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Unit 12
Life is full of the unexpected.
Section A 3a-3c
By the time she got up,
her brother had already gotten in the shower.
She overslept in the
morning.
She was running fast
on the street to rush to catch the bus.
Retell Mary’s bad day.
By the time she got to school, she realized that she had left her backpack at home.
By the time she got
outside, the bus had
already left.
Retell Mary’s bad day.
6
By the time … had left her keys …
7
8
9
ran back to school
By the time … had rung
By the time … had started…
Retell Mary’s bad day.
Lead-in
What can you see in the pictures
On September 11, 2001, a plane hit the World Trade Center. The black smoke rose above the two buildings.
On February 22, 2011, there was a big earthquake in New Zealand. Houses collapsed to the ground.
Life is full of the unexpected.
You never know what will happen.
What happened in New Zealand on Feb. 22nd
Look at the photo, can you guess what this passage may talk about
Maybe something bad happened.
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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
3a
Which two events does the writer mention
The earthquake in New Zealand
The September 11 attack in New York
How did the writer end up missing both events
He missed his plane to New Zealand
He decided to get a coffee first from a coffee place two blocks away.
Read paragraph 1 and answer the questions below.
1. What time did the writer arrive at the World
Trade Center on September 11, 2001
2. What did the writer decide to do first
3. How far was the coffee place from her office
She arrived at the building at around 8:30 a.m.
She decided to get a coffee first.
It was two blocks east from her office.
When
Where
How
the
Sep.11
Attacks
Feeling
On September 11, 2001.
I felt lucky____________.
I arrived at my building at around 8:30 a.m. I was _______ go up when I decided to _______________. The coffee place was ______________ from my office.
miss
event
By the time I waited __________other office workers, the first plane ________my office building. We ________________ at the black smoke rising above the burning building.
about to
get a coffee first
in line with
had hit
two blocks east
to be alive
stared
in disbelief
In New York.
Mind-mapping
Read Para.1 again 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 coffee first. I went to my favorite coffee place even though it was two blocks east from my office.
Life Is Full of the Unexpected
be about to do sth.意为
“即将 / 马上做某事”
街区
Analyze and underline the important sentences.
出乎意料的事情
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. We stared in disbelief at the black smoke rising above the burning building. I felt lucky to be alive.
排队等候
在……上面
着火的;
燃烧的
活着
stare v. 盯着看,凝视
disbelief n. 不信,怀疑
Read Para.2 carefully and finish the mind map.
When
Where
How
Feeling
My bad luck had ____________ _____ ____
a good thing.
I ______ ____ ___ bed and _____ ______to the airport.
By the time I _____ __ the airport, my plane to New Zealand had already ___ ____.
unexpectedly turned into
the
earthquake in New Zealand
The other planes were _____ so I had to wait ______ the next day.
jumped out of
went straight
got to
taken off
full
till
February 21,2011.
In New Zealand.
The earthquake was caused by nature.
Almost 10 years later, I woke up at 10:00 a.m. on February 21, 2011 and realized that my alarm had never gone off. 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 off.
(飞机等)起飞
(闹钟)发出响声
“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.
出乎意料地
1.充满
2.到达
3.正要做某事
4.即使;尽管
5.与……一起排队等待
6.继续;发生
7.盯着某人 / 某物
8.不信;怀疑地
9.从床上跳下来
Summary
be full of
arrive at
be about to do sth.
even though
wait in line with ...
go on
stare at sb. / sth.
in disbelief
jump out of bed
10.直奔机场
11.误了航班
12.心中想;盘算
13.等到第二天
14.听说
15.前一天
16.变成
go straight to the airport
miss my plane
think to oneself
wait till the next day
hear about
the day before
turn into
Summary
Summary
Two events
the
Sep.11
Attacks
the
Earth-
quake
On September 11, 2001
In New York
be about to...
get a coffee first
two blocks away
He felt lucky to be alive.
On February 21,2011
In New Zealand
He missed his plane
Turn into a good thing
When
Where
How
Feeling
___ May 2001, I ______ (find) a job in New York ___
the World Trade Center. ___ September 11, 2001, I
______ (arrive) __ my building __ around 8:30 a.m. I ___ (be) about __ __ (go) up when I decided to get a coffee first. I went to my favorite coffee place ____ _______ it was two blocks east ____ my office. ___ I ___ _______ (wait) in line ____ other office _______ (work), I ______ (hear) a loud sound.
Life ls Full of the Unexpected
In
found
at
On
arrived
was waiting
at
was
to go
even
from
As
workers
with
at
heard
though
Before I _____ ____ (join) the others outside ___ ___
(see) what was going ___, the first plane ___ ___
(hit) my office building. We ______ (stare) in _______ (disbelieve) __ the black smoke ______ (rise) _____ the _______ (burn) building. I____ (feel) lucky __ __ ____(活着).
Almost 10 years later, I ____ (wake) up at 10:00 a.m. __ February 21, 2011 and ______ (意识到)that my alarm ___ never ____ ___(响). I jumped ___ of bed and went straight ___ the airport.
could join
to see
on
had hit
stared
disbelief
at
rising
above
burning
felt
to be
alive
woke
realized
had
gone off
out
to
on
But by the time I ___ (get) to the airport, my plane __ New Zealand ___ _____ (take) off. “This is the first holiday I _____ ____ (take) __ a year, and now I _____ _____ (miss) my plane. What bad luck!” I thought __ myself. The other ______ (plane ) were full so I had to wait ___ the next day. The next morning, I _____ (hear) about the earthquake in
New Zealand the day before. My bad luck had
___________ (unexpected) turned ____ a good thing.
got
taken
have taken
have missed
planes
heard
unexpectedly
till
to
into
to
had
in
3b
Find words from the passage with opposite meanings to the words below. Then write a sentence with each word.
1. lost: ________ __________________________________
2. west: ________ _________________________________
3. below: _______ _________________________________
4. dead: ________ _________________________________
5. empty: ______ __________________________________
found I found a pen on the desk.
east The sun rises in the east.
above There was a plane flying above us.
alive She was so happy to hear he was still alive.
full The room is full of people.
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
Ⅰ.根据句意及汉语提示填写单词。
1. I think Beijing Capital International ________ (机场) is the busiest one in China.
2. This ______ (街区) is right in the center of the city.
3. I will go to the __________ (市场) to buy some food with my mother this afternoon.
4. I prefer bread with _________ (奶油) in it.
5. The temperature often stays _________ (在……上面) zero in Sanya.
Airport
block
market
cream
above
Exercises
Ⅱ.根据句意用所给词的适当形式填空。
1. Almost no one can stay _____ (live) for 10 days without any food.
2. Most of the _________ (work) in Foxconn are young people.
3. I saw the smoke ________ (rise) from the chimney when I walked past the house yesterday.
4. The dog rushed into the _________ (burn) house to save his owner.
5. Don’t ________ (stare) at her like that!
alive
workers
rising
burning
stare
1. The famous actress didn’t _________ until the
party was nearly over.
2. We had finished all the new lessons
_______________ last month.
rush out, show up, find out,
even though, by the end of
show up
by the end of
Ⅲ. 从方框中选择合适的词组, 并用其适当形式填空。
3. Have you _________ how much the ticket
from Shandong to Hubei costs
4. When the earthquake happened,I
_______________ of the supermarket already.
5. We lost the game ____________ we all tried
our best.
had rushed out
even though
found out