高中英语人教版 (2019)必修 第一册Unit 4 Natural disasters教学课件ppt

这是一份高中英语人教版 (2019)必修 第一册Unit 4 Natural disasters教学课件ppt，共60页。PPT课件主要包含了　B　 ，　A　 ，　C　 ，food，supplies，large，supply，supplied，them，with等内容，欢迎下载使用。
【文本研读】Ⅰ. 文本整体理解: 快速浏览文章1. Where can this passage mst prbably be seen? A. A mnthly magazine. B. A daily newspaper. C. A travel brchure. D. a gvernment website. 答案: B
2. Find ut the main idea f each paragraph. A. The serius damage t Suth Asia. B. The tsunami caused by an earthquake and its damage. C. The fllwing effect and the rescue. Paragraph 1　　 ______Paragraph 2______Paragraph 3______
Ⅱ. 文本细节理解: 关注特色表达1. On which day did the tsunami happen? A. December 27. B. December 26. C. On Mnday. D. On Tuesday.
2. Where did the earthquake happen? A. Alng the castline acrss Asia. B. Off the west cast f Sumatra Island. C. On the suthern cast f India. D. In the suthern Thailand.
3. Hw many deaths caused by the tsunami in Indnesia were mentined in this reprt? A. Abut 2, 498B. As many as 1, 900. C. Mre than 4, 300D. Mre than 4, 700.
4. Which is true accrding t the text? A. The tsunami was caused by the mst pwerful earthquake ever. B. The earthquake struck right n Sumatra Island. C. Freign aid can’t reach the damaged area because f the dangerus cnditin. D. The suthern cast f India was affected by the tsunami as well. 答案: 1~4. BBBD
【概要写作】题型介绍　　概要写作, 简言之就是对所读过的文章简要概括, 写出文章的中心大意, 也可称之为摘要。所选材料体裁没有限制, 以说明文、议论文和记叙文为主。所需阅读的短文词数在350以内。
【写作指导】【写作步骤】1. 分析文本的结构; 2. 寻找各段的中心句; 3. 用自己的语言转述各段的中心句。
【写作要求】1. 对原文要点的理解和呈现情况; 2. 应用语法结构和词汇的准确性; 3. 上下文的连贯性; 4. 对各要点表达的独立性情况; 5. 词数60词左右。
【写作模板】1. 描写某事物的性质功能。即“对象+性质功能+利弊”: (in the passage ) the writer intrduces. . . t us, especially its. . . , frm which we knw. . . 2. 针对某个问题提出解决方法或措施。即“问题+解决方法”: The passage tells us. . . S the authr tells us hw t. . . , including. . .
3. 介绍某现象及其原因、结果。即“现象+原因+结果”: The authr talks abut. . . It is caused by. . . As a result(cnsequently), . . .
【知识延伸】1. 概要应包括原文中的主要事实, 略去不必要的细节。2. 安排好篇幅的比例, 概要应同原文保持协调, 即用较多的文字写重要内容, 用较少的文字写次要内容。
3. 注意要点之间的衔接, 要用适当的关联词语贯通全文, 切忌只简单地写出一些互不相干的句子, 但也不要每两句之间都加关联词语, 以免显得生硬。4. 不排斥用原文的某些词句, 但不要照搬原文的句子, 如果不能完全用自己的话语表达, 至少对原文句子做一些同义词替换, 如果结构上也能有一些转换会更好。
5. 计算词数, 看是否符合规定的词数要求。
【典题演练】　　阅读下面短文, 根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。　　Getting rid f dirt, in the pinin f mst peple, is a gd thing. Hwever, there is nthing fixed abut attitudes t dirt.
　　In the early 16th century, peple thught that dirt n the skin was a means t blck ut disease, as medical pinin had it that washing ff dirt with ht water culd pen up the skin and let ills in. A particular danger was thught t lie in public baths. By 1538, the French king had clsed the bath huses
in his kingdm. S did the king f England in 1546. Thus began a lng time when the rich and the pr in Eurpe lived with dirt in a friendly way. Henry Ⅳ, King f France, was famusly dirty. Upn learning that a nbleman had taken a bath, the king rdered that, t avid the attack f disease, the nbleman shuld nt g ut.
