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Unit 12
Life is full of the unexpected.
Section B
3a-selfcheck
To review the basic language points.
To review the past perfect tense.
To improve the writing skills by writing a passage.
Objectives
It had been sold out across the country
result
farmers in Italy had stopped growing it
why
in England
where
announced that there would be no more spaghetti
what
a reporter
who
Retell the stories in 2b.
Review
Read the story 2 and fill in the blanks.
Trick
Result
The _____________ would help
people___________.
By the end of the day, more than 10,000 people ___________ the TV station to find out _____
______________.
special water
lose weight
had phoned
how to
get this water
A famous star asked his
girlfriend to marry him.
Read Para. 3 and fill in the blanks.
Trick
Time
Place
Result
ji
on April Fool's day
his show
The TV star lost his girlfriend and his show was canceled.
关 键 词 二
。
。
。
。
Read Para. 4 and fill in the blanks.
Time
Trick
Response
Result
In October,1938.
Orson Wells announced that Aliens from Mars had landed on the earth.
Hundreds of people believed the story, and
fear spread across the whole country.
Thousands of people had left their homes.
1.愚人节
2.发生
3.开某人的玩笑
4.捉弄某人
5.各种各样的
April Fool’s Day
take place/ happen
play a joke/jokes on sb
play a trick/tricks on sb
all kinds of
6.不再
7.尽可能地
8.卖光
9.减肥
no more/ not … any more
as … as possible/ one can/could
sell out
lose weight
end up doing sth. =?
invite sb onto the show
ask sb. to marry sb.
Marry sb.
get married to sb
have a happy ending
his show was canceled
以做某事而结束
邀请某人参加节目
向某人求婚
与某人结婚
与某人结婚
有一个高兴的结局
他的节目被取消了
Can you remember a lucky or an unlucky day What happened Make some notes about what you remember.
3a
Write a story about your lucky or unlucky day and tell your story to a partner or the class.
3b
This was the luckiest /unluckiest day of
my life…
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!
本单元以“Unexpected events”为话题,此话题涉及的内容较多,可以讲述发生在自己身上的事,也可以讲述自己看到的事情。该话题的命题形式通常采用语言描述和看图作文等形式.涉及日记、记叙文等文体。写作时要注意使用正确的时态,准确地表达内容。
【单元写作目标】
(一)词汇
1.unexpected 出乎意料的;始料不及的
2. oversleep 睡过头
3.discovery 发现
4.cancel 取消;终止
5.disappear 消失;不见
6.by the time 在……以前
【亮点素材】
was fooled by, later that day,
then/after that, finally,
by the time, the moment I…,
before, had a bad day,
to start with, unluckily,
as a result, as soon as
(二)句型
Life is full of the unexpected.生活中充满了意外
We should not leave because of the snowstorm.由于暴风雪,我们不能动身离开。
Luckily, this unexpected event is easy to deal with.幸运的是,这个意外事件很容易处理。
4. When an unexpected event happens, the safety of students should be guaranteed.当遭遇突发事件时,学生的安全应该受到保障。
I will always remember the date…
This was the luckiest/unluckiest day of my life…
When I woke up that morning…
I couldn’t believe…
I think….
What a lucky/an unlucky day!
It was time to…
Plans can never catch up with changes.计划没有变化快。
2. Every dog has his day.凡人皆有得意日。
3. Storms gather without warning in nature and bad
luck be falls men overnight.
天有不测风云,人有旦夕祸福
4. It is the unexpected that always happens.意外常常发生。
【名言、谚语、警句】
5. A blessing in disguise.
外表似不幸,其实为幸福;因祸得福;塞翁失马,安知非福。
6. Every cloud has a silver lining.
乌云背后是银边;否极泰来;因祸得福
7. Nothing is so certain as the unexpected
意料之外的事必发生。
Everybody has some experience he or she cannot forget .For me, the most…experience was…
【万用模板】
开头
过程
总结
引出自己的经历
在经历中的收获
评价这次经历
描述词语
事件名称
Little by little…, I became…
This was an experience that I am not likely to forget.
自己的收获
(一)范文展示
在学习和生活中,你一定遇到不少难忘的经历,请用英语描述一次这样的经历。
【典例剖析】
Everybody has some experiences he or she cannot forget. For me, the most unforgettable experience was when I first began to learn English well. The more I wanted to remember, the harder I found it was. I almost gave it up.
