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Section A (3a-4c)
Unit 12 Life is full of the unexpected.
Learning goals
1. Words: block, worker, stare, disbelief, above, burn, burning, alive, airport, till, west, cream, workday, bean, market
3. Reading:a passage about sb.’s unexpected experience
2. Useful expressions: in line with, show up, by the end of
6. Sentences:① When I got to school, I realized that I had left my backpack at home.
② By the time I got back to school, the bell had rung.
③ As I was waiting in line with the other office workers, I heard a loud sound.
4. Functions:Narrate past events.
5. Grammar:past perfect tense, simple past tense
Warming up
Free talk
Have you ever seen or met anything unexpected
an earthquake
the flood
Warming up
Free talk
Have you ever seen or met anything unexpected
the tsunami
the hurricane
Warming up
Free talk
Do you know any unexpected things which impressed you deeply
911
Warming up
Free talk
Do you know any unexpected things which impressed you deeply
Kobe Bryant's death
3a Read the passage and answer the questions.
The writer mentions the September 11 attacks in New York and the 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 does the writer mention
2. How did the writer end up missing both events
1. What time did the writer arrive at the 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/her office
Read Para.1 and answer the following questions.
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.
Read Para.1
At around 8:30 a.m.
He/ She decided to get a coffee first.
It was two blocks east from his/ her office.
1. What time did the writer arrive at the 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/her office
Read Para.1 and answer the following questions.
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 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.
Read Para. 2 and put the following statements into right order.
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 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.
Read Para. 2
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2
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4
5
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 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.
Read Para. 2 and put the following statements into right order.
Incident Time Place How did the writer end up missing both events
1 World Trade Center was hit by two planes On ____________________ In ____________ He/She______________________________________________________________________________
2 __________ On ____________________ In ____________ He/She__________________________________________________________________________
Read the passage again and complete the chart.
September
11, 2001
New
York
decided to get a coffee first in a coffee place two blocks away.
Earthquake
February
21, 2011
New
Zealand
missed his plane to New Zealand.
1. lost: ________ ____________________________________
2. west: ________ ____________________________________
3. below: _______ ____________________________________
4. dead: ________ ____________________________________
5. empty: ______ _____________________________________
3b Find words from the passage with opposite meanings to the words below. Then write a sentence with each word.
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.
Listen and read.
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 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.
Listen and read.
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 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.
Complete the passage with the correct forms of the verb or verb phrases.
hear about, miss, wait in line, hit, go off, go on , take off, be full, turn into, arrive at, stare, be alive, get
In May 2001, I found a job in New York at the World Trade Center. On September 11, 2001, I __________ my building at around 8:30 a.m. I was about to go up when I decided _______ a coffee first. I went to my favorite coffee place even though it was two blocks east from my office. As I __________________ with other office workers, I heard a loud sound.
arrived at
to get
was waiting in line
hear about, miss, wait in line, hit, go off, go on , take off, be full, turn into, arrive at, stare, be alive, get
Before I could join the others outside to see what was going on, the first plane had already ______ my office building. We ______ in disbelief at the black smoke rising above the burning building. I felt lucky to ________.
Almost 10 years later, I woke up at 10:00 a.m. on February 21, 2011 and realized that my alarm had never _________. I jumped out of bed and went straight to the airport.
hit
stared
be alive
gone off
hear about, miss, wait in line, hit, go off, go on , take off, be full, turn into, arrive at, stare, be alive, get
But by the time I got to the airport, my plane to New Zealand had already__________. “This is the first holiday I’ve taken in a year, and now I’ve _______ my plane. What bad luck!” I thought to myself. The other planes _________ so I had to wait till the next day. The next morning, I ____________ the earthquake in New Zealand the day before. My bad luck had unexpectedly _____________ a good thing.
taken off
missed
were full
heard about
turned into
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
The September 11 attacks in New York (Para.1)
时间:September 11, 2001
The earthquake in New Zealand (Para.2)
经过:arrived at my building → decided to get a coffee first → was waiting in line, heard a loud sound → the first plane had already hit my office building
感受:felt lucky to be alive
经过:my alarm had never gone off → jumped out of bed and went straight to the airport → my plane had already taken off → had to wait till the next day → heard about the earthquake
时间:February 21, 2011
感受:bad luck had unexpectedly turned into a good thing
并列的两个事件
The structure of the passage
Grammar Focus
过去完成时由“助动词had (用于各种人称和数) + 过去分词”构成,表示某动作或状态在过去某一时间或动作之前已经发生或完成,它表示动作发生的时间是“过去的过去”。
过去的过去
过去某时
现在
将来
过去完成时
从过去之前的某个时间点到过去的某个时间点为止
(先发生)
(后发生)
When I got to school, I realized that I had left my backpack at home.
By the time I got back to school, the bell had rung.
Before I got to the bus stop, the bus had already left.
I was about to go up to my office when I decided to get a coffee first.
As I was waiting in line with the other office workers, I heard a loud sound.
Read the following sentences and classify them according to different tenses.