　　Thugh the belief in the merit (好处) f dirt was lng-lived, dirt has n lnger been regarded as a nice neighbr ever since the 18th century. Scientifically speaking, cleaning away dirt is gd t health. Clean water supply and hand washing are practical means f preventing disease. Yet, it seems that standards f cleanliness have mved beynd science since Wrld
War Ⅱ. Advertisements repeatedly sell the idea: clthes need t be whiter than white, clths ever sfter, surfaces t shine. Has the hate fr dirt, hwever, gne t far?
　　Attitudes t dirt still differ hugely nwadays. Many first-time parents nervusly try t warn their children ff tuching dirt, which might be respnsible fr the spread f disease. On the cntrary, Mary Ruebush, an American immunlgist (免疫学家), encurages children t play in the dirt t build up a strng immune system. And the latter (后者) psitin is gaining sme grund.
【谋篇】(一) 要点连接　　分析并总结各段落的要点之后, 要把这些要点用适当的连接词进行连接, 使上下句之间具有连贯性。本篇文章是总分的结构, 要点2和要点3在观点上截然相反, 因此需要表示转折的连接词, 范文用了Hwever恰到好处。要点3和要点4在观点上又存在不同, 因此, 使用表转折的副词thugh, 而不再用Hwever, 可以避免三句话内出现两次Hwever。
(二) 关键词汇　　第一段: fixed (固定的; 不变的); 第二段: means (手段, 方法), blck ut (挡住), pen up (打开), upn (……之后; 立即); 第三段: lng-lived (长期存在的), sell the idea (说服某人接受某个观点); 第四段: warn sb. ff (警告某人不要靠近), psitin (观点), gain
sme grund (取得优势)。以上这些关键词对于整篇文章的理解与转化成自己的语言都很关键, 如果不能准确领会其用意, 语篇理解的效果会大打折扣。
　　所以, 概要写作的基础是理解语篇, 而读懂语篇的基础是词汇, 尤其是对关键词汇的掌握与运用。在此基础上, 综合运用语法与句法结构, 按照行文逻辑组织语言, 形成概要。
要点分析1. 文章第一段的最后一句是本篇文章的主题句, 亮明了总的观点: Hwever, there is nthing fixed abut attitudes t dirt. 换句话说: Different peple have different attitudes twards dirt. 再结合下文谈到的主题可知Different peple have different attitudes twards dirt n the skin. 要点1“Peple have mixed pinins twards dirt n ur skin. ”概括非常精炼。
2. 第二段主要谈到了在16世纪, 人们认为dirt n the skin was a means t blck ut disease, 尤以英、法两国的贵族为代表。结合第三段第一句Thugh the belief in the merit f dirt was lng-lived, dirt has n lnger been regarded as a nice neighbr ever since 18th century. 可知, 直到18世纪之前, 人们都认为dirt
是很“友好的”, 有助于预防疾病。要点2 “Fr a lng time in histry, peple f sme Eurpean cuntries, such as France, believed that dirt prtected peple frm getting ill. ”很好地总结了这些要点。
3. 第三段用Thugh引出人们对dirt观点的转变“. . . since the 18th century. Scientifically speaking, cleaning away dirt is gd t health. ”再结合本段最后一部分Advertisements repeatedly sell the idea. . . 可得出要点3“Hwever, peple began t change their attitudes t dirt abut 200 years ag. Peple have been tld that washing dirt ff ur bdy can keep us healthy. ”
4. 文章最后一段第一句指出, 现在人们对于dirt的态度还是有所不同, On the cntrary引出专家的观点, 一位免疫学家认为dirt有助于增强免疫系统。这一观点获得了一些支持。要点4“Sme scientists believe that expsure t sme dirt may help ur immune system, thugh. ”表达很恰当。
【成篇】　　__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Peple have mixed pinins twards dirt n ur
skin. (要点 1 ) Fr a lng time in histry, peple f
