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Section A
3a-3c
Unit12
Life is full of the unexpected.
Teaching and Language goals:
一、语言知识：
1.熟练掌握以下词汇和短语: block, in line with, worker, stare, disbelief, above, burn (burnt , burned, burnt, burned), burning, alive, airport, till , west, cream , boss, pie ,course , bean, market
2.熟练掌握以下句型：
1.I was about to go up when I decided to get a coffee first.
2.Before I could join the others outside to see what was going on, the first plane had already hit my office building.
3.We stared in disbelief at the black smoke rising above the burning building.4.But by the time I got to the airport, my plane to New Zealand had already taken off.
5.My bad luck had unexpectedly turned into a good thing.
二、语言功能：
Learn to talk about the past unexpected events by using the Past Perfect Tense.
三、情感态度：
Life is full of the unexpected. Good things or bad things, we should face them optimistically.
block
in line with...
worker
stare
disbelief
above
burn(burnt, burnt; burned, burned)
burning
alive
airport
till
west
n. 街区
（与......）成一排
n. 工人
v. 盯着看；凝视
n. 不信；怀疑
prep. 在......上面
v. 着火；燃烧
adj. 着火的；燃烧的
adj. 活着；有生气的
n. 机场
prep. & conj. 到；直到
adv. 向西；朝西
Learn the
new words
Listen and repeat.
earthquake
flood洪水
typhoon 飓风
snowstorm暴风雪
mudslide泥石流
air crash空难
sandstorm沙尘暴
tsunami海啸
unexpected things in our lives
Have you ever seen or met anything unexpected
Lead in
Discussion
What attitude do you suggest when facing the unexpected
How can we make staying home a lucky thing
What should we do
We can exercise more.
We can read more books.
We can take up a new hobby.
It's good chance to improve ourselves.
We can care about our family members more.
We can share more housework with our parents.
We can calm down to think more about the future.
COVID-19
In our lives, some of the unexpected events
come from nature, and some are made by human beings.
The earthquake
the September
11th attacks
Kobe died by accident
a very lucky person
Today let’s learn some unexpected events that happened to this girl.
In our lives, some of the unexpected events
come from nature, and some are made by human beings.
the earthquake
the September
11th attacks
3a
Life Is Full of the Unexpected
“9·11事件”又称“911恐怖袭击事件”、“美国911事件”等，指的是美国东部时间2001年9月11日上午（北京时间9月11日晚上）恐怖分子劫持的4架民航客机撞击美国纽约世界贸易中心World Trade Center和华盛顿五角大楼The Pentagon的历史事件。包括美国纽约地标性建筑世界贸易中心双塔在内的6座建筑被完全摧毁，其它23座高层建筑遭到破坏，美国国防部总部所在地五角大楼也遭到袭击。“911”事件是发生在美国本土的最为严重的恐怖攻击行动，遇难者总数高达2996人。
September 11 attacks were made by human beings.
Background
On September 11thh, 2001, sth. unexpected happened in America. A plane hit the World Trade Center.
The building were burning. And the black smoke rose above the two buildings.
An earthquake happened on Feb. 22nd
in New Zealand . Houses and buses
were destroyed.
Background
2011年2月22日中午12时51分，新西兰第二大城市克莱斯特彻奇发生里氏6.3级强烈地震，震源深度距离地表仅有4公里。新西兰警方表示，地震共造成182人遇难，成为新西兰80年来死伤最为惨重的地震。克莱斯特彻奇因为遭受强烈地震的破坏而变成一片废墟。
Some disasters are caused
by the forces of nature.
9.11 attack and
an earthquake
in New Zealand.
Fast-reading:
Task 1Read for the general idea of 3a.______
A. how to stay away from danger
B. unexpected things
happening in the writer’s life
C. bad luck turning into good things
Task 2.Which two events
does the writer mention
B
3a
Careful-reading
Read Para.1 carefully and answer
the questions.
1.What time did the writer arrive at World Trade
Center on September 11, 2001
2.What did the writer decide to do first
3.How far away was the coffee place from his office
4.What happened to his office building
5.How did the writer think after the event happened
The writer arrived at World Trade Center
at around 8:30 a.m.
The writer decide to get a coffee first.
It was two blocks east from his office.
It was hit by a plane and the black smoke rising
above the burning building.
The writer felt lucky to be alive.
3a
Read Paragraph 2 and make the correct order of the following sentences.
I woke up at 10:00 a.m. on February 21, 2011 and realized that my alarm never went off.
By the time I got to the airport, my plane to New Zealand had already taken off.
The next morning, I heard about the earthquake in New Zealand the day before.
The other planes were full so I had to wait till the next day.
I jumped out of bed and went straight to the airport.
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3
5
4
2
Careful-reading
3a
Incidents Date Place How did writer end up
missing both events
The world
Trade Center
was hit by
two planes
September
11th, 2001
In New York
The writer decided to get a coffee first , so
he\she was not in the building.
Earthquake
February,
22nd, 2011
In
New Zealand
The writer overslept
and missed his plane to New Zealand.
Careful reading
Read the passage again and complete the form.
