Welcome to the class Unexplained mysteries Boy missing, police puzzled AA boy is missing; the police are puzzled.

Welcome to the class

Unexplained mysteries

Boy missing, police puzzled

A boy is missing; the police are puzzled.

Listen to Para1

When?Where?

Why puzzled?

Two days ago.

In Dover, New Hampshire.

Sightings of puzzling lights & reports of alien visits.

Reading strategy

title main idea

paragraph one

Read the rest part for main points

Justin Foster went missing.

(Para 2)

The police found that Justin returned home 。（ Para3-4)

The boy was taken away by aliens. (Para4-5)

Main points Supporting details

Justin foster went missing

Mrs Foster thought he was spending the night with a friend.

Mr Foster was surprised

The police found that Justin returned home.

Justin’s friends said

Witnesses said

that his son that his son didn’t tell anyone that he was staying out.didn’t tell anyone that he was staying out.

didn’t show up at the didn’t show up at the family lunch the next day.family lunch the next day.

that Justin went that Justin went home after playing baseball with them.home after playing baseball with them.

that they saw Justin that they saw Justin

walking towards his home at 10.45 p.m.walking towards his home at 10.45 p.m.

him put on his favourite him put on his favourite

CD after he went to his room.CD after he went to his room.

Kelly heardKelly heard

Justin FosterJustin Foster

Main points Supporting details

The boy was taken away by aliens.

Kelly saw

Kelly heard

Mavis Wood said

a large spaceshipa large spaceship

flying outside.flying outside.

Justin shout.Justin shout.

that the aliens took that the aliens took

Her away so that they could do scientificHer away so that they could do scientific

research on her.research on her.

Activities

Survey:

Police - Kelly ( seeing & hearing )

Report:

Detective (Sam Peterson) ( possibilities )

Journalist ( report the news )

Tell about a strange dream even a nightmare.

Discussion

Suppose you were taken away by the aliens, what would you do ?

Is mystery equal to superstition( 迷信 )?

★take scientific attitudes towards mysteries .

A great success

★development of science and technology.

★ set up great ideals( 理想） and work hard.

Ideals are like the stars — It seems that we never reach them, but like mariners ,we chart our course by them.

( 理想犹如天上的星— 我们似乎不能到达，但像水手一样，我们的航程可凭它指引。 )

Homework

Write a strange dream of a mysterious story.

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