sme Eurpean cuntries, such as France, believed
that dirt prtected peple frm getting ill. (要点 2 )
Hwever, peple began t change their attitudes t
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
dirt abut 200 years ag. Peple have been tld that
washing dirt ff ur bdy can keep us healthy. (要点
3). Sme scientists believe that expsure t sme dirt
may help ur immune system, thugh. (要点 4)
1. supply n. [pl. ]补给品; 供应(量); 补给 vt. 供应; 供给*The supplies which were prvided t the disaster area were cllected frm arund the cuntry. 词汇复现 提供给灾区的物资是从全国各地筹集来的。
*The heart f the prblem is supply and demand. 问题的核心是供求关系。*There is a gd supply f bks in the cupbard. 橱柜里有许多书。
*Nw we supply pwer t nine-tenths f the city’s hmes. 现在我们向这个城市十分之九的家庭提供电力。*The cmpany supplied us with mney fr the prject. 公司为我们提供款项来做那项工程。
【语块积累】(1)supply and demand　　　供求关系 a gd/large supply f　　　 许多
把某物提供/供应给某人/某处
【即学活用】(1)Hw lng will ur ____ _______ hld ut? 我们的储粮还能维持多久? (2)That shp has __ _____ ______ __ shes. 那家商店贮存有大量的鞋子。
(3)We ________ _____ ____ mney and clthes. 我们供给他们金钱和衣服。(4)In ur city milk __ ________ __ each huse in bttle. 在我们的城市, 供应给各户的牛奶是瓶装的。
2. survive vi. 生存; 存活　vt. 幸存; 艰难度过*Is it enugh t have survived fr a lng time? 只是存在的时间长就足够了吗? *Of all the museum’s paintings, nly ne survived the fire. 此次火灾中, 该博物馆的全部藏画仅有一幅幸免于难。
*They can survive n very little mney. 他们用很少的钱就可以生存。*There was nly ne survivr frm the plane crash. 这次飞机失事只有一个幸存者。*We need fd and water fr survival. 我们为了生存需要食物和水。
【语块积累】(1)survive sth. 　　幸免于; 从……中挺过来/活过来survive n依靠……生存下来(2)survivrn. 幸存者survival n. [U]幸存; [C]残存物
【熟词生义】*He died in 1940, but his wife survived him by anther 20 years. ( )他在1940年去世, 但他的妻子比他多活了20年。
【名师点津】　survive 易错误区survive表示“幸免于”时, 是及物动词, 因而不要加多余的介词in, frm等。
【即学活用】语境填词世纪金榜导学号(1)It is necessary that we master sme basic skills, which will greatly increase ur chances f _______. Luckily, I ________ the terrible car crash last week and I was the nly ________ f the accident. (survive)
(2)The ld lady survived ___ a very limited diet, but she survived her husband ___ ten years.  
3. aid n. 援助; 帮助; 救援物资　vi. &vt. 帮助; 援助*A man immediately rushed t the girl t give her first aid withut hesitatin. 一位男士毫不犹豫地冲过去对那女孩进行急救。*I culdn’t speak any French, but a nice man came t my aid and tld me hw t g. 我不会说法语, 但是一位好心的男士来帮助我并告诉我怎么走。
*We may travel with the aid f a gd map. 我们可以靠着好的地图旅行。*He was determined t aid the pr by in cntinuing his study. 他决定要帮助这个可怜的男孩继续他的学业。*Her mther aided her t dress. 她母亲帮她穿衣服。
【语块积累】(1)give sb. first aid　　　对某人进行急救perfrm first aid施行急救cme/g t ne’s aid帮助某人with the aid f在……的帮助下
(2)aid sb. in (ding) sth. 在(做)某事方面帮助某人aid sb. with sth. 以某事/物帮助某人aid sb. t d sth. 帮助某人做某事
【即学活用】语法填空(1)_____ the aid f ur English teacher, we have made great prgress this term. (2)Tm’s uncle aided him __ getting a new jb.  
