Unit 12 Life is full of the unexpected.全单元教案

Unit 12 Life is full of the unexpected.
教学目标与要求
话题：难以预料的事情（Unexpected events）
功能：能讲述过去发生的事情（Narrate past events）
When I woke up, it was already 8:00 a.m.
Before I got to the bus stop, the bus had already left.
As I was waiting in line with the other office workers, I heard a loud sound.
By the time I got to the airport, my plane to New Zealand had already taken off.
语法：
1. 了解过去完成时(Past perfect tense)
2. 语法复习(Review of key structures)
能正确使用由when, before, as, by the time 引导的时间状语从句表达过去发
生的事情
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.
As I was waiting in line with the other office workers, I heard a loud sound.
词汇和常用表达：
能正确使用以下词汇（Curriculum words）：
backpack, block, worker, airport, cream, bean, market, fool, discovery, lady, officer, oversleep, ring, burn, cancel, disappear, unexpected, alive, believable, above, till, west
能正确使用以下常用表达(Useful expressions)：
by the time, give…a lift, in line with, show up, by the end of, costume party, sell out
能认读下列词汇（Non-curriculum words）：
stare, disbelief, burning, workday, costume, embarrassed, announce, spaghetti, hoax, embarrassing, New Zealand, Italy, Mars
学习策略：1. 利用本单元听力图片信息，预测听力内容
2. 根据语篇中的段落首句，激活相关背景知识，预测文章内容
文化知识：了解国外愚人节风俗
Section A 1 (1a-2d)
一、教学目标：
1. 能掌握以下单词及短语：unexpected, by the time, backpack, oversleep, ring, give …a lift.
2. 掌握By the time I got outside, the bus had already left.
When I got to school, I realized I had left my backpack at home.
3. 了解过去完成时时态、结构及用法。
4. 能学会合理安排自己的学习和生活，做到守时守信。
二、教学重难点
1. 教学重点：过去完成时的用法。
2. 教学难点：用过去完成时叙述过去的事件。
三、教学过程
Ⅰ. Do you remember any unexpected situation in your daily life
展示几张图片。
Ask: What do you think of the people in these pictures
Ss: They look surprised/scared/bad.
T: What happened to the boy
Ss: He was late.
Now look at the picture, let’s learn something about Tina’s bad day.
Ⅱ. Prediction
Look at the pictures.
Did the girl have a good day or a bad day
Ⅲ. Presentation
1. Work on 1a.
Ask Ss to look at the pictures in 1a and ask: What happened to the girl
2. Think and discuss in group:
What happened to the girl
Possible answers:
She got up late. By the time she got up, someone had already gotten in the bathroom. She rushed out the door. The bus had left before she got to the station. When she got to school, she realized she had left her backpack at home. ….
3. Ask Ss to tell the story about the girl.
Ⅳ. Listening
Work on 1b.
1. Listen to the tape of plete the sentences.
1. By the time I got up, my brother _____ already _______ in the shower.
2. By the time I got outside, the bus _____ already ______.
3. When I got to school, I realized I _____ ______ my backpack at home.
讲解过去完成时并做小练习。
2. Listen again and find out “had+ past participle”.
Boy: Hi, Mary. You look so tired.
Mary: I am. I had a bad morning.
Boy: Really What happened
Mary: Well, first of all I overslept. By the time I got up, my brother had already
gotten in the shower.
Boy: Oh, what a pain!
Mary: So, after he got out of the shower, I took a quick shower and got dressed. But by the time I went outside, the bus had already left.
Boy: Oh, no!
Mary: Oh, yes! So I ran all the way to school. But when I got to school, I realized I had left my backpack at home.
Boy: No wonder you look stressed.
3. Speak up
V. Pair work
Work on 1c. Take turns being Mary. Look at the pictures and talk about what happened this morning.
A: What happened
B: I overslept. By the time I got up, my brother had already gotten in the shower.
…
VI. Listening
Listen to the tape for the first time and finish 2a.
Look at the pictures and answer the questions.
Where is Mary in the pictures
Is there anything good or bad happening to her
What do you think it is about
Listen to Mary continue her story. Number the pictures [1-4] in the correct order.
Listen to the tape for the second time and finish 2b.
Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the verbs in brackets. Then listen again and check your answers.
1. When I _______ (get) home, I realized I ________ (leave) my keys in the backpack.
2. By the time I _____ (get) back to school, the bell _________ (ring).
3. By the time I _______ (walk) into class, the teacher __________ (start) teaching already.
3. Listen and read the conversation.
Boy: So then what did you do, Mary
Mary: Well, I ran home to get my backpack. But when I got home, I realized I had left my keys in the backpack.
Boy: You’re kidding!
Mary: So I ran back to school without my keys or my backpack. But by the time I got back to school, the bell had rung.
Boy: Oh, no.
Mary: And by the time I walked into class, the teacher had started teaching already. She asked for our homework, but of course I didn’t have it.
4. Retell the story.
通过听力训练，进一步熟悉练习过去完成时的构成和用法。
VII. Practice
1. Finish 2c. Make up an ending for the story and share it with your partner.
The teacher looked at Mary and asked her if she had finished the homework. Mary told her the unexpected things she met with this morning but they sound like excuses to the teacher. Therefore, Mary was asked to finish the homework in the class. What an unforgettable day it is for Mary!
2. Ask several students to tell their stories in class.
VIII. Reading
1. Look at the picture. What can you see in the picture Can you guess what the conversation is about
2. Ask Ss to role-play the conversation in 2d.
3. Listen to the tape and complete the conversation with the correct forms of the verb phrases.
Matt: Why were you late for class today, Kevin
Kevin: My alarm clock didn’t _________! I kept sleeping, and when I __________ it was already 8:00 a.m.!
Matt: Oh, no!
Kevin: So I just quickly ________ some clothes and _______________ the door.
Matt: You didn’t _____________
Kevin: No, I didn’t even _______________ or _____________! But before I ________ the bus stop, the bus had already left.
Matt: Then how did you get here
Matt: Luckily, Carl’s dad saw me on the street and _____________ in his car.
Kevin: Well, at least by the time you got to school, you were only five minutes late for class.
