Model 2 Unit 1

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Model 2 Unit 1
Tales of the unexplained
Reading
Boy missing, police puzzled
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Lead in
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Lead-in Discussion
1. How do you usually decide whether a news
article is worth reading or not? 2. From your own
experience, how do you usually choose the news
youd like to read, by taking a look at its title
or by being attracted by its colorful pictures or
something else? Give your reasons.
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Boy missing, police puzzled --- an
article from a newspaper
Questions
1. Can you complete the title? What information
can you get from the title? 2. Does the title
arouse your interest when you read it?
3. Can you guess what details may be covered in
the following news story? 4. Did you know that it
is a feature of the news title? How to read the
news?
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Reading strategy
reading a newspaper article
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. This
is really an important skill!
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Skim the text, and answer these questions

1. What happened ? Why did people show interest in
   his disappearance? (Para 1)
2. Who is missing?(Para 2)
3. Do the police know what happened to Justin? (Para
   3)
4. Whats Kellys description about that night?
   (Para 4-5)
5. Did other people in Dover see aliens? (Para 6)
6. Do the police believe what they have said? (Para
   7)

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Scan for information

1. Where does Justin Foster live?
2. Why did Justins mother go to bed early?
3. What sports does Justin play?
4. What time did the witnesses see Justin walking
   home?
5. Does Justin have any brothers and sisters?
6. What color were the aliens?
7. Who else has been taken by the aliens?
8. Who is in charge of the case?

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Scan for information
Where does Justin Foster live? Why did Justins
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 color were the aliens? Who else was
taken by the aliens? Who is in charge of the case?
He lives in Dover, New Hampshire.
She went to bed early because of a headache.
Baseball
At 10.45 p.m.
Justins sister
They were white-skinned.
Mavis Wood was taken by the aliens.
Detective Sam Peterson was in charge of the case.
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Google details to support the gist given
Main Points Supporting details
Justin Foster went missing. Mrs. Foster thought __________________. Mr. Foster was surprised to see _________. Justin Foster _______________________.
The police found that Justin returned home. Justins friends said __________________. Witnesses said ______________________. Kelly heard ________________________.
The boy was taken away by aliens. Kelly saw __________________________. Kelly heard ________________________. Mavis Wood said ____________________.
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Exercise D word study
a.say that something is not possible
b.making people believe something is
true c.frightening or unpleasant dreams d.because
of e.appear or arrive f.invent(a story) g.unable
to understand h.people who saw an accident and
can describe it to others
g
1.puzzled(title) 2.due to(line 6) 3.show up(line
23) 4.witness(line 32) 5.nightmare(line
68) 6.rule out(line 73) 7.make up(line
76) 8.convincing(line81)
d
e
h
c
a
f
b
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Consolidation(1) Retelling
At 8 p.m.
left home to play baseball with two friends
At 10.45 p.m. At 11 p.m. After 11 p.m.,he was
heard The next morning, he was found
witnesses saw him walking towards his home
Justin Foster
Kelly heard him return home
put on his favourite CD
missing
shape colour size
many windows
its appearance its inside
multi-coloured
Strange object (UFO)
large
lots of white-skinned, strange-looking creatures
with large black eyes
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Consolidations (2) Closet
nightmare aliens bad witnesses
murdered favourite Justin not puzzled
creatures
26th September Justin has been missing for two
weeks now. I miss him a lot. Im worried that
something (1) has happened to him. Im sure
he came home that night at around 11p.m. I heard
him put on his (2) CD. I wonder
where the (3) with large black eyes
have taken him. Mavis told me that (4)
from outer space took her away a few days
ago. They did some research on her. The whole
experience was very frightening, just like a (5)
, but at last they returned her
home. I hope they will return (6) soon.
The police are (7) making much progress.
They are very (8) . Now they are
searching for other (9) . They say
Justin might have been (10) . Dad
is very disappointed with them. He thinks they
are not doing their job properly. Mum is really
worried too. She cant sleep well. I hope Justin
will come home soon and tell us what happened to
him. I want all of us to be together again.
bad
favourite
aliens
creatures
nightmare
Justin
not
puzzled
murdered
witnesses
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Discussion

1. Did you think aliens really come to the Earth and
   take people away? If not, why do people tell
   these stories?
2. What do you think really happened to Justin
   Foster?

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Homework
Write an ending to the story
All the people are concerned about Justins
disappearance. What do you think might have
happened to him? Was he in danger? If he were
taken away by aliens, how do you think they would
treat him?
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Thanks Goodbye