2. Detective stories Reading

3. detectives arrest the criminals

4. check the area/scene printfinger a knife with blood s evidence / clues

5. Write the numbers 1-7 in the boxes a.The victim died. b. The victim’s parents offered a reward for information. c. The victim struggled with the attacker(s). d. The victim left his office in New Town. e. The police checked the scene for clues. f. The body was found in the doorway of a clothes shop. g. The victim was charged with computer crimes. 4 7 3 2 6 5 1 4 7 3

6. 1. Who was murdered last night? 2. Where was the body of the young man found? 3. Where was the victim killed? 4. Was there any blood? A young computer programmer. It was found in the doorway of a clothes shop. The police are not sure whether the young man was killed somewhere else and then brought to Valley Town,or killed at the place where he was found. Yes, there was.

7. Intensive reading (para.1-2) 1. Who was killed last night? 2. What was the victim’s job/ occupation? 3. When did the murder happen? 4. What are the police doing now?

8. Para. 3-6 Known or unknown time of death place of murder cause of death reason for the crime age and occupation of the victim numbers. of murderers criminal record of the victim If the victim had enemies 9 p.m.-1 a.m. attacked with a knife and bled to death 22, a computer programmer Broke into several computer systems over the last year

9. Para.7-8 1.How many suspects are there so far? A.None B. One C.Two D. Three 2. How much have the victim’s parents offered for any information that leads to the arrest of the murder.? A. ¥ 5,000 B. ＄ 50,000 C. ＄ 5,000 D. ¥50,000 B D

10. Find out New words: 1.Prove to be true 2.Information that may help solve a crime 3.Fight 4.Has done sth. wrong 5.Lose or give out blood 6.Person who sees sth. happen confirm clues struggle guilty bleed witness

11. T or F 1. The victim’s body was found in Valley Town. 2. The victim sold computer programs. 3. The victim worked in New Town. 4. It is possible that there was more than one attacker. 5. The victim had lots of enemies. 6. The police have one suspect so far. 7. The suspect is a short, fat man. 8. The police have arrested the murderer. 9. The victim’s parents offered a reward for information. T F T T T T F F F T

12. Reading the article carefully again and answer the following questions: 1.What does the victim do/ What’s the victim’s job? 2.When do the police believe the murder took place? 3.Why did the victim bleed to death as a result? 4.Is it possible that there was more than one attacker? He is a computer programmer. Between 9 p.m. and 1 a.m. last night. Because he was attacked with a knife. Yes, it is.

13. 5 Did the victim have many good friends? 6 What was the victim charged with over the last year? 7 What does the only suspect look like? 8 How much is the reward? Yes, he did. He was charged with breaking into several computer systems. He is a short, thin man. It’s ￥ 50,000.

14. Here is the detective’s report, please help him complete it. A young man was m________ in Valley Town. The body was f_______ in the doorway of a clothes shop. The v_______ was a computer programmer who worked in New Town. When he l______ his office, he said he was going to visit his parents. urdered ound ictim eft

15. The murder t______ place between 9 p.m. and 1 a.m. last night. The victim was killed w______ a knife and there was evidence of a s_______. We are checking the scene for f_________, which will help us find the murderer. A witness saw a man running down Upper Street with b______ on his shirt. But the man insisted that he was not g______. ook ith truggle ingerprints lood uilty

16. Language points 1.He was last seen leaving his office in New Town at about 7 p.m. (para. 1) 最后一次看见他是下午７点，他正要离开在 新镇的办公室． sb. be seen doing/ see sb. doing 为什么不用 see sb. to do sth. watch, find, hear 等均有此用法 eg. 昨天这个时候他被发现在打电脑游戏． He was found playing computer games this time yesterday.

17. 2.He said he was going to visit his parents. (para.1) 过去将来时 were/was going to do would do eg. 昨天当我到家的时候，妈妈正要去超市 Shen Feng 说，他这学期将好好学习． Mum was going to the supermarket when I got home yesterday. Shen Feng said that he__________________________. would study hard this term

18. 3. They are not sue whether the victim was killed somewhere else and then brought to valley town or killed at the place where he was found. (para.2) whether…or… 是否 … 还是 … 我妈妈问我吃苹果还是香蕉. 我不知道天是否会下雨. 我不知道是否该去. I don’t know whether to go (or not) eg. I don’t know whether it is going to rain or not. eg. Mum asked whether I liked apples or bananas.

19. 4. be attacked with sth. (para.3) 被用某物攻击 attack sb. with sth. 用某物攻击某人 eg. That robber is attacking Tom with a gun. Tom is being attacked with a gun by that robber. 5.bleed (para.3) vi 流血，出血 bleed bled bled eg. The old lady was knocked down by a car and bled a lot. bleed to death 流血过多而死 eg. We must take her to hospital right now, or she will bleed to death.

20. 6. Struggle (para.3) cn. 挣扎，搏斗 vi. 努力，搏斗 eg. The young man is struggling to make money to support his family. struggle for sth. struggle with sb. eg. We are struggling for our better future. The young man is brave enough to struggle with the attacker.

21. 7. guilty (para.5) adj 有罪的 be guilty of 有 … 罪的 eg. He used to be guilty of robbery. The judge found him guilty of murder. 8. charge (para.6) v 控告 be charged with 被控告（有 … 罪的） eg. The man (who) they arrested last night has been charged with murder.

22. 9. so far (para.7) 迄今为止，到目前为止（通 常用于现在完成时） eg. We haven’t got any trouble so far. So far, he still hasn’t decided whether to attend the meeting or not. 10. prove (para.7) vt. 证明，证实 eg. He has proved his courage in the war. He has proved that he is brave. eg. The result proved him wrong. prove + that

23. Step six: Exercises I. Deal with the homework １ ．我的钱包已经失踪了． My purse has gone missing ２．谋杀案发生在一个冬天的早上. The murder happened on a winter morning ３．那个女人长的什么样子？ What does that woman look like? ４．有人打电话找你． You’re wanted on a phone.

24. ５．带血的外套是凶手的． The coat with blood was the murderer’s. ６．昨天你看见的那个人中等身材． That person you saw yesterday is of /in medium height. ７．一位医生昨天晚上被谋杀了． A doctor is murdered last night. ８．那个穿红衣服的人就是谋杀案所通缉的人． That person in red is wanted for murder. II. Useful phrases in the text.

25. 汉译英：根据课文内容完成  昨晚九点他被最后一次看见离开他的办公室。  警察不能确认受害人是否是在别处被杀，然后 被遗尸峡谷镇的。  我们迫切希望昨晚看到任何可疑现象的人速与 我们联系。  我们特别想向看到任何可疑之处的人了解情况。  陆侦探说受害者是被刀子袭击流血过多致死。 现场有明显的搏斗痕迹。  很明显，受害者进行了殊死的搏斗。  他补充说警察正在核查现场发现的指纹和线索。

26.  受害者有一份收入不菲的工作，然而他在过去曾 经参加过电脑犯罪活动。  去年他被指控非法闯入几家电脑系统。  一个目击者说他喘着粗气并且体恤上有血。  然而，嫌犯却有证据证明案发时不在现场，并且 坚持说是清白的。  受害人父母已向能提供消息缉拿凶犯的人悬赏 5 万。  任何有线索的人请务必与警方联系，电话： 123456

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