1. Unit 1 Tales of the Unexplained Boy missing, police puzzled
Welcome & Reading I
Boy missing, police puzzled

2. UFO
unidentified flying object
不明飞行物,飞碟

3. a humanlike monster that is supposed to live in Himalayas
Yeti 雪人/雪怪

4. Crop circles
麦田怪圈
Crop circles are unexpected patterns that are found in fields.在长满麦子的麦田一夜之间出现有些麦弯曲而伏倒呈现有规律的圆圈形图案。

5. Stonehenge （巨石阵）
Being one of Britain’s greatest national icons (图象符号) .

6. What do you think aliens look like?
Do you believe in the existence of the UFO or aliens?
What do you think aliens look like?

7. What do you usually read first ?
Pre-reading
What do you usually read first ?

8. Boy missing, police puzzled?
__ boy ____ missing.
_____ police ______ puzzled. A is
The
are
Feature(特征) of the title
incomplete
（ 'article' and 'be' can be left out ）
（不完整）
brief/attractive

9. A boy is missing
What happened to him?

10. What's the right order of the sentences. a
What's the right order of the sentences? a. Justin did not show up at the family lunch the next day. b. Kelly heard Justin return home. c. Justin left home to play baseball with his two friends. d. Justin was seen walking towards his home at p.m. e. Kelly heard Justin shout. f. Kelly saw a bright light outside her window.

11. Reading strategy:reading a newspaper article
6WH
( main idea and most important facts )
the first paragraph or the lead

12. the first paragraph who what when went missing where how why
a 15 year old boy Justin Foster
who
what
when
where
how
why
went missing
the first paragraph
three days ago
Dover, New Hampshire
receive great interest
reports of strange lights in the sky & of alien visits

13. 'How to read a newspaper article'
(important facts that are not included in the lead)
the second paragraph

14. Justin Foster returned home.
Detailed reading
Main points
Supporting details
Who believed Justin was back?
_________________________
Justin went home after the game with them
his two friends
Justin’s friends said_____________
______________________________.
Justin Foster returned home.
they saw Justin walking towards his home at p.m.
Witnesses said_________________
____________________________ .
witnesses
( Para. 2)
she heard her brother return home at about 11 p.m.
Kelly said _____________________
_______________________________.
his sister

15. 'How to read a newspaper article'
( new but less important
background information )
the rest of the story

16. Justin Foster was taken away by _________.
Main points
Supporting details
Kelly saw ________________________.
Kelly heard ________ .
Mavis Wood said _______________________________________________________.
Justin Foster was taken away by _________.
a large spaceship flying outside
Justin shout
aliens
that the aliens took her aboard the UFO so that they could do research on her
(Para. 3~8 )

17. What is the attitude of the police to the disappearance of the boy?
(Para. 9)
1. They can’t make sure that Justin was taken by aliens.
2. They think it possible for some people to make up such amazing story.
3. They are looking into other possibilities and will not give up searching.

18. （1）The reason why people were interested in the disappearance of the boy is that _____.
A. the lost boy was 15 years old
B. the police advised them to do so
C. the disappearance might have something to do with the UFO and the alien
D. all of the above

19. （2）What did Mrs Foster think of Kelly’s descriptions at the beginning?
A. She believed Kelly’s words and called the police.
B. She didn’t believe Kelly’s words at all.
C. She called Mr Foster for help because she was worried about Justin.
D. She thought Kelly was telling a lie and not a good child.

20. （3）What does the text suggest in the last paragraph?
A. The police have known the cause of the boy’s disappearance.
B. The police haven’t found convincing evidence about the boy’s disappearance.
C. The police will catch the aliens who took away the boy.
D. The police won’t get any information about the boy’s disappearance.

21. Boy missing, police puzzled
Title
Boy missing, police puzzled
What happened
●A boy called Justin went missing, and the police are __（1）__ for him.
The facts people told and the similar experience other people had
●The ___（2）___ says that there were strange lights in the sky and ___（3）___visits around the time the boy disappeared.
●At 10:45 pm, ___（4）___ saw Justin walking towards his house.
●Kelly was woken up by a bright light and saw a large spaceship flying outside with lots of strange creatures standing _____（5）____.
●Mavis said she had been taken __（6）__ the UFO and luckily was returned home without any ______（7）______.
The police’s __（8）__ towards this case
While they have not ____（9）_____ the idea that Justin was taken by aliens, they are looking into other ___（10）____as well.
searching
report
alien
witnesses
inside
aboard
injuries
dismissed
attitude
possibilities

22. Group work – Interview Suppose Justin returned home two days later.
People want to know the truth about his disappearance.
2. Each member should play one character to conduct an interview with Justin about where he has been/what he has done/how he returned home…..
3. When raising questions, you’d better use the information from this news article.

23. For example (Kelly interviews Justin ):
Kelly : Dear brother, how relieved I am to see you back home. We are much concerned about you. I’m much curious about the night when you disappeared because I really heard you put on your favorite CD and heard you shout around midnight. Can you tell me where have you been ?
Justin Foster: Well, I have a long story to tell……