Luckily, my English teacher encouraged me and helped me find a good way to learn English. Little by little, I realized learning English was not such a terrible thing. I became brave enough to open my mouth to speak English. This was an experience that I am not likely to for get.
(二)名师点评
本文内容完整,表述清楚,衔接紧密流畅,时态、语态使用准确,是一篇有亮点作文。
1.文章开头用一句精练的话引出了主题。
2.用“the +比较级...,the+比较级...”表现出过去遇到难题时的无奈。
3.结尾定语从句的使用,为文章增分不少。
【篇章训练】
每个人都有自己幸运和不幸的时候,假如你叫李华,请你根据以下提示,发挥自己合理的想象写一篇日记,记录自己糟糕的一天。
提示:
1.昨天因为熬夜而睡过头:
2.未赶上公交导致上学迟到;
3.上课注意力不集中未回答上来英语老师的提问。
要求:
1.语句通顺;句意连贯;
2.80 词左右(日记格式已给出,不计入总词数)。
1. Read the words in the box. Make sure you know the meaning of the words.
2. Read the sentences in Self check 1. Then try to fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the words in the box.
Self check
Last Saturday after my French course, I decided to drive to the ________ to buy a meat pie for dinner. As I was heading ______, I saw a huge truck in the middle of the road.
There had been a(n) ________ and there were many police _______ around. I turned around and decided to go to a nearby mall.
cancel miss west accident
lady officer market unexpected
market
west
accident
officers
However, I _______ the road that led to the mall. Then I saw a restaurant that sold chicken noodles. I went inside and the _____, who was the owner, served me the most delicious bowl of chicken noodles ever. I had made a(n) ___________ discovery! I’m so glad that I _________ my plan to go to the market.
cancel miss west accident
lady officer market unexpected
missed
lady
unexpected
canceled
1. A: Why didn’t you hand in your science
homework
B: Before I could start working on it,
________________________________
________________________________
________.
2. Think of ways to finish the answers.
my baby brother started crying and I had to look after him as my mother was sick
2. A: Why didn’t you take a shower this
morning
B: By the time I got up, ____________
______________________________
______________________________
_________.
my sister had already gone into the bathroom and the bus was honking for me to hurry up
3. A: Why did you have to walk home
from school
B: By the time I left my school,
____________________________.
the school bus had already left
Any possible answer is OK!
embarrassed adj. 局促不安的;为难的;
尴尬的;窘迫的
e.g. He looked a bit embarrassed.
他看起来有点尴尬。
embarrassing adj. 使人尴尬的,令人为难的
e.g. That was an embarrassing situation for me.
那种情形让我难堪。
Language points
根据句意和汉语提示,填写恰当的短语完成下列句子。
1. He __________ (醒来) very early and went out for a walk in the park.
2. I _____________ (让她搭便车), so she invited me to have dinner.
gave her a lift
woke up
3. I hope that all of you will come to the meeting __________ (准时).
4. His car ___________ (出故障), so he had to get it repaired.
5. This Monday my alarm clock didn’t ________ (发出响声) and I got up late.
broke down
go off
on time
1. We ______ four thousand new words by the end of last year.
A. learned B. had learned
C. have learned D. will learn
2. He told us that he ______ the letters in the morning.
A. will post B. have posted
C. was posting D. had posted
B
D
单项选择
3. — Did you see Mr Smith when you were in France
— No. When I _______ France, he _______ to China.
A. had arrived in; had gone
B. arrived in; has been
C. got to; had gone
D. had got to; had been
C
根据句意,用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空。
1. By the end of last year, I __________ (be) to the West Hill Farm three times.
2. By the time I got up, Mom _________ (go) out for some exercise.
3. I ___________ (learn) 1,000 English words by last term.
had been
had gone
had learned
4. By 9 o’clock last night, we __________ (get) 200 pictures from the spaceship.
5. When I went into the classroom, the final bell __________ (ring). I was happy that I wasn’t late.
had gotten
had rung
Everybody has some experience he or she cannot forget .For me, the most…experience was…
开头
过程
总结
引出自己的经历
在经历中的收获
评价这次经历
描述词语
事件名称
Little by little…, I became…
This was an experience that I am not likely to forget.
自己的收获
Summary
Homework
Do a survey and see if they were fooled in their daily life. Write a passage about it.
The unexpected is sometimes a chance.