(3)A dictinary can aid him _______(learn) English well.  (4)They aided the pr ____ fd and clthes.
4. strike vi. &vt. 侵袭; 突击; 击打 n. 罢工; 罢课; 袭击*The undersea quake struck arund 7: 00 am Sunday ff the west cast f Indnesia’s Sumatra Island. 这场海底地震于星期天早上大约7点在印度尼西亚的苏门答腊岛西海岸爆发。
*It struck me that I wuld have an imprtant meeting in Shanghai the next day. 我突然想起来我明天在上海有一个重要的会议。*The visitrs were struck by the beauty f the turist area. 游客被旅游区的美景迷住了。
*Tm struck his little sister in the face. 汤姆打了他小妹妹的脸。*The wrkers decided t g n strike fr higher pay. 工人们决定为争取更高的工资而罢工。
【语块积累】(1)It strikes/struck sb. that . . . (某人)突然想到……be struck by被……打动/迷住了strike . . . int ne’s heart使……刻骨铭心strike sb. +介词+the+身体部位 打某人的某处
(2)be n strike在罢工g n strike举行罢工
【熟词生义】My heart struck heavily when it was my turn t answer the questins. ( )当轮到我回答问题时, 我的心怦怦直跳。
【即学活用】(1) __ ______ ___ ____ the phne number I had tld them was wrng. 我忽然想到我告诉他们的电话号码是错的。(2)If the interests f the wrkers are nt cnsidered, they’ll ___ ___ _____ next week. 如果工人的利益得不到考虑, 下周他们会继续罢工。
(3) ______ ___ strng fld, the area faced water and electricity shrtage. 世纪金榜导学号受到洪水的袭击, 这个地区面临着缺水和停电。
5. deliver vt. &vi. 递送; 传达　vt. 发表*The pstman at last delivered the letter we had been waiting fr. 邮递员总算把我们盼望已久的信送到了。
*He earned his living by delivering lectures thrughut the cuntry. 他靠在全国各地巡回演讲谋生。*We had a big delivery f bks yesterday. 昨天我们收到大批订购的书。
【语块积累】(1)deliver sth. t sb. 　　把某物传递给某人deliver a speech/lecture发表演说(2)deliveryn. 递送; 交付
【熟词生义】*She was safely delivered f a by in the early hurs f this mrning. ( )她今天清晨顺利生下一个男孩。
【名师点津】拒绝双宾语的deliver　　deliver后不接双宾语, 即不能说deliver sb. sth. , 只能说deliver sth. t sb. 。
【即学活用】(1)The headmaster ________ ___ _________ ______ at the meeting yesterday. 在昨天的会议上校长发表了重要演说。(2)Please ______ ____ ________ __ my mther. 请把这个包裹交给我母亲。
(3)He ________ __ ______ t the students. 他给学生们开办了一次讲座。
6. effect n. 影响; 结果; 效果*The rain has had a very bad effect n the crps. 这场雨极其严重地影响了庄稼(的生长)。*The tw methds are in effect f the same. 这两个方法实际上是一样的。
*The act was passed by Cngress and came int effect in August, 1980. 这项法令由国会通过, 于1980年8月实施。*The medicine is an effective cure fr a headache. 这药治头痛疗效很好。
【语块积累】(1)have an effect n/upn　对……产生影响cme int effect生效take effect生效in effect事实上; 实际上side effect副作用(2)effective adj. 有效的; 有影响的
【即学活用】用effect的相关短语填空(1)The medicine __________________ yur disease.  这药物对你的病疗效很大。(2)His reply is _______ an aplgy.  他的答复事实上是一种道歉。
had a great effect n
(3)The sprt has a _________ n children.  这项运动对儿童有副作用。(4)The new tax law will nt _______________________until January.  新税法到1月份才生效。
side effect
take effect/cme int effect
7. I was having breakfast with my three children when water started filling my hme.  我和我的三个孩子正在吃饭, 这时水开始溢进我的家里。
【句式解构】　　该句式为be ding. . . when. . . 结构, 表示: “正在做……, 这时突然……”, when 为并列连词, 表示“这时; 突然”, 相当于and at this/that time。*Jack was ding sme shpping in a supermarket when the earthquake happened. 杰克正在超市购物, 突然发生了地震。
【知识拓展】be abut t d. . . when. . . 　　　正要做……这时……be n the pint f ding. . . when. . . 正要做……这时……had (just) dne. . . when. . . 刚做完……这时……
*They were abut t give up/ n the pint f giving up when the teacher encuraged them t cntinue. 他们快要放弃努力时, 老师鼓励他们继续下去。
*She had just finished her hmewrk when her mther asked her t practice playing the pian yesterday. 昨天她刚做完作业, 她妈妈就让她练习弹钢琴。
【即学活用】句式仿写(1)约翰正在房间里学习, 这时他听到了一声尖叫。Jhn ____________ in his rm _____ he heard screaming.  (2)我正想着这件事, 突然听到有人叫我的名字。______________________________________________
was studying
I was thinking f this when I heard my name called.  
