Unit8Itmust

belong

to

Carla.年

級：九年級

學

科：英語(人教版)Learning

goalsBy

the

end

of

the

class,you

will

be

able

to:

1.make

inferenceswithmodel

verbs.2.train

reading

skills.3.lookforwaystosolvetheproblemsactively.Canyouguesswhatthissound

mightbe?orming

IInHowdoyoufeelwhenyouhear

astrange

noise

at

night?uneasynervousscaredWhat

mightbehappening?Thesedays,somethingunusualis

happeninginour

town.We

live

in

asmall

town

and

almost

everyone

knows

each

other.It

used

to

be

veryquietandnothingmucheverhappenedaround

here.However,these

days,some-

thingunusualishappeninginourtown.Victor,ateacheratmyschool,isreallynervous.Whenhewasinterviewedbythetownnewspaper,he

said,“Everynightwe

hear

strange

noises

outsideour

window.My

wife

thinks

that

it

could

be

ananimal,butmyfriendsandIthinkitmustbe

teenagershaving

fun.My

parentscalledthepolicemen,buttheycouldn'tfindanythingstrange.Theythinkitmight

bethewind.I

don't

think

so!”Victor'snext-doorneighborHelenisworried,too.“Atfirst,Ithoughtthatitmight

beadog,but

I

couldn't

see

a

dog,or

anything

else,either.SoI

guess

it

can't

be

a

dog.But

then,what

could

itbe?”Onewoman

in

the

area

saw

somethingrunningaway,but

it

was

dark

so

she

is

not

sure."I

thinkit

was

toobig

to

be

a

dog,"shesaid.“Maybe

it

was

a

bear

ora

wolf”Everyoneinourtownisfeelinguneasy,andeveryonehashis

or

her

own

ideas.There

must

be

something

visitingthe

homesin

our

neighborhood,but

whatis

it?We

havenoidea.Mostpeoplehopethatthisanimalorpersonwillsimply

go

away,but

I

do

not

think

that

is

going

to

happen.Thenoise-makerishavingtoomuchfuncreatingfear

intheneighborhood.Prediction1.What

is

the

woman

doing?Look

at

the

picture

and

answer.

She

is

looking

out

of

the

window.2.How

does

the

woman

feel?Sheisalittle

nervous

and

uneasy.3.What

happened

to

her?Can

you

guess?She

might

hear

somethingstrange

at

night.FastReadingDecidewhichmightbethebest

title.A.ASmall

andQuiet

TownB,

Strange

HappeningsinMyTownn.事件；發生的事情C.AnimalsinOurNeighborhoodReadandmatchthemain

ideaswitheachparagraph.Thewriter'sopinionaboutstrange

noises.Somethingunusualis

happeninginthetown.People'sopinionsaboutthestrangenoises.Victor'next-door

neighbor

Helen

is

worried,too.“Atfrst,I

thought

thatitmight

beadog,butIcouldnt

see

a

dog,oranything

else,either.SoIguess

it

can'tbe

adog.

But

then,what

could

itbe?"One

womanin

the

area

saw

something

running

away,butitwas

dark

so

sheis

not

sure.“I

thinkit

was

toobig

to

be

a

dog,"she

said.“Maybe

it

was

a

bear

or

a

wolf”Everyonein

our

town

isfeeling

uneasy,and

everyone

has

hisorherown

ideas.Theremust

be

something

visitingthe

homes

in

our

neighborhood,but

whatis

it?We

have

noidea.Most

people

hope

that

this

animal

orperson

willWeliveinasmalltownand

almost

everyoneknows

each

other.It

used

to

be

veryquiet

and

nothing

much

ever

happened

around

here.However,these

days,some-thingunusualishappeninginourtown.

