feeling now? Why?"

Present the new words by having a free talk with students.

Step III. Fast Reading

Work on 3a:

1. Tell Ss to read the article and decide which might be the best title. Then check the answer.

　A. A Small and Quiet Town

　B. Strange Happenings in my town

　C. Animals in our neighborhood

2. Ask them to read the passage quickly, and check the sentences "T" for true or "F" for false. Then check the answers.

Step IV. Careful Reading

　1. Work on 3c: Ask students to read the passage carefully and write what people think about the strange noises. Then work in pairs or groups, discuss the answers. Check the answers with the students.

　2. Work on 3b: Ask students to skim the passage again, and find words to match the meanings.

Step V. Summary and Exercises

　1. Go through the whole passage with students, ask them to find out some key phrases and sentences in the passage, then help them to have a summary.

　2. Do some exercises to consolidate what are learned in the passage.

Step VI. Homework

1. Make sentences with these words：used to, have no idea, too... to... ,see sb doing sth...

2. Retell the story.

七、板书设计

Unit 8 It must belong to Carla. (Section A 3a-3c)

1. 重点词汇：policeman, noise, wolf, happening, uneasy

2. 重点短语：used to, each other, around here, these days, call the policemen, next-door neighbor,

see sb. doing sth., run away, too...to..., one's own, have no idea, go away,

have fun doing sth, too much...

3. 重点句型表达：There be...doing sth...., There+情态动词＋be...doing sth,

　　　　　　　　　主语+情态动词＋be...doing sth