【要点拾遗】1. erupt vi. &vt. (火山)爆发; (岩浆、烟等)喷出*An active vlcan may erupt at any time. 活火山随时可能喷发。词汇复现*Their talk erupted int quarrel. 他们的谈话突然变成争吵。*Steam erupted frm the geyser. 蒸汽从热水锅炉里冒出。
【语块积累】(1)erupt int　　　　突然变为/发展成erupt frm从……喷出(2)eruptin n. 爆发, 喷发
【即学活用】语法填空(1)Laughter erupted _____ the audience. (2)It’s many years since Munt Vesuvius last _______(erupt). (3)Then, withut warning, she erupts ____ laughter. (4)His death caused an ________(erupt) f anger and vilence.  
2. pwer n. 电力供应; 能量; 力量; 控制力*The new president came int pwer last mnth. 新总统上个月开始执政。*The raising f 5, 000 yuan fr the schl was a task beynd their pwer. 要为学校筹集五千块钱是一项超出他们能力的任务。
*Our cuntry has never been s pwerful as it is tday. 我们的国家从未像今天这样强大。
【语块积累】(1)cme t/int pwer　上台; 开始执政in pwer掌权, 执政in ne’s pwer在某人的能力范围内beynd /ut f ne’s pwer超出某人能力范围
electric pwer电力pwer statin发电站pwer failure停电(2)pwerful adj. 强大的; 有影响力的; 有势力的pwerless adj. 无力的; 无权的; 无效能的
【名师点津】短暂的cme t pwercme t/int pwer是表示短暂性动作的短语, 在完成时态的句子中, 不能和表示一段时间的时间状语连用, 可以换成be in pwer。例如: 他上台执政已5年了。①He came int pwer five years ag. ②He has been in pwer fr five years. ③It has been five years since he came int pwer.
【即学活用】用pwer的相关短语填空(1)Such things are _____________________.  这些事不在我力所能及的范围之内。(2)The new president has been ________ fr six mnths.  新总统执政六个月了。
beynd/ut f my pwer
(3)As sn as their party _______________ they changed the law.  他们的党一上台, 他们就开始修改法律。(4)The twn was blacked ut due t ____________.  这个城镇由于停电变得一片漆黑。
came int pwer
pwer failure
3. calm adj. 镇静的; 沉着的　vt. 使平静; 使镇静*The famus dctr is ging t set ut t perfrm the peratin, s please keep calm. 那位著名的医生就要开始做手术, 因此请保持镇静。
*The music made them calmer, and their talk was much better. 音乐让他们更镇静了, 他们的谈话也更顺畅了。*When the nurse came in the crying baby calmed dwn very sn. 当护士进来时, 那个哭泣的婴儿很快安静下来。
【语块积累】keep/stay calm　　　　保持镇静calm dwn使平静下来
【即学活用】用calm的相关短语填空(1)It is very imprtant t _________ when an earthquake breaks ut.  当地震发生时, 保持镇定是非常重要的。(2)If yu dn’t __________, yu’re ging t have a heart attack.  你如果不平静下来, 就会心脏病发作。
【拓展训练】选词填空(calm/quiet/silent/still)(1)He was _____ fr a mment, then began his answer.  (2)I kept telling myself t keep _____ befre the speaking.  
