Lead-in

Ourneighborhoodusedtobeveryquiet.However,thesedays,strangethingsarehappening.Wealwayshearstrangenoisesoutsideatnight.Howdoyoufeelwhenyouhearsomethingstrangeatnight?nervousworrieduneasyscaredWhatthestrangethingmightbeatmidnight?Itmightbeteenagershavingfun.Ithinkthatit

couldbeananimal.It

could

be…Doyouhearstrangenoisesoutsideourwindow?Yes,somethingunusualishappeninginourtown.n.

聲音;噪音(可數名詞)makenoisesMyfathercalledthepoliceman,buthecouldn’tfindanythingstrange.n.

男警察(pl.policemen)policewoman女警察Maybeitwasawolf,everyoneinourtownisfeelinguneasy.n.

狼adj.

擔心的;不安的復數wolves3aListenandreadthearticleanddecidewhichmightbethebesttitle.A.ASmallandQuietTownB.StrangeHappeningsinMyTownC.AnimalsinOurNeighborhoodn.

事件;意外事件Skimming:Lookthroughthepassagequicklytofindthemainideawithouthavingtoreadeveryword.Answerquestions.

What’shappeninginthesmalltown?Howdidpeoplefeel?Peopleinthetowncouldhearstrangenoisesoutsidetheirwindoweverynight.Everyoneinthetownisfeelinguneasy.Scanning:Moveyoureyesquicklydownthepagetofindspecificinformation.3bReadthearticleagainandfindwordstomatchthemeanings.nervousorworried_________youngpeople_________personinthenexthouse__________areawherepeoplelive____________animallikeaverylargedog_______personwhomakesnoise___________uneasyteenagersneighborneighborhoodwolfnoise-makerIfyoureadsomethingforthefirsttime,don’tworryaboutthewordsyoudon’tknow.Usethecontexttohelpyouguessthemeanings._____________outsidetheirwindowItcouldbe____________.Victor’swifeVictorandhisfriendsItmustbeteenagers__________.PeopleWhattheyhear/seeWhattheythinkThepolicenothing_________Itmightbe_________.strangenoisesananimalhavingfunstrangethewindSomethingunusualishappening.Read1stparagraphandfillintheblanks.Writersdescribeeventsinacertainorder.Thisorderwillhelpyouunderstandthestorybetter.WhattheythinkHelen________outsideItmightbe_______.noisesadogSomethingunusualishappening.Onewomanintheareasomething_____________runningawayMaybeitis_______________.abearorawolfRead2ndparagraphandfillintheblanks.Whattheyhear/seeSomethingunusualishappening.ThewriterThenoise-makerishavingtoomuchfun_____________intheneighborhood.creatingfearRead3rdparagraphandfillintheblanks.Writersdescribeeventsinacertainorder.Thisorderwillhelpyouunderstandthestorybetter._____________outsidetheirwindowItcouldbe____________.Victor’swifeVictorandhisfriendsItmustbeteenagers__________.PeopleWhattheyhear/seeWhattheythinkThepolicenothing_________Itmightbe_________.Helen________outsideItmightbe_______.strangenoisesananimalhavingfunstrangethewindnoisesadogSomethingunusualishappening.OnewomanintheareaThewritersomething_____________runningawayMaybeitis_______________.abearorawolfThenoise-makerishavingtoomuchfun_____________intheneighborhood.creatingfearFillintheblanks.Writersdescribeeventsinacertainorder.Thisorderwillhelpyouunderstandthestorybetter.3cReadthearticlecarefullyandwritewhatpeoplethinkaboutthestrangenoises.Whogaveopinions?Whataretheopinions?Victor’swifeShethinksthatitcouldbeananimal.VictorandhisfriendsTheythinkitmustbeteenagershavingfun.ThepolicemenHelenOnewomanintheareaThewriterhimselfTheythinkitmightbethewind.Shethoughtitwastoobigtobeadog.Shethoughtthatmaybeitwasabearorawolf.Sheguessesitcan’tbeadog.Hethinksthenoise-makerishavingtoomuchfuncreatingfearintheneighborhood.Match.Canyoufindoutthesentencesmakinginferencesinthepassage?Weliveinasmalltownandalmosteveryoneknowseachother.It__________veryquiet.However,thesedays,somethingunusual_____________inourtown.Victor’swifethinksthatit_________ananimal,butVictorandhisfriendsthinkit__________teenagershavingfun.Thepolicementhinkit________thewind.Helenthoughtit________adogatfirst,butshechangeshermindlater.usedtobeishappeningcouldbemustbemightbemightbeFillintheblanks.Onewomanintheareathinksit’s______big___beadog.Shethinksthat_______itwasabearorawolf.Thewriterthinksthe___________ishavingtoomuchfun_________fearintheneighborhood.tootomaybenoise-makercreatingsomethingunusual

next-doorneighbor一些不尋常的事情隔壁鄰居起初；起先感到心神不安離開制造噪音考慮；想起；認為atfirstfeeluneasygoawaymake(a)noise/makenoisesthinkof根據漢語意思及括號內所給提示語，將下列句子翻譯成英語。1.

一定有一個孩子在房間里哭。

(Theremustbe...)2.

教室里的男孩不可能是Tom。

(can’t)3.

我們學英語很開心。

(have

fun)Theremu