Tolearnthenewwords:happing,noise,policeman,wolf,uneasy...Tolearntoreadforpeople’sopinionsaboutthestrangenoises.Tolearntousemust,might,couldandcan’ttotalkaboutwhatpeoplethinkaboutthestrangenoises.ObjectivesWhatdoeshedo?Hemustbea/an______.Hecould/mightbea/an__________teacher.LookandmakeinferenceWhatdoeshedo?Hemustbea______.Hecan’tbea_________.I’mnotsure.Hemight/couldbe_______.What’sthemandoing?Whatcouldheberunningfor?Hecouldberunningforexercise.Hecouldberunningafterathiefbecausehelookssoangry.Hecouldberunningtocatchthebus.He’srunning.Didyouhearsomethingunusual?Whatmightbehappingatthismidnight?Itmightbeacarcrash.Ithinksomethingmusthavebroken.Itcouldbe…Howdoyoufeelwhenyouhearsomethingstrangeatnight?nervousworrieduneasyscaredcurious1.Whatisthewomandoing?2.Howdoesshelook?3.Whathappenedtoher?Canyouguess?Somethingstrangemighthappenatnight.Shelooksalittleworried.Sheislookingoutofthewindow.Lookatthepictureandanswerthequestions.21世纪教育网Pre-readingA.ASmallandQuietTownB.StrangeHappeningsinMyTownC.AnimalsinOurNeighborhood3aReadthearticleanddecidewhichmightbethebesttitle.Skimming:Lookthroughthepassagequicklytofindthemainideawithouthavingtoreadeveryword.Welivedinasmalltownandalmosteveryoneknowseachother.Itusedtobeveryquietandnothingmucheverhappenedaroundhere.However,thesedays,somethingunusualishappeninginourtown.Victor,ateacheratmyschool,isreallynervous.Whenhewasinterviewedbythetownnewspaper,hesaid,“Everynightwehearstrangenoisesoutsideourwindow.Mywifethinksthatitcouldbeananimal,butmyfriendsandIthinkitmustbeteenagershavingfun.MyparentsCalledthepolicemen,buttheycouldn’tfindanythingstrange.Theythinkitmightbethewind.Idon’tthinkso!”Victor’snext-doorneighborHelenisworried,too.“Atfirst,Ithoughtthatitmightbeadog,butIcouldn’tseeadog,oranythingelse,either.SoIguessitcan’tbeadog.Butthen,whatcoulditbe?”Onewomanintheareasawsomethingrunningaway,butitwasdarksosheisnotsure.“Ithinkitwastoobigtobeadog,”shesaid.“Maybeitwasabearorawolf.”Everyoneinourtownisfeelinguneasy,andeveryonehashisorherownideas.Theremustbesomethingvisitingthehomesinourneighborhood,butwhatisit?Wehavenoidea.Mostpeoplehopethatthisanimalorpersonwillsimplygoaway,butIdonotthinkthatisgoingtohappen.Thenoise-makerishavingtoomuchfuncreatingfearintheneighborhood.Matchthemainideawitheachparagraph.Para.1Para.3Somethingunusualishappeninginourtown.Thewriter'sopinionaboutthestrangenoises.People'sideasaboutthestrangenoises.Para.2Whilereading_____________outsidetheirwindowItcouldbe____________.Victor’swifeVictorandhisfriendsItmustbeteenagers___________.PeopleWhattheyhear/seeWhattheythinkThepolicenothing_________Itmibe__________.strangenoisesananimalhavingfunstrangethewindSomethingunusualishappening.ReadParagraph1andcompletethemindmap.ReadParagraph2andmatchthemanwiththeirguesses.Hethinksthenoise-makerishavingtoomuchfuncreatingfearintheneighborhood.Shethoughtitwastoobigtobeadog.Shethoughtthatmaybeitwasabearorawolf.OnewomanintheareaThewriterhimselfReadpara.3andfinishtheparagraph.Everyoneinourtownisfeeling_________,andeveryonehashisorher________ideas.Theremustbesomething___________thehomesinourneighborhood,butwhatisit?We______________.Mostpeoplehopethatthisanimalorpersonwillsimply___________,butIdonotthinkthatisgoingtohappen.Thenoise-makerishaving_____________funcreatingfearintheneighborhood.uneasyownvisitinghavenoideagoawaytoomuchAnswerthequestionsbelow.1.What’shappeninginthesmalltown?2.Howdidpeoplefeel?Peopleinthetowncouldhearstrangenoisesoutsidetheirwindoweverynight.Everyoneinthetownisfeelinguneasy.Readthepassageandfindspecificinformation.3bReadthearticleagainandfindwordstomatchthemeanings.nervousorworried________youngpeople___________personinthenexthouse__________areawherepeoplelive______________animallikeaverylargedog________personwhomakesnoise__________uneasyteenagersneighborneighborhoodwolfnoise-maker3cReadthearticlecarefullyandwritewhatpeoplethinkaboutthestrangenoises.WhogaveopinionsWhataretheopinions?Victor’swifeVictorandhisfriendsThepolicemenShethinksthatitcouldbeananimal.Theythinkitmustbeteenagershavingfun.Theythinkitmightbethewind.Afterreadingthearticle,whatdoyouthinkthestrangenoisesare?Why?PostreadingWorkingroupsandmakeaninterview.Reporter:IamareporterfromCCTV.Iaminasmalltownreportinglive.Thistownusedtobequiet.However,thesedays,somethingunusualishappening…Victor:....Reporter:Whatcoulditbe?Victor:...Victor'sfriends:...Victor'swife:...Victor'sparents:...Thepolicemen:......Reporter:Everyoneintheneighborhoodisfeelinguneasy.Willthenoise-makersimplygoaway?Doyouhaveanyadvice?Comeandsharewithus.Thankyou.1.Weliveinasmalltownandalmosteveryoneknowseachother.livein:居住在……liveonsth:以食……为生►WeusedtolivedinLondon.过去我们住在伦敦。►Smallbirdslivemainlyoninsects.小鸟主要靠食昆虫为生。Languagepoints2.Theythinkitmightbethewind.1.think+n./todo/从句2.thinkabout+n./-ing/从句:考虑,思索,回想,想起3.thinkover+n./从句:仔细想想,仔细考虑►Ithinkthatitisagoodthing.►HeisthinkingaboutgoingonatriptoAmerica.►PleasethinkoverwhatI’vesaid.3.Everyoneinourtownisfeelinguneasy,andeveryonehashisorherownideas.对不定代词everyone的指代方式1.heorshe/sheorhe在女性多的场合多用she指代2