(3)It is because his feet mve n, but his head stays ____. (4)Thse bks must be mved again, while the city was _____.
4. n hand现有(尤指帮助)*The department will have experts n hand t give yu all the help yu need. 这个部门将有现成的专家给你提供你需要的所有帮助。*The examinatins are at hand, he is very nervus. 考试在即, 他很紧张。
*I heard abut it at first hand frm my neighbur. 我是直接从我的邻居那里听来的。*He brught up the child by hand. 那孩子是他亲手带大的。
*We must deal with the situatin befre it gets ut f hand. 我们应在局面变得无法控制前找到对策。*The children walk dwn the street hand in hand. 孩子们手拉手在街上散步。
【即学活用】根据语境猜测词义(1)Sn schl will end and the summer vacatin will be at hand. ( )(2)We wished t btain infrmatin at first hand. ( )(3)Let’s pick ff the insects by hand. ( )
(4)The by is getting ut f hand. ( )(5)Thery shuld g hand in hand with practice. ( )(6) On the ther hand, many wmen chse t g ut t wrk. ( )
5. sweep away消灭; 彻底消除*Fishermen, turists, htels, hmes, and cars were swept away by huge waves caused by the strng earthquake. 渔民、游客、旅馆, 家园以及汽车都被地震引起的巨大海浪冲走了。
*They say they will sweep away the methds and intrduce new nes. 他们说要废除这些方法而采用新方法。
【即学活用】(1)The flds __________ part f the bank.  洪水冲垮了一部分堤岸。(2)The wind ___________________.  风吹走了树叶。
swept the leaves away
(3)The bridge ______________ by the flds.  桥被洪水冲走了。
was swept away
6. stand at sth. 达到特定(数量、高度等)*In Sri Lanka, sme 1, 600 kilmetres west f the quake centre, the number f deaths std at 2, 498. 在斯里兰卡震中以西约1 600千米处, 死亡人数高达2 498人。词汇复现
*He just std aside and allwed it t happen. 他只是冷眼旁观, 允许它发生。*One wh stands by yu in times f truble is yur true friend. 困难时帮助你的人才是真正的朋友。
*In this secret cde each number stands fr a letter f the alphabet. 在这组密码中, 每个号码代表字母表中的一个字母。
【语块积累】stand aside　　　　站到一边stand by站在旁边, 袖手旁观; 支持, 支援 stand behind支持 stand fr代表, 表示stand ut显眼, 引人注目; 超群, 优秀
【即学活用】用适当的介词或副词填空(1)I hpe yu dn’t expect me just t stand _____. (2)We’ve gt t stand _________ them in this struggle. (3)This symbl stands ___ strength and integrity.  (4)Her bright red hair made her stand ___ frm the thers.
