1、Unit 8,Detective Stories,Reading(1),Murder in West Town,Arthur Conan Doyle 阿瑟柯南道尔,Enjoy a film footage (电影片段) of Sherlock Holmes.,记叙文:是我们接触最多的文体之一。我们常见的小说、故事、传记、游记、新闻报道及历史记载等均属于记叙文体。 A. 记叙文特点:主题思想明确、语言生动简练。记叙文通常用第一人称(the first person)或是第三人称(the third person)进行叙述,谓语动词通常采用一般过去时(simple past tense)或者是过去
2、完成时(past perfect tense)。,B. 记叙文6要素:通常是按照一定的时间顺序或者时间发展的先后顺序对某一事件进行叙述。在叙述过程中通过对when/ where / who / what / why以及how这记叙6要素的交待,使读者对整个事件有一个清楚的了解。比如事件发生在什么时间、什么地点、涉及哪些人物、具体是什么事情、引发的原因是什么等等。,Victim,A murder happened.,Age: _,Job: _,25 years old,Computer engineer,25-year-old Computer Engineer Murdered,Crime,S
3、kimming,Scanning,Scan the text quickly to find out the answers,Passage analysis,Part I Para _,Part II Paras _,Part III Para _,Part IV Para _,Brief introduction to the crime,The police and the detectives work on the murder,Suspect of the crime,Reward for information,1,2 5,6,7,Para 1 Brief Introductio
4、n to the crime,Where was the body of the victim found?What was the victim?What was he last seen doing?What was he going to do at that time?,In West Town.,He was a computer engineer.,He was last seen leaving his office in East Town.,He was going to visit his parents.,Further reading for details,murde
5、r in West Town,25-year-old computer engineer,between 9 p.m. and 1 a.m.,not sure / still working at the scene,wounded with a knife/ bled to death,be charged with breaking into,Part II Paras 2-5,Para 6 Suspect of the Crime,Do you think the suspect is guilty?,How many suspects are there?Whats he like?,
6、Only one.,He is short and thin.,A: I think the suspect may be the murderer? B: Why? A: Because _. B: I dont think he is guilty because _. A: I hope the police can find the murderer soon. B: I hope so, too.,Work in pairs to discuss:,Part IV Para 7 Reward for Information,The victims parents have _ of
7、¥50,000 for any information that _ the _ of the murderer. Anyone with information should _ the police.,offered a reward,leads to,arrest,contact,The victims body was found in West Town. The victim sold computers. The victim worked in East Town. Its possible that the victim was killed somewhere else.
8、The police know that the victim had some enemies. The police have one suspect so far. The suspect is a short fat man. The police have arrested the murderer. The victims parents are offering a reward for useful information.,True or False,was a computer engineer.,dont know if the victim had any enemie
9、s.,thin,havent,Post reading,T,F,T,T,T,T,F,F,F,according to,bled,crimes,guilty,prove,suppose,suspect,unusual,witnesses,wounded,Millie: What do you think about the murder case? The victim was_ with a knife and, as a result, _ todeath. Sandy: Its very sad because he was so young. Daniel: Yes, I agree.
10、However, _ the record, the victim was once charged with computer_. Millie: Yes. The police_ that might have something todo with the murder. Theyre asking the_ oranyone who saw anything_ to contact them. Sandy: They have a_, but the man can_that he was somewhere else at the time of the crime. He insi
11、sted that he wasnt_.,wounded,bled,according to,crimes,witnesses,unusual,suspect,prove,guilty,suppose,29th December Early this morning, a young mans body was found In East Town. He was murdered. The victim was a Policeman who worked in West Town. He was lastseen leaving his home at about 7 p.m last n
12、ight. Hesaid he was going to visit his friend.,Help Millie correct her eleven mistakes,West,computer engineer,East,his office,parents,The murder took place between 7 p.m. and 1 a.m. The victim was killed with a gun. The police are looking for scenes that will help them find the murderer.A suspect sa
13、w a man walking down Corn Street with blood on his trousers. However, the man said that he could prove he was somewhere else at the time of the crime.,9,knife,clues,witness,running,shirt,Think over,There are many crimes around us. What should we do if ?,if we see a murderif we meet a robberif we see a thief stealing money,Be brave and calm! Dont be nervous! Call 110 for help!,Homework,1. Remember the new words and phrases. 2. Try to retell the passage.,