(共14张PPT)
Unit 12
Life is full of the unexpected.
Section A 3a-3c
Language Goal: Narrate past events
What happened in the video
How do you feel about it
Lead in
Incident(事件) Date place feelings
The world Trade Center was hit by two planes.
September 11, 2001
In New York
in disbelief, feel lucky to be alive
Earthquake
February 21, 2011
In New Zealand
lucky
Task 1
What happened
Which two events does the writer mention
Scanning
How did the writer end up missing both events
Read the first paragraph. Underline the the words or phrases that suggest the time order, and circle the verbs or verb phrases.
Careful reading-Para.1
The time:
The verbs:
In May 2001, On September 11, 2001...at around 8:30 a.m., was about to… when, As, Before,
found a job, arrived at, was about to go up, decided to get a coffee, went to, was waiting, heard a loud sound, stared in disbelief, felt lucky to
Task 2
Answer the following questions after reading Para. 1.
1.What time did the writer arrive at World Trade Center
on September 11, 2001
2. What did the writer decide to do before he went up
3. How far was the coffee place away from his office
He arrived at about 8:30 a.m.
He decided to get a coffee first.
It was 2 blocks east from his office.
4. How did the writer end up missing the event
The writer went to get a coffee first and was not in the office
when the plane hit the World Trade Center.
Task 3
On September 11, 2001, I arrived at my office building. I was ______to go up when I decided to get a coffee first ____________it was two blocks east from my office . As I was _____________, I heard ____________. Before I could join the others to see what was going on, the first plane had already ____my office building. We stared ____________at the black smoke rising _____ the ________building. I felt lucky to be ______.
about
waiting in line
a loud sound
hit
in disbelief
above
burning
alive
The first event
even though
Feedback
Task 4
3b. Find words from the passage with opposite meanings to the words below. Then write a sentence with each word.
lost: _______ _______________________.
west: ______ _______________________.
below: ______ ________________________.
dead: ______ _______________________.
empty: _____ ______________________.
found
I found money on the floor.
east
The sun rises in the east.
There was a bird flying above us.
above
alive
The writer is still alive.
full
The bottle is full of water.
1. I was about to go up when I decided to get a coffee first.
2. Before I could join the others to see what was going on, the
first plane had already hit my office building.
3. We stared in disbelief at the smoke rising above the
burning building. I felt lucky to be alive.
Sentence Appreciation in Para.1
Task 5
Time:
Place:
Event:
An earthquake happened in New Zealand.
Almost ten years later, another bad thing nearly happend to the writer. What was it
In New Zealand
An earthquake happened in New Zealand.
on Feb. 21, 2011
Read the first paragraph. Underline the the words or phrases that suggest the time order, and circle the verbs or verb phrases.
Careful reading-Para.2
The time:
The verbs:
Almost ten years later...at 10:00 a.m. on February 21, 2011, But by the time, and now, The next morning
woke up, realized, had never gone off, jumped out of, went straight to, got to the airport, had already taken off, I’ve missed my plane, thought to myself, had to wait, heard about, had...turned into
Task 6
The second event
Almost 10 years later, I _________ at 10:00 a.m. on February 21, 2011 and _______ that my alarm had never ________. I jumped out of bed and went ________to the airport. By the time I got there, my plane to New Zealand had _________. And the other plane were full so I had to wait ____ the next day. The next morning, I heard about the __________ in New Zealand the day before. My bad luck has _____________________a good thing.
woke up
realized
gone off
straight
taken off
till
earthquake
unexpectedly turned into
Feedback
Task 7
I woke up at 10:00 a.m. on February 11, 2011 and realized that my alarm had never went off.
B. By the time I got to the airport, my plane to New Zealand had already taken off.
C. The next morning, I heard about the earthquake in
New Zealand the day before.
D. The other planes were full so I had to wait till the next day.
E. I jumped out of bed and went straight to the airport.
A E B D C
Read and order the sentences according to the story.
Sentence Appreciation
1. ...and realized that my alarm had never gone off.
2. But by the time I got to the airport, my plane to New Zealand
had already taken off.
3. “What bad luck!” I thought to myself.
4. My bad luck had unexpectedly turned into a good thing.
Task 8
1.正打算做…突然
2.排队/ 插队
3.盯着…
4.不相信地
5.从床上跳起
6.直接去机场
7.盘算,心中想
8.变成
Summary
02
be about to do …when
wait / cut in line
stare at
in disbelief
jump out of the bed
go straight to the airport
turn into
think to oneself
01
Narrate
past events
Language points
Reading skill
Task 9
Life is full of the unexpected.
Life is full of surprises.
Life is full of up-and-downs.
When we meet something good, welcome it and enjoy it.
When we meet something bad, face it and get over it.
Homework