(共21张PPT)
第二课时 Section A(3a~3c)
Leading in
My life is full of the unhappy.
(unhappy things)
Life is also full of the … .
novel coronavirus
Have you ever experienced the unexpected
How did they make you feel
What can you know from the title and the picture
The writer might have experienced some bad unexpected events.
event
bad
Pre-reading
While-reading
The general idea(大意) 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.
How many events are mentioned in this passage What are they
the
earthquake in New Zealand
the September
11 event in New York
when
where
what
how
who
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 was the coffee place from his office
4.What happened to his office building
5.How did the writer feel after the event happened
The writer arrived at World Trade Center at around 8:30 a.m.
The writer decided to get a coffee first.
It was two blocks east from his office.
It was hit by a plane and black smoke rose above the burning building.
The writer felt lucky to be alive.
Read Para.2 carefully and make the correct order.
I woke up at 10:00 a.m. on February 21, 2011 and realized that my alarm never went off.
By the time I got to the airport, my plane to New Zealand had 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
3
5
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 ___ ____.
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.
Why
The earthquake was caused by nature.
Find words from the passage with opposite meanings to the words below. Then write a sentence with each word.
lost: _____ ___________________________
west: _____ __________________________
below: _____ __________________________________
4.dead: _____ _______________________________________
5.empty: _____ _________________________
__________________________
found
I found the money on the floor.
east
The sun rises in the east.
above
There was a large bird flying
above us.
alive
His family was so happy to
hear he was still alive.
full
The train was so full that I
couldn’t get on the train at all.
3b
event
How did the writer end up missing both events
1
2
September 11 ,
2001
The writer went to get a coffee first and was not in the office when the plane hit the World Trade Center.
Earthquake
He had overselpt and missed his/her flight, so he/she was able to avoid the earthquake.
The writer's bad luck had unexpectedly turned into a good thing.
The World Trade Center was hit by two planes
Date
Place
February 21, 2011
In New Zealand
In New York
Read carefully again and fill in the chart.
Post-reading
Tell us your unexpected.
Writing
My lucky / unlucky / special / unexpected day !
What
How
Result
Feelings
Cause
Process
…
When
Where
… Day
1. I was about to go up when I decided to get a coffee first.
be about to “忙于;即将做某事”
侧重于表示动作马上就要发生
常与when引导的从句连用,但不与具体的时间状语连用
Language points
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
block n. 街区
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。
alive 一般作表语;也可以作后置定语或宾补。 “活(着)的;在世的;(继续)存在的”;反义词是dead
辨析 alive, living, lively
alive “活着的”,在句中常作表语或定语。作表语时,常可与 living互换;作定语时,常要放在被修饰词之后。
living “活着的”,在句中作表语或定语。
lively “活泼的”,在句中作表语或定语。
3. I felt lucky to be alive.
Do you know she’s alive
你知道她还活着吗?
People alive should try their best to live better. (后置定语)
活下来的人应该尽力生活得更好。
Exercises
1 . We heard a loud sound _____the roof of the house and thought it was a plane flying past.
up B.on C. above D. at
2. Five people were found______in the wreckage(废墟).
A. live B. lively C. lives D. alive
C
D
4.Jenny didn't go to bed_____her mother came home last night.
A. as soon as B. if C. while D. until
5.By the end of last term,we______ about 10 English songs already.
A.had learned B. have learned
C. learned D. were learning
6. Look ! The water has_________ nice ice. The weather is too cold !
A. turned off B. turned into C. turned on D. turned up
D
A
B
II.用括号内所给词的适当形式填空
1. The result is ___________(expected) and nobody believes it.
2. Everyone turned to look at him in ___________(belief).
What he said sounded impossible.
3. The firefighter rushed into the _______(burn) house to save the old
man.
4. The fish I caught last week is still ________(live).
5. It took these __________(work) three months to build the bridge.
unexpected
disbelief
burning
alive
workers
Homework
Write one of the writer’s events according to the passage.
eg:On September 11, 2001, the writer arrived at ...