1. Unit 1 Reading (1) Boy missing, police puzzled police puzzled Nanjing No. 1 Middle School

2. Do you really believe in aliens? Why? Watch a short video, and discuss what it is like? Listen to the tape and finish Exercise A

3. 1.What is the article about? 2.Who is missing? 3.Do the police know what happened to Justin? It’s about a missing boy,UFO and aliens. Justin Foster is missing. No. Exercise A

4. 2. Why did Justin’s mother go to bed early? 3. What sports does Justin play? 4. What time did the witnesses see Justin walking home? He lives in Dover, New Hampshire. Because of a headache. He plays baseball. At 10.45 p.m. Exercise C1 1. Where does Justin Foster live?

5. 5. Does Justin have any brothers and sisters? 6. What colour were the aliens? 7. Who else has been taken by the aliens? 8. Who is in charge of the case? He has a sister. They were white. Mavis Wood has been taken by the aliens. Detective Sam Peterson is in charge of it.

6. diagram for self-evaluation Justin Foster strange objects At 8 p.m. ______________________ At 10.45 p.m. _________________________ At 11 p.m. _________________________ After 11 p.m., he was heard ______________ The next morning, he was found __________ its appearance its inside shape colour size

7. Do you often read newspapers? What kind of news do you like to read? ( sports news, entertainment news, political news or economic news …) How do you select the news you like to read, by taking a look at its title or by being attracted by its colorful pictures? Discussion

8. title title ‘Boy missing, police puzzled’ ? A boy is missing and the police are puzzled. Reading strategy : the features of a news title the features of a news title brief attractive exact direct …

9. title the first paragraph ( to give a general idea about the news ) the following paragraphs ‘How to read a newspaper article’ ( to tell readers “who” “when” “where” “what” “why” “how” ) ( to give detailed but less important information )

10. “A boy missing, police puzzled” the first paragraph the following paragraphs evidence given by Justin’s parents, sister, neighbors … a boy named Justin last Friday night went missing unknown … Who When What why … It’s about a missing boy

11. read the text to make sure you know the way of writing a news article review the new words find a news article to read and tell it to your classmates in your own words, using the strategy we learned today. Homework :

12. Unit 1 reading (2) Boy missing, police puzzled police puzzled

13. 1. step up step up We decided to step up production to try to meet the increased demand. step up We will have to step up training for __________ ( increase, speed up) stepped up When John realized he was going to be late, he stepped up his pace.

14. 2. go+adj. His hair has over the years. The heat has caused the milk to. She when she found out that she had failed the exam. go sour went crazy gone grey/white ( become+adj. )

15. 3. due to Due toDue to illness, the scheduled visit to a factor has been put off. due toHe arrived late due to ____________________. ( because of, caused by) Due toDue to his rudeness, I didn’t say one more word to him.

16. 4. show up show up. we have been waiting for you to show up. showed up You showed him up by calling him by his nick name in front of his girlfriend. The sunlight showed up the marks on the glass. ( make sth. become visible) ( arrive, appear) ( make sb. embarrassed)

17. 5. rule out ruled out The police ruled out the possibility that the boy had been murdered by his step-mother. rule out We had to rule out the possibility of increased supplies. His suggestion _____________ as unworkable. ( get rid of ) was ruled out

18. 6. look into looking into The police are looking into the reason why the plane crashed into the sea. Would you mind ______________ the problem for me? ( examine ) looking into

19. 7. make up making up Uncle Dick likes making up interesting stories for the children. make up I feel I have been mean to you. I want to make it up to you. make up She had been absent from school for two weeks, so she had a lot of exams to make up. ( invent ) ( do sth. that corrects a bad situation ) ( replace sth. that has been lost)

20. make up Girls make up 45% of the student population in our school. Tom watched his sister make herself up for her date. make up We haven’t been getting on well. Let’s make up. ( form ) ( make one more attractive by putting sth. like powder or lipstick on one’s face ) ( end a quarrel with sb. and become friendly again. )

21. Homework : reviewing the new words and phrases finish the exercises in the workbook