1、Retell Marys bad day.The building was burning.On September 11,2001 ,something unexpected happened in New York.A plane hit the World Trade Center.They stared in disbelief at the black smoke rising above the burning building.We can see houses destroyed and a bus crushed in the picture.What happened to
2、 New Zealand on February 21，2011?There was an earthquake in New Zealand on that day.Life is really full of the unexpected.People who can be alive in the incident are lucky!Which two events does the writer mention?Read the passage quickly and answer the question.The writer mentions the attack in New
3、York and the earthquake in New Zealand.3a Read Paragraph 1 carefully and answer the questions below.3.How far away was the coffee place from his office?2.What did the writer decide to do first?1.What time did the writer arrive at the World Trade Center on September 11,2001？Incident Date PlaceHow did
4、 the writer end up missing both events?12The World Trade Center was hit bya plane.September 11,2001In New YorkHe decided to get a coffee first from a coffee place two blocks away.Earthquake February 21,2011In New ZealandHe missed his planeto New Zealand.A saying：Misfortune might be a blessing disgui
5、se.1.lost:2.west:3.below:4.dead:5.empty:Find the opposite meanings to the words.Then write a sentence with each word.foundeastabovealivefulladv.向西，朝西向西，朝西adj.向西的，西部向西的，西部的的n.西，西方西，西方3bLife Is Full of the Unexpected In May 2001,I found a job in New York at the World Trade Center.On September 11,2001,
6、I arrived at my building at around 8:30 a.m.I was about to go up when I decided to get a coffee first.I went to my favorite coffee place even though it was two blocks east from my office.As I was waiting in line with other office workers,I heard a loud sound.Before I could join the others outside to
7、 see what was going on,the first plane had already hit my office building.We stared in disbelief at the black smoke rising above the burning building.I felt lucky to be alive.Almost 10 years later,I woke up at 10:00 a.m.on February 21,2011 and realized that my alarm had never gone off.I jumped out o
8、f bed and went straight to the airport.But by the time I got to the airport,my plane to New Zealand had already taken off.“This is the first holiday Ive taken in a year,and now I ve missed my plane.What bad luck!”I thought to myself.The other planes were full so I had to wait till the next day.The n
9、ext morning,I heard about the earthquake in New Zealand the day before.My bad luck had unexpectedly turned into a good thing.3cRetell one of the events to your partner.Use these words and phrases to help you.stare,in disbelief,take off,unexpected,burn,above,alive,till/until,arrive at,be about to,eve
10、n thoughprep.&conj.到到;直到直到e.g.On September 11,2001,I _ my building in the morning and _ enter the office building,when suddenly I decided to buy a coffee.The unexpected thing happened when I was waiting in the line.A plane hit the office building where I work.People were _the burning plane_.How dang
11、erous it was!arrived atwas about tostaring atin disbeliefWrite a passage.Choose one of the following topics.(according to the following information to complete the passage.)We should keep calm and call 119.Dont take elevators and stick to the stair.Keep calm and hide under the desk to protect your head.Step down the stairs in an orderly manner and cover your heads with your hands.