4. Answer the questions:
1) Why was Kevin late for class
2) How did Kevin get to school
5. Retell the story in the third person with the help of the key words in the box.
IX. Consolidation
Finish a task: 想想自己是否有倒霉的经历，向全班同学讲述自己的经历。
I had a bad day last weekend…..
通过完成一个任务， 让学生运用所学内容，既巩固了所学的语言目标，又拓展了学生的思维，培养学生在实际生活中运用所学知识解决实际问题的能力。
X. Language points
1. Life is full of the unexpected.
unexpected adj. 出乎意料的；始料不及的
e.g. It will not be unexpected if Tom comes late again, because he is always like this.
如果汤姆又迟到了，一点也不意外，因为他一向如此。
the unexpected：“the + 形容词”表示一类人或物
e.g. The young should expect the old.
She is looking after the wounded.
2. By the time I got up, my brother had already gotten in the shower.
by the time 在……以前,常引导表示过去的时间状语从句，主句常用过去完成时，即had+动词过去分词
e.g. By the time I got there, he had already left.
在我到那儿之前，他已经离开了。
3. What happened
1) sth. + happen +时间/地点意为“某时/某地发生了某事”。
2) sth. + happen to +sb.意为 “某人发生了某事”。
3) sb. + happen to do sth.意为“某人碰巧做某事”。
e.g. An accident happened in our neighborhood just now.
刚才我们社区发生了一起事故。
A car accident happened to Jim yesterday. 昨天吉姆发生了交通事故。
I happened to hear that interesting story. 我碰巧听说了那个有趣的故事。
4. Luckily, Carl’s dad saw me on the street and gave me a lift in his car.
gave …a lift 捎……一程
e.g. Could you give me a lift, please
请问你能否捎我一程？
Jim gave me a lift on my way home yesterday.
吉姆昨天在我回家的路上捎了我一程。
Ⅺ. Summary
take a shower 洗淋浴
by the time ... 在……以前
alarm clock 闹钟
go off (闹钟)发出响声
keep doing sth. 一直做某事
wake up 醒来
put on some clothes 穿上衣服
rush out of the door 冲出门外
give ... a lift 捎……一程
at least 至少
be five minutes late for class 上课迟到5分钟
句型：
1. By the time I got up, my brother had already gotten in the shower.
2. When I got to school, I realized I had left my backpack at home.
3. But before I got to the bus stop, the bus had already left.
Ⅻ. Exercises
根据语境，从方框中选择恰当的单词填空，注意形式变化。
oversleep, backpack, unexpected
1. Jerry and Susan, don't forget to take your __________ if you go camping.
2. I _________ this morning and missed the first bus.
3. The result was __________. None of us had ever thought that Amy could win first prize.
XIII. Homework
1. Write your diary about an unexpected thing happening to you in about 80 words.
2. Read the passage on page 91 and search for more information about September 11 attack.
Section A 2 (3a-3c)
一、教学目标：
1. 学习掌握下列单词和短语：block, in line with, worker, stare, disbelief, above, burn, burning, alive, airport, till , west
2. 能掌握以下句型：
Life is full of the unexpected.
I was about to go up when I decided to get a coffee first.
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.
3. 进一步熟练掌握过去完成时的用法。
4. 通过学习使学生认识到生活中充满着许多出乎预料的事件，培养学生正确看待事物的积极心态。
5. 能运用所掌握的语法、句型和词汇进行交流。
6. 能比较流利地讲述自己曾经有过的特别的一天。
二、教学重难点
1. 教学重点：
1)掌握本课时中出现的生词
block, in line with, worker, stare, disbelief, above, burn, burning, alive, airport, till , west
2) 学会用过去完成时叙述自己曾经有过的特别的一天。
2. 教学难点：
用过去完成时叙述自己曾经有过的特别的一天。
三、教学过程
Ⅰ. Revision
1. Could you please make sentences with these words and phrases below
unexpected adj. 出乎意料的
by the time … 在……以前
backpack n. 背包
oversleep v. 睡过头；睡得太久
2. Please make your own sentences.
By the time I got home, _____________.
By the time I came in, ______________.
By the time I got to school, __________.
By the time the bell rang, ___________.
By the time I got up, _______________.
3. Retell the story of Mary’s bad day according to the pictures in 1a and 2a.
Ⅱ. Discussion
Tell Ss Life is full of the expected. Did you experience the expected things Share your story with the class.
Ⅲ. Reading
Warming up
用图文、视频结合的方式介绍展示“美国9.11事件”
Work on 3a. Read the passage and answer the questions:
1) Which two events does the writer mention
2) How did the writer end up missing both events
1. Ask Ss to have a look at the questions before they start.
2. Let Ss complete the work on their own.
3. After a while, ask some students to report their answers to the class．Write the events on the blackboard as they report．
4. After checking the answers, tell students to read the article again more carefully．
Tell them to find out the words or sentences which they can’t understand this time．
Do some explanation and make sure that the students make everything clear about the article．
5. Ask students to pick out the sentences with the Past Perfect Tense．Tell them to underline them and come up with the reason to use the tense．
阅读方法指导：
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。
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, gone off, had taken off , till, unexpectedly , turned into
1. Read the first paragraph and answer the questions.
1) What time did the writer arrive at 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 office
2. Read the second paragraph and put the sentences in the correct order.
A. I woke up at 10:00 a.m. on February 21, 2011 and realized that my alarm had never gone 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.
3. Read the passage again and complete the table.
Incident Date Place How did the writer end up missing both events
1 The World Trade Center was hit by a plane He decided to get a coffee first from a coffee place two blocks away.
2 In New Zealand
Ⅳ.Practice
Work on 3b.
1. Ask Ss to read the passage again and find words from the passage with opposite meanings to the words below.
1. lost -- 2. west -- 3. below -- 4. dead -- 5. empty --
2. Let Ss write a sentence with each word on their own.
e.g. I found the money on the floor.
Ask several students to write their sentences on the blackboard.
Check their answers together.
Finish 3c.
