1. Unit 8
It must belong to Carla.
Section B

2. Period 4

3. Reading 3a 1. What can you see in the picture？
2. What can we know about the woman?
There is a woman looking out of the window.
She looks kind of scared.

4. 3. Where is the article from ?
4. What is the passage about?
It’s a newspaper article.
The passage is about strange
events in Bell Tower neighborhood.

5. Strange events in Bell Tower neighborhood
Our neighborhood used to be very quiet. However, these days, strange things are happening in our neighborhood and everyone is unhappy. Zhou Gu, the local school teacher is extremely worried. When he was interviewed by the local newspaper, he said, “Every night we hear strange noises outside our window. My wife thinks that it could be an animal, but my friends and I think it must be teenagers having fun. My parents called the police, but they can’t find anything strange. They think it might be the wind. I don’t think so！”
Zhou Gu’s next door neighbor Qi Hui is unhappy too. “At first, I thought it might be a dog, but I can’t see a dog and I still hear the noises outside.” Everyone in our neighborhood is worried, and everyone has his or her ideas. There must be something visiting the homes in our neighborhood, but what is it?

6. Read again for information
Who?
What did they find?
What did they think it was?
Zhou Gu’s wife
Zhou Gu
Zhou Gu’s parents
Qi Hui
strange noise outside their window
could be an animal
strange noise 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 were still noises outside ?

7. used to
Our neighborhood _______be very_____. However, these days , _______things are happening in our _____________and everyone is_________. Zhou Gu, the _____ ______ ______is extremely worried.
quiet
strange
neighborhood
unhappy
local
school teacher

8. interviewed
When he was ___________by the local newspaper, he said, “Every night we hear strange noises ______our window. My wife thinks that it could be an_______, but my friends and I think it must be teenagers______ _____.
outside
animal
having fun

9. police
My parents called the______, but they can’t find________ ________. They think it might be the______. I don’t think so!”
anything strange
wind

10. next door
Zhou’s _____ ______neighbor Qi Hui is ________too. “At first, I thought it _______be a dog, but I can’t see a dog and I still ____the noises outside.”
unhappy
might
hear

11. Everyone in our neighborhood _____worried, and everyone ____his or her own ideas. There must be something _______the homes in our neighborhood, but what is it? is
has
visiting

12. Retell the story:
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. The police think it might be the wind. His neighbor thinks it might be a dog.

13. 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.

14. 3b Write another paragraph about Bell Tower using these notes.
Chu family – late-night footsteps in the hallway
– might be the neighbors
Lao Zheng – someone trying to get in the window
– might be the wind
Xiao Ning – finds garbage in front of her house
– might be cats

15. One sample version:
Late that night, the Chu family found some strange footsteps in the hallway, they thought they might be their neighbors. Lao Zheng(, one of Chu’s friends,) found someone trying to get in the window,he thought it might be the wind.
n. 足迹;脚步声

16. (Then one morning, )Xiao Ning(, a student who lives next door,) found some garbage in front of her house, she thought they must be some wild cats. (But the old hunter thought it could be garbage of dogs.) There must be some animals visiting the hallway. But what could it be?
n. 垃圾;废料

17. 1 anxious strange worried careful favorite SELF CHECK
Fill in each blank with the correct word given. Change the form of the word if necessary.
anxious strange worried careful favorite
1. Mark Twain is Mary’s author.
2. Be of the dog that does not bark.
3. Fred is afraid of flying. He feels before
he gets on the plane.
4. I haven’t seen my cat for two days.
I’m very about her.
5. There’s a smell in the house.
Do you know what it is?
favorite
careful
anxious
worried
strange

18. 1. One finger cannot lift a small stone.
We must unite to do things.
众人拾柴火焰高。
2. When an ant says “ocean”, he’s talking about a small pool.
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。

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

20. Don’t let past things worry you anymore.
8. He who would do great things should not attempt them all alone.
一个好汗三个帮。
If you want to do something great, do not be shy to ask for help.

21. People or animals who are silent might be thinking about hurting others.
5. You can’t wake a person who is pretending to be asleep.
帮人也需要人同意。
If others don’t need help, it’s useless to offer them some.

22. 6. Tell me and I’ll forget. Show me and I may not remember
6. Tell me and I’ll forget. Show me and I may not remember. Let me try, and I’ll understand.
多听和多看，不如多实践。
The best way of learning is to practice doing something.
7. Don’t let yesterday use up too much of today.
今日事，今日毕。

23. 3.In each line, circle the word that doesn’t belong.
1. escape owner chase run
2. picnic lunch dinner alien
3. land apple ice cream chicken
4. creature alien exercise visitor
5. lost grass tree flower

24. Summary: 1.Words: 2.Sentence: 3.
unhappy chase sky helicopter creature interview
noise wind neighbor monkey escape catch
2.Sentence:
The alien must / could/ might/can’t be
chasing the man.
The man must/could/might/can’t be
running. 3.
How can you be a detective ?
You must listen carefully , watch carefully and think hard.