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* Model 2 Unit 1 Tales of the unexplained Boy missing, police puzzled Reading 1.What information can you get from the title? 2. Does the title arouse your interest when you read it? Can you complete the title? Questions 3. Did you know that it is a feature of a news title? What are some other features of a news title? 4. Can you guess what details may be covered in the following news story? Listening What is the article about? Who is missing? Do the police know what happened to Justin? The article is about a missing boy/UFOs and aliens. Justin Foster is missing. No. reading a newspaper article Reading strategy This is a typical news story, written in an inverted pyramid format. The broadest, most general information is given first, and then the details. The first paragraph, or the lead, gives the main topic and most important facts. The second paragraph gives the important facts that the writer was unable to include in the lead. The rest of the story introduces new but less important background information. When reading a news story like this one, read the beginning very carefully. Try to answer the who, what, when, where, why and how questions with information in the first paragraph. This will help you guess what will follow in the rest of the story. Fast reading When and where was the boy missing? How old was the boy? Why did people show interest in his disappearance? The boy was missing last Friday in Dover, New Hampshire. He was fifteen. Due to sightings of puzzling lights in the sky and reports of aliens visits around the time of his disappearance. Where does Justin Foster live? Why did Justin’s mother go to bed early? What sports does Justin play? What time did the witnesses see Justin walking home? Does Justin have any brothers and sisters? What colour were the aliens? Who else has been taken by the aliens? Who is in charge of the case? Brief reading Exercise C1: He lives in Dover, New Hampshire. She went to bed early because of a headache. B