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Section A (3a-3c)
Unit 12 Life is full of the unexpected.
学习目标
Key words & phrases:
block, in line with, worker, stare, disbelief, above, burn, alive, airport, till, west.
Key sentences:
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.But by the time I got to the airport,my plane to New Zealand had already taken off.
To learn to narrate unexpected things using past perfect tense.
Lead-in
Life is full of the unexpected.
flood 洪水
earthquake 地震
typhoon 台风
sandstorm 沙尘暴
snowstorm 暴风雪
mudslide 泥石流
tsunami 海啸
Free talk
What do you know about these unexpected events
Have they ever happened to you
How did they make you feel
What should we do in the face of the unexpected
Background
“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.
Earthquake in New Zealand
Pre-reading
A Very Lucky Man
Today I will tell you about some unexpected events that happened to me.
While-reading
Task 1 Skimming and underlining
Paragraph 1
In May 2001, I found a job in New York at the World Trade Center. On September 11, 2001, I arrived at my building at around 8:30 a.m.I was about to go up when I decided to get a coffee first. I went to my favorite coffee place even though it was two blocks east from my office. As I was waiting in line with other office workers, I heard a loud sound. Before I could join the others outside to see what was going on, the first plane had already hit my office building. We stared in disbelief at the black smoke rising above the burning building. I felt lucky to be alive.
what
when
where
the key sentence
When
Where
How
the
Sep.11
Attacks
Feeling
On September 11, 2001.
I felt lucky____________.
I arrived at my building at around 8:30 a.m. I was _______ go up when I decided to _______________. The coffee place was ______________ from my office.
miss
event
By the time I waited __________other office workers, the first plane ________my office building. We ________________ at the black smoke rising above the burning building.
about to
get a coffee first
in line with
had hit
two blocks east
to be alive
stared
in disbelief
In New York.
Paragraph 1
Task 2 Mind-mapping
Task 3 Scanning and answering
Paragraph 1
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 was the coffee place from his office
The writer arrived at World Trade Center at around 8:30 a.m.
The writer decided to get a coffee first.
It was two blocks east from his office.
When
Where
How
Feeling
Earthquake
February 21,2011
In New Zealand
He missed his plane
Turn into a good thing
Why
go off
By the time…
taken off
…were full …
had to wait till…
Paragraph 2
Task 4 Mind-mapping
Read para. 2 carefully and put the sentences in the right order.
The next morning, I heard about the earthquake in New Zealand the day before.
I woke up at 10:00 a.m. on February 21,2011 and realized that my alarm had never gone off.
By the time I got to the airport, my plane to New Zealand had already taken off.
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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1
3
4
2
Paragraph 2
Task 5 Reordering
Task 6 Summary
Two events
the
Sep.11
Attacks
the
Earth-
quake
On September 11, 2001
In New York
be about to...
get a coffee first
two blocks away
He felt lucky to be alive.
On February 21,2011
In New Zealand
He missed his plane
Turn into a good thing
When
Where
How
Feeling
Paragraph 1&2
Post-reading
What can we learn from the passage
1. A bad thing can turn into a good one sometimes.
2.Please value everything you have and every minute you spend
with your family and friends.
3.No matter what you meet in your life, please face them bravely.
4.If you go somewhere new, you should find the entrance and exit
first.
5.Please remember safety must come first.
6. ...
Reflection
Presentation
3a
Read the passage and answer the questions.
The writer mentioned the September 11 attacks in New York and the February 21 earthquake in New Zealand.
The writer went to get a coffee first and was not in the office when the plane hit the World Trade Center.
He/ She had overslept and missed his/ her flight, so he/ she was able to avoid the earthquake.
1. Which two events did the writer mention
2. How did the writer end up missing both events
Life Is Full of the Unexpected
In May 2001, I found a job in New York at the World Trade Center. On September 11, 2001, I arrived at my building at around 8:30 a.m. I was about to go up when I decided to get a coffee first. I went to my favorite coffee place even though it was two blocks east from my office. As I was
即将做某事
n. 街区
waiting in line with other office workers, I heard a loud sound. Before I could join the others outside to see what was going on, the first plane had already hit my office building. We stared in disbelief at the black smoke rising above the burning building. I felt lucky to be alive.
