Unit 8 Study skills & Task课件 2023-2024学年牛津译林版九年级英语上册

Unit 8 Detective stories Study skills & Task Study skills How to read a novel When you read a novel, you often read quickly to get the general idea. You do not need to understand each word. “Come along, Doctor,” he (Holmes) said, “we shall go and look him up. I’ll tell you one thing which may help you in the case,” he continued, turning to the two detectives. “There has been murder done, and the murderer was a man. He was more than six feet high,was in the prime of life, had small feet for his height....” Lestrade and Gregson glanced at each other with an incredulous smile. “If this man was murdered, how was it done?” asked the former. “Poison,” said Sherlock Holmes curtly, and strode off.“One other thing, Lestrade,” he added, turning round at the door, “Rache’, is the German for ‘revenge’; so don’t lose your time looking for Miss Rachel.” Read the following excerpt from A Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle. Questions: Who was the murderer, a man or a woman? What was the murderer like? How was the murder done? What is the meaning of “Rache” in German? Answer the following questions. A man. He was more than six feet tall, had small feet for his height. Poison. It means revenge. There are some new words in the excerpt above, and some sentences with moew difficult words are left out. However, you can stll answer the four questions that help you get the general idea of the story. necklace theft get along/on with... jewellery steal-stole-stolen n. 项链 n. 偷窃 与...和睦相处 n. 珠宝 v. 偷, 窃取 New words A witness saw someone running into Bruce’s building. Bruce planned to take the necklace to the police station the next day. One day, Bruce found a gold necklace outside his door. Bruce was charged with theft. c b a d Millie has entered the school writing competition. She has drawn some pictures to help her plan her story. Help her label the pictures. Part A c b a d c. One day, Bruce found a gold necklace outside his door. b. Bruce planned to take the necklace to the polic