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Unit 1 Tales of the unexplained Language points Teaching aims: Help Ss learn more about the story Help Ss grasp the usage of the words and expressions Teaching procedures: Language points Boy missing, police puzzled. = A boy went missing, and the police were puzzled. missing和puzzled分别为现在分词和过去分词作表语。现在分词作表语和主语之间往往是主动关系，表示主语的性质；过去分词作表语和主语之间往往是被动关系，表主语所处的状态。 2. Police in America have stepped up their search for a fifteen-year-old boy who went missing… step up 增加，加速，提高 e.g. He has to step up his training to prepare for the race. 他为准备那场赛跑不得不加强训练。 词语拓展： step forward 走上前来，跨前一步 step back （由于吃惊）后退一步 step inside (in) 进屋里来 step into 进入里面 step by step 一步步地 out of step 合不上步子 take step (a step) 采取措施，走（一步） go missing 失踪 此处go为系动词。 go + adj. ( become + adj. ) 如： He went/became crazy when he found out that he had failed the exam. The heat has caused the milk to go sour. 3. This incident has received great interest due to reports of … due to ( because of, caused by) 由于，因……而造成…… 如： His disappearance was due to the storm. 他的失踪是风暴造成的。 Due to his rudeness, I didn’t say one more word to him. Due to illness, the scheduled visit to a factory has been put off. The team’s success was largely due to her efforts. due 还有其他含义： 1) 到期（应偿付，付给） The electricity bill is due tomorrow. 电费明天到期。 2) 定于（某时）到达 Our train is due in Paris at 2 p.m. 我们的火车下午两点到达巴黎。 4. Kelly then ran…, she assumed that Kelly was having a bad dream and sent her back to bed. assume vt. 假定，认为 e.g. We can’t assume anything in this case. 在这种情况下我们不可能作出假设。 5. Mr. Foster was working that night on his road construction job, and was not home when these events occurred. construction n. 施工；建筑物 e.g. The building is a peculiarly shaped construction. 这是一栋造型独特的建筑物。 occur vi. 发生 e.g. I hope this won’t occur again. 我希望不要再发生这种事情。 Police said the accident occurred about 4.30 p.m. 警方说事故大概在下午4点半发生。 6. When Justin did not show up for lunch the