国家地理reading explorer课件

AT THE SCENE CRIME NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC READING EXPLORER FOUNDATIONS OF A CONTENTS 04 03 01 02 Before Reading New Vocabulary While Reading Grammar Reading Skill Exercise After Reading Vocabulary Practice PART ONE Before Reading New Vocabulary catch vocabulary Police say they are confident of catching the gunman. --- Collins It is your job to study the whole scene for clues that will help catch the thief. If you catch a person or animal, you capture them after chasing them, or by using a trap, net, or other device. catch the thief vehicle vocabulary The vehicle would not have the capacity to make the journey on one tank of fuel. --- Collins There are shoeprints, and marks made by a vehicle's tires. A vehicle is a machine such as a car, bus, or truck which has an engine and is used to carry people from place to place. space vocabulary The space underneath could be used as a storage area. --- Collins You then measure the space between the shoeprints. You use space to refer to an area that is empty or available. The area can be any size. step vocabulary She walked on a few steps. --- Collins You now know how long the person's steps were. If you take a step, you lift your foot and put it down in a different place, for example when you are walking. alone vocabulary She has lived alone in this house for almost five years now. --- Collins He was sitting alone at a table reading a newspaper. Now you know the thief probably didn't work alone. When you are alone, you are not with any other people. direction vocabulary St Andrews was ten miles in the opposite direction.--- Collins They can help you find out the type of vehicle and the direction it went. A direction is the general line that someone or something is moving or pointing in. compare vocabulary Note how smooth the skin of the upper arm is, then compare it to the skin on the elbow. --- Collins You can compare this with other people's DNA, too. When you compare things, you consider them and disc