Boy missing, police puzzled Reading By Dai Biqin Boy missing, police puzzled

Lead- in: 1.Does the title arouse your interest when you read it? Can you complete the title? 2. What information can you get from the title?

3. What else do you want to know ? “ boy missing “ ( how/ when/ where was the boy missing?) “Police puzzled” ( Why are they puzzled? )

Listen to the passage and then answer the following questions: What is the article about? Who is missing? Do the police know what happened to Justin? The article is about a missing boy / UFOs and aliens. Justin Foster is missing. No.

Read in detail:

connection At 8 p.m._____________________________ Justin Foster After 11 p.m., he was heard________________________________ connection The next morning, he was found________________________________ shape its appearance colour Strange object ( UFO ) its inside size

Answer the questions: 1. Where does Justin Foster live ? 2. Why did Justin’s mother go to bed early? 3. What sports does Justin play? 4. What time did the witness see Justin walking home? He lives in Dover, New Hampshire. Justin’s mother went to bed early because of a headache. He plays basketball. At 10.45 p.m.

He has a sister. 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 was in charge of the case.

Main points Supporting details Justin foster went missing Mrs Foster thought Mr Foster was surprised The police found that Justin returned home. Justin’s friends said Witnesses said he was spending the night with a friend his son didn’t tell anyone that he was staying out. Justin Foster didn’t show up at the family lunch the next day. that Justin went home after playing baseball with them. that they saw Justin walking towards his home at 10.45 p.m. Kelly heard him put on his favourite CD after he went to his room.

Main points Supporting details Kelly saw The boy was taken away by aliens. Kelly saw Kelly heard Mavis Wood said a large spaceship flying outside. Justin shout. that the aliens took her away so that they could do scientific research on her.

26th September Justin has been missing for two weeks now. I miss him a lot. I’m worried that something______ has happened to him. I’m sure he came home that night at around 11 p.m. I heard him put on his________ CD. I wonder where the _____ with large black eyes have taken him. Mavis told me that ________ from outer space took her away a few years ago. They did some research on her. The whole experience was very frightening, just like a _________, but at least they returned her home. I hope they will return ______ soon. The police are _____ making much progress. They are very _______. Now they are searching for other _________. They say Justin might have been __________. Dad is very disappointed with them. He thinks they are not doing their job properly. Mum is really worried too. She can’t sleep well. I hope Justin will come home soon and Tell us what happened to him. I want all of us to be together again. bad favourite aliens creatures nightmare Justin/him not puzzled witnesses murdered

Interviewing Suppose you are a reporter from China Daily. You are making a face-to-face interview with Justin Foster who has just come back home.

Discussion 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?

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

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

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

Language points

Boy missing, police puzzled.(2) 男孩失踪，警察迷惑。 = A boy went missing, and the police were puzzled. missing 和puzzled分别为现在分词和过去分词作表语。现在分词作表语和主语之间往往是主动关系，表示主语的性质；过去分词作表语和主语之间往往是被动关系，表示主语所处的状态 The news was exciting and the students were all excited at it. 消息很激动人心，所以听到这个消息学生们都很激动。 His shouting was frightening and the boys felt frightened. 他大吼一声把那些男孩都吓住了。

常作表语的现在分词和过去分词分别有： interesting, exciting, surprising, shocking, astonishing, puzzling, worrying, frightening; interested, excited, surprised, shocked, astonished, puzzled, worried, frightened. 现在分词和过去分词作定语也有此含义和区别，如： the exciting speech, the excited audience; the astonishing news, the astonished people; a puzzling question, a puzzled student;

When Jack found that he was going to be late, he stepped up his pace. step up 加快， 加速 When Jack found that he was going to be late, he stepped up his pace. 杰克发现他就要迟到了，他加快了脚步。 The factory has stepped up its output of cars. 工厂加快了汽车生产。 ( increase, speed up) step forward 走上前来，跨前一步 step back （由于吃惊）后退一步 step inside(in) 进屋里来 step into 进入里面 step by step 一步步地 out of step 合不上步子 take steps (a step) 采取措施 ，走（一步）

search vi. vt. n. 搜索 搜寻 探查 I must search for that lost money until I find it. 我必须寻找那闭丢失的钱，直到找到为止。 I searched everywhere for the book. 我到处找那本书。 They searched him for the map. 他们搜他的身,想找地图. The police are in search of the lost child. Let’s join them in their search for the lost child.