1. Work in pairs. Retell one of the events to your partner.
2. Ask some Ss to retell one of the events to the class. Practice their skills.
Discussion:
What would you do if a big earthquake hit your city
Ⅴ. Language points
1. I was about to go up when I decided to get a coffee first.
be about to do sth. 正要 / 马上就要做某事 表达即将发生的事情
be about to do sth. when ... 正要 / 马上就要做某事，这时……
e.g. The plane is about to take off.
飞机即将起飞。
The film was about to start when the light went out.
电影开始播放了，这时灯熄灭了。
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。
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。
根据汉语意思完成英语句子。
1) 尽管要下雨了，他们仍然计划去博物馆。
____________________________, they still plan to go to the museum.
2) 尽管天气很热，但是我们不得不出去。
___________________________, we had to go out.
3. We stared in disbelief at the black smoke rising above the burning building.
stare v. （目不转睛地）盯着看， 凝视
stare at sb. / sth. 盯着某人/某事看
e.g. What are you staring at
你眼睛一动不动地在盯着看什么呢？
Don’t stare at people like that. It’s rude.
别那样盯着人看，这不礼貌。
disbelief n. 不信；怀疑
dis (否定前缀) + belief
in disbelief 不相信，怀疑，疑惑 (通常在句中作状语), 常与stare at somebody, shake one’s head等搭配使用。
e.g. I stared at him in disbelief, shocked at what he had said.
我直盯着他，十分震惊，不相信他说的一切。
My grandmother shook her head in disbelief.
我奶奶摇着头，丝毫不信。
above prep.
1)（表示位置）在……上面；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。
on, over与above用作方位介词时，都可以表示“在……上”。
on常表示一个物体在另一个物体的表面上，两个物体相互接触；
over常表示一个物体在另一个物体的垂直上方，两个物体相互不接触，反义词为under；
above常笼统地表示一个物体高于另一个物体，反义词为below。
e.g. Leave your things on the table over there.
There is a light hanging over the desk.
We were flying above the clouds.
根据句意选用above，on或over填空。
1) There is a bridge ________ the river.
2) There is a ball ________ the floor.
3) The mountain is 1,000 feet ________ sea level (海平面).
4) The sun is shining ________.
5) Please write to us at the ________ address.
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! I 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 adj. 活着的；有生气的,
在句中可作表语、后置定语或宾语补足语。
e.g. His grandparents are still alive.
他的祖父母都还健在。
He is the only person alive in the fire.
他是那场火灾中唯一活下来的人。
It was the kind of morning when you wake up and feel really alive.
这是一个醒来觉得充满活力的早晨。
辨析 alive, living, lively
单词 词义 用法 句子成分
alive 活的, 有生命的 可指人也可指物 表语, 后置定语, 宾语补足语
living 生动的; 活着的 指人或物 定语或表语
live 活的; 直播的 指物, 不指人 定语
lively 活泼的, 活跃的, 充满生气的 既可指人, 也可指物 定语、表语或宾语补足语
【语境应用】用live的适当形式填空。
1) A lot of the bars have ______ music .
2) They have ______ in Holland for ten years.
3) It was a bad accident – they’re lucky to be _______.
4) The whole house was ______ with activity.
5) He’s one of the greatest _______ composers (作曲家).
6) Josephine was bright, ______ and cheerful.
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。
Ⅵ. Summary
be full of ... 充满……
arrive at 到达
be about to do sth. 正要做某事
even though 即使；尽管
wait in line with ... 与……一起排队等待
go on 继续；发生
stare at sb. / sth. 盯着某人 / 某物
in disbelief 不信；怀疑地
jump out of bed 从床上跳下来
go straight to the airport 直奔机场
miss my plane 误了航班
think to oneself 心中想；盘算
wait till the next day 等到第二天
hear about 听说
the day before 前一天
turn into 变成
句型
1. I was about to go up when I decided to get a coffee first.
2. As I was waiting in line with other office workers, I heard a loud sound.
3. “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.
Ⅶ. Exercises
Ⅰ. 根据句意，从方框中选择恰当的单词填空，注意形式变化。
work, above, alive, burn, block
1. Do you think that robots will take the place of factory ________
2. The fire _______ many trees on the mountain yesterday.
3. We are flying _______ the clouds. How exciting!
4. Jean had a terrible accident, but luckily the doctor tried his best to keep her _______.
5. Although David lives three _______ away from the library, he goes there every day.
Ⅱ. 根据汉语意思，完成英语句子，每空一词。
1. 刚才我的邻居把我捎到了车站。
My neighbor _______ _______ _______ _______ to the station just now.
2. 你应该和其他乘客一起排队等候。
You should _______ _______ _______ _______ other passengers.
3. 当我把这个消息告诉她时，她怀疑地看着我。
She looked at me _______ ________ when I told her the news.
4. 我的闹钟没响，所以我上学迟到了。
I was late for school because my alarm clock didn't _______ _______.
Ⅲ. 根据对话内容，从方框中选择恰当的选项补全对话，其中有两项多余。
A: Hi, Bob. How was your weekend
B: (1)_______ It is the worst weekend that I have had.
A: (2)_______
B: My parents and I drove to Hangzhou to spend the weekend, but our car ran out of gas (汽油) on the way.
A: Oh, no. (3)_______
B: We called for assistance (帮助), and had to wait three hours for it. Finally, we arrived in Hangzhou in the evening.
A: I see. Did you go to a hotel to have a rest first
B: (4)_______ My mom left her handbag at home and our ID cards were in it! We couldn't book into a hotel.
A: Oh, that's too bad. (5)_______
B: Wonderful. The city was beautiful and the food was delicious.
