2017江苏省常州市西夏墅中学高一英语牛津版课件 必修二Unit 1 Tales of the un

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Justin’s sister said she heard him heard him
return and he went 5._s_t_r_a_i_g_h_t_to his room and 6._p_u__t_ on a CD. Then she saw a bright
Post Reading
Task 1: Fill in the blanks with proper words
Justin Foster, a 15-year-old boy, went
1._m__is_s_i_n_g__in Dever, New Hampshire. Police in America have 2._s_te_p__p_e_d__up their search
2. In the second paragraph, “show up” means_______.
A. arrive or appear B. reach C.
disappear
D. reach for
3. From the third paragraph, we know that________.
4. According to Paragraph 5, we know that __________.
A. the light that Kelly saw was the light of the full moon
B. the spaceship was white all over
C. Kelly saw the aliens take Justin away

U1 重点词汇讲解一、重点词汇列表动词disappear, witness, occur, dismiss, exist, convince, search, murder, support,名词creature, witness, research, possibility, case, evidence, progress, treasure, strength形容词puzzled, puzzling, disappointed, similar重点词组step up, due to, show up , make up, take charge of, look into, belong to, make one’s way to二、精选词汇讲解1. search(1) search vt./vi.搜索,搜寻,搜查search sb. 搜（某人的）身；search somewhere 在某处搜查search somewhere for sth. 在某处搜寻某物；search for sth. 搜寻/寻找某物1) They searched him without any reason.他们毫无理由地搜了他的身。

2) They searched every part of the temple for the murderer.他们对这座寺庙进行了全面搜查，以便找出凶手。

3) Scientists are searching for a cure for the disease. 科学家正在寻找治愈这种疾病的办法。

4) He is searching for the missing key. 他正在寻找失踪的钥匙。

(2) search n. 搜寻，寻找 in search of …寻找/寻求某物1) The villagers continued their search for the lost child in the forest.村民们继续在森林里寻找那个迷路的孩子。

单元：Unit 1 Tales of the unexplained 板块：Word powerThoughts on the design:1. Learn to read a passage of something about outer space exploration；2. Enlarge the vocabulary by learning about some words about outer spaceand space exploration.Teaching objectives:1. Understand the meaning of the speech made by the scientist.2. Learn some new words about outer space and space exploration. Teaching procedures:Step 1Lead- inThink about the following questions：1. Whether UFOs really exist has puzzled US for a long time. Have youever thought about exploring space one day?2. Are you interested in making discoveries in space?3. What achievements have humans made so far in space exploration?4. Who was the first man to travel in space?5. When did the first man land on the moon? And how?6. What do you know about him?While focusing on the questions above, please pay attention to some other new words related to space, such as astronaut, spaceship／space shuttle, etc. Give students more information about the history of space exploration and the history of the space shuttle.Step 2 Vocabulary learning1. Read the speech given by a scientist in Part A and tell the main ideasof the passage.In 1957 launch of the first artificial satelliteSince 1959 Spaceships have been sent up into spaceIn 1961 Yuri Gagarin travelled in space for the first time.In 1969 Neil Armstrong landed on the moon.2. Ask students to guess the words from some pictures.(launch pad, launch tower, launch shuttle, rocket, astronaut, spacesuit, spacewalk, space station, tracking ship)These words are new to students, so ask them to have a discussion by answering the following questions:(1) Space exploration began with t he launch of the first artificialsatellite. What does “launch” mean? What word can be used to replace “artificial”? What about the word “man-made”?(2) How can a space shuttle be sent into space? Can it fly into space by itself?3. Read the s econd part of the scientist’s speech and complete PartC individually according to the instruction s. We’ll then check theanswers.Answers: 1 astronaut 2 Outer space 3 space shuttle 4 rockets 5tracking ship6 space station7 spacewalk8 spacesuitsTo check students’ reading comprehension by raising the following questions：1) What will happen to the rockets after the shuttle has been sent tospace?2) Where will the astronauts do their research?3) Why can’t they remove their spacesuits?Summary of the paragraph: ask students to complete the process of spacewalk.Step 3 Vocabulary extension1.Ask students to focus on Part D and consider the question of what ouruniverse is made up of and then ask students to complete it individually.2.Ask students to complete a paragraph based on the picture. Answers: 4: the Sun 2: the Milky Way 6: the Moon 5: the EarthStep 4 Homework:1. Try to remember these new words about space and space exploration.2. Read more about space exploration after class.3. Preview Grammar.。

1.Justin’s friends said that Justin went home after playing baseball with them.
2.Witnesses said that they saw Justin walking towards his home at 10.45 p.m.
3.Kelly heard him put on his favorite CD after he went to his home.
Part C2: a newspaper article gives details to support the main points of the story. Identify the supporting details for each point below.
1.Mrs Foster thought he was spending a night with a friend.
2.Mr Foster was surprised that his son did not tell anyone that he was staying out late.
3.Justin Foster did not show up at the family lunch the next day.
Mavis told me that (4) creature 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 (5)nightmare ,but at least they returned her home. I hope they will return(6)Justin soon.