Victor,ateacher

at

myschool,is

reallynervous.When

he

was

interviewed

bythetownnewspaper,he

said,“Every

nightwehear

strangenoises

outsideourwindow.Mywife

thinks

that

it

couldbe

ananimal,but

myfriends

and

I

think

it

mustbe

teenagers

having

fun.Myparentscalledthepolicemen,butthey

couldn't

find

anything

strange.Theythink

it

might

be

the

wind.I

don't

think

so!”simply

go

away,butI

donotthinkthat

is

going

to

happen.The

noise-maker

is

having

too

much

fun

creating

fear

in

theneighborhood.Yictor's

next-doorneighborHelepis

worried,too.“At

frst,I

thought

that

it

might

be

a

dog,butI

couldn't

see

a

dog,oranythingelse,either.SoI

guess

it

can't

be

a

dog.But

then,what

could

it

be?”One

womaninthearea

saw

something

runningaway,butitwasdarkso

she

isnotsure.“I

think

it

was

toobigtobeadog,"shesaid.“Maybeitwas

abear

or

awolf.”Everyone

in

ourtown

is

feelinguneasy,and

everyonehashis

orher

own

ideas.There

mustbe

something

visitingthe

homes

in

our

neighborhood,but

whatis

it?We

haveno

idea.Most

people

hope

that

this

animal

orperson

willsimply

go

away,but

I

donotthinkthat

is

goingto

happen.Thenoise-makerishavingtoomuchfuncreatingfear

intheneighborhood.Circle

the

people

who

heard

the

noise.We

live

in

asmalltown

and

almost

everyoneknows

each

other.Itusedtobe

veryquiet

and

nothing

much

ever

happenedhere.However,thesedays,some-thingunusual

ishappening

in

ourtownateacher

at

my

school,is

reallynervous.When

he

was

interviewed

by

thetown

newspaper,he

said,“Everynightanimal,

butGmyfriendsandDthink

it

must

be

teeagers

having

fun.

XIyparents)calledthepolicemep,butthey

couldn't

find

anything

strange.Theythinkitmght

be

the

wind.

I

don'tthinkso!”Fastwehearstrange

noises

outsideourwindow.inks

that

it

couldbeanReadingCareful

Reading

ReadPara.1

again

and

completethe

mind

map.PeopleWhat

theyhear/see

WhattheythinkShe

thinks

thatitcould

be

an

animalTheythinkthatit

mustbeteenagershavingfunTheythinkthatitmight

bethewindVictor'swifeVictor

andhisfriendsThepolicemen-strangenoisesoutsidetheirwindownothingstrangeSomething

unusualis

happening.Atfirst,shethoughtit

might

be

adog.

Butshecouldn't

seeadog.So

she

guessed

itcouldn't

be

a

dog.Shesawsomethingrunning-awayonenight.

Shethoughtitwas

too

big

to

be

a

dog.

Shesaidthat

maybe

itwasabear

or

awolf.CarefulReadingReadPara.2and

fillin

the

blanks.Onewoman's

opinionCarefulReading

ReadPara.3andanswerthequestions.1.Howdopeople

feel?Theyfeeluneasyandeveryonehas

his

or

her

own

ideas.2.Accordingtothewriter,whatisthepurposeforthenoise-maker?fearintheneighborhood.enjoycreatingToVictorHelenOne

womenMy

wife:animalMyfriendsandI:

teenagers

havingfunPolicemen:

windadog---couldn'tsee

any

dogoranythingelse---can'tbea

dogToo

big

to

be

a

dog---abear

or

a

wolfItusedtobe_quiet

.However,these

days

something

unusualishappeningin

ourtown.Everynightwehear

strangenoises

outsidethewindow.IntroducetheproblemDifferent

people's

opinionSummaryRetellStrangehappenings

inmytownTheremustbesomethingvisitingthehomesin

ourneighborhood.Mostpeople:hopeitwillsimplygo

awayI:Thenoise-makerishavingfuncreatingfearThinkingCan

you

find

out

the

truth?Q1:

Whatisthenoise?Q2:

How

do

youknow

that?縱橫字謎P