A. What happened B. It was fantastic. C. Where did you go D. It was terrible, Susan. E. What did you do then F. By the way, how did you like Hangzhou G. We planned to, but guess what
Ⅷ. Homework
1. Recall one of the unexpected things in your daily life and write a short passage about it in about 80 words.
2. Preview the grammar on Page 92 and Page 151 (Past Perfect Tense).
Section A 3 (Grammar focus-4c)
一、教学目标：
1. 学习掌握下列词汇：cream, workday, show up, bean, market, by the end of
2. 进一步复习巩固学习Section A 部分所学的生词和词组。
3. 巩固过去完成时的用法。
4. 能运用所掌握的语法、句型和词汇进行交流。
5. 能比较流利地讲述自己曾经有过的特别的经历。
二、教学重难点
1. 教学重点：
1) 复习巩固Section A 部分所学的生词和词组，达到熟练运用的目的。
2) 总结过去完成时的不同句型。
3）总结过去完成时的用法。
2. 教学难点：
过去完成时的用法
三、教学过程
Ⅰ. Revision
1. Have a dictation of the new words learned in the last class.
2. Review some main phrases we learned in the last class. Check the homework.
把下列短语翻译成英语
1. 即将 2. 倒杯咖啡
3. 排队等候 4. 起床
5. 出去 6. 迟到
7. 到时候 8. 闹铃响
9. 开始做某事 10. 捎……一程
II. T: What happened to you on a bad morning
Ss…
引导学生用过去完成时回答。
III. Grammar Focus
1. 学生阅读Grammar Focus中的句子，然后做填空练习。
1）当我到达学校的时候， 我才意识到我把书包忘在家里了。
When I got to school, I realized I ______ ______ my backpack at home.
2）当我返回学校的时候， 铃声已经响过了。
_____ _____ _____ I got back to school, the bell ______ _______.
3）我到达公共汽车站之前， 汽车已经离开了。
Before I _____ _____ the bus stop, the bus ______ _______ _______.
4）我正要上楼，这时我决定先去买杯咖啡。
I ______ ______ ______ go up to my office when I decided to get a coffee first.
5）就在我和别的工作人员一起排队等候的时候，听到了一个巨大的声响。
As I ______ _______ ______ ______ with the other office workers, I ______ _____ _____ ______.
2. 学生们根据记忆，来完成填空练习。
3. 学生们完成填空试题后，可以打开课本检查答案，对错误的句子，单独进行强化记忆。
4. Notes
1) 由when, by the time, before等引导时间状语从句时，若描述发生在过去的事，主句常用过去完成时(had + 过去分词)表示动作发生在过去的过去。
2) be about to do, be doing等表示即将或正在做某事时，常用when引导从句表示突然发生的动作，when可省略。
5. 过去完成时讲解。
过去完成时表示一个动作或状态在过去某一时间或动作之前已经完成，发生在“过去的过去”。
【温馨提示1】
判断句子是否用过去完成时态，首先要确定时间状语，接着判断动作是否已经发生或完成，然后再来判断动作发生的先后顺序。
这个过去的时间可以用by，before等介词短语或者一个时间状语从句来表示，也可用when, before等引导的从句，或者通过上下文表示。
e.g. The movie had started before I arrived at the cinema.
【温馨提示2】
当过去完成时态中含有表示一段时间的状语时，谓语动词常用延续性动词。
e.g. When I arrived at the school gate, all the other girls had been away for 30 minutes.
been away表示“离开”，这里不能用“left”。
6. 过去完成时的构成
1) 肯定句式：主语 + had + 动词的过去分词 + 其他.
e.g. When I woke up, it had stopped raining.
By the time I got to the airport, the plane had taken off.
2) 否定句式：主语 + had not / hadn’t + 动词的过去分词+ 其他.
e.g. Julian hadn’t cleaned up the house before his mother got home yesterday afternoon.
3) 一般疑问句式：Had + 主语 + 动词的过去分词 + 其他
肯定回答：Yes, 主语 + had.
否定回答：No, 主语 + hadn’t.
e.g. —Had you learned about the culture in the country before you came here
—Yes, I had. / No, I hadn’t.
4) 特殊疑问句式：疑问词(who除外) + had + 主语 + 动词的过去分词+其他
e.g. How many times had you been to Beijing before you went to college
7. 过去完成时与现在完成时的区别：
过去完成时与一般过去时的区别：
过去完成时的动作发生在“过去的过去”，表示过去某一时间发生的动作或存在的状态。
一般过去时表示过去某时间发生的动作或存在的状态。
e.g. After he had done his homework, he went out to play football.
By the time / When I got home, she had locked the door.
Ⅳ. Practice
1. Work on 4a.
Ask Ss to make sentences using by the time or before on their own.
Ask five students to the blackboard to write their sentences.
1. Tim went into the bathroom. Mary got up.
By the time Mary got up, Tim had already gone into the bathroom.
2. The coffee became cold. I put cream (n. 奶油) in the coffee.
__________________________________
3. The teacher collected the math homework. I got to school.
__________________________________
4. I completed the work for my boss. The workday (n. 工作日) 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.
__________________________________
Correct their sentences together in class.
2. Work on 4b.
1) Let Ss read the words or phrases in the box and try to understand the meanings of them.
2) Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the words by themselves.
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 (n. 豆).
3. By the time my mother came back from the market (n. 市场), I ____ already __________ of the door to go for my piano lesson.
4. Before she got to the airport, she _________ about the earthquake.
5. When she _________ the movie theater, she _____ remembered she had forgotten to feed her dog.
6. Before she got a chance to say goodbye, he ____________ the building.
3) Correct their answers together.
Work on 4c.
Let Ss think about his/her day yesterday.
Let them write two true statements and one false statement about their day yesterday.
Ask their classmates to guess the false statement.
e.g. 1. By the time I left for school in the morning, ___________________________.
2. By the end of the school day, _____________________
3. By dinner time, _____________________________
IV. Summary
句型
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.
Ⅴ. Exercises
Ⅰ. 根据语境，用括号内所给动词的正确时态填空。
1. When Mathew arrived at the supermarket, he realized that he _______(leave) his wallet at home.
2. Mrs. Black _______(close) the window before she went to bed.
3. Mr. Reid _______(live) in that village for 30 years before he moved to London.
4. Helen watched her favorite TV program after she _______(finish) her homework.
5. By the end of last term, Joe _______(read) about 30 books.
Ⅱ. 将各题中的两个句子合并为一句。
1. I arrived at the cinema. The film started.
When I arrived at the cinema, ____________________________.
2. Judy got to the party. Everyone else began dancing.
By the time Judy got to the party, ____________________________.
3. We were having a picnic. It started to rain.
As ____________________________, it started to rain.
