1、 Unit 8 Detective storiesReading (I)I. Teaching aims and learning objectivesBy the end of the lesson, students should be able to:1.understand the meanings of the new words from the context;2.understand the context;3.make a comment on the context. II. Teaching contents1. New words and phrases: confir
2、m; victim; crime; somewhere; contact; wound; bleed; enemy; single; well-paid; charge; break into; system; suppose; only; witness; report; breathe; heavily; reward; arrest. 2. New structure: We are asking anyone who saw anything unusual near Corn Street last night to contact us.We are now checking th
3、e scene for more clues which will help solve the case.The victims parents have offered a reward of 50,000 yuan for any information that leads to the arrest of the murderer.III. Focus of the lesson and predicted area of difficultyRead the passage in different ways.Read the context paragraph by paragr
4、aph and do some further thinking.IV. Teaching proceduresStep 1 Pre-readingRead the title1. What information can you get from the title?T: Today we are going to learn the reading part of this unit. The title of the text is 25- year-old computer engineer murdered. What information can you get from the
5、 title?2. What other information do you want to get from the text after reading the title?T: Think over: What else do you want to know from the text after you read the title? Ill give you one minute to think about it.3. Why was such a young man murdered?T: From the title, weve learnt the victim was
6、only 25 years old. He was so young! Why was such a young man murdered? Do you feel surprised? Discuss in groups and tell me your idea.(While talking, the teacher can introduce some new words like enemy; suspect etc.)Step 2 While-reading 1. Fast readingT: Please read the article as quickly as possibl
7、e, and after reading try to answer these two questions:What does the write want to tell the readers through the article?Why was the young engineer murdered? Are we sure about it?2. Careful reading (1) Read for new wordsT: Do you have any difficulty while understanding the text? Do you have any new w
8、ords while reading? Take out a pencil and circle the words.Students read the text.T: Ask your group member if he or she can help you understand the words. Dont forget to tell each other why. If you still have any problems, you can ask me for help.Students discuss with each other.T: Now, I am going t
9、o ask you the meanings of some new words. Try to guess.Students try to explain.(2) Read for detailsa. Read P1T: In this paragraph, how many questions can you ask after reading? Ask your questions and invite your classmates to answer it.b. Read P2-5T: After reading, help the police finish the table b
10、elow: What is known/ unknown?What is known? What is unknown?(the time of the murder; the place of the murder; the tool of the murder; the reason of the murder)c. Read P6T: Now, lets role play. If you are the suspect, what will you say to the police?If you are the witness, what will you say to the po
11、lice?d. Read P7T: Can you design a poster for the victims parents?Step 3 Post-reading1. Help Millie find out the mistakes about the murder.2. Further thinking:Whats your feeling after reading the surprising news from the newspaper? If youre a policeman, do you have any good advice to give the citizens in your city?V. Homework1. Retell the news.2. Finish the exercises in Period 2 of Unit 8 in the workbook.