Unit 12 Life is full of the unexpected SectionA reading 课件27张

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简评周末作文
An unexpected thing
1.By the time he had a baby sister, his life had been easy and comfortable.
2.By the time he saw her, he had never liked any girl.
3.Before he liked his baby sister, he had been mad at his parents.
4.Before she grows up, he will protects her.
3a
Life is full of the unexpected.
What do you know about these pictures
How about these pictures
3a
Which two events does the writer mention
The 911 event in New York
and the earthquake in New Zealand.
Life is full of the unexpected.
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
1. Fast reading---Read for general idea.
Use title, picture, the first and last sentence in each paragraph.
阅读方法指导：
利用标题、图片、首尾句锁定文章大意
2. Detailed reading---
read for specific information 细节
Read Paragraph 1 and answer the questions below.
What time did the writer arrive at World Trade Center on September 11, 2001
What did the writer decide to do first
How far away was the office place from his office
(He arrived at the building） at around 8︰30 in the morning.
（He decided ）to get a coffee first.
（It was ）two blocks east from his office.
Read Para.1 and fill in the blanks.
When
Where
How
The
World
Trade
Center
was hit by
a plane
Feeling
On September 11, 2001
In New York
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
stared in disbelief
two blocks east
to be alive
找到工作
到达
将要上楼
即使
办公室往东两个街区
和其他同事一起排队等候
怀疑的，难以置信的凝视，盯着看
正在燃烧的大楼
能活着我感到很幸运
◆ useful expressions in Para1(段落1中重点短语）：
found a job
arrived at
was about to go up
even though
stared in disbelief at
the burning building
two blocks east from my office
was waiting in line with other office workers
I felt lucky to be alive
Read Paragraph 2 and make the correct order of the following sentences.
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 the day before.
The next morning, I heard about the earthquake in 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.
1
3
5
4
2
Read Para.2 and complete the mind map.
When
Where
How
Feeling
Earthquake
February 21,2011
In New Zealand
He missed his plane
Turn into a good thing
Why
go off
By the time…
taken off
…were full …
had to wait till…
醒来
发出响声
直接去机场
已经起飞了
真不幸！
我心里想
woke up
went off
had taken off
What bad luck!
went to straight
I thought to myself
我的坏运气意外的变成了一件好事情
My bad luck had unexpectedly turned into a good thing.
◆ 写出第二段短语句子：
Almost 10 years _____, I _____ (wake) up at 10:00 a.m. __ February 21, 2011 and _______ (意识到)that my alarm never ____ ___(响). I jumped ___ of bed and went straight __ the airport. But by the time I ___ (get) to the airport, my plane __ New Zealand _________ (take) off. “This is the first holiday I _______ (take) __ a year, and now I _____________ (miss) my plane. What bad luck!” I thought __ myself. The other _____ (plane) were full so I had to wait ___ the next day.
later
woke
on
realized
went off
out
to
got
to
had taken
have taken
in
have missed
to
planes
till
Exercise
The next morning, I ______ (hear) about the earthquake in New Zealand the day before. My bad luck had _____________ (unexpected)
turned ____ a good thing.
heard
unexpectedly
into
1. I _________________ when I decided to get a coffee first.
在我即将上去时, 我决定先喝杯咖啡。
be about to do sth.意为“正要 / 马上就要做某事”，
be about to do sth. when ... 意为“正要 / 马上就要做某事，这时……”。
was about to go up
e.g. Mrs. Hand was about to begin, but Jennie spoke first.
汉德夫人准备开始，但是詹妮先开始讲了。
The film _____________________ the light went out.
电影开始播放了，这时灯熄灭了。
was about to start when
2. We stared in disbelief at the black smoke
rising above the burning building.
E-C Translation(英译汉）：
我们......
above 意为“在……之上”
例：The moon is now above the trees.
月亮正位于树梢上。
above，on, over的用法
above
over
on
根据句意选用above，on或over填空。
1) There is a bridge ________ the river.
2) There is a ball ________ the floor.
3) The mountain is 1,000 feet ________ sea level (海平面).
4) The sun is shining ________.
5) Please write to us at the ________ address.
over
on
above
above
above
3. How did the writer end up missing both events
E-C Translation:
miss:(guess the meaning of miss in the following sentence猜句中miss 的意思）
Miss， I miss you so much. I won't miss you forever.
miss
错过： miss the train/chance/goal...
miss doing sth
思念： miss my motherland/childhood
小试牛刀：
I don’t want to miss___( see ) that film on TV tonight.
1. lost:
2. west:
3. below:
4. dead:
5. empty:
Find the opposite meanings to the words.
found
east
above
alive
full
adv. 向西，朝西
adj.向西的，西部的
n.西，西方
3b
Homework (3c) Summary
writie a summary about one of the events. Use the following chart to help you.
On September 11, 2001, the writer arrived at his ...
Two events
The
world
Trade
Center
was hit
by a
plane
Earth-
-quake
On September 11, 2001
In New York
He decided to get a coffee first from a coffee place 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