4. Dave greeted us with a smile. He saw us.
____________________________ when he saw us.
Ⅲ. 根据短文内容，用括号内所给词语的正确时态和语态填空。
Mars is a red planet. It (1)_______(move) around the sun just like the earth. Humans have always wanted to explore (探索) it, but nobody (2)_______(be) there so far. It is reported that scientists (3)_______(send) more than forty Mars probes (探测器) up successfully into space by the end of 2020.
Humans (4) _______(start) to send probes to Mars in 1960. The first successful probe to leave Earth orbit (轨道) was sent up into space on November 1st, 1962, but it (5)_______(fail) to reach Mars. On November 28th, 1964, the US sent up the probe Mariner 4 (水手4号) into space. It became the world's first probe to fly by Mars successfully.
On July 23rd, 2020, China successfully (6)_______(send) up its first Mars probe Tianwen-1 into space in Wenchang, Hainan Province. On April 24th, 2021, the Mars rover (火星车) of Tianwen-1 (7) _______(name) Zhurong. On May 15th, 2021, Zhurong (8)_______(succeed) in landing on the surface of Mars. By August 6th, 2021, it (9) _______(work) there for over two and a half months. At the same time, it (10)_______(travel) more than 800 meters.
Ⅶ. Homework
1. Make three sentences with before, by the time and be doing … when.
2. Preview 1a-1e in Section B.
Section B 1 (1a-1e)
一、教学目标：
1. 能掌握以下单词：fool, costume, embarrassed, costume party
2. 能掌握以下重难点句子：
What happened to Dave on April Fool’s Day
3. 提高听力技能。培养学生从所听到的对话中获取信息的能力。
4. 了解部分西方节日的文化常识。
二、教学重难点
1. 教学重点：根据所学词组写一篇短文。
2. 教学难点：写作
三、教学过程
Ⅰ. Revision
1. Daily greeting.
2. Revision
Complete the sentences.
1. Dennis ____________(study) English for four years before he ________(go)
to the USA.
2. Wu Dong’s parents ___________(not have) any news about him for three months
until he ________(call) them yesterday.
3. Henry _____________(collect) more than 100 foreign stamps before he ________(join) the stamp collecting club.
4. By the time I ______(get) home, my father ________(leave) for New York.
5. I ________________(memorize) 900 English words when I ________(be) ten.
6. He _______(say) that he __________ ________(learn) some French before.
Ⅱ. Lead-in
介绍愚人节
It is a day when people play jokes on each other. On this day you will often see strange and interesting things, scientific results or astronomical (天文的) findings that are put to mislead (误导) the public.
Cultural corner
The origin of April Fool’s Day is uncertain. Some people say that it has to do with the Roman festival that was held in March. Others say that is was started by Geoffrey Chaucer who mentioned such a day in his book Canterbury Tales when the cook was tricked by a fox. Regardless of its origin, many Western countries observe (celebrate) this day. The popularity of April Fool’s Day has slowly been spreading to the Asia Pacific.
2. Finish 1a. Put these words in the correct columns in the chart. Some words can go in more than one column.
fool invite costume embarrassed go off call get dressed empty show up realize change clock tired stay up
Nouns (people, places, things) Verbs (action words) Adjectives (description words)
2. Tell Ss nouns are probably about people, things, places. Verbs are about action words. Description words are probably adjectives.
3. Work on 1a.
4. Share the answers with others in class.
5. Ask Ss make sentences with the words in 1a.
Keys: fool costume change clock
fool invite go off get dressed show up realize change
stay up
embarrassed tired empty
Ⅲ. Work in pairs
1b Tell your partner something that happened to you recently. Use two or more words in 1a.
Last Friday, my friend invited me to his birthday party…..
Ⅳ. Listening
Work on 1c:
1. 1c Dave, Nick and Joe are talking about April Fool’s Day. Listen and write each person’s name under the correct picture.
a: No name b: Joe c: Nick d: Dave
2. Listen to the tape for the second time and finish 1d.
1d Listen again. Who says each of the phrases below Write D for Dave, N for Nick and J for Joe.
1) ______ a costume party
2) ______ my alarm went off
3) ______ stayed up all night
4) ______ was tired
5) ______ was really embarrassed
6) ______ the other kids showed up
Keys: D N J J D N
True or false.
1. Dave hasn’t been tricked on April Fool’s Day.
2. Nick was tricked by his friend by inviting him to a costume party.
3. Nick fooled his brother by changing the clock earlier.
4. Joe’s friend called him and told him to prepare for a math test.
Listen again and choose the answers.
1. Why was Dave really embarrassed
A. Because he had come to school late.
B. Because he had been fooled.
C. Because he had come to a costume party .
2. What was Dave wearing
A. A shirt. B. A costume. C. A pair of jeans.
3. How did Nick wake up
A. His brother called him. B. His alarm went off.
4. How had his brother fooled him
A. His brother showed up an hour earlier.
B. His brother had changed the clock to an hour earlier.
C. His brother got him dressed an hour earlier.
5. Why was Joe tired
A. Because he had stayed up all night studying.
B. Because his friend had fooled him.
C. Because they had a test.
Listen again and complete the blanks.
Nick: Has someone ever ________ you on April Fool’s Day, Dave
Dave: Yes. A friend once invited me to a ______________. When I got there, I found that it wasn’t a costume party. I was the only person wearing a costume, and I was really ___________. How about you, Nick
Nick: Well, last April Fool’s Day, when my alarm ___________, I got up, took a shower, ___________, and went to school. But when I got there, the school was _________. I was the only one there. After an hour, the other kids _________, and I realized that my brother ___________ me.
Dave: He had
Nick: Uh-huh. He _____________ the clock _______ an hour earlier. What about you, Joe What happened to you on April Fool’s Day
Dave: Well, my friend called me on March 31st last year and told me we had a __________ the next day. By the time I got to math class, I was _____ because I ______________ all night studying. Then I ________ that my friend had fooled me. We ______ have a test ________!
Fill in the blanks according to the conversation.
Dave’s friend ________ him to a costume party. When he _____ there, he found that he was the only person _________ a costume. His friend _______ him. He was really _____________.
