Let students listen to sounds of a dog, a cat, a cock, a tiger, a wolf, a dolphin, and a monkey. Ask students to guess what it can be. They are guided to answer using must be, could be, and might be.

2. Pre-reading

Introduce the reading task to the students: they are going to read about something strange happening in the neighborhood. They are supposed to be detectives just like Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, trying to read the whole story carefully and collect each clue patiently so as to work out a reasonable ending for the unfinished story with their creativity.

3.While-reading

Step 1: Skimming and scanning

Get students to read and decide which might be the best title.

A Small and Quiet Town

Strange Happenings in My Town

Animals in Our Neighborhood

(Help students to choose the best title sucessfully by catching the key words of the titles and skim the whole text quickly)

Then ask students to scan certain parts of the text carefully and find out what are the strange happenings.

Step 2: Word study

Get students to familiar with the key words of the article by matching their meanings in English for a better understanding of the story.

Step 3: Pairwork

Ask students to read the article carefully, discuss with their deskmates and write down what people think about the strange noises. (3c).

Post-reading: Discussing, writing & sharing

Group task:

Step1. Ask students to infer the truth to the strange happenings in groups of four according to the clues they’ve got and write it down. Demand that they should try to use the modal verbs for making inferences. Privide a form for students to help them understand the language structure better. Then give them a sample to guide them to write.

Step2. Get some groups to share their endings in class.

Step3. Ask all groups to stick their endings on a bulletin board so that the whole class can share and learn from each other.

5. Homework

Assign students to reread the story after class, and try to retell it with their own endings. Remind them to be careful, patient and creative.

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Unit 1 How can we become good learners?

Section A 1a—2d

Section A 3a—3b

Section A Grammar focus 4a—4c

Section B 1a—1e

Section B 2a—3b Self check

Unit 2 I think that mooncakes are delicious!

Section A 1a—2d

Section A 3a—3c

Section A Grammar focus 4a—4c

Section B 1a—1d

Section B 2a—3b Self check

Unit 3 Could you tell me where the restrooms are?

Section A 1a—2d

Section A 3a—3b

Section A Grammar focus 4a—4c

Section B 1a—1e

Section B 2a—3b Self check

Unit 4 I used to be afraid of the dark.

Section A 1a—2d

Section A 3a—3c

Section A Grammar focus 4a—4c

Section B 1a—1e

Section B 2a—2f

Section B 3a—3b Self check

Unit 5 What are the shirts made of?

Section A 1a—2d

Section A 3a—3c

Section A Grammar focus 4a—4c

Section B 1a—1e

Section B 2a—2e

Section B 3a—3b Self check

Unit 6 When was it invented?

Section A 1a—2d

Section A 3a—3c

Section A Grammar focus 4a—4c

Section B 1a—1e

Section B 2a—2e

Section B 3a—3b Self check

Unit 7 Teenagers should be allowed to choose their own clothes.

Section A 1a—2d

Section A 3a—3c

Section A Grammar focus 4a—4c

Section B 1a—1e

Section B 2a—2e

Section B 3a—3b Self check

Unit 8 It must belong to Carla.

Section A 1a—1c

Section A 2a—2d

Section A 3a—3c

Section A Grammar focus 4a—4c

Section B 1a—1d

Section B 2a—2e

Section B 3a—3b Self check

Unit 9 I like music that I can dance to.

Section A 1a—2d

Section A 3a—3c

Section A Grammar focus 4a—4c

Section B 1a—1d

Section B 2a—2e

Section B 3a—3b Self check

Unit 10 You are suppoed to shake hands.

Section A 1a—2d

Section A 3a—3c

Section A Grammar focus 4a—4c

Section B 1a—1d

Section B 2a—2e

Section B 3a—3b Self check

Unit 11 Sad movies made me cry.

Section A 1a—2d

Section A 3a—3c

Section A Grammar focus 4a—4b

Section B 1a—1e

Section B 2a—2e

Section B 3a—3b Self check

Unit 13 We're trying to save the earth!

Section A 1a—1c

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Unit 1 How can we become good learners?

Section A 1a—2d

Section A 3a—3b

Section A Grammar focus 4a—4c

Section B 1a—1e

Section B 2a—3b Self check

Unit 2 I think that mooncakes are delicious!

Section A 1a—2d

Section A 3a—3c

Section A Grammar focus 4a—4c

Section B 1a—1d

Section B 2a—3b Self check

Unit 3 Could you tell me where the restrooms are?

Section A 1a—2d

Section A 3a—3b

Section A Grammar focus 4a—4c

Section B 1a—1e

Section B 2a—3b Self check

Unit 4 I used to be afraid of the dark.

Section A 1a—2d

Section A 3a—3c

Section A Grammar focus 4a—4c

Section B 1a—1e

Section B 2a—2f

Section B 3a—3b Self check

Unit 5 What are the shirts made of?

Section A 1a—2d

Section A 3a—3c

Section A Grammar focus 4a—4c

Section B 1a—1e

Section B 2a—2e

Section B 3a—3b Self check

Unit 6 When was it invented?

Section A 1a—2d

Section A 3a—3c

Section A Grammar focus 4a—4c

Section B 1a—1e

Section B 2a—2e

Section B 3a—3b Self check

Unit 7 Teenagers should be allowed to choose their own clothes.

Section A 1a—2d

Section A 3a—3c

Section A Grammar focus 4a—4c

Section B 1a—1e

Section B 2a—2e

Section B 3a—3b Self check

Unit 8 It must belong to Carla.

Section A 1a—1c

Section A 2a—2d

Section A 3a—3c

Section A Grammar focus 4a—4c

Section B 1a—1d

Section B 2a—2e

Section B 3a—3b Self check

Unit 9 I like music that I can dance to.

Section A 1a—2d

Section A 3a—3c

Section A Grammar focus 4a—4c

Section B 1a—1d

Section B 2a—2e

Section B 3a—3b Self check

Unit 10 You are suppoed to shake hands.

Section A 1a—2d

Section A 3a—3c

Section A Grammar focus 4a—4c

Section B 1a—1d

Section B 2a—2e

Section B 3a—3b Self check

Unit 11 Sad movies made me cry.

Section A 1a—2d

Section A 3a—3c

Section A Grammar focus 4a—4b

Section B 1a—1e

Section B 2a—2e

Section B 3a—3b Self check

Unit 13 We're trying to save the earth!

Section A 1a—1c

Section A 2a—2d

Section A 3a—3b