(共16张PPT)
Unit 12
Life is full of the unexpected.
Reading
Pre-Reading
Do you remember these events
the September
11 event
the Wenchuan earthquake
the Wuhan lockdown
How many events are mentioned in the passage
Which 2 events does the writer mention
Which 2 events does the writer mention
While-Reading
Incident Date Place what How did the writer end up missing this event
9.11 attack
Earthquake
Sept. 11, 2001
Feb. 22, 2011
World Trade Center, New York
New Zealand
He decided to get a coffee first from a coffee place two blocks away.
He missed catching his plane to New Zealand.
While-Reading
a plane hit the building
Earthquake
happened
My bad luck had unexpectedly turned into a good thing.
How did the writer feel after these two unexpected events
He felt lucky to miss the two events.
While-Reading
I felt lucky to be alive.
My bad luck had unexpectedly turned into a good thing.
When
Where
Who
What
How
On _________________, I arrived at my building at around 8:30 a.m.
I ____________ go up when I decided to get a coffee first. I went to my favourite ____________ even though it was two _______ away from my office.
As ____ was waiting in line with other _____________, I heard a loud sound.
Before I could join others outside to see what’s going on, the first ______ had already ____ my office building.
We stared ____________ at the black smoke rising above the ________ building. How _______ I was!
September 11, 2001
was about to
coffee place
blocks
I
office workers
plane
hit
in disbelief
burning
lucky
While-Reading
Finish the details
1
2
3
4
5
6
When
Where
Who
What
Why
How
Almost 10 years later, I woke up at 10 a.m. on _____ and realized that I overslept, then I jumped out of bed and went straight to the _____. By the time _____ got to the airport, my plane to New Zealand had already taken off. I’ve _____. And the other planes were _____, so I had to _____ till the next day. The next morning, I knew there was an earthquake in New Zealand the day before. I felt _____.
1
2
3
4
5
5
6
February 21, 2011
airport
I
miss the plane
While-Reading
Finish the details
Post-Reading
Suppose you are the reporter. Please interview the lucky man about one of the two events.
My bad luck had unexpectedly turned into a good thing.
A: Hello! Many people are curious about your story in the event of ... How did you be so lucky to end up missing it
B: Well, on September 11th, l arrived at...
A: Then what happened
B:...
A: What did you do next
B:...
A: How did you feel at that time
B:...
A: Wow, thanks for your sharing. Life is really full of the unexpected!
Words and phrases
on September 11 attacks be about to, waiting in line with car, had hit the building, stared in disbelife, rising above, alive
the earthquake in New Zealand,woke up, had never gone off,.jumped out of, went straight to ,had taken off, wait till..., heard about, turned into ...
If you were there, what should you do
when meeting something unexpected
Calm down.
01
Keep yourself safe and ask for help.
02
Don’t give up
easily.
03
Stay positive.
04
Post-Reading
Post-Reading
When
Where
Who
What/why
How
Life is full of the unexpected,good things or bad things. What event have you ever experienced Please write a passage about your experience.
events
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
充满；满是= be filled with
be about to do sth.意为“即将 / 马上做某事”，
表示按计划、安排即将发生某事或打算做某事。
飞机就要起飞了。
街区
The plane is about to take off.
尽管我最喜欢喝咖啡的地方从我的办公室向东有两个街区，但我还是去了。
我正要上楼，这时我决定先去买杯咖啡。
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
看！你们根本就没站成一排。
Look! You are not standing in line with each other at all.
当我和其他办公室工作人员排队等的时候，我听到一声巨响。
我们难以置信地盯着从燃烧的大楼上升起的黑烟。
above
over
on
◆The bird is flying low _______ the water.
◆The light is ______ my head.
◆There are some books ____ the desk.
above
over
on
stare at盯着看，凝视
below
under
beneath
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.
起飞
但是等我到达机场时，我飞往新西兰的飞机已经起飞了。
“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.
心中想，盘算
听说
变成
其他飞机乘客已满，所以我不得不等到第二天。
我的坏运气意外地变成了一件好事。
1._____________ 2.______________ 3.______________ 4._____________
以……结束 刚要做某事 排队等候 盯着看
5.______________ 6.______________ 7.______________ 8.______________
怀疑地 起飞 心想 活着的
9. I ____ _____ ____ (正要) eat lunch when the phone rang.
10. As she _____ _______ ___ ____ (正排队)with others, the accident
happened.
10. It’s impolite to _____ _____ others (盯着) ____ _______ (质疑地).
11. When will the plane _______ _______ (起飞)
12. The sofa can ______ ______ (变成) a bed.
13. This little girl _____ still _____ (活着的) after the terrible earthquake.
end up doing sth.
be about to do sth.
wait in line
stare at
in disbelief
take off
think to oneself
be alive
was about to
was waiting in line
stare at
in disbelief
take off
turn into
was alive