7. Hwever, dangerus cnditins and damaged rads will make it difficult t deliver fd and supplies.  然而, 危险的环境和被毁的道路将使得食物和用品很难送达。
【句式解构】　　本句为简单句, 其结构为: 主语+make +it +adj. +fr sb. +t d, 其中it为形式宾语, adj. 作宾语补足语, 真正宾语为后面的动词不定式短语, fr用来引出不定式的逻辑主语。
*The mney made it pssible fr him t travel abrad. 这笔钱使得他出国旅行成为可能。*I will make it easier fr peple t use cmputers. 我要让人们更容易地使用电脑。
【知识拓展】“make+宾语+宾语补足语”结构(1)make +宾语+名词*Mst pp singers make music their career. 大多数流行歌手把音乐当作他们的职业。
(2)make +宾语+形容词*His success made his mther very happy. 他的成功让母亲很开心。(3)make +宾语+不带t的不定式*Nbdy made us g t bed at a certain time. 没有人让我们在某一固定时间就寝。
(4)make +宾语+过去分词*The teacher raised his vice s that he culd make himself heard. 那个老师提高了嗓门以便别人能听到他。(5)make +宾语+介词短语*Yu made him int an hnest ne. 你使他成为一个诚实的人。
(6)make +形式宾语it +形容词或名词 +从句(作真正的宾语)*They want t make it clear t the public that they d an imprtant and necessary jb. 他们要向公众表明, 他们所做的工作不但重要, 而且是必不可少的。
【即学活用】(1)I want t _____________ t yu nt t waste time.  我要让你知道不要浪费时间。(2)This methd can __________________ t finish the wrk.  这种方法能使你更容易完成工作。
make it knwn
make it easy fr yu
【导语】 本文节选自英国小说家尼尔·盖曼的《坟场之书》。尼尔·盖曼是近十年来欧美文坛崛起的最耀眼的明星, 被视为新一代幻想文学的代表。其创作领域横跨幻想小说、科幻小说、恐怖小说、儿童小说、漫画以及歌词。他的作品部部畅销。
Hw Nbdy Came t the Graveyard　　There was a hand in the darkness, and it held a knife. 　　The knife had a handle f plished black bne, and a blade finer and sharper than any razr. If it sliced yu, yu might nt even knw yu had been cut, nt immediately.
　　The knife had dne almst everything it was brught t that huse t d, and bth the blade and the handle were wet. 　　The street dr was still pen, just a little, where the knife and the man wh held it had slipped in, and wisps f night-time mist slithered and twined int the huse thrugh the pen dr.
　　The man Jack paused n the landing. With his left hand he pulled a large white handkerchief frm the pcket f his black cat, and with it he wiped ff the knife and his glved right hand which had been hlding it; then he put the handkerchief away. The hunt was almst ver. He had left the wman in her
bed, the man n the bedrm flr, the lder child in her brightly clred bedrm, surrunded by tys and half-finished mdels. That nly left the little ne, a baby barely a tddler, t take care f. One mre and his task wuld be dne.
　　He flexed his fingers. The man Jack was, abve all things, a prfessinal, r s he tld himself, and he wuld nt allw himself t smile until the jb was cmpleted. 　　His hair was dark and his eyes were dark and he wre black leather glves f the thinnest lambskin.
　　The tddler’s rm was at the very tp f the huse. The man Jack walked up the stairs, his feet silent n the carpeting. Then he pushed pen the attic dr, and he walked in. His shes were black leather, and they were plished t such a shine that they lked like dark mirrrs yu culd see the mn reflected in them, tiny and half full.
　　The real mn shne thrugh the casement windw. Its light was nt bright, and it was diffused by the mist, but the man Jack wuld nt need much light. The mnlight was enugh. It wuld d.
　　He culd make ut the shape f the child in the crib, head and limbs and trs. 　　The crib had high, slatted sides t prevent the child frm getting ut. Jack leaned ver, raised his right hand, the ne hlding the knife, and he aimed fr the chest. . .
　　. . . and then he lwered his hand. The shape in the crib was a teddy bear. There was n child.
　　The man Jack’s eyes were accustmed t the dim mnlight, s he had n desire t turn n an electric light. And light was nt that imprtant, after all. He had ther skills.
　　The man Jack sniffed the air. He ignred the scents that had cme int the rm with him, dismissed the scents that he culd safely ignre, hned in n the smell f the thing he had cme t find. He culd smell the child: a milky smell, like chclate chip ckies, and the sur tang f a wet,
dispsable, night-time diaper. He culd smell the baby shamp in its hair, and smething small and rubbery—a ty, he thught, and then, n, smething t suck—that the child had been carrying.
　　The child had been here. It was here n lnger. The man Jack fllwed his nse dwn the stairs thrugh the middle f the tall, thin huse. He inspected the bathrm, the kitchen, the airing cupbard, and, finally, the dwnstairs hall, in which there was nthing t be seen but the family’s bicycles,
a pile f empty shpping bags, a fallen diaper, and the stray tendrils f fg that had insinuated themselves int the hall frm the pen dr t the street.