Unit 1 Tales of the unexplained Language points课件

课件18张PPT。 Unit 1 Tales of the unexplained ReadingThis article is a news story about a boy’s strange disappearance. Though a lot of effort has been made to investigate the case, it still remains a mystery.The lead, the first paragraph of a news story, plays the most important part in the understanding of the whole story. It is usually a one-or two-sentence summary of the particular event being reported. The headline and the first paragraph effectively summarize the story’s content. At 8 p.m._____ At 10.45 p.m._____ At 11 p.m_____ After 11 p.m., he was heard _____ The next morning, he was found _____ he left home to play baseball with two friendsJustin Fosterwitnesses saw him walking towards his homePolice found that Justin did in fact return hometo put on his favorite CDmissing Strange object (UFO) Its appearance Shape_____ Color_____ Size_____ inside _____Like a spaceship with many windows multi-coloredlargeThere were lots of white-skinned, strange-looking creatures with large black eyes. Notes (注释) step up : to speed up; to increase e.g. 加紧；加强；促进 When I realized I was going to be late, I stepped up my pace(步伐). We will have to step up training for the coming basketball match. The police stepped up their rescue, as there were people dying every minute. search: look for or examine carefully and thoroughly to try to find something. They searched for the missing man, but found nothing. Last night the police searched the suspect’s house for the stolen jewellery. 24 hours after the plane crash, the rescuers were still in search of survivors. go missing : go 作联系动词,变成某种状态（通常指不好的状态） go bad, go wrong , go mad/crazy His hair went/turned grey after his son’s death. His face went/turned red with anger. In summer milk can go sour easily. go unpunished / unnoticed show (great ) interest in :对--有兴趣 He began to show an interest in politics during high school. My five-year-old son shows an interest in music. I have no _____ in politics. Football doesn’t _____ me at all. I am _____ in your lecture and may I ask you some questions? There was an _____ look on his face. interestinterestinterestedinteresteddue （1） ( 归因于)due to = because of ; caused by 由于，由--引起 He is late due to the bad weather. Due to illness, he didn’t pass the exam. The accident is due to his careless driving. (2) 预定（应到达）的，预期的，约定的 (to do ) The next train to Los Angeles is due here at 3 p.m. He is due to start this morning. I am due to graduate next year.Before you start work, I’ll show you around the office. Don’t look at him! He’s just showing off!领某人参观炫耀；卖弄Standing inside were lots of white-skinned, strange-looking creatures with large black eyes. (page 3,lines 50-53) (这是一个倒装句) Lots of white-skinned, strange-looking creatures with large black eyes were standing inside. e.g Growing around the lake are trees of different kinds.6. research: serious and detailed study 仔细研究 (n.v) (1) In his research he fou ... ...