Nick got up when his alarm clock __________. But he arrived at school, he found it was _______. The other kids ____________ after an hour. He realized that his brother ____________ him.
On March 31, Joe’s friend told him they ___________ a math test the next day. By the time he _____to math class, he was _______ because he ______________ all night studying. Then he found out his friend _____________ him. There was no math test at all!
Ⅴ. Speak up
Work on 1e.
1e Tell April Fool’s Day stories in your group. Use the information in 1c and 1d.
e.g. A: What happened to Dave on April Fool’s Day
B: Well, a friend invited him to a costume party ….
Let some group make a conversation before the class.
Ⅵ. Language points
1. Dave, Nick and Joe are talking about April Fool’s Day.
戴夫、尼克和乔正在谈论愚人节。
fool n. 傻瓜；愚人；受骗者
vt. 愚弄，欺骗；
e.g. He was fooled by his friend on April Fool’s Day.
愚人节那天他被他的朋友愚弄了。
拓展
foolish adj. 愚蠢的；傻的
April Fool’s Day 愚人节
make a fool of 愚弄……
e.g. She’s just a vain, foolish woman.
她不过是个愚蠢虚荣的女人。
Who does she think she is Trying to make a fool of me like that.
她以为她是谁啊？竟敢那样愚弄我。
2. Dave was really embarrassed. 戴夫真的很尴尬。
embarrassed adj. 局促不安的；为难的；尴尬的；窘迫的
embarrassing adj. 使人尴尬的，令人为难的
e.g. He looked a bit embarrassed.
他看起来有点尴尬。
That was an embarrassing situation for me.
那种情形让我难堪。
3. …when my alarm went off, I got up, took a shower, got dressed, and went to school.
……当我的闹钟响了的时候，我起了床，洗了个澡，穿上衣服，去了学校。
get dressed 穿上衣服
e.g. Go and get dressed! 去把衣服穿好!
【拓展】get dressed, be dressed
get dressed 穿的动作；
be dressed 穿的状态，后常接in。
e.g. He is getting dressed. 他正在穿衣服。
4. The other kids showed up.
其他的孩子出现了。
show up 露面，到场；(使)看得见
e.g. We waited until five o’clock, but he did not show up.
我们一直等到了5点，但是他始终没有露面。
other 其余的
e.g. Look at the twins. One is thin, the other is heavy.
看这对双胞胎，一个瘦，另一个胖。
辨析the other, another, other, others, the others
【语境应用】单项选择。
—Can you kick the ball to ________ end of the football field
—It’s hard for me. I think few goalkeepers can make it.
A. another B. the other C. other
5. I was tired because I had stayed up all night studying.
我很累，因为我整晚都在学习。
stay up 熬夜
e.g. It’s bad for us to stay up late.
熬夜很晚对我们来说有害。
【语境应用】单项选择。
—You seem tired. What’s wrong
—I _______ to study for my English test last night.
A. picked up B. woke up
C. cheered up D. stayed up
Ⅶ. Summary
get dressed 穿上衣服
costume party 化装舞会
stay up all night 整晚熬夜
April Fool’s Day 愚人节
句型
What happened to Dave on April Fool’s Day
Ⅷ. Exercises
Ⅰ. 根据句意及提示填空。
1. I think he is a______ (fool) if he does it like this.
2. When I began to sing, they laughed and made me e__________.
3. What happened to________ (she) She looks pale.
4. Can you invite Bill ________ (go) with us He likes playing basketball very much.
Ⅱ. 根据汉语意思完成句子。
1. —Do you think it’s a good idea to ___________ (熬夜) for the football match
—In fact, I do. After all, it's the final of the World Cup.
2. Tom______________ (穿衣服) and left the room quickly.
3. My alarm clock _____________ (没有响) this morning.
Ⅸ. Homework
Retell the April Fool’s Day stories about Dave, Joe and Nick. Use the words in 1a.
Preview the article on page 94.
Section B 2 (2a-2e)
一、教学目标：
1. 能掌握以下单词：announce, spaghetti, hoax, sell out, discovery, lady, cancel, officer, believable, disappear, embarrassing
2. 提高学生的听力技能。培养学生从所听到的对话中获取信息的能力。
3. 培养学生的阅读能力，理解关键词和短语的能力。
4. 了解部分西方节日的文化常识。
二、教学重难点
根据所学词组写一篇短文。
三、教学过程
Ⅰ. Revision
Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the words or phrases.
rush realize invite show up stay up
1. I was waiting for the school bus but it didn’t come. Then I ________ it was Saturday.
2. I woke up late this morning. I had to really ______ to get to school on time.
3. There’s a good TV show tonight but it’s at 1:00 am. I don’t want to _________ that late.
4. Sally _______ me to her birthday party. It’s at her house on Saturday.
5. Do you know where John is He was going to meet me earlier but he didn’t _________.
Key: 1. realized 2. rush 3. stay up 4. invited 5. show up
Ⅱ. Lead-in
1. What do you know about April Fool’s Day
What do people in western countries do on this day
April Fool’s Day
1. When is April Fool’s Day
April 1st.
2. What do people usually do on April Fool’s Day
Many people play all kinds of tricks and jokes on each other on April Fool’s Day.
3. “He is an April Fool.” What does it mean
It means he was fooled by others.
Discussion
Have you ever played jokes on others, especially on Aril Fool’s Day
Have you ever been fooled by others
2. Work on 2a.
2a Have you ever played jokes on others, especially on Aril Fool’s Day Have you ever been fooled by others Tell your story to your partner.
3. Cultural corner
April Fool's Day is a traditional day to play jokes on others. No one knows how this holiday began but it was thought to have started in France.
In the 16th century, people celebrated New Year's Day from March 25 to April 1. In the mid—1560s King Charles IX changed it from March 25 to January 1. But some people still celebrated it on April 1, so others called them April Fools.
Ⅲ. Reading
Fast Reading.
1. Read the passage quickly. Then answer the question:
What’s the passage main idea
The passage gives us an introduction to April Fool's Day. Then it tells us stories that happened on this day and one of the world's most famous tricks.
