Unit 8
It must belong to Carla
Section A
3a-3c
恩江中学
陈艳
学习重点（Learning points ）
• 1.Understand the passage and finish
all the tasks.
• 2.must\might\could\can’t在文章中表推测的
用法。
• 3.几个重点短语和句型的用法：used to，
sth unusual，see sb doing，either，There
must be doing，have fun doing。
Check the phrases.
属于
belong to
流行音乐
pop music
最喜欢的作家
favourite writer
玩具卡车
toy truck
发带
hair band
参加
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, There are some
strange happenings 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
Lead in
Look at the picture and answer the
two questions.
1. What can you see in the
picture?
There is a woman looking out
of the window at night.
2. What can we know about the
woman?
She is a little worried./ She seems to
feel uneasy.
Task-1
Read the article quickly alone and
decide which might be the best title.
A. A Small and Quiet Town
B.
√ Strange Happenings in My Town
C. Animals in Our Neighborhood
Task2
Listen to the article and answer
the questions.
1. What was the town like before?
It used to be very quiet and nothing
much ever happened there.
2. What is the unusual thing happening in
the town?
People heard strange noises outside
the window every night.
Task3
Read the article together，then
3b
discuss in pairs and find words
to match the meanings（circle）.
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
__________
Task4
3c
Read the article in groups and write
what people think about the strange
noises.
Who gave opinions?
Victor’s wife
Victor and his
friends
What are the opinions?
She thinks that it could be
an animal.
They think it must be
teenagers having fun.
The policemen
They think it might be the
wind.
Helen
She guesses it can’t be a dog.
One woman in
the area
She thought it was too big to
be a dog. She thought that
maybe it was a bear or a wolf.
The writer
himself
He thinks the noise-maker is
having too much fun creating
fear in the neighborhood.
Language items
Strange Happenings in My Town
1.We live in a small town and almost
everyone knows each other. It used to be very
quiet. Nothing much ever happened around here.
However,
these days , something unusual is
happening in our town. Victor, a teacher at my
school, is really nervous. When he was
interviewed by the town newspaper, he said,
“Every night we hear strange noises outside
our window. My wife thinks that it could be
an animal, but my friends and I think it
must be teenagers having fun. My parents
called the policemen, but they couldn’t find
anything strange. They think it might be the
wind. I don’t think so!”
2.Victor’s next-door neighbor Helen is
worried, too. “At first, I thought that it might
be a dog, but I couldn’t see a dog, or anything
else, either. So I guess it can’t be a dog. But
then, what could it be?” One woman in the
area saw something running away, but it was
dark so she is not sure. “I think it was too big to
be a dog,” she said. “Maybe it was a bear or a
wolf.”
3.Everyone in our town is feeling uneasy,
and everyone has his or her own ideas.
There must be something visiting the homes
in our neighborhood, but what is it? We
have no idea. Most people hope that this
animal or person will simply go away, but I
do not think that is going to happen. 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……
use…to do sth
用……来做……
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。
We use pens to write.我们用笔写。
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
happy
快乐的
unhappy
不快乐的
lucky
幸运的
unlucky
不幸的
unusual 不平常的
friendly 友好的
easy
轻松的
unfriendly 不友好的
uneasy
不安的
3….but I couldn’t see a dog or anything
else, either.
too
“也” 肯定句,句末，逗号隔开。
also
“也”肯定句,句中。放be、助动词、
情态动词后面，行为动词前。
either
“也”否定句，句末，逗号隔开。
as well “也” 肯定句,句末，不用逗号隔开。
e.g. She is a singer, too. 她也是个歌手。
He can also sing the English song.
他也可以唱英文歌。
If you don’t go to the park, he won’t
go there, either.
如果你不去公园，他也不去。
I like singing English songs as well.
我也喜欢唱英文歌。
4. One woman in the area saw something
running away.
see sb. doing sth. 看见某人正在做某事
（强调动作正在发生）
see sb. do sth. 看见某人做某事
（强调经常或发生的整个过程）
类似短语：
一感 feel 二听 listen to, hear
四看 watch, notice, see，look at
e.g. I see mom cooking in the kitchen.
我看见妈妈正在厨房做饭。
Lucy said she often saw me do the
housework.
露西说她看见我做家务了。
5. There must be something visiting the
homes in our neighborhood…
(1)There must be … 意为 “一定有…” 表示
对现在情况的肯定推测。
There must be something wrong with my
computer. It doesn’t work.
(2) There be …doing sth 句型，表示 “有…
正在做某事”。
There is a man fishing in the lake.
(3)There used to be“过去有” 和 There will
/is（are） going to be“ 将会有”两种句型。
6. The noise-maker is having too much
fun creating fear in the neighborhood.
have fun doing sth. 做某事玩得愉快。
=have a good time doing sth.
=enjoy doing sth.
e.g. I have fun flying kites.
我享受放风筝的乐趣。
Exercise One
用所给词的适当形式填空
worried (worry) about her
1.She is _________
grandma’s health.
playing (play) in the water?
2. Did Mary have fun ________
uneasy (easy) when receiving
3. You feel _______
bad news.
4. — Mom, I can’t find my dictionary.
be
— Don’t worry. It might _______
(be) at
your school.
reading (read)
5. The teacher heard Jim ________
English when she came in.
Exercise Two：
如果有时间课堂上做完《一课一练》创新导学
P44第二课时第一、二题
Have a simple conclusion：
1.Understand the passage.
2.Master the language items we learned just
now.
1. Make sentences with these words as today’s
exercise.
used to,can’t/might/could/must be, too... to... ,
see sb do/ doing sth, have fun doing sth.
2. Retell the article after class。
3. Free talk after class：what do you think the
strange noises are? Why?