3a
Let’s get to know more about the
unexpected events from the videos！
September, 11th, 2001;
New York
February, 22nd, 2011;
New Zealand
2001
2011
Which event belongs to Man-Made disasters
Which event belongs to Natural disasters
Man-Made disasters
(人祸)
Natural disasters
(天灾)
Earthquake
9.11 Attacks
Listen and repeat
3a
Read Paragraph 1 aloud.
就在我和别的工作人员一起排队等候的时候，
听到了一个巨大的声响。
教学分析
How did the writer end up missing both events
最终 躲过
01
02
A loss may turn
out to be a gain.
(塞翁失马,焉知非福)
1.The writer went to
___________ when the
plane hit his office.
2.The writer overslept
and _______his flight.
missed
get a coffee
9.11 Attacks
Earthquake
How can we protect ourselves in the earthquake or fire
Read and find out the sentences with had+done.
Before I could join the others outside to see what was going on, the first plane had already hit my office building.
But by the time I got to the airport, my plane to New Zealand had already taken off.
我还来不及钻入人丛中去看个究竟，第一架飞机已冲进我的办公室大楼。
但是，我到机场的时候，我的去新西兰的航班已起飞了。
My bad luck had unexpectedly turned into a good thing.
我的坏运气出乎意料地变成了好事情。
Find words from the passage with opposite meanings to the words below.
1. lost:
2. west:
3. below:
4. dead:
5.empty:
found
east
above
alive
full
1. I found ____________ on the floor.
2. The sun rises in the east.
3. There was a large ______ flying above us.
4. My English teacher is still alive.
5. The train was so full that I couldn’t get on the train at all.
the money
bird
3b
3c
Retell one of the events to your partner. Use these words and phrases to help you.
stare, in disbelief, take off, unexpected, burn, above, alive, till / until, arrive at, be about to, even though
On September 11, 2001, I arrived at my building in the morning and
was about to enter the office building, when suddenly I decided to buy
a coffee. The unexpected thing came about when I was waiting in the
line that a plane crashed the office building where I work. People were
staring at the burning plane in disbelief. How dangerous it was!
Retell the passage according to the mind map.
1. I was about to go up when I decided to get a coffee first.
be about to 忙于；即将做某事。侧重于表示动作马上就要发生，常与when引导的从句连用，但不与具体的时间状语连用。
e.g. One of my friends is about to have
her second baby. 我的一个朋友马
上就要生第二个小孩了。
2. We stared in disbelief at the black smoke rising above the burning building.
我们难以置信地看着燃烧的建筑物升起的黑烟。
stare v. 盯着看， 凝视 表示看得比较仔细，有时也带有吃惊的意味去看，常与at, into连用。
e.g. Don’t stare at me like that. 别那样盯着我看。
in disbelief 不相信 ，疑惑， 怀疑
e.g. Tamara stared at him in disbelief, shaking her head.
塔玛拉一边狐疑地盯着他看，一边摇着头。
She looked at him in disbelief. 她全然不信地看着他。
burn v. 着火，燃烧
(burnt, burnt / burned, burned) burning adj. 着火的；燃烧的
e.g. Ouch! The sand is so hot! It can burn my feet. 哎哟！沙子这么烫！会烫伤脚的。
He was trapped in a burning house. 他被困在正在燃烧的房屋里。
3. I felt lucky to be alive.
alive 一般作表语；也可以作后置定语或宾补。 “活(着)的；在世的；(继续)存在的”；反义词
dead。Do you know she’s alive 你知道她还活着吗？
People alive should try their best to live better. (后置定语)
活下来的人应该尽力生活得更好。
Tom was kept alive in the big fire.
( 宾补) 汤姆在这次大火中活下来了。
辨析 alive, living, lively
alive “活着的”，在句中常作表语或定语。作表语时，常可与 living互换；作定语时，常要放在被修饰词之后。
living“活着的”，在句中用作表语或定语。
lively“活泼的”，在句中可作表语或定语。
I. 用所给词的适当形式填空。
1. When I got there, the bus _________ (go).
2. By the time I got to class, the teacher___________ (start) the class.
3. We _____________ (learn) over 1, 000 words by the end of last term.
4. I ___________ (clean) the room before he arrived here.
had gone
had started
had learnt
had cleaned
Class test
II. 完成句子
1. 我在动物园里见过活鳄鱼。
I have seen a ________ crocodile in the zoo.
2. 他是那场火灾中唯一活下来的人。
He is the only person ________ in the fire.
3. 露西是个活泼的孩子，大家都喜欢她。
Lucy is a ________ child and everyone likes her.
4. The boy __________________________ (正要开始) but someone spoke first.
5. Hurry up. The train __________________ (马上就要开了).
living
alive
lively
was just about to begin
is about to start
Life can be good,
Life can be bad,
Life is mostly cheerful,
But sometimes sad.
Life can be dirty,
Life can even be painful;
But life is what you make it,
So try to make it beautiful.
Langston Hughes
Life
Life is full of the unexpected. Good things or bad things, we should face them optimistically.
Review the new words and expressions.
2. Recall the unexpected in your daily life and try to tell them to your friends in English.
3. Preview the new words and expressions.
4. Preview 4a-4c on page 92.
Homework