2. Strategy: USING BACKGOUND KNOWLEDGE
Carefully reading the first sentence in each paragraph can activate your own knowledge of the topic and help you guess what the whole text is about.
3. Work on 2b.
Read the passage quickly. Match the paragraphs with the main idea.
4. Read the last paragraph, and complete the form.
When Who What Result
October, 1938 Orson Welles He announced on his radio program that aliens from Mars had landed on the earth. By the time police officers announced that the story was a hoax, thousands of people had left their homes.
Careful Reading
1. Work on 2c. Let Ss read the passage carefully, and answer these questions.
1) Why did the supermarkets run out of spaghetti one April Fool’s Day
2) What did the TV show say the special water could do
3) Why did the TV star’s joke have a bad ending
4) When did Orson Wells tell people about aliens from Mars landing on the earth
5) Why did so many people believe Orson Wells
6) Which of these stories is the most believable Which is the least believable
Why
7) Would you be fooled by any of these stories
Keys：
1) A reporter announced that there would be no more spaghetti because spaghetti farmers in Italy had stopped growing spaghetti.
2) It was said that the special water would help people lose weight.
3) He lost both his girlfriend and his show.
4) It was in October 1938.
5) Orson Welles made it sound so real that hundreds of people believed the story.
6) I think the story of a famous movie star is the most believable. The story of aliens from Mars is the least believable. Because the movie star is living with people. People never see any aliens on the earth.
2. Text Structure
Choose the correct sentence from the box and fill in the structure.
A. It happens on April 1st every year.
B. Many people believed him and left their homes.
C. A famous TV star played a joke on his girlfriend.
D. They said the water could help people lose weight.
3. Work on 2d. Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the verbs on brackets.
1) After the spaghetti story __________(appear) in the news, everyone _______
(rush) to the supermarkets.
2) By the time people ________ (find out) the story was not true, all the spaghetti
in the supermarkets _______________ (disappear).
3) By the time the day ______ (end), more than 10,000 people _________ (call) the TV station to ask about the special water.
4) By the time the show _____ (end), the TV star ________ (lose) his girl friend.
5) By the time police officers ____ (tell) the country that the story was a hoax, many people ____________ (run away) from their homes.
Keys: appeared rushed
found out had disappeared
ended had called
ended had lost
told had run away
Work on 2e.
Tell your funny story from 2a to the class. The class will vote for:
Work in groups.
Do you have some stories happened on April Fool’s Day What happened Make some notes and then tell the story.
Ⅳ. Language points
1. April Fool’s Day is a celebration that takes place in different countries around the world.
愚人节是一个世界上许多不同国家都会庆祝的节日。
take place 发生；进行；举行；产生
e.g. The film festival takes place in October.
电影节将于十月举行。
We may never discover what took place that night.
我们可能永远不会知道那晚发生了什么。
【辨析】come about, happen, take place, break out
【语境应用】完成句子。
1) Look at your clothes. What _____________ to you on your way here
2) Everyone in our school doesn’t know how the thing _____________.
3) Great changes have _____________ in the small city since I came here.
4) The flu usually _____________ in spring.
2. …a reporter in England announced that there would be no more spaghetti because…
英国的一位记者宣称，……以后将不再有意大利面条了。
no more 不再。常放在be动词、助动词、情态动词之后，实义动词之
=not...any more。
e.g. He no more lives here.
=He doesn’t live here any more. (翻译)
他不再在这里居住了。
3. Many April Fool’s jokes may end up being not very funny.
许多愚人节玩笑的结局并不那么有趣。
end up (doing sth.)（以……）结束； 最终成为； 最后处于
e.g. Every time she tried to argue with her husband, she ended up crying her eyes out. 每回她试着和她丈夫争辩，她总是以流泪结束。
拓展
end up sth. 结束某事
end up with sth. 以……结束
e.g. The scientist ended up his speech at last. 那个科学家最后结束了演讲。
The students began with speaking English, but ended up with speaking Chinese.
同学们以说英语开始， 却以说汉语结束。
【语境应用】根据汉语意思完成英语句子。
1) 记者刚刚结束了他的报道。
The reporter has just _________________.
2) 聚会以一曲舞蹈结束。
The party ______________ a dance.
3) 他们做了很多工作，结果什么也没得到。
They did much work, but they ________________ nothing.
4. The TV star lost his girlfriend and his show was canceled.
电视明星失去了他的女朋友，而且他的节目也被取消了。
cancel v. 取消；终止
e.g. All flights have been cancelled because of bad weather.
因天气恶劣，所有航班均已取消。
5. One of the world’s most famous tricks, however, happened in October rather than in April.
然而，世界上最出名的恶作剧之一却发生在十月而不是四月。
rather than 而不是。常连接两个并列的成分。
e.g. Molly likes rice rather than noodles.
They had a picnic outside rather than watched TV at home.
To our surprise, the rich man goes to work on foot rather than by car.
【拓展】
prefer to do sth. rather than do sth.
宁愿做某事而不愿做某事，与would rather do sth. than do sth.结构同义。
e.g. The weather is cold. Susan prefers to stay at home rather than travel.
= The weather is cold. Susan would rather stay at home than travel.
【语境应用】翻译句子。
1) Ann依赖于她爸爸而不是她妈妈。
2) 今天下午我们去游泳而不是去购物。
3) Kevin宁愿步行去那儿而不愿坐公交车去。
Ⅴ. Summary
take place 发生
local supermarkets 当地的超市
sell out 卖光
lose weight 减肥
find out 弄清；查明
end up doing sth. 以做某事告终
get married 结婚
cancel his show 取消他的节目
hundreds of 成百上千的；数以百计的
thousands of 成千上万的；数以千计的
police officers 警官
Ⅵ. Exercises
Ⅰ. 根据语境，从方框中选择恰当的单词填空，注意形式变化。
fool, discover, lady, cancel, office, believe, disappear
1. Because of the bad weather, the match had to be _______.
2. Two police _______ stopped several bikers who ran the red light.
3. Little Mary watched the plane until it _______ behind clouds.
4. Mrs. Lin is one of the most beautiful _______ that I have ever met.
5. We were cheated by a stranger. What _______ we were!
6. My boss is honest. The fact that he told you is _______.
7. Scientists have made many great _______ in different fields.
Ⅱ. 根据语境，从方框中选择恰当的短语填空，注意形式变化。
sell out, end up, more than, stay up, show up
1. If you continue to drive too fast, you may _______ _______ in hospital.
2. Elena promised to take part in my birthday party, but she didn't _______ _______.
3. That writer is so popular that his books _______ _______ when they came out.
4. Leo _______ _______ late, so he couldn't wake up this morning.
5. He has studied French for _______ _______ five years.
Ⅶ. Homework
Review the new words and expressions you’ve learned today.
