课件21张PPT。warming-up a videoUnit 12 Life is full of the unexpected.Section A 3a---3cOn May 12, 2008, an unexpected earthquake happened in Wen Chuan in Sichuan Province.lead-in lead-in The buildings were burning. And the black smoke rose above the burning buildings.On September 11, 2001, something unexpected happened in America. A plane hit the World Trade Center.burn
v. 着火；燃烧prep. 在……上面
adv. 在上面lead-in Which two events does the writer mention?
September 11 attack in New York
The earthquake in New ZealandSkimmingListen then answer the question.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?Ⅰ. Read the first paragraph and answer the following questions.Careful Reading1. 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? A. I woke up at 10:00 a.m. on February 21,2011 and realized that my alarm never went off.
B. By the time I got to the airport, my plane to New Zealand had already taken off.
C. The next morning, I heard about the earthquake in New Zealand the day before.
D. The other planes were full so I had to wait till the next day.
E. I jumped out of bed and went straight to the airport.A E B D CⅡ. Read the second paragraph and number the events in the correct order.
when the plane hit the World Trade Center, _____________________________________.
______________________________, so I was able to avoid the earthquake.
I was lucky !I went to get a coffee first and was not in the officeI had overslept and missed my flightCooperationCooperationI can find...SummaryLife is full of the unexpected.
1. Reading strategies:
2. Two incidents:
（1）the September 11 attack in New York
（2）the earthquake in New Zealand
3. Bad luck had unexpectedly turned into a good thing.
I want to tell you...Today is very important because today is the only wealth we have.
No matter how memorable yesterday is, it has gone by;
no matter how bright tomorrow may be, it is yet to come;
but no matter how common today is, it is under our control.I want to tell you...今天非常重要，因为今天是我们拥有的唯一财富。
无论昨天多么令人回味，已然逝去；
无论明天多么光辉灿烂，但还没来；
但是无论今天多么平淡无奇，却能把握。
I want to tell you...Treasure every moment that you have!Homeworka. Remember the new words and phrases;
b. Retell the unexpected in your daily life and try to tell them to your friends.1. I was about to go up when I decided to get a coffee first.
我正要向上走，这时我决定先喝杯咖啡。
be about to 表示____________________。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_________________ 连用。
e.g. One of my friends ____________ (马上；就要)have her second baby.
The boy _______________________ (正要开始) but someone spoke first.is about towas just about to begin忙于；即将做某事具体的时间状语2. We stared in disbelief at the black smoke rising above the burning building.
我们不敢相信地凝视着从燃烧的大楼上方升起的黑烟。
a. stare v. 意为 ______________表示看得比较仔细，有时候也带有吃惊的意味去看，常与at, into连用。
e.g. Don’t ____________ (盯着)me like that.
盯着看， 凝视stare at3. But by the time I got to the airport, my plane to New Zealand had already taken off.
但是当我到机场的时候，我乘坐的去新西兰的飞机已经飞走了。
a. airport n. _________ take off 意为___________
e.g. He _________ his hat and bowed as he passed.
b. by the time...意为 ___________ 常与__________时态连用。
e.g. By the time I got to the train station, the train
__________(leave). took off脱掉； 起飞机场在...以前；到...时过去完成had left
