1、1 Unit 12Life is full of the unexpected. the second lesson SectionA3a-4b Teaching and Language goals:： 1. key words: block, in line with, worker, stare, disbelief, above, burn (burnt , burned, burnt, burned), burning, alive, airport, till , west. 2.key sentences： 1.I was about to go up when I decide
2、d to get a coffee first. 2.Before I could join the others outside to see what was going on, the first plane had already hit my office building. 3.We stared in disbelief at the black smoke rising above the burning building. 4.But by the time I got to the airport, my plane to New Zealand had already t
3、aken off. 5.My bad luck had unexpectedly turned into a good thing. 6.As I was waiting in line with the other office workers, I heard a loud sound. 3.The key points： Learn to talk about the past unexpected events by using the Past Perfect Tense. 4.The difficult points： Find the main information in th
4、e reading practice. 5. The guidance of learning methods: 1.According to the title and the pictures, predicting the passage. 2. To use the skimming and scanning, find the main information. 6.Emotion： Life is full of the unexpected. Good things or bad things, we should face them optimistically. Pre-re
5、ading activities StepPreview Have you prepared the 3a. Let students try to translate the phrases find a jobbe about to do somethinggo upwait in line stare in disbelief atfeel lucky to do somethingturn intohear about Step.Warming up and leading in: T:My life is full of the happy. Because I have long
6、holidays, got most best wishes from student and so on. But my life is full of the unhappy. T:Whats you happy things or unhappy things? Tell us. Ss:. T:There are many unexpected things in our lives. Sometimes they are good. Sometimes they are not. Today well meet a person who will tell us what had ha
7、ppened to him. While-reading activities Step. Careful reading and listening practice: Look at the pictures on the screen and ask “Do you know the event in the pictures? ” 1. Read Paragraph1 carefully and silently again to find the answers to the questions. 1. Where did the writer find a job? 2 2.Wha
8、t did the writer decide to do first? 3.Where did they stare in disbelief at the black smoke rising? 4.What did the writer feel? 5. Which events does the writer mention? 6. How did the writer end up missing events? Check the answers 2. Listen Paragraph2 carefully and silently to fill the correct orde
9、r of the following sentences. 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 pl
10、anes were full so I had to wait till the next day. E.I jumped out of bed and went straight to the airport. Check the answers. 3.After reading, finish the following table with you partner. Step. writing practice While you are reading, find the opposite meanings to the words.Write a sentence with each
11、 word.(Let students have a try.)e.g:I found the money on the floor. Post-reading activities Step.Groupwork : retell the story with interview. If you were a person in events, tell the reporter what happened .working in the group as a character.(Turn around, and offer help to students) Welcome to CCTV
12、 news. Im reporter_. I heard that you had something unexpected. Yes! When did it happen? It happened on _. What happened to you? When I _. How did you feel? I felt_. What did you learn from it? Step. Exercise: Youve understood the conversations. Lets listen to the tape and fill in the blanks on you
13、paper (give students the paper before class).Play again to check the answers. 用所给单词的适当形式填空。 1.I was about _(go) up when I decided_ (get) a coffee first. 2.As I was _ (wait) in line , I _ (hear) a loud sound. 3.We stared in disbelief at the smoke _(rise) above the _ (burn) building. 4.This is the fir
14、st holiday she _ (take) in a year. 3 5. Until you come , I _ (not sleep). Step.Summary: Lets review we have learned in this class. find a job找到一份工作找到一份工作be about to do something正要做某事正要做某事 go up上楼上楼wait in line排队等候排队等候 stare in disbelief at难以置信的盯着难以置信的盯着feel lucky to do something 感到做某事很幸运感到做某事很幸运 turn into变成变成hear about听说，获悉听说，获悉 StepHomework Finish the task after class. and finish the fish-map with the detail information from article. The design of the blankboard. Teaching Reflection：
