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课件网) Unit 8 It must belong to Carla. 人教新目标版 九年级上 Wring Section B 3a-Selfcheck People who gave opinions The opinions Their feeling(s) The policemen Helen (Victor's next-door neighbor) One woman in the area The writer himself Revision Read the article carefully and fill in the chart. Victor's wife Victor and his friends She thinks that it could be an animal. They think it must be teenagers having fun. They think it might be the wind. At first, she thought that it might be a dog. And then she guesses it can't be a dog. She thought it was too big to be a dog. She thought that maybe it was a bear or a wolf. He thinks the noise-maker is having too much fun creating fear in the neighborhood. uneasy Read through the article in 3a on page 59 again. What do you think the noises could be List all your ideas. See who in your group can come up with the most imaginative explanation. Tips 1. Use could, might, must, can’t to make your inferences and have a discussion. 2. We should think of more practical reasons. For example, don’t say that ghosts were the ones making the noises. What could the noises be Why do you think so 1. Someone could be playing tricks on people. 2. The noise could be two cats fighting. 1. He might just want to scare people. 2. The woman saw something running away. … Look at this newspaper headline and finish the article about the strange happenings. No More Mystery in the Neighborhood Last week, in a quiet neighborhood, something strange happened... We now know what was happening in the neighborhood... Now the mystery is solved. People in the neighborhood... 【思路点拨】 1. 定基调 体裁：应用文(新闻稿) 时态：以一般过去时为主 人称：以第三人称为主 First part: background information about the mystery Second part: how the mystery was solved Third part: how the people in the neighborhood now feel Writing tips 【提供素材】 语块： something strange / unusual, strange noises, feel uneasy / nervous / worried, be afraid of, with the help of ... / with one’ s help, call the policemen, do / try one’ s best to ..., find out the truth, feel relaxed, make noises 句型： ... think / guess that ... 2. ... must be ... 3. ... might / could / may be ... 4. ... can’ t be ... 5. It’ s not clear that ... 6. It’ s impossible for ... to ... 7. ... find that ... 8. ... hope that ... 开篇点题 概括背景 (background information) 具体描述 (specific details) 总结感受 (conclusion : feeling) (last week, in a quiet neighborhood, something strange happened…) (linking words; must/might/could/can’t) 描述经过 总结结尾 (People in the neighborhood feel …) Writing ideas No Last week, in a quiet neighborhood, something strange happened. The local people heard noises in the night but no one knew why. Victor Smith thought that it might be teenagers having fun while Mrs. Smith and their neighbor, Helen Jones, thought it could be an animal. And everyone had his or her ideas. Sample writing 2 We now know wha ... ...
