Unit 12 Life is full of the unexpected. Section A（3a-3c）课件(共25张PPT)

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Section A
(3a-3c)
Unit 12 Life is full of
the unexpected.
Objectives
To learn to use the new words and phrases.
block, in line with, worker, stare, disbelief, above, burn, burning, alive, airport, till , west
To learn to use the sentence pattern:
Life is full of the unexpected.
I was about to go up when I decided to get a coffee first.
block
in line with...
worker
stare
disbelief
above
burn
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
Words Review
3a. Read the passage and answer
the questions.
Which two events does the writer
mention
2. How did the writer end up missing
both events
Read the passage quickly .
Answer the questions
Which two events does the writer
mention
The writer mentions the September 11 attack in New York and the earthquake
in New Zealand.
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.
A saying （谚语）
Misfortune might be a blessing disguise.
3b. Find words from the passage
with opposite meanings to the
words below. Then write a
sentence with each word.
lost : ______ ___________________________
2. west :______ ___________________________
found
east
I found the money on the floor.
The sun rises in the east.
3. below:______
________________________________________
4. dead :______
________________________________________________________________________________
5. empty:_____
________________________________________________________________________________
There was a large bird flying above us.
above
His family was so happy to hear that he was still alive.
alive
full
The train was so full that I couldn’t get on at all.
arrive at be about to unexpected stare in disbelief above burning building lucky be alive
3c. Retell one of the events to your
partner. Use these words and
phrases to help you.
e.g. On September 11, 2001, I arrived at my ...
课堂同步
阅读选择正确答案。
( )1.When did the plane hit the World Trade Center
A. In May 2001.
B. On February 21, 2001.
C. On September 11, 2001.
D. On February 21, 2011.
( )2.What happened to the writer when he got to the
airport on February 21, 2011
A. His alarm clock didn’t go off.
B. His plane had taken off.
C. An earthquake happened.
D. He was hit by an airplane.
C
B
课堂同步
( )3.What if the writer went to New Zealand that day
A. He would enjoy his first holiday this year.
B. He would be very lucky.
C. He would miss the earthquake.
D. He would meet the earthquake.
( )4.How many events are mentioned in the passage
A. 1. B. 2. C. 3. D. 4.
( )5.What do you think of the writer
A. Unlucky to miss the two events.
B. Lucky to be alive.
C. Unexpected to have bad luck.
D. Unhappy to miss the two events.
B
D
B
3. We stared in disbelief at the black smoke rising above the burning building.
1.stare v. 盯着看， 凝视
表示看得比较仔细，有时候也带有吃惊的意味去看，常与at, into连用。
e.g. _____________________________
别那样盯着我看。
2.in disbelief 不相信 ，疑惑， 怀疑地
3. above
Don’t stare at me like that.
⑴ above 意为“在……之上”
②作副词，意为“在上面; (级别、数目等)更高;
①作介词 ，意为“在……上面；超过；”
above，on, over的用法
辨析
above
over
on
4. I felt lucky to be alive.
alive 一般作表语；也可以作_________。 “活(着)的；在世的；(继续)存在的”；反义词是_______。
e.g.
a.她还活着吗？
b. People alive should try their best to live better.
后置定语
dead
Is she alive
活着的人应该尽力过的更好。
alive, living, live与lively
辨析
alive 活着的, 活的, 有生命的, 还出气的 可指人也可指物 表语, 后置定语, 宾补
living 活着, 尚在人间, 健在的 指人或物 定语或表语
live 活着的，活生生的 指物，不指人 定语
lively 活泼的, 活跃的, 充满生气的 可指人，也可指物 可指人，也可指物
1. 我在动物园里见过活老虎。
I have seen a _____ tiger 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.
living
alive
lively
2. As I was waiting in line with other office workers, I
heard a loud sound.
当我正在和其他办公室职员排队时，我听到了一声巨响。
as意为“当……的时候”，as可表示主句和从句的动作
同时发生或同时持续，引导时间状语从句。
如：As years go by, China is getting richer and stronger.
随着时间一年一年地过去，中国变得越来越富强了。
知识拓展
(1)辨析：when和while引导时间状语从句
① when可指时间点，又可指时间段，从句中可用延
续性动词，也可用非延续性动词。
② while的意思是“在……同时；在……期间”，强
调主从句动作的同时性。
知识拓展
(2)辨析：hear, hear from, hear of, hear about, listen和sound
① hear意为“听到”，可用作及物动词，侧重于听的
结果，后面可以接that引导的宾语从句。
② hear from意为“收到……的来信”，其宾语是人，
而不是信。
③ hear of意为“听说，得知”，后面接名词性质的词
(人或事物)。
④ hear about意为“听说、得知”，后面常接事件之类
的名词。
⑤ listen意为“听”，强调动作，是不及物动词，如果
后面要加宾语，就要先加介词to。
⑥ sound意为“听起来”，是感官动词，后面接形容词。
一、单项填空。
( )1. Hurry up, Tom! The train is _____ to leave.
A. about B. on C. at D. in
( )2. If you must go, at least wait _____ the rain stops.
A. till B. if C. before D. for
A
A
( )3. The woman looked in _____ at the large pile of money on the table.
A. disbelieve B. disbelief C. belief D. believes
( )4. Stop staring _____ me. It makes me uncomfortable.
A. to B. at C. on D. with
B
B
二、根据句意，用所给单词的适当形式填空。
1. Would you like to add some _________(cream) to your coffee
2. The cafe is only two _________(block) away from my home.
3. His house was _______________(burn) out due to the careless use of electricity.
cream
blocks
burned /burnt
4. Fortunately, he stayed _________(live) after the terrible earthquake.
5. Qinghai Province is in the _________(west) of China.
alive
west
即学即练
(1)I was just about to go to bed _______ I heard a knock
on the door.
(2)________ I was listening to the radio, he came in.
(3)________ the time went on, the weather got worse.
(4)Who’s he I’ve never ________ him.
(5)The boys are __________ the radio.
(6)I went outside and ________ a loud sound. A stone fell
down from the top of the building.
(7)I __________ the missing Malaysia flight MH370 a few
days ago.
(8)Please ________ me carefully. I will tell you good news.
(9)I __________ my aunt yesterday.
when
As
As
heard of
listening to
heard
heard about
listen to
heard from