1、Unit 12Life is full of the unexpected.Section A 3a-3cuTo learn to use the new words and phrases:block,in line with,worker,stare,disbelief,above,burn,burning,alive,airport,till,west uTo learn to use the sentence pattern:Life is full of the unexpected.I was about to go up when I decided to get a coffe
2、e first.Free talkBy the time I got home,_.By the time I came in,_.By the time I got to school,_.By the time the bell rang,_.By the time I got up,_.uTalk about the unexpected things which happened in your life.A:The moment I arrived at the library,I found I had left my keys at home.B:Im sorry to hear
3、 that.Life Is Full of the UnexpectedGuess the main idea of the article according to the title and the picture.第一段：第一段：found a job,arrived at,was about to,even though,stared,in disbelief,the burning building,alive 第二段：第二段：woke up,went off,had taken off,till,unexpectedly,turned into阅阅 读读 指指 导导1.Which
4、two events does the writer mention?The writer mentions the September 11 attack in New York and the earthquake in New Zealand.2.How did the writer end up missing both events?The writer went to get a coffee first and was not in the office when the plane hit the World Trade Center.He/she overslept and
5、missed his/her flight,so he/she was able to avoid the earthquake.Reading task 1:Read the passage quickly and answer the questionWhich two events does the writer mention?Event one:in New York was hit by a plane on .Event two:happened in New Zealand on .The World Trade CenterSeptember 11,2001(Septembe
6、r 11 attack in America)An earthquakeFebruary 21,2011The first event(Time?Place?Event?)WhenWhereWhatSeptember 11,2001New Yorka plane hit the building experiences feelingswaiting to get coffeerelaxed/happy/pleased.saw what happenedunblievable/scared/afraid.luckyThe second event(Time?Place?Event?)?When
7、WhereWhatFebruary 21,2011New ZealandearthquakeOn February 21,2011,I overslept because my alarm did not go off.But by the time I got to the airport,my plane to New Zealand had taken off.The next morning,I heard about the earthquake in New Zealand the day before.After that,I wanted to take the other p
8、lanes but they were full so I had to wait till the next day.Then I jumped out of the bed and went straight to the airport.12345My bad luck had unexpectedly turned into a good thing.6Read the second paragraph and put the sentence in the right order.Reading task 2:Read carefully and find out the infor
9、mationHow the writer ended up missing the attack1.He at around 8:30 a.m on September 11,2001.2.He decided to first even though the coffee place was from his office.3.He with other office workers when the first plane hit his office building.How the writer ended up missing the earthquake1.On February
10、21,2011 he ,because his alarm didnt go off.2.He because the other planes were full.arrived at the World Trade Centerget a coffeetwo blocks eastwas waiting in linehad to wait till the next daymissed his plane to New ZealandIncidentDatePlaceHow did the writer end up missing both events?1The World Trad
11、e Center was hit bya planeSeptember 11,2001In New YorkHe decided to get a coffee first from a coffee place two blocks away.2EarthquakeFebruary 22,2011In New ZealandHe missed his planeto New Zealand.Bad things will turn out to be good ones.Misfortune might be a blessing in disguise.Find out the new p
12、hrases:响起响起前一天前一天着火的建筑着火的建筑到达到达即将要做即将要做排队等候排队等候盯着盯着难以置信地难以置信地醒来醒来在在之前之前第二天第二天转变成转变成arrive at/get tobe about towait in linestare atin disbeliefburning buildingwake upgo offby the timethe next daythe day beforeturn intoLife Is Full of the Unexpected In May 2001,I found a job in New York at the World T
