人教新目标版英语九年级全Unit 12 Life is full of the unexpected.Section A 3a-3c课件（19张PPT无素材）

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Section A 3a—3c
Unit 12
Life is full of the unexpected.
第2课时
What unexpected events have you met
How did it happen What made you surprised
Free talk
Warming-up
the World Trade Center in New York
Look and discuss
Pre-reading
Where is the city
What’s the name of the two tall buildings
Do you know what happened to them
Look at the pictures and guess the meaning of the underlined words.
Pre-reading
On September 11, 2001, something unexpected happened in America. Two plane hit the World Trade Center.
The buildings were burning. And the black smoke was rising from the two buildings.
Pre-reading
an earthquake
It happened on February 21, 2011 in New Zealand.
Pre-reading
Read the passage quickly and answer the questions.
1. Which two events does the writer mention
The writer mentions the September 11 attack in New York and the earthquake in New Zealand.
While-reading
2. How did the writer end up missing both events
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.
Incident Date Place How did the writer
avoid the events
1
2
The World Trade Center was hit by a plane.
September
11, 2001
In New York
He decided to get a coffee first from a coffee place two blocks away.
Earthquake
February
21, 2011
In New Zealand
He missed his plane to New Zealand.
Read the passage carefully and fill in the blanks.
While-reading
Post-reading
Fill and retell
September 11, 2001
heard a loud sound
felt lucky to be alive
In New Zealand
heard about the earthquake
1. lost: ________ _________________________________________
2. west: ________ _________________________________________
3. below: ________ _________________________________________
4. dead: ________ _________________________________________
5. empty: ________ _________________________________________
Find words from the passage with opposite meanings to the words. Then write a sentence with each word.
Post-reading
found
east
above
alive
full
I found some money on the floor.
The sun rises in the east.
There was a bird flying above us.
His family was so happy to hear he was alive.
The train was completely full.
1. I arrived at my building at around 8:30 a.m.
大约8点半时，我到达了公司大楼。
arrive不及物动词，意为“到达”。常与介词at/in 连用。“到达小地点”用介词at，“到达大地点”用介词in。
【牛刀小试】
(1) He ____________ Beijing yesterday. 他昨天到北京的。
(2) I _____________ the airport very early. 我很早就到了机场。
arrived in
arrived at
Post-reading
Language points
2. I was about to go up when I decided to get a coffee first.
当我马上就要上楼时，我突然决定先去买咖啡。
【牛刀小试】
She _______________ walk out of the door when the telephone rang.
电话铃响时她正要出门。
be about to do sth. 意为“即将或马上做……”，指最近的将来要干什么，故不能与after an hour或tomorrow等其他时间状语连用。
was about to
Post-reading
3. I went to my favorite coffee place even though it was two blocks east from my office.
我去了我最喜欢的咖啡馆，即使它离我的办公室以东有两个街区的距离。
even though 相当于 even if，意为“即使，尽管”引导让步状语从句。
【牛刀小试】
We mustn’t let up, ______________ we’re winning.
我们即使快赢了也决不可放松。
even though/if
Post-reading
4. As I was waiting in line with other office workers, I heard a loud sound.
当我和其他同事排队等候时，我听到了一声巨响。
wait in line 意为“排队等候”。
【牛刀小试】
When you buy a ticket, you have to ____________.
当你买票时，你必须排队。
wait in line
Post-reading
5. But by the time I got to the airport, my plane had already taken off.
但是当我到达机场时，飞机已经起飞了。
take off 意为“起飞”。
【牛刀小试】
When do you guess the airplane will ________
你猜飞机何时要起飞？
take off
Post-reading
Retell one of the events to your partner, using the words and phrases.
stare in disbelief take off unexpected burn above
alive till/until arrive at be about to even though
e.g. On September 11, 2011, I arrived at my…
Post-reading
Words and phrases:
stare, in disbelief, take off, unexpected, burn, above, alive, till/until, arrive at, be about to, even though
Summary
1. Retell the two stories.
2. Write down the unexpected in your daily life.
Homework
Goodbye!