外出几天 go away for a a few daysSentence structure:1. It looks as if she meant to return.It looks as if it is a good day.It looks as if it rained.2. It’s not like her to have missed two days of classes. It is (just) like sb to do sth. 某人 ( 恰恰 ) 就是…这样子Eg. It is like her to help the poor. It’s not like sb to do sth. … 不是某人所为

1. The students are ____________________ . ( 搜查汤姆的房间 )1. I’m sure she’ll just _________ ( 出现 ) .2. She might have _____________ ( 遇到意外 ).3. It seems she ____( be ) in class on Friday afternoon, but no one _________ ( seen ) her since .5. And her papers and books are all ________________ . ( 在桌上 )6. So it ____________ ( 看起来仿佛 ) she meant to / intended to return .7. There are just a few ___________ ( 零钱 ) at the back of the drawer .

searching Tom’s room

turn uphad an accident

washas seen

over / on the desklooks as if

loose coins

8. It’s not like her to ____________________ __________ .( 误了两天的课 )9. She usually ________________________ ( 在腰间系上腰包 ).10. She has taken the bag that usually _________________________________ the cupboard .( 放在 / 坐落在…的顶上 )

11. ___________ ( 事实上 ), I think you are right .12. It looks as if she’s _____________________ ( 外出几天 )

have missed two days of classes

wears that round her middle

sits on top of

In actual factgone away for a few days

• 1)__________ （我肯定） our national team will defeat the Japanese.

• 2)_____________________ （看起来似乎） no one knew what had happened.

• 3)____________ （事实上） she has lost her way.

• 4)The boy is too weak to say anything. He _______________________________ （想必病了好几天） .

• 5) It's possible that he _________________ ____________ （会在任何时候出现） .

• 6)_____________ （她就是这样的） to think of other before thinking of herself.

I'm sure

It looked ／ seemed as if

In actual fact

must have been ill for several days

will turn up/appear at any time

It's like her to

A disappearance act from an entangled( 纠缠，混乱的状态 )situation

－－－金蝉脱壳

The Trick

1. Bill Banks discovered that two men were following him on his way to the airport.

2. The two men meant to catch him and steal his money.

3. Bill went to Pyramid Hotel and spent a night there.

4. Bill felt safe when he saw two police officer outside the entrance of the hotel.

5. Bill called his friend Mick and asked him to go to Japan right away.

6. As soon as Bill saw Mick arriving at the hotel, he went to his room.

7. Bill was satisfied to have room 511 .

FF

F

Questions1.What did Bill take with actually? An computer program for a new type of defence satellite.2. Why did he go to Pyramid Hotel? He knew something about the hotel where he had stayed before. There he could get rid of the two men, carrying out his plan.3. What might Bill be according to his action? a spy.

Para.21.How did Bill feel when he arrived at the hotel? calm but still a little fear.

2. What did he draw in the taxi? a picture of the room he wanted. 3. The two fellows didn’t go into the hotel because _________________________________________.

4. He didn’t go up to his room immediately because _________________________________________. 5. He felt a little safe downstairs because ________ __________________________________________.

Attention please, everyone! I have an announcement to make. Today is Tree-planting Day. In order to celebrate oursuccess of Beijing winning the bid for the 2008 Olympic Games, the young volunteersin our school have decided to go to the Olympic park to plant trees, making our own contributions to the 2008 Green Olympics.Remember to take not only a spade but also abucket and wait in front of the school librarybefore 7:30. After work, we’ll get together at the gate of the park and come back at 11:30.

Para 3. 1. Why do you think Bill asked Mick not to say his name aloud? Because the men might hear the name and would realize that the two men were working together.2. Why do you think he asked Mick not to say anything during the second phone call? A: the clerk at the desk might overhear ( 无意，偶然听到 ) something. B: the man with a beard might overhear something. C: the man would follow Bill to Room 411. D: the followers would stop Bill flying to Japan.

• Why did Bill buy a magazine from the bookshop?

• Who was the tall fair man with sunglasses?

• Why do you think he began to feel less anxious when he saw the tall fair man?

• This is perfect . What does it mean?

Para 4

Divide the text into two parts:Part 1: para 1Part 2: para 2----4

in the streetin Pyramid Hotel

In the street:Feeling:_____________________.Problem:______________________________.Ways:1._______________________________. 2._______________________________.In Pyramid Hotel:Feeling:________________________________.Problems:1.____________________________. 2.____________________________.Ways:1.________________________________. 2.________________________________.

worried two men followed him

paused in front of a shop window formed a plan---go to Pyramid Hotel

calm but be full of fear---- less anxious

two men followed him to the hotel … only one entrance to the hotel

asked his friend for help stayed downstairs

1.How many followers were there altogether? A. 5 B.6 C. 7 D.8 2. When Bill heard the telephone ringing in his hotel room, he felt . A: astonished B: delighted C: curious D:frightened3.When Mick was waiting for the plan to Japan, he was worried about .A: he was caught by these men.B: the computer program in the case.C: whether his friend was able to escape.D: whether his plane would take off on time.

C

4.The hotel room was curious because .A: it had two flights of stairs, leading up to the room above.B: Bill could escape from Room 411.C: There was nowhere to hide.D: it had a big bathroom at the bottle of a flight of 12 stairs5.What instructions could Bill probably give Mick in the second call?A: Stay downstairs.B: Come to Room 411 immediately.C: Go up to Room 511.D: Be careful with the man with a beard.

7. The followers failed to get Bill and the computer program because they ______.A. were too slow B. were too anxious to think carefullyC. didn’t know the special structure ( 结构 )of Room 411D. lacked hands

C

8.Choose the correct picture according to the textB—bathroom R—another room D—door S—stair

1. What was the “trick” in this Unit?

For the followers:

For Bill Banks ：

They followed and

wanted to catch Bill Banks, steal the

computer program and then sell it to

make a lot of money. He got rid of the followers

at the Pyramid Hotel and asked Mick to send

the computer program to Japan instead of

himself.

2.What do you suppose had happened before our story?

 

Scientists at a research station in the desert designed an important computer program for a new type of defense satellite. Bill Banks was ordered to take it in a case to Japan.

3.What do you think would happen afterwards?

To the program:

To Bill Banks

To the followers

It arrived in Japan safely

He escaped narrowly.

He was captured by the followers.They caught Bill Banks, but got nothing. They failed to catch Bill Banks and gave up hopelessly.They were arrested by the police.