1、Unit12 Life is full of the unexpected SectionA 2 (3a-3c) 一、Teaching aims: 1. knowledge and skill: 1) master the new words and phrases：block, in line with, stare, disbelief, above, burn, burning, alive, airport, till , west 2)master the sentences： Life is full of the unexpected. I was about to go up
2、when I decided to get a coffee first. 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. 3) learn to talk about the past unexpected events by using the Past Per
3、fect Tense. 2. abilities： 1) be able to talk about the past unexpected events by using the Past Perfect Tense. 2) be able to get correct information from reading material. 3.emotion,attitude and value： 1) lead Ss to face good things or bad things optimistically. 2) be active and cooperative in team
4、work, enjoy the sense of achievement in cooperation. 二、Key points and difficult points: 1. the key points: 1) learn to talk about the past unexpected events by using the Past Perfect Tense. 2) master the new words and phrases. 2. the difficult points: 1) master the main idea of the text and deal wit
5、h the details of the text. 2) improve reading abilities and master reading strategies. 三、三、Teaching methods 1. use skimming and scanning to find the main information. 2. task-based teaching method 3. communicative language teaching method. 四四、Teaching procedure . Revision and lead in An earthquake b
6、roke out in Wenchuan, Sichuan Province, talk about this special event. . Discussion Tell Ss Life is full of the expected. Did you experience the expected things? Share my story with the class. . Reading 1. Warming up 1) Watch a video and talk about what happened. 2) Look at the pictures and answer t
7、he following questions. What can you see in the picture? What happened to New Zealand on February 21? 2. Work on 3a. Read the passage and answer the questions: Which two events does the writer mention? How did the writer end up missing both events? 1).Ask Ss to have a look at the questions before th
8、ey start. 2). Let Ss complete the work on their own. 3).After a while, ask some students to report their answers to the classWrite the events on the blackboard as they report 4).After checking the answers, tell students to read the article again more carefully . Careful Reading 1. Read the first par
9、agraph 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 away was the coffee place from his office? 2. Read the second paragraph and put the sentences in the correct order. A. I woke up at
10、 10:00 a.m. on February 21, 2011 and realized that my alarm had never gone 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
11、 next day. E. I jumped out of bed and went straight to the airport. 3. Read the passage again and complete the table. IncidentDatePlaceHow did the writer end up missing both events? 1The World Trade Center was hit by a plane He decided to get a coffee first from a coffee place two blocks away. 2In N
12、ew Zealand 4.Work on 3b. 1).Ask Ss to read the passage again and find words from the passage with opposite meanings to the words below. 2). Let Ss write a sentence with each word on their own. e.g. I found the money on the floor. V. Practice Finish 3c. 1. Work in pairs. Retell one of the events to y
13、our partner. Use these words and phrases to help. The first event：found a job, arrived at, was about to, even though, stared, in disbelief, the burning building ,alive The second event：woke up, gone off, had taken off, till, unexpectedly, turned into 2.Ask Ss to retell one of the events to the class
14、. Practice their skills. . Exercises VII. Homework Recall the unexpected in your daily life and share them with your classmates. 板书设计 Unit12 Life is full of the unexpected SectionA(3a-3c) New wordsaboveunexpected things blockburninggot a coffeemissed the flight wait in line withalive stare atairportfelt luckybad luck in disbelieftill be alive