Almost 10 years later, I woke up at 10:00 a.m. on February 21, 2011 and realized that my alarm had never gone off. I jumped out of bed and went straight to the airport. But by
排队等候
v. 盯着看；凝视
怀疑地；难以置信地
adj. 着火的；燃烧的
adj. 活着的；有生气的
n. 机场
n. 工人；工作者
the time I got to the airport, my plane to New Zealand had already taken off. “This is the first holiday I’ve taken
in a year, and now I’ve missed my plane. What bad luck!” I thought to myself. The other planes were full so I had to wait till the next day. The next morning, I heard about the earthquake in New Zealand the day before. My bad luck had unexpectedly turned into a good thing.
听说；得知
变成
3b
Find words from the passage with opposite meanings to the words below. Then write a sentence with each word.
1. lost: ________ __________________________________
2. west: ________ _________________________________
3. below: _______ _________________________________
4. dead: ________ _________________________________
5. empty: ______ __________________________________
found I found a pen on the desk.
east The sun rises in the east.
above There was a plane flying above us.
alive She was so happy to hear he was still alive.
full The room is full of people.
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
e.g. 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!
与你的同伴交流一下，你们经历过类似3a中提到的事情吗？哪些事情你曾经经历过？给你的同伴讲一下你的经历吧！可借助如下对话形式：
— Did something unexpected ever happen to you
— Yes!
— When did it happen
— It happened on February 21, 2013.
— What happened to you
— When I …
— How did you feel
— What did you learn from it
Pair Work
Life can be good,
Life can be bad,
Life is mostly cheerful(欢乐的),
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.
Let's read
Language points
1. I was about to go up when I decided to get a coffee first.
be about to do sth.意为“刚要做某事，即将做某事”，表示即将发生的动作，在时间上指最近的将来。
be about to do sth.通常不与具体的时间状语连用，而常与when引导的时间状语从句连用。
2.I felt lucky to be alive.
alive是形容词,侧重说明生与死之间的界限，既可指人，也可指物。可用来作表语，后置定语或宾补等。虽有死的可能，但还活着。
e.g. He is dead，but his dog is still alive.
他死了，但他的狗仍还活着。
e.g. He wanted to keep the fish alive.
他想让鱼活着。
living 意为“活着的”，强调说明“尚在人间”，“健在”，可用来指人或物，作定语或表语。My first teacher is still living.我的启蒙老师仍健在。
live 意为“活的”，通常指物，不指人，常用作定语放在名词的前面。
还指“实况转播的”。He said he had seen a live whale.他说他看见过活鲸鱼。
lively 意为“活泼的；活跃热情的；充满活力的”，可作定语、表语或宾补，既可指人，也可指物。Jenny is a lively girl.珍妮是个活泼的女孩。
辨析
3. We stared in disbelief at the black smoke rising above the burning building.
stare v. 后常接介词at/into，意为“凝视，盯着”，指由于好奇、惊讶、赞叹等原因而瞪大眼睛长时间地、直接地注视，有时含有粗鲁无礼的意思。
look at指集中注意力地看，是有意的，强调“看”的动作。
in disbelief 不相信 ，疑惑， 怀疑
above prep.
1)（表示位置）在……正上方；高于”（与 below相对）。
2) 表示在地位、级别、能力、资历、重要性等方面“超过”、“在……之上”、“比……强”。
注意：on, over与above都可以表示“在……上”。
e.g. Leave your things on the table over there.
There is a light hanging over the desk.
We were flying above the clouds.
Exercises
一、单项选择
1. —I like the weather in Kunming. It’s warm all year long.
—Yes. And the temperature stays ______ zero all the time.
at B. below C. around D. above
2. Life must go on since I was still _______.
A. alive B. lively C. live D. lovely
3.“Are you sure you can work out the problem yourself ” Peter asked me in _______.
A. believe B. belief C. believable D. disbelief
D
A
D
二、根据汉语提示或首字母填写单词
1. He kept walking four_________ (街区) down High Street.
2. They are going to take the plane to London. Now they are on the way to the a_________.
3. The teacher told us that the sun rises in the east and sets in the w_______.
4. This kind of material can b_____ easily. Please keep it away from the fire.
5. I live on the fourth floor. She lives on the ninth floor. So she lives on the floor a_____ us.
blocks
irport
est
urn
bove
Homework
1. Read and recite the passage in 3a.
3. Do the exercises in students’ book.
Thank you!
