内容正文:
The “ghost” in the park
* What’s the meaning of “ghost”?
*Why does the writer use
a quotation mark “” for
the word “ghost”?
* What do you want to know when you
see the title of this story?
Pre-reading discussion
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The ghost in the park
One Sunday morning, Millie and Amy went to Sunshine Park. As usual, they sat down under a big tree.
Suddenly, they heard a whisper
from the bushes behind the tree.
Have a guess
* When and where did the story happen?
* What happened between the two girls and the “ghost”?
The beginning of the story
What would you do if you
heard a whisper from the bushes?
A
B
* What can we infer (推断) from the word “whisper” ?
They turned around but saw nothing. “Is anybody there?” Millie asked. Nobody replied. “That’s strange,” the two girls were very afraid. They left the park quickly. On their way home, they met Andy.
The development of the story
*Who might find out the real ghost in the bushes?
Have a guess
“What happened?” Andy asked.
“There’s a ghost in the park!” Millie said. Then she told Andy everything.
What would they say to Andy?
The development of the story
Questions-and-Answer Practice
3.What did you do after you heard
the whisper in the park?
4. Did anybody reply?
5. What did you do then?
You look so afraid. What’s
the matter?
2. Are you sure it was a ghost?
What did you see/ hear?
Andy and the Ghost
What would you do if you were Andy?
The climax of the story
From Line 9 “What is it?” Andy wondered.… to
Line 14 “…and went to find Millie and Amy.”
◇ Circle all the verbs in this part
◇ Guess the meaning of the following words:
wonder, search, weak
The truth is out !
The ghost turned out to be a ____________.
weak cat
◇ Play a game “I do and you say”(我说你做)
◇ Read this part aloud
The climax of the story
* What did the children do with the little cat?
The ending of the story
* Suppose you were the little cat, what would you
say to these children?
* What do you think of Andy?
4.He doesn’t believe in others’ words
blindly (盲目地).
1.He is very brave and helpful.
3.He likes exploring the truth (探索真相).
2.He is friendly to animals.
What do you think of Andy?
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10
Show Time
meet the “ghost”
introduce the “ghost”
search for the “ghost”
save the “ghost”
The clue (线索) for retelling and acting
遇“鬼”
说“鬼”
寻“鬼”
救“鬼”
Read with emotions and body language
‘Is Anybody there?’
‘That’s strange.’
‘What happened?’
‘There’s a ghost in the park!’
‘Here it is.’
‘This is the ghost in the park.’
To be an actor
Requirements:
1.Work in a group of four (Amy, Millie, Andy and the narrator(旁白) ).
2.Use correct tense.
3.Use your body language and expressions.
What can we learn from this story?
Courage, calm and carefulness may bring us new discoveries and surprises.
When we meet with someone in need, we should be ready to give a hand.
Everyone can make a difference to this world.
Something that makes us afraid may not be as terrible as we think.
Post-reading discussion
Thank you!
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