13、rade Center.On September 11,2001,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 offce.As I was waiting in line with other offce workers,I heard a loud sound.Before I c
14、ouldjoin the others outside to see what was going on，我正要上楼了，这时我决定先去买杯咖啡我正要上楼了，这时我决定先去买杯咖啡尽管它在离我办公室东面两个街区的地方尽管它在离我办公室东面两个街区的地方=While排队等候排队等候继续继续the first plane had already hit my offce building.We stared in disbelief at the black smoke rising above the burning building.I felt lucky to be alive.Almost
15、 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 of 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 袭击了袭击了无法相信地盯着黑烟在燃烧的大楼上升无法相信地盯着黑烟在燃烧的大楼上升is the first
16、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 next morning,I heard about the earthquake in New Zealand the day before.My bad luckhad unexpectedly turned into a good thing.无法意料地无法意料地多么差的运气啊
17、！多么差的运气啊！我心里想。我心里想。变成变成3bFind words from the passage with opposite meanings to the words below.Then write a sentence with each word.1lost:_ _2west:_ _3below:_ _4dead:_ _5empty:_ _ foundI found a dog lying on the street.eastShanghai is in the east of China.aboveThere is a red flag above the blackboar
18、d.aliveTo our surprise,he is alive.fullThe basket is full of fruit.eventwhatwhowhenwhere.Event 1:arrivedecidegotowaithearjointo seestare inbeliefhitblacksmokeluckyalivego upworkdiebe about to go upEvent 2:the alarmoversleephurrygot towaithear aboutalivetheplanetheotherplanetake the plane to New Zeal
19、and dieluckyunluckyluckyunluckye.g.On September 11,2001,I arrived at my building in the morning and was about to enter the office building,when suddenly I decided to buy a coffee.The unexpected thing came about when I was waiting in the line that a plane crashed the office building where I work.Peop
20、le were staring at the burning plane in disbelief.How dangerous it was!DiscussionWhat attitude do you suggest when facing the unexpected?How can we make staying home a lucky thing?What should we do?We can exercise more.We can read more books.We can take up a new hobby.Its a good chance to improve ou
21、rselves.We can care about our family members more.We can share more housework with our parents.We can calm down to think more about the future.What bad luck!知识点知识点考点考点1111感叹句感叹句感叹句是表达喜、怒、哀、乐以及惊奇、惊讶等强烈感情的句子，通常由 what 或how 引导。考向考向what 或how 引导的感叹句：what 引导感叹句What+a/an+形容词+单数可数名词（+主语+谓语）！What a beautiful
22、season autumn is!秋天是一个多么美丽的季节啊！What+形容词+复数名词或不可数名词（+主语+谓语）！What valuable suggestions you gave me!你给了我多么宝贵的建议啊！how 引导感叹句How+形容词或副词（+主语+谓语）！How pale her face looks!她的脸看上去是多么苍白！How+主语+谓语！How time flies!时光飞逝！【点拨点拨】用用固定句式法固定句式法解题。根据解题。根据“But you should still work harder,”可知，此处指的是你取得的进步是可知，此处指的是你取得的进步是多么大
23、呀多么大呀!本句为感叹句，适用于本句为感叹句，适用于“What+adj.+可数可数名词复数名词复数/不可数名词不可数名词+主语主语+谓语谓语+其他成分！其他成分！”的的结构，名词结构，名词progress 为不可数名词，故选为不可数名词，故选C。典例典例“_ youve made!But you should still work harder,”Mom said to me.大庆A.What great mistakes B.How big mistakesC.What great progress D.How great progressC典例典例 _ wonderful the musi
24、c is!Whats its name?Victory.A.How B.How a C.What D.What aA单项选择单项选择1.When Gina _ at the airport,it was already midnight.A.got B.arrived C.reached D.returned【点拨点拨】get to到达；到达；arrive at/in 到达；到达；reach到达，到达，后面直接跟名词，不加介词。后面直接跟名词，不加介词。return to返回返回(某地某地)。根。根据空格后的据空格后的at可知选可知选B。B 2._ you are not interested
25、 in chemistry,youll still fall in love with it after watching Beautiful Chemistry.A.So that B.Even though C.As soon as D.No matter【点拨点拨】句意：即使你对化学不感兴趣，你看过句意：即使你对化学不