Write one of your funny stories in 80 words.
Section B 3 (3a-Self check)
一、教学目标：
1. 掌握本单元基础知识， 掌握过去完成时的结构和用法。
2. 能够根据所学知识进行写作， 提高学生的写作能力。
二、教学重难点
过去完成时的用法
三、教学过程
Ⅰ. Warming up and revision
Have a dictation of the new words and expressions this unit.
Ⅱ. Lead-in
Do you have any experience on April Fool’s day Now can you remember a lucky or an unlucky day What happened Make some notes about what you remember.
Ⅲ. Practice
1. Work on 3a. Make notes.
Can you remember a lucky or an unlucky day What happened Make some notes about what you remember.
What was the date
What happened first
Was this lucky or unlucky Why
What happened next
How did the day end
How did you feel about this day
2. Share your ideas with others in class.
Ⅳ. Writing
Write a story about your lucky or unlucky day and tell your story to a partner or the class. Use your notes to write a story about your lucky or unlucky day.
幸运或不幸的一天
【审清题目】
内容：记叙幸运或不幸的一天 文体：记叙文
时态：以一般过去时为主 人称：以第一人称为主
【头脑风暴】
【提供素材】
语块
幸运的事件 不幸的事件 相关表达
narrowly win a(n) ... competition / game / show narrowly lose a(n) ... competition / game / show * (not) practice hard, make sure that I have all my equipment ready, (not) get enough sleep the night before, (not) keep calm / my cool * be good at / do well in, have a talent for * too nervous / worried / afraid to ..., angry / mad, sad, upset, embarrassed happy / glad / pleased, confident (自信 的), brave, relaxed * winner, loser
catch the last bus miss the last bus * get caught in rush-hour traffic, be stuck in heavy traffic, be hurt / injured (受伤的) in a traffic accident the alarm (clock) doesn’t go off, forget to set my alarm, oversleep rain / snow heavily, wind blows strongly see me on the street and give me a lift * rush out of the door, run quickly / fast to catch the bus, be out of breath (上气不接下气) after my run
find the lost things lose things * look for it everywhere, ask ... about my ... , give it back to me * worried, sad, excited, my eyes fill with tears (泪水)
句型
1. It was the (un)luckiest day of my life!
2. You can’t imagine how ... I was.
3. I was so ... that ...
4. I couldn’t believe that ...
5. What’s more, I even ...
6. After the competition / game / show, I learned / realized that ...
7. What good / bad luck!
8. How lucky / unlucky I was!
Sample:
My lucky day
I will always remember the date February 28, 2014. This was the luckiest day of my life.
When I woke up that morning, the sky was very dark. I took the early bus to school as usual. As soon as I arrived at school, it started to rain very heavily. Many students were late and were all wet when they got to school. But I wasn't because l caught the early bus, I would have been late and wet as well!
Later that day I realized that I had forgotten my wallet and couldn't buy lunch. I couldn't believe it. Then my friend Lisa said that she could share her lunch with me.
Finally, my older brother told me that night that he could take me to the concert that I’d been dying to attend that weekend. I was so happy!
I think that was the best day I’d had in a long time.
What a lucky day!
Ⅴ. Self Check
Work on Self Check 1:
1. Let some Ss read the words in the box. Make sure all the Ss know the meaning of the words.
2. Let Ss read the sentences in Self check 1. Then Ss try to fill in the blanks with the correct form of the words in the box.
cancel miss west accident lady officer market unexpected
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.
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.
Let some Ss read their answers. Check the answers with the Ss.
Keys: market west accident officers missed lady unexpected canceled
Work on Self Check 2
1. Tell Ss that they have to fill in the blanks with Past Perfect Tense. More than one answers may be possible.
2. Ss think and try to complete the sentences by themselves.
3. Let some Ss read their answers to the class.
4. Share their answers together.
e.g.
1) A: Why didn’t you hand in your science homework
B: Before I could start working on it, 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.
A: Why did you have to walk home from school
B: By the time I left my school, the school bus had already left.
Ⅵ. Summary
rush to ... 匆忙去……
more than 超过；多于
run away from 逃离
on the first day of school 在上学第一天
turn around 转向；回转
hand in 上交
Ⅶ. Exercises
根据短文内容，从方框中选择恰当的单词填空，注意形式变化。
chance, disbelief, workday, alive, work, unexpected, oversleep, till, discovery, cancel
Sha Wei has never studied at university. He used to be a pharmacy ( 药店) (1)_______ in Heze, Shandong Province. However, life is always full of the (2)_______. Now he has become a popular online audio storyteller (音频说书人).
In 2013, Sha Wei started a new life of selling medicine by day and recording books by night on (3)_______. He was very busy and hardly ever (4)_______ in the morning.
“I was very happy when I found that many people had listened to my audio files (文件) after I uploaded ( 上传) them online. The (5)_______ cheered me up and brought me a sense of achievement. I felt really (6)_______. I seldom (7)_______ my storytelling online,” said Sha Wei.
Later, Sha Wei gave up his job at the pharmacy and began recording audiobooks at home. At that time, he was in (8)_______ at the fact that the new business could help him make money. He wasn't sure about the future of storytelling (9)_______ 2017, when a successful voice test with Himalaya FM, one of China's biggest online audio-sharing platforms (平台), offered him the (10)_______ to record a popular online novel with other audio storytellers. They spent about a year recording the voice of each character. In the end, it was a great success.
Ⅷ. Homework
1. Finish and revise your composition.
2. Preview the new words and expressions in Unit 13.