人教版九年级英语Unit5 SectionB and SelfCheck专用课件.ppt

3. Where is the article from? It’s a newspaper article. 4. What is the passage about? The passage is about strange events in Bell Tower neighborhood. 5. What is the strange thing? What do the people think of it? A local school teacher called Zhou Yu heard strange noises outside his window every night. His wife thinks that it could be an animal. His friends and he think it must be teenagers having fun. The police think it might be the wind. His neighbor thinks it might be a dog. mean(v.)意思，意味着 (1)Mean doing sth.意味着做某事 eg. Missing the bus means waiting for one more hour. (2)Mean to do sth.打算做某事 eg. I didn’t mean to read this letter. * Strange events in Bell Tower neighborhood Our neighborhood used to be very quiet. However, these days, strange things are happening in our neighborhood and everyone is unhappy. Zhou Gu, the local school teacher is extremely worried. When he was interviewed by the local newspaper, he said, “Every night we hear strange noises outside our window. My wife thinks that it could be an animal, but my friends and I think it must be teenagers having fun. My parents called the police, but they can’t find anything strange. They think it might be the wind. I don’t think so！” Zhou’s next door neighbor Qi Hui is unhappy too. “At first, I thought it might be a dog, but I can’t see a dog and I still hear the noises outside.” Everyone in our neighborhood is worried, and everyone has his or her ideas. There must be something visiting the homes in our neighborhood, but what is it? 1. What can you see in the picture？ There is a woman looking out of the window. 2. What can we know about the woman? Reading (3a: P38) She is a little frightened and confused. Writing (3b: P38) One sample version: Late that night, the Chu family found some strange footsteps in the hallway, they thought they might be their neighbor’s. Lao Zheng, one of the Chu’s friends thought it might be someone trying to g