Unit 12 Life is full of the unexpected Section A3a-3c课件 (共26张PPT)

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Section A
3a-3c
Unit 12
Life is full of the unexpected .
Learning Aims
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
Free talk
Have you ever seen or met anything unexpected
an earthquake
the flood
the tsunami
the hurricane
listen to the tape carefully and read after it silently to pay attention to your pronunciation.
3a
Which two events does the writer
mention
The writer mentions the September 11 attack in New York and the earthquake in New Zealand.
1
Before you read
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 over slept and missed his/her flight, so he/she is able to avoid the earthquake.
Reading task
Read para.1 and finish the task.
Event 1: 9.11 attack
When (event)
Where (event)
What (writer)
How (writer)
September 11, 2001
New York(World Trade Center)
arrived at the building ,decided to get a coffee first, waited in line with others, heard a loud sound, saw a plane hit the building
He felt lucky.
stare
in disbelief
take off
unexpected
above
alive
till/until
arrive at
be about to
even though
Read Para.1 loudly and then retell.
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 the day before.
The next morning, I heard about the earthquake in 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.
1
3
5
4
2
Read para.2 and finish the task.
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.
Incident Date Place How did the writer end up missing both events
1
2
The World
Trade Center
was hit by
two planes.
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 it again and fill in the blank in groups.（7minutes）
Summary
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 ...
Paiwork
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
— …
1. I was about to go up when I decided to get a coffee first.
be about to _________。侧重于表示动作马上就要发生，常与______引导的从句连用，但不与具体的时间状语连用。
e.g. 我爸爸进来的时候我正要出去。
即将做某事
I was about to go out when my father came in。
when
Language points
2. burn 动词，有两个基本意思。
① 燃烧；点燃；发光
例：We burn coal(煤炭) to keep warm.
② 烧伤；烧焦；烫伤；晒黑
例。
那小孩玩火时，把自己烧伤了。
拓展】

⑴

burn away
烧掉


Half of the candle had burnt away.
蜡
烛
已
烧
掉一半了。

⑵

burn down
渐渐烧完


The room grew colder as the fire burnt down.
随着炉火逐渐减弱，屋里越来越冷。
The kid burned himself while playing with fire.
3. The other planes were full so I had to wait till
the next day.
till 意为___________，相当于_______
⑴ 用于肯定句时, 主句的动词只用_______，它所表 示的动作一直延续到till或until表示的时间______，意为“直到……为止”。
She watched TV till her mother came back.
“到,直到”
until.
延续性动词
结束
她看电视直到她母亲回来
⑵ 用于否定句时，主句的动词一般是_________，也可以是延续性的，它所表示的动作直到till或until所表示的时间才_________，意为____________
例 直到她母亲回来她才（开始）看电视。
非延续 性动词
开始发生
“直到…（才）”。
She didn’t watch TV till her mother
came back.
我都 学会了!
本课句型
Summary
一、单项选择
1.My alarm clock didn’t _____, so I
overslept.
A. go by B. go on
C. go off D. go down
2. Hurry up, Tom! The train is __to start.
A. about B. with
C. for D. at

C
A
Exercises
3.--Boys and girls! Please______ your
compositions after class.
-- Oh, my God! I ___it at home.
A. hand in; forgot B. hand in; left
C. hand out; forgot D. hand out; left
4.Ice is not often seen here in winter as the
temperature normally stays ____ zero.
A. up B. down
C. above D. below
B
C
Homework
A. Oral work
熟读课文Unit 12 Section A (3a)
B . Writing
Write your feeling about the September 11 attack.(5 sentences)
Thank you !