyes were affected by the dust from the road. 2. What did Will find? A. The cat. B. The patch. C. A strange man. D. The hornbeam trees. 3. What is the function( 功能 ) of the patch?

24. 1. Why did Will blink? A ． He couldn't see things clearly. B ． He was interested in the cat. C ． He was astonished by what he saw. D ． His eyes were affected by the dust from the road.

25. 2. What did Will find? A. The cat. B. The patch. C. A strange man. D. The hornbeam trees.

27. Thinking 3.What is the function( 功能 ) of the patch? It is the link between Will’s world and _______________________. a new different world

28. Careful reading: 3. Read the Paras 13-15 carefully to describe the new world.

29. He found himself ________ under a row of trees. At the side of the boulevard( 林荫大道 ) was a line of cafes and shops ， all __________, all _____, and all utterly ____ and _______beneath a sky thick with ______. Behind him the ____ moon shone down over a distant prospect of _______hills. There were houses with ______ gardens and an_______ parkland.

30. He found himself ________ under a row of trees. At the side of the road was a line of cafes and shops ， all __________, all _____, and all utterly ____ and _____beneath a sky thick with ______. standing brightly lit opensilent emptystars

31. Behind him the ____ moon shone down over a distant prospect of _______hills. There were houses with ______ gardens and an_______ parkland. full green rich open

32. green bright hope

33. He turned away with a shudder( 发抖 ) ： whatever this new world was, it had to be better than what he’d just left. 他不禁一颤，转过身来，无论这个新 世界如何，总会好过刚刚离开的世 界。

34. Consolidation Complete the article ， each blank with one word. 方法提示：没有给出提示词的空，一 般填冠词，介词，代词和连词。

35. Will was so tired that he couldn ’ t think (1)____________ (clear). Suddenly he saw a cat coming out of a garden. But soon, the cat (2)____________ (vanish). Will crossed the road, keeping his eyes (3)______________ the place (4)____________ the cat had disappeared. All of a sudden, Will got to know that the cat had gone to the(5) ______________ (difference) world. He climbed through the hole, and (6)____________ (find) himself standing under a line of tall trees in a new world. The world was(7) ________ beautiful that he decided not to (8)_________(return). clearly vanished on where different found so return

36. Thinking If you entered a new world, would you come back?

37. Homework After class, write a short passage : If you entered a new world, would you come back? I would come back, because… I wouldn’t come back, because…