Unit 12 Life is full of the unexpected. Section A (3a~3c)课件(共21张PPT,内嵌音频)

Unit 12
Life is full of the unexpected.
Section A (3a~3c)
earthquake
flood 洪水
typhoon 飓风
snowstorm 暴风雪
mudslide 泥石流
air crash 空难
sandstorm 沙尘暴
tsunami 海啸
More unexpected things in our lives
Have you ever seen or met anything unexpected?
Why?
A Very Lucky Man
Today I will tell you about some unexpected events that happened to me.
Lead-in
1.What can you know from the title and the picture?
The writer might have experienced some bad unexpected events.
event
bad
Look and predict.
2.The general idea of the article is about____
A . How to stay away
from danger.
B. Unexpected things
happened in the
writer’s life.
C. People should keep
calm in danger.
Prediction
How many events are mentioned in this passage? What are they?
Two.
the earthquake in New Zealand
the September
11 event in New York
Fast reading
The writer mentioned the September 11 attacks in New York and the February 21 earthquake in New Zealand.
? 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. Which two events did the writer mention?
2. How did the writer end up missing both events?
Read the passage and answer the questions.
3a
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. 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.
block n.街区
与……成一排
worker n.工作者；工人
stare v.盯着看；凝视 不及物动词，常接介词at 或into。
怀疑地；难以置信地
即将做某事
adj.着火的；燃烧的
adj.活着；有生气的
Careful reading
Read Para.1 carefully 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?
4.What happened to his office building?
5.How did the writer think after the event happened?
The writer arrived at World Trade Center at around 8:30 a.m.
The writer decide to get a coffee first.
It was two blocks east from his office.
It was hit by a plane and the black smoke rising above the burning building.
The writer felt lucky to be alive.
When
Where
How
the Sep.11Attacks
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.
Read Para.1 carefully and finish the mind map.
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. “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.
n. 机场
prep.& conj. 到；直到
hear about 听说；得知
变成 turn A into B 把A 变成B
Careful reading
Read para. 2 carefully and put the sentences in the right order.
The next morning, I heard about the earthquake in New Zealand the day before.
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 other planes were full so I had to wait till the next day.
I jumped out of bed and went straight to the airport.
5
1
3
4
2
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 ___ ____.
turned into
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 in
New Zealand
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.
3b
be about to do sth.?
decide to do sth.
even though?
wait in line with ...?
go on?
stare at sb. / sth.?
in disbelief?
jump out of bed?
正要做某事
决定做某事
即使；尽管
与……一起排队等待
继续；发生
盯着某人?/?某物
不信；怀疑地
从床上跳下来
Summary
go straight to the airport
think to oneself?
wait till the next day?
take off
hear about?
the day before?
turn into?
直奔机场
心中想；盘算
等到第二天
起飞
听说
前一天
变成
Summary
Life Is Full of the Unexpected
The September 11 attacks in New York (Para.1)
时间：September 11, 2001
The earthquake in New Zealand (Para.2)
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
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
时间：February 21, 2011
感受：bad luck had unexpectedly turned into a good thing
并列的两个事件
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
Retelling time
stare in disbelief take off unexpected burn above
alive till/until arrive at be about to even though
Retell one of the events to your partner. Use these words and phrases to help you.
e.g. On September 11, 2001, I arrived at my ...
3c
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!
What can we learn from the passage?
塞翁失马，焉知非福。
Bad things will turn out to be good ones.
Misfortune might be a blessing in disguise.
Post reading
Level A 口头作业 Retell the story
Level B 口头作业 熟读课文
Homework