Grammar Focus
主句为过去完成时,从句是一般过去时,主句动作发生在从句之前。
两个动作同时进行,主从句都是一般过去时或过去进行时。
When I got to school, I realized that I had left my backpack at home.
By the time I got back to school, the bell had rung.
Before I got to the bus stop, the bus had already left.
I was about to go up to my office when I decided to get a coffee first.
As I was waiting in line with the other office workers, I heard a loud sound.
Grammar Focus
When he came in, the students stood up.
When the baby saw her mother, she stopped crying.
He was about to watch a movie when his parents knocked at the door.
They were about to get on the bus when they heard someone shout.
As I was standing in front of the teachers’ office, I saw a boy fight with another boy.
As he was doing housework, a bird flew into the kitchen.
在以上的时间状语从句中,主句和从句的动作是先后发生还是同时发生
主从句都用过去时态的时间状语从句的引导词有什么
Discuss and answer the questions.
Grammar Focus
1. 在以上的时间状语从句中,主句和从句的动作是同时发生,或者是在
进行一个动作时,另外一个动作突然发生。
2. 主从句都用过去时态的时间状语从句引导词有when, as 等。
Grammar Focus
When he came in, the students stood up.
When the baby saw her mother, she stopped crying.
He was about to watch a movie when his parents knocked at the door.
They were about to get on the bus when they heard someone shout.
As I was standing in front of the teachers’ office, I saw a boy fight with another boy.
As he was doing housework, a bird flew into the kitchen.
When I got up, I found that my bother had already taken a bath in the bathroom.
When she got to the check-out, she realized she had left her purse at home.
Before I arrived at the airport, the plane had already taken off.
They had already had breakfast before they got to the hotel.
Most of the guests had left by the time he arrived at the party.
The film had already begun by the time I got to the cinema.
Read these sentences.
Grammar Focus
1. 过去完成时的句式结构
(1) 肯定句:主语 + had + 过去分词 + 其他.
(2) 否定句:主语 + hadn’t + 过去分词 + 其他.
(3) 一般疑问句:Had+ 主语 + 过去分词 + 其他
肯定回答:Yes, 主语 + had.
否定回答:No, 主语 + hadn’t.
过去完成时
Grammar Focus
表示在过去某一时间或动作之前已经发生或完成了的动作;表示动作发生在过去的过去。
(2) 过去完成时态常见的引导词有:by the time, when, before, by。
(3) 在含有when, before等引导的时间状语从句的复合句中, 主、从句的动作都发生在过去,且有明显的先后关系,动作在前的用过去完成时,动作在后的用一般过去时。
(4) 常用在said, told, knew, heard, realized等的宾语从句中。
2.过去完成时的用法
Grammar Focus
一般过去时表示过去某时间发生的动作或存在的状态,而过去完成时则表示过去某一时间以前(即过去的过去)发生的动作或存在的状态。
3.一般过去时和过去完成时的区别
Grammar Focus
4a Make sentences using by the time or before.
1. Tim went into the bathroom. Mary got up.
______________________________________________________________
2. The coffee became cold. I put cream in the coffee.
______________________________________________________________
3. The teacher collected the math homework. I got to school.
______________________________________________________________
By the time Mary got up, Tim had already gone into the bathroom.
Before I could put cream in the coffee, the coffee had become cold.
By the time I got to school, the teacher had collected the math homework.
4. I completed the work for my boss. The workday ended.
______________________________________________________________
5. The movie started. I arrived at the cinema.
______________________________________________________________
6. My mother finished making the apple pie. I got home from my
language course.
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
I had completed the work for my boss before the workday ended.
The movie had already started before I arrived at the cinema.
By the time I got home from my language course, my mother had finished making the apple pie.
4a Make sentences using by the time or before.
Write the past form and past participle for the following verbs.
rush out
forget
arrive at
go into
show up
find out
rushed rushed
forgot forgotten
arrived arrived
went gone
showed shown
found found
原形
过去式
过去分词
1. By the time I arrived at the party, everyone else ____ already
_________.
2. When he put the noodles into a bowl, he realized he ____________
to add the green beans.
3. By the time my mother came back from the market, I ______
already __________ of the door to go to my piano lesson.
4b Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the words in the box.
rush out
forget
arrive at
go into
show up
find out
had
shown up
had forgotten
had
rushed out
rush out
forget
arrive at
go into
show up
find out
4. Before she got to the airport, she _____________ about the
earthquake.
5. When she _________ the movie theatre, she remembered she had
forgotten to feed her dog.
6. Before she got a chance to say goodbye, he _____________ the
building.
arrived at
had gone into
had found out
4b Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the words in the box.
4c Write two true statements and one false statement about your day yesterday. Then ask your classmates to guess the false statement.
By the time I left for school in the morning, _______________.
By the end of the school day, ___________________________.
By dinner time, I _____________________________________.
Language points
above adv.在上面
(1)prep.在……上面
The moon is now above the trees.
(2)prep.在……之上,超过
They are children above six years old.
(3)prep.高于;优于;胜过
In the company, Dick ranks above Tom.
Language points
above adv.在上面
(4)adv.在上面;向上面
There are snowy peaks above.
