Unit 1 Unit 1 Tales of the Tales of the unexplainedunexplained In July of 1947, a UFO crashed near Roswell, New Mexico. According to reports, the bodies of several aliens were found near the ship. In other reports, one or more of the aliens survived for a period of time. A local farmer reported finding pieces of a crashed UFO on his field. Boy missing, police Boy missing, police puzzled puzzled 1. What is the article about ?2. Who is missing ?3. Do the police know what happened to Justin?Where does Justin Foster live?Why did Justins mother go to bed early?What sports does Justin play?What time did the witnesses see Justin walking home?He lives in Dover, New Hampshire.Because of a headache.He plays baseball.At 10.45 p.m.Questions:Does Justin have any brothers and sisters?What colour were the aliens?Who else has been taken by the aliens?Who is in charge of the case?He has a sister.They were white.Mavis Wood has been taken by the aliens.Detective Sam Peterson is in charge of it.Read the rest for main pointsJustin Foster went missing. (Para 2)The police found that Justin returned home。（Para3-4)The boy was taken away by aliens. (Para4-5)Main pointsSupporting details Mrs Foster thought _ _ Mr Foster was surprised _ _ _ Justins friends said _ _ Witnesses said _ _ that hisson didnt tell anyone that he was staying out. didnt show up at the family lunch the next day. that Justin went home after playing baseball with them. that they saw Justin walking towards his home at 10.45 p.m. him put on his favourite CD after he went to his room.Kelly heardJustin Foster he was spending the night with a friend.Justin foster went missingThe police found that Justin returned home.Main pointsSupporting details Kelly saw _ _ Kelly heard _ Mavis Wood said _ _ _ a large spaceship flying outside.Justin shout. that the alienstook her away so that they could doscientific research on her.The boy was taken away by aliens.Compared with the other paragraphs, is the first paragraphthe most important one in the article?Can you find the main paints of the other paragraphs?Design of the newspaper articlethe first paragraph who, what, when, where, why, how the following four paragraphsmore detailed and concrete informationthe last two paragraphsanalyses of the disappearance Reading strategyhow to read a newspaper articletitleBoy missing, police puzzledGive an ending to the Give an ending to the story.story.Suppose you are a reporter from China Daily. You are making a face-to-face interview with a person who has just come back from one of the mysterious places below. crop circlesLake Tianchi MonsterThe Bermuda TriangleMystery in stoneAssignmentUse your imagination to write a mysterious story on one of the mysteries. melaniesjsina.com