Unit 12 Life is full of the unexpected. Section A (3a---3c) 课件(共17张PPT) 人教版英语九年级全册

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Unit 12
Life is full of the unexpected.
Section A(3a---3c)
reading
Do you know about these unexpected events
earthquake 地震
flood 洪水
typhoon 台风
tsunami 海啸
snowstorm 暴风雪
sandstorm 沙尘暴
Lead-in
Life is like a box of chocolates,
you never know what you're going to get.
Lead-in
Which two events does the writer mention
Para.1
The September 11 attack in New York
Para2.
The earthquake in New Zealand
A 6.3-magnitude （震级） earthquake hit New Zealand's second largest city of Christchurch at 12:51 p.m.on 21 February 2011. According to the report, at least 123 had died, about two hundred people were missing!Many buildings had ruined .
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 away was the coffee place from his/her office
Task 1: Answer the questions.
At around 8:30 a.m.
He/She decided to get a coffee first.
It was two blocks east from his/her office.
I was ________ go up when I decided to _______
________. The coffee place was ______________ from my office.
Task 2: Complete the mind map.
The September 11 attacks
When
Where
How
Feeling
On __________________.
In ___________________.
By the time I waited __________ other office workers, the first plane _______ my office building.
I felt ___________________.
about to
get a
coffee
two blocks east
in line with
had hit
September 11, 2001
New York
lucky to be alive
be full of 充满，满是
与be filled with 同义
unexpected:出乎意料的
unexpectedly：adv 出乎意料地
expected：预料中的
expectedly ： adv. 预料中地
decided to do sth
决定做某事
be about to do sth.“刚要做某事”
排队等候
Wait for sb. 等待某人
stare at 盯着看
Task 1: Put the following statements into right order.
I woke up at 10:00 a.m. on February 21, 2011 and realized that my alarm had never gone off.
By the time I got to the airport, my plane to New Zealand had already taken off.
The next morning, I heard about the earthquake in New Zealand the day before.
The other planes were full so I had to wait till the next day.
I jumped out of bed and went straight to the airport.
1
2
3
5
4
Task 2: Complete the mind map.
When
Where
How
Feeling
On __________
________.
In ______
________.
I _______ my plane.
Bad luck _________
_________________.
·My alarm has never ________.
·By the time I ______ the airport, my plane to New Zealand had already ________.
·The other planes were ______ so I ___________ till the next day.
gone off
Why
full
had to wait
got to
taken off
February 21, 2011
New Zealand
missed
turned into a good thing
The earthquake in New Zealand
wake up 醒来
go off (闹钟)响
Jump out of 跳出
go straight 直走
Hear of./about 听说
till（=until），意为“直到，到”
not...till/untill 直到...才...
3a
Read the passage and answer the questions.
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.
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 away was the coffee place from his/her office
Task 1: Answer the questions.
At around 8:30 a.m.
He/She decided to get a coffee first.
It was two blocks east from his/her office.
I was ________ go up when I decided to _______
________. The coffee place was ______________ from my office.
Task 2: Complete the mind map.
The September 11 attacks
When
Where
How
Feeling
On __________________.
In ___________________.
By the time I waited __________ other office workers, the first plane _______ my office building.
I felt ___________________.
about to
get a
coffee
two blocks east
in line with
had hit
September 11, 2001
New York
lucky to be alive
Find words from the passage with opposite meanings to the words below. Then write a sentence with each word.
3b
1．lost: _______ _________________________________________________
2．west: _______ ________________________________________________
3．below: _______ _______________________________________________
4．dead: _______ ________________________________________________
5．empty: _______ _______________________________________________
found
east
I found the money on the floor.
The sun rises in the east.
There was a large bird flying above us.
above
His family was so happy to hear that he was still alive.
alive
full
The train was so full that I couldn’t get on the train at all.
Retell one of the events to your partner. Use these words and phrases to help you.
3c
stare in disbelief take off unexpected
burn above alive till/until
arrive at be about to even though
e.g. On September 11, 2001, I arrived at my ...
The September
attacks in New York
Life Is Full of the Unexpected
时间：September 11, 2001
经过：arrived at my building → decided to get a coffee first → was waiting in line, heard a loud sound → the first plane had already hit my office building
感受：felt lucky to be alive
时间：February 21, 2011
经过：my alarm had never gone off → jumped out of bed and went straight to the airport → my plane had already taken off → had to wait till the next day → heard about the earthquake
感受：bad luck had unexpectedly turned into a good thing
The earthquake in New Zealand