4.Why do the girls finally think that Linda has gone somewhere for a few days?
A.They can’t find Linda’s purse in any of the drawers.
B.They can’t find Linda’s money belt.
C.They can’t find Linda’s passport ,purse or money belt.(C)
StepIII.Language study:
1. 1)“Yes,that’s possible,but we can’t be sure. Something may have happened to her.She might have had an accident.”
May, might 表推测，may have done 表示对过去发生的事情的推测。又如：“And I can’t find her passport anywhere. So she must have taken that too.”
2) “I’m worried that something has happened to her. It’s not like her to have missed two days of classes.”
It’s not like sb. to do sth: to do 不定式表示将来要发生的动作，如要表示过去发生的动作用：to have done的形式。
2．“Her clothes are here, or at least most of them.And her papers and books are aall over the desk.So it looks as if she meant to return.
Mean to do: intend to do, be going to do.
I’m sorry I hurt you: I didn’t mean to.对不起，我弄伤了你，我不是故意的。
2) mean:adj,形容词，In the store, they were mean to me because I looked poor.
Mean:(of people or their behaviour)unworthy;unkind(指人或人的行为)，卑鄙的，不善良的。
StepIV :Act out.(divide the class into several groups and give them some time to prepare ,then ask them to act it out in class.They can add something, and they can change something.)
StepV. Homework: Prepare the following texts by themselves.
Lesson 38教学设计方案
Today we will learn an interesting story.
StepI.Fast Reading:
I.Search for the answers within 3 minutes.
1.Why was Bill worried?
2.Where had Bill planned to travel to?
II.Reading comprehension:
StepII.Discussion: Discuss these questions in pairs.
3.Why did Bill pretend to admire something in the shop window?
4.Why did he go to Pyramid Hotel?
5.Why didn’t he go up to his room immediately?
6.Why do you think Bill asked Mick not to say anything during the second phone call?
7.Why do you think he began to feel less anxious when he saw the tall fair man?
II) 1.Where did Mick get out of the hotel?
2.Can you tell me how can Bill get out of the hotel?
StepIII.Language study:
1.Once again he paused in front of a shop window as though he was admiring something, then glanced over his shoulder before he could get to the airport.
2.In a flash he remembered everything and a plan began to form in his mind.He hold out his hand and stopped a taxi.
3. On his arrival he went straight to the counter and spoke to the clerk in uniform behind it.He appeared calm, but inside his heart was beating wildly with fear.
4.The clerk was very helpful and was able to give Bill exactly the room he required.
5.In the long passages of this hotel it might be dangerous to walk alone. He might be attacked and have his case stolen from him.
6.“Mick, this is important.I’m being followed.”
7.He glanced at his watch once again and then looked at the front entrance. Outside a taxi was driving up to the hotel. It stopped and a tall fair man with sunglasses got out.