(5)adv.(级别、数目等)更高;更大;更多
Men and women of eighteen and above are eligible to vote.
(6)adv.在上文
See the examples given above.
Language points
【拓展】above,on, over的用法
①above的意思是“在…之上”,“高于…”,表示相对高度,不一定是在正上方,它的反义词是below.
The plane flew above the clouds.
②over的意思是“在…之上”,表示在垂直之上,其反义词是under.
There is a bridge over the river.
There is a boat under the bridge.
③on的意思是“在…上面”,表示与表面接触。
He put the book on the desk.
Language points
alive adj.活着;有生气的
I felt lucky to be alive.
alive的反义词是dead,多用于形容人或动、植物,只作表语。
【辨析】live, living与lively
(1)live作形容词,意为“活的”,只作定语。
(2)living作形容词,意为“活着的”,作表语或定语,常置于名词之前,有时也可置于名词之后。
(3)lively是形容词,意为“生动的;生气勃勃的”,用来修饰人或物。
Language points
【活学活用】
(1)这是一条活鱼。
This is a ___________ fish.
(2)这条鱼还活着。
The fish is still ___________.
(3)詹妮是一个活泼的女孩。
Jenny is a ___________ girl.
live/living
alive/living
lively
Language points
miss v.错过;未得到
This is the first holiday I’ve taken in a year, and now I’ve missed my plane.
Miss Liu misses her hometown very much.
miss doing sth.表示“错过做某事”;
miss还有“思念;怀念”的意思;
miss表示“小姐;女士”。
Language points
【活学活用】
(1)她错过了星期六晚上的聚会。
She ________________ to the party on Saturday night.
(2)我父亲起床晚了,错过了第一班公交车。
My father got up late and he __________ the first bus.
missed going
missed
Language points
show up 赶到;露面
He didn’t show up at the evening party.
show up一般指按照预定的时间出席、露面。
【拓展】
show sb. sth.=show sth.to sb.意为“出示某物给某人”;show sb. around/round sp.意为“带某人参观某处”。
Language points
【活学活用】
(1)昨天,吉姆所有的朋友都出席了他的生日聚会。
All of Jim’s friends ______________ on his birthday party yesterday.
(2)让我带你参观一下我们的学校吧。
Let me ________________________ our school.
showed up
show you around/round
Language points
I was about to go up when I decided to get a coffee first.
我正要上去,这时我决定先去喝杯咖啡。
(1)be about to do sth.表示“打算做某事”。
I am about to go shopping this weekend.
(2)when表示叙述前面所没有提到过的信息。它总是对所描述的事件予以强调,意为“这时,突然”。
They were about to leave when it began to snow.
(3)decide to do sth.表示“决定做某事”。
Have you decided to go to Beijing for a vacation
Language points
【活学活用】
1.单项选择
We were about to have a picnic________it began to rain.
A. when B. since C. even though D. as
2.用括号中所给词的适当形式填空
(1)I am about _________(visit) my grandparents this Sunday.
(2)Have you decided _________ (play) football this afternoon
A
to visit
to play
block
worker
stare
disbelief
above
west
burning
alive
airport
till
cream
workday
bean
market
burn
Summary
Words
Useful expressions
Grammar
block, worker, stare, disbelief, above, burn, burning, alive, airport, till, west, cream, workday, bean, market
past perfect tense, simple past tense
in line with, show up, by the end of
Functions
Narrate past events.
Sentences
① When I got to school, I realized that I had left my backpack at home.
② By the time I got back to school, the bell had rung.
③ As I was waiting in line with the other office workers, I heard a loud sound.
Exercise
根据句意及首字母或汉语提示完成句子
1. Here you can enjoy the clouds a the green mountain in the sky! They’re very beautiful.
2. There was black smoke rising from that house, and soon it began to b .
3. When we got to the a , the plane had taken off.
4. — What was going on just now
— I screamed and everyone _______ (盯着) at me.
5. The restaurant is two b away from here.
bove
urn
irport
stared
locks
Exercise
用括号中动词的正确时态填空
1. He said he __________ (see)the movie already.
2. When he got to the cinema, the movie __________ (be) on for twenty minutes.
3. After Jim ____________ (finish)all his homework, he went to bed.
4. We ___________________ (learn)20 English songs by the end of last month.
5. She ________ (arrive)before 7 o ’clock last night.
had seen
had been
had finished
had learned/learnt
arrived
Exercise
用所给词的适当形式填空
1. I was just about _______ (start)when it began to rain.
2. Is the bird still _______ (live)or dead
3. Looking at the ________(burn)house, he felt very sad.
4. “Are you sure you can work out the problem yourself ” Peter asked me in __________ (belief).
5. In an old Chinese story, an old man lost his horse. However, things ______________ (expect) turned into good ones at last.
to start
alive
burning
disbelief
unexpectedly
Homework
1.Write a short passage about yourself according to the statements in 4c.
e.g. I had a bad day yesterday. By the time I left for school in the morning, I …
2. Preview the new words and phrases in Section B (1a-1e).