Tales of the unexplained电子课件2.pptVIP

* * Boy missing, police puzzled Boy missing, police puzzled 1. Do you believe in the existence of aliens? 2. Look at the title and pictures, what information can you get from them? A boy is missing, and the police are puzzled. Note: The title of a news story is usually incomplete. Boy missing, police puzzled Read the following newspaper article quickly and answer these questions. 1. What is the article about? 2. When was Justin last seen? 3. Who is in charge of the case? Friday night. The article is about a missing boy. Detective Sam Peterson. ( ) 1. Justin Foster lives in Dover, New Hampshire. ( ) 2. Justin plays football. ( ) 3. The witnesses saw Justin walking home at 11:00 p.m. F F T baseball 10:45 p.m. ( ) 4. Justin has a sister called Kelly. ( ) 5. The aliens were yellow –skinned. ( ) 6. Mavis Wood has been taken by the aliens. T F T white-skinned 1. Is there anything wrong with the title according to the grammar? 2. What is the complete title? The title is incomplete. The boy is missing and the police are puzzled. 3. Why did the writer use an incomplete sentence as its title? 4. Can you name some other features (特征) of a news title? Because it’s brief. attractive, exact, direct … How to read a newspaper article? title ( to give a general idea about the news ) the first paragraph ( to tell readers “who” “when” “where” “what” “why” “how” ) the following paragraphs ( to give detailed but less important information ) “Boy missing, police puzzled” the first paragraph the following paragraphs evidence given by Justin’s parents, sister, neighbors … a boy Who When What Where Why … It’s about a missing boy. three days ago went missing unknown… in Dover predict Read first paragraph/ the lead for details Read the rest paragraphs Reading strategy for news articles: Read title + Look at pictures/ charts How well did you understand the details in the newspaper article? Read it again and answer the following questions: 1. Whic