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新目标版九年级上册
Unit 12 Life is full of the expected.
Section A (3a- 3c)
Let’s watch.
What can you learn from the pictures
Life is full of the expected.
Let’s predict.
Look at the picture and guess what information we can get.
What place is it in the picture
2. What happened
3. What event is it
4. What was the date in the picture
Empire State Building 帝国大厦)
New York
more than 80 years old
400 meters high
an office building
The World Trade Center was taken
down by terrorists.
9.11 Attack.
September 11th, 2001.
Let’s skim.
Which two events does the writer mention
How did the writer end up missing both events
Read the passage and answer the questions.
9/11 Attack
earthquake
Let’s scan.
Read Part 1 and finish the mind map.
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 co ee first. I went to my favorite co ee place even though it was two blocks east from my o ce. As I was waiting in line with other o ce 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 o ce building. We stared in disbelief at the black smoke rising above the burning building. I felt lucky to be alive.
Time
Where
What
How
9/11 Attack
Event
September 11, 2001
in New York at the World Trade Center
a plane hit the building
lucky
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 co ee first. I went to my favorite co ee place even though it was two blocks east from my o ce. As I was waiting in line with other o ce 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 o ce building. We stared in disbelief at the black smoke rising above the burning building. I felt lucky to be alive.
Read Part 1 again and answer some questions.
1). What was I about to do when I decided to get a coffee first
2). How far was it from my office to the coffee place
3). When did I hear a loud sound
4). How did I feel about the black smoke rising above the burning
building
I was about to go up to the building.
这时
It was two blocks east from my office to the coffee place.
从我办公室向东
两个街区。
As I was waiting in line with other office workers, ….
stare at: fix one’s eyes on
in disbelief: unbelievably
Let’s obtain.
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 co ee first. I went to my favorite co ee place even though it was two blocks east from my o ce. As I was waiting in line with other o ce 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 o ce building. We stared in disbelief at the black smoke rising above the burning building. I felt lucky to be alive.
1).Did the writer start working at 8:30 Why or why not
2). How did the writer feel before 8:30
when hearing a loud sound
when seeing the black smoke rising…
after 911 attack
He/ She had time to get a coffee first.
busy
afraid/scared
shocked
unbelievable
lucky
When
Where
Who
What
How
On _________________, I arrived at my building at around 8:30 a.m.
I ____________ go up when I decided to get a coffee first. I went to my favorite ____________ even though it was two _______ away from my office.
As ____ was waiting in line with other ___________, I heard a loud sound.
Before I could join others outside to see what’s going on, the first ______ had already ____ my office building.
We stared ____________ at the black smoke rising above the ________ building. How _______ I was!
September 11, 2001
was about to
coffee place
blocks
I
office workers
plane
hit
in disbelief
burning
lucky
Let’s retell.
Almost 10 years later, I woke up at 10:00 a.m. on February 21, 2011 and realized that my alarm had never went o . 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 o . “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.
Let’s scan.
Read Part 2 and finish the mind map.
Time
Where
What
How
Earthquake in New Zealand
Event
February 21, 2011
9.11 Attack happened in 2001.
New Zealand
earthquake
lucky
Almost 10 years later, I woke up at 10:00 a.m. on February 21, 2011 and realized that my alarm had never went o . 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 o . “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 Part 2 again and answer some questions.
What made the writer oversleep
Did the writer catch a plane on that day Was it a bad thing
How did the writer’s feelings change
The alarm didn’t go off, it made the writer overslept.
No.
unhappy
disappointed/unlucky
lucky
1
2
3
4
5
6
When
Where
Who
What
Why
How
Almost 10 years later, I woke up at 10 a.m. on _____ and realized that I had overslept, then I jumped out of bed and went straight to the _____. By the time _____ got to the airport, my plane to New Zealand had already taken off. I’d _____. And the other planes were _____, so I had to _____ till the next day. The next morning, I knew there was an earthquake in New Zealand the day before. I felt _____.
1
2
3
4
5
5
6
February 21, 2011
airport
I
miss the plane
lucky
Let’s retell.
full
If you were there, what should you do
when meeting something unexpected
If you were there, what should you do when meeting something unexpected
Calm down.
01
Keep yourself safe and ask for help.
02
Don’t give up
easily.
03
Stay positive.
04
Let’s discuss.
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 ….
— What happened to you
— When I …
— How did you feel
— What did you learn from it
— …
Let’s work in pairs..
I will always remember the date…
When I woke up that morning…
Later that day, …
I couldn’t believe…
Then/After that, …
Finally, …
I think …
What a lucky / an unlucky day!
My _________Day
Write down a lucky or an unlucky day and share with us!
cause
effect
