Unit 8 It must belong to Carla.

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Unit 8It must belong to Carla.
Section A 3a3c
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Which is the best title? ( ) A. A Small and
Quiet Town B. Strange Happenings in My Town C.
Animals in Our Neighborhood
Read the article and decide which might be the best title.
B
It is a good idea to read the first or the last sentence of each paragraph before you read the whole text.

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Skimming Look through the passage quickly to find the main idea without having to read every word.
Everyone in our neighborhood is uneasy. Why?
Because something unusual is happening in the
neighborhood.
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Scanning Move your eyes quickly down the page to find specific information.
1. Who is Victor?
He is a school teacher.

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2. Victors next door neighbor Helen isunhappy
too.What does neighbor mean? ( ) A. ??
B. ?? C. ??
B
If you read something for the first time, dont worry about the words you dont know. Use the context to help you guess the meaning.
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uneasy
neighborhood
teenagers
wolf
neighbor
noise-maker
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Match the people to their ideas.
a
Victors wife
wind
Victor and his friends
b
the police
c
Helen
d
an animal
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They think it must be teenagers having fun.
They think it might be the wind.
She thought it might be a dog.
She thought that maybe it was a bear or a wolf.
He thinks the noise-maker is having too much fun.
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1. There must be something visiting the homes
in our neighborhood.???????There must be sb.
doing sth. ??-ing ?????????,???? ????????? There
_______ _______ someone ________ for
you. ?????????? There _______ ________ some
children _________. 2. ???sound, noise, voice
???????? (1) Dont make so much ________. The
baby is sleeping. (2) I hear the ________ of
rain. (3) The singer is famous for her sweet
________.
Read the language points and fill in the blanks.
waiting
must
be
must
be
playing
noise
sound
voice
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3. ???????? Victor, a teacher at my school,
is really nervous. ______________________________
__________________ 4. When he was interviewed
by the town newspaper, (??????) When the town
newspaper __________ ______,
???,????????,??????
interviewed him
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see sb. running away have one's own idea have too
much fun doing creat fear in the
neighborhood make noise there must be sth.
doing...
1?????? 2???????? 3???????? 4??????? 5???? 6??????
???
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Listening
Correct your pronunciation and intonation.
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Writers describe events in a certain order. The order will help you understand the story better.
People
What they heard/saw
What they think
It could be ____ ________.
Victors wife
______ _______ outside their window
an
strange noises
animal
Victor and his friends
It must be teenagers ___________.
Strange things are happening.
having fun
The police
nothing _________
It might be __________.
strange
the wind
_________ outside
Helen
It might be __________.
noises
a dog
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While reading, take notes or underline the main ideas in the text. After reading, write a short summary in your own words. This will help you to understand the text better.
Short summary (how to write a story)
?????? ????
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Every night, Victor hears strange noises outside
their window. His wife thinks it could be an
animal.
??? (topic sentence) something unusual is
happening in our town.
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Write another paragraph about Bell Tower using
these notes.
people things ideas
Chu family hears footsteps in the hallway late at night might be the neighbors
Lao Zheng hears something trying to get in through the window might be the wind
Xiao Ning finds garbage in front of her house might be cats
trash
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Sample (??) These days, something unusual is
happening in my neighborhood. Mr. Chu hears
footsteps in the hallway late at night. His wife
thinks it might be the neighbors. Lao Zheng, an
office worker, thinks he heard someone trying to
get in the window one evening. Later, he thinks
it might be the wind. Xiao Ning, a student, often
finds garbage in front of her house. Her mother
thinks it might be cats. But she doesnt think
so. Everyone is worried.They dont know what to
do. Its a mystery.
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When we help each other,we make life more
beautiful for everyone.
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Homework

• Have you ever had a strange experience that you
  cant explain?
• Discuss it with your partner and then write a
  short passage about it.

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Thank you!