初中英语牛津译林版九年级上册Unit 8 Detective stories教案

牛津译林版九年级英语上册

9A Unit 8 Reading

主讲教师： (南京市第十三中学)

一、年级：九年级

二、教学内容：9A Unit8 Detective stories

三、课型：Reading

四、教学目标

    1. 知识目标

      1) 本课的四会单词。             

      2)词组：

        be attacked with, bleed to death, as a result, be guilty of, be charged with

    2. 能力目标：

       能阅读有关凶案的报道并获取相关信息。能灵活运用所学知识，简单介绍有关事件   

       的情况。

五、教学重难点

    1. 重点

      让学生了解办案的过程，熟练掌握所学语言知识，培养一定的阅读能力。

    2. 难点

      如何让学生能熟练运用所学语言知识清晰完整地介绍案件的情况。

六、教学步骤

Step 1. Lead-in:

   At the very beginning, let the students listen to the siren of a police car. And ask the students:

   T: What did you hear?

S: The sound of a police car.

   T: Can you guess what happened?

   S: … (Students give their own answer.)

   T: Let me tell you. A murder happened, and this is the scene of the murder.

   T: Now if you are there, what will you do?

   S: Call the police.

   T: Yes. You are clever. Now the police are here. What do you think they will do?

   S: Checking the scene for Clues.

   T: What do you think they can find there?

   S: (Students give their own answers.)

   T: (Show the possible answers and get the students to read it. )

     a knife, a gun, footprints, fingerprints, some hair, evidence of struggle/fight, …

     What else do you they will do?

   S: Talking to someone. (Students may come up with other answers. It doesn’t matter. Give them more hint and help them get it. )

   T: Yes，talking to someone. Who do you think they will talk with? What kind of information they will ask for?

     the witnesses: something unusual they saw or heard

     the victim’s friends/workmates: the victim’s unusual behaviors (不正常的举动); the victim’s enemies

   T: All these clues will lead to the arrest of the murderers. (Show Picture 3) Look ! The police arrested the murderers.

Step 2 First-reading:

Tell the students that a murder happened in valley town last night and invite them to read the passage. Get the students to find the answers to the following questions as quickly as possible.

1 Who was murdered? (A 22-year-old computer programmer. )

2 Who was the only suspect? (A short, thin man.)

Step 3 Read and guess the meaning of the new words.

There are some important new words in the text. Do you know their meanings? Let’s try to guess. Ask the students to read and finish Part B1 on page 102 and them check the answers together.

Step 4 Second-reading

Get the students to read the passage again carefully for some detailed information. And then, try to answer the following questions orally.

1 Where did the victim work, in Valley Town or New Town?

2 When was he last seen?

3 Was the man killed at the clothes shop?

4 What did the murderer use to attack?

5 Did the man put up a good fight?

6 What does the suspect look like?

7 How much is the reward the victim’s parents offered?

Step 5 Detailed-reading

Get the students to read the passage one part by another. Try to specify the information and simultaneously, highlight some of the most important language points.

1 Read Para. 1 and complete the table.

2 Read Para. 2 and learn something about the murder.

 1 When was the victim murdered?

The murder took place between 9 p.m. yesterday and 1 a.m. today.

2 Where did the murder happened? 

The police are still working hard to find out the answer.

* The police are still working at the scene of the crime to find out whether the victim was killed somewhere else and then brought to valley town, or killed at the place where he was found.

1 Let’s play hide-and-seek. You can hide ________ in this room. (anywhere)

2 I looked ___________ for my lost ring. (everywhere)

3 The letter is __________ among the newspapers. (somewhere)

4 Let’s go out and have supper __________. (somewhere)

5 Kangaroos live _________ in China. (nowhere)

3 Read Para. 3-4 for clues and evidence. 

Get the students to fill in the blanks:

The police have found clues to show that the victim ______ a knife and ______ as a result.  There was also evidence of a struggle. Detective Lu said that the victim ______ a good fight. It is possible that there was more than one ______.

Explain the following language points:

1 The prisoners ________ each other. At last, some of them were badly hurt.

2 She began ________ the thief with a piece of wood.

3 The village _________ by the French army before we came.

4 It’s reported that the ________ were caught by the police.

1 He lay in the road and _____ terribly.

   2 My little son is afraid of seeing _____.

   3 The patient ___________ now.

4 Read Para. 5-6 and learn more about the victim.

1 What kind of young man was he?

He had many friends and an interesting, well-paid job.

2 Was he once guilty?

Yes. He was guilty of computer  crime.

He was charged with breaking into several computer system.

她因杀死了一只丹顶鹤而被指控。

She _______________ killing a red-crowned crane. 

他被指控强行闯入约翰家。

He was charged with ___________ the John’s.

5. Read Para. 7 and learn more about the suspect.

6 Read Para. 8 and answer the following questions. 

1 What have the victim’s parents offered the reward for?

Any information that leads to the arrest of the murderer.

2 How can we contact the police?

We can contact the police on 5550 1212.

Step 6 Get the students to discuss the following questions:

  If you have some information, will you contact the police?

Why or why not?

( Personally, I think, it is our duty to contact the police if we have some information. Do you agree? )

Step 7 Tell the students that Millie wants to know how well Amy knows the case. She is playing the role of Detective Lu. Help Amy answer Millie’s questions. Invite the students to do Part B2 on page 102 and then check the answers.

Step 8 Tell the students that Millie is talking with her classmates about the murder at lunchtime. Help them complete their sentences.  Invite the students to do Part C1 on page 103 and then check the answers.

Step 9 Homework:

  A Finish Part C2 on page 103 to see if you know the case well. 

B Read and retell the case to one of your classmates.

C Additional exercises.

   Fill in the blanks with the words you have learnt.

1 There was more than one ______ (攻击者).

2 The man must be killed ______ (某处) else.

3 My classmates are interested in _____ (know) if we are going to have an exam.

4 I’m surprised at his ______ (die).

5 He was last seen _______ (leave) his office at 7p.m. yesterday.

6 Perhaps this has made him some ______ (enemy).

7 Would you please offer the police some ______ (information that may help solve a crime)?

8 His nose is ______ (to lose blood) now.

9 I go there _______ (more than a  few but not many) times each year.

10 Detective Lu is Valley Town’s ______   (the best) detective.

   KEYS:

1 attacker  2 somewhere  3 knowing  4 death    5 leaving

6 enemies   7 clues    8 bleeding    9 several   10 top