Unit 8

It must belong to Carla

Section A 3a-3c

Check the phrases.属于 流行音乐 最喜欢的作家 玩具卡车 belong to pop music favourite writer toy truck

发带 参加

hair band attend/join/take part in

一些宝贵的东西 something valuable 拣起 pick up 被偷

be stolen

n. 声音；噪音 Do you hear strange noises outside our window?

n. 事件； 意外事件 Yes, something unusual is happening in our town.

n. 男警察 (pl. policemen; policewoman 女警察) My father called the policeman, but he couldn’t find anything strange.

n. 狼 Maybe it was a wolf, everyone in our town is feeling uneasy.

adj. 担心的； 不安的

3a Read the article and decidewhich might be the best title.A. A Small and Quiet Town B. Strange Happenings in My Town C. Animals in Our Neighborhood

3b Read the article again and findwords to match the meanings.nervous or worried _________ uneasy young people _________ teenagers person in the next house __________ neighbor area where people live ____________ neighborhood animal like a very large dog _______ wolf person who makes noise noise-maker __________

3c

Read the article carefully and write what people think about the strange noises.

Who gave opinions? Victor’s wife

What are the opinions? She thinks that it could be an animal.They think it must be teenagers having fun.

Victor and his friends

The policemen Helen One woman in the area The writer himself

They think it might be the wind.

She guesses it can’t be a dog. She thought it was too big to be a dog. She thought that maybe it was a bear or a wolf.

He thinks the noise-maker is having too much fun creating fear in the neighborhood.

1. It used to be very quiet.used to do sth. 曾经，过去常常 (现在不做了) be used to do sth. (=be used for doing sth.) 被用来做…… be used to doing sth. 习惯于做……

e.g. I used to study in this school.

我曾经在这个学校学习。 Our parents are used to living in the village. 我们的父母习惯了居住在山村。 This box is used for storing toys. = This box is used to store toys. 这个箱子是被用来储存玩具的。

2. However, these days, something unusual is happening in our town. 构成：不定代词+形容词 (定语后置) e.g. something important 一些重要的事情 something interesting 一些有趣的事

un- 表示否定 usual 通常的反义

unusual 不平常的

happy lucky

快乐的 幸运的

unhappy unlucky

不快乐的 不幸的

friendly 友好的 easy 轻松的

unfriendly 不友好的 uneasy 不安的

3. Victor, a teacher at my school, is really nervous. a teacher at my school 在句中作同 位语。它指的是Victor 。

e.g. My sister, Helen, will have a picnic with me. 我的姐姐海伦将和我一起野餐。

4….but I couldn’t see a dog or anything

else, either.too “也” 肯定句。句末。

also either

“也”肯定句。句中，be后面，行为动词前。

“也”否

定句。句末。