人教版九年级全册Unit 12 Life is full of the unexpected.Section A 2课件(共34张PPT)

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九年级英语下册（RJ）教学课件
Unit 12
Life is full of the unexpected.
Section A
3a-3c
Revision
Look at the following pictures and talk about
what you usually do in the morning.
I am waken up by the clock.
Then, I stay sleepy for a while.
Finally, I decide to get up !Then, I brush my teeth, still sleepy.
Next, I have breakfast, feeling better.
I take my schoolbag and leave home.
I come to the bus station and wait for the school bus.
In the end, I arrive at school and start the whole day’s classes.
A: The moment I arrived at the library, I found my key left home.
B: I’m sorry to hear that.
Talk about the unexpected things which happened in your life.
Discussion
Reading
3a
Read the passage and answer the questions.
Which two events does the writer
mention
2. How did the writer end up missing
both events
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 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.
Almost 10 years later, I woke up at 10:00 a.m. on February 21, 2011 and realized that my alarm 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.
1. Which two events does the writer mention
The writer mentions the September 11 attack in New York and the
earthquake in New Zealand.
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 overslept and missed his/her flight, so he/she was able to avoid the earthquake.
快速阅读全文， 注意描述事件的关键词或短语，有助于整篇文章的理解。
这些关键词可能是动词或动词短语，可能是介词短语，形容词，或连词等。
阅读指导
第一段： found a job, arrived at, was about to, even though, stared,
in disbelief, the burning building alive
第二段： woke up, went off, had taken off, till, unexpectedly, turned into
What do you know about these pictures
How about these pictures
Summary
The World
Trade Center
was hit by
a plane
September
11,2001
In New
York
He decided to get a
coffee first from a
coffee place two
blocks away.
Earthquake
February
22,2011
In New
Zealand
He missed his plane
to New Zealand.
3b
Find words from the passage with opposite meanings to the words below.Then write a sentence with each word.
1. west:
2. dead:
3.below:
4. lost:
5. empty:
found
east
above
alive
full
I found the money on the floor.
The sun rises in the east.
There was a large bird flying above us.
His family was so happy to hear that he was still alive.
The train was so full that I couldn’t get on at all.
1. I found the money on the floor.
2. The sun rises in the east.
3. There was a large bird flying above us.
4. His family was so happy to hear he was still alive.
5. The train was so full that I couldn’t get on the train at all.
Write a sentence with each word.
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
prep.&conj. 到; 直到
e.g. On September 11, 2001, I arrived at my building in the morning and was about to enter the office building, when suddenly I decided to buy a coffee. The unexpected thing came about when I was waiting in the line that a plane crashed the office building where I work. People were staring at the burning plane in disbelief. How dangerous it was!
Language points
1. I was about to go up when I decided to get a coffee first.
be about to 忙于；即将做某事。侧重于表示动作马上就要发生，常与when引导的从句连用，但不与具体的时间状语连用。
e.g. One of my friends is about to have
her second baby. 我的一个朋友马
上就要生第二个小孩了。
2. I went to my favorite coffee place even though it was two blocks east from my office.
even though 即使， 虽然， 尽管， 用于引导让步状语从句。
block n. 街区
e.g. He’s the best teacher, even though he
has the least experience.
他虽然经验最少，却是最好的老师。
3. We stared in disbelief at the black smoke rising above the burning building.
stare v. 盯着看， 凝视
表示看得比较仔细，有时候也带有吃惊的意味去看，常与at, into连用。
e.g. Don’t stare at me like that.
别那样盯着我看。
in disbelief 不相信 ，疑惑， 怀疑
e.g. Tamara stared at him in disbelief, shaking her head.
塔玛拉一边狐疑地盯着他看，一边摇着头。
She looked at him in disbelief.
她全然不信地看着他。
above
prep.
(1)（表示位置）在…正上方；高于”（与 below相对）。
e.g. That big high-rise above us is where
Brian lives.
我们上面的那座摩天大楼就是布赖
恩住的地方。
He lifted his hands above his head.
他将双手举过头顶。
(2) 表示在地位、级别、能力、资历、重要性等方面“超过”、“在……之上”、“比……强”。
e.g. He is above the others in ability.
他的能力优于其他人。
He is above me in every way.
他各个方面都比我强。
(3) adv. 在上面
e.g. There are snowy peaks above.
上面是白雪皑皑的群峰。
See the examples given above.
见上述例子。
burn v. 着火，燃烧
(burnt, burnt / burned, burned)
burning adj. 着火的；燃烧的
e.g. Ouch! The sand is so hot! It can burn
my feet.
哎哟！沙子这么烫！会烫伤脚的。
He was trapped in a burning house.
他被困在正在燃烧的房屋里。
4. I felt lucky to be alive.
alive 一般作表语；也可以作后置定语或宾补。 “活(着)的；在世的；(继续)存在的”；反义词是dead。
e.g. Do you know she’s alive
你知道她还活着吗？
People alive should try their best to
live better. (后置定语)
活下来的人应该尽力生活得更好。
Tom was kept alive in the big fire.
( 宾补) 汤姆在这次大火中活下来了。
alive, living, live与lively
alive 活着的, 活的, 有生命的, 还出气的 可指人也可指物 表语, 后置定语, 宾补
living 活着, 尚在人间, 健在的 指人或物 定语或表语
live 活着的，活生生的 指物，不指人 定语
lively 活泼的, 活跃的, 充满生气的 可指人，也可指物 可指人，也可指物
5. But by the time I got to the airport, my plane to New Zealand had already taken off.
airport n. 机场
take off 脱掉； 起飞
e.g. He took off his hat and bowed as he
passed. 他经过时脱帽鞠躬。
We eventually took off at 11 o’clock
and arrived in Venice at 1:30.
我们终于在11点起飞，1:30 到达威
尼斯。
Exercises
Complete the sentences.
1. 我在动物园里见过活鳄鱼。
I have seen a _____ crocodile in the zoo.
2. 他是那场火灾中唯一活下来的人。
He is the only person ____ in the fire.
3. 露西是个活泼的孩子，大家都喜欢她。
Lucy is a _____ child and everyone likes her.
living
alive
lively
4. The boy ____________________ (正要开始) but someone spoke first.
5. Hurry up. The train ______________ (马上就要开了).
was just about to begin
is about to start
Exercises
3.Complete the student’s book lessons.
1. Finish your composition.
2. Review the whole unit.
Homework