go+adj. His hair has (变得花白)over the years. gone grey/white We can’t let the child (挨饿). She (发疯)when she found out that she had failed the exam. gone grey/white go hungry went crazy

show (an) interest in 对……有兴趣（关心） have an/no interest in 对……有/无兴趣 take （no） interest in 对……很感/不感兴趣 feel no/much interest in 对……不/很感兴趣 develop (one’s) interest in 培养对……的兴趣 lose interest (in) （对……）失去兴趣

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

show up 出现， 出席， 到场 Elizabeth showed up in Paris, having got a week’s leave. 得到一个星期的假后，伊丽莎白来到巴黎。 We’ve been waiting for hours for you to show up! 我们等你来已经等了几个小时。

put on 打开（电灯等） Half a tick and I will put on the light. 稍等片刻，我就打开电灯。 （1） 穿上， 戴上 Why don’t you put on the dark grey suit today? 今天你为什么不穿那套深灰色的衣服？ （2）上演， 演出， 展出 A play written by Shakespeare was put on successfully at the theatre. 一出莎士比亚写的戏在剧院成功地上演了。

research n. 研究工作（不可数）， 一次研究工作（可数） He has done a great deal of research on that subject. 针对那个课题，他开展了许多研究工作。 They are carrying out a research into the causes of cancer. 他们正在开展关于癌症病因的研究。 research vt. vi. 研究 The book has been well researched. 人们对这本书进行了认真的研究。 He is researching into the reading problems of young school children. 他正在研究小学生的读书问题。

rule out 排除（可能性） I can’t rule out the possibility of trouble. 我不能排除遇到麻烦的可能性。 The doctor took X-rays to rule out the chance of broken bones. 医生进行了X光检查以排除骨折的可能性。

look into 调查， 检查， 了解 We’ll look into the matter together. 我们将一起调查这件事。 Perhaps you wouldn’t mind looking into it for me? 或许你不介意为我了解这件事是吗？

1.I looked up the word in my dictionary. 2.I spent two hours looking through the students' papers. 3.Two men were fighting while people looked on. 4.I look on her as a promising pianist. 5.Look out! There is a big hole in front. 6.He looked about/around/round but saw nobody, and he listened but heard nothing. 7.Don’t look down upon others. 8.The old man often looked back upon the days of his youth. 查找 翻阅，浏览 旁观 把…当作 当心 四下看 瞧不起 回顾

make up 编造， 捏造 Uncle made up a very interesting story for the children. 大叔给孩子们编了一首很有趣的故事。 He didn’t have a good excuse for being late, so he made one up. 因为没有迟到的的理由，他就编了一个。 弥补， 把……补上 Hard work can often make up for a lack of intelligence. 勤能补拙。 John must make up the work he missed. 约翰必须把他缺的工作弥补上。

(2) 化装， 打扮 The actors were making up when we arrived. 我们到达时，演员们正在化装。 These days many girls make up when they are still very young. 近来许多女孩很小时就化装。 (3) 构成， 占 Nine players make up a team. 九个球员组成一个队。

take charge (of) 负责（处理某事或照顾某人），接管 John was elected the new president of the club and took charge at the next meeting. 约翰被选为俱乐部的新主席并在下一次的集会上接管了俱乐部。 Who will take charge of all the plans of the party? 谁将负责所有的晚会计划？

in charge (of ) 负责（某事） Tom works there, in charge of the sales department. 汤姆在那儿工作负责销售部。 in the charge of (sb.’s charge) 由……掌管、负责 The girl was safely in the charge of a nurse. 那个女孩安全地又一个护士看护着。 free of charge 免费 These books were sent to our school free of charge. 这些书是免费送给我们学校的。

Homework: 1.Suppose you are a policeman, what will you do to help the missing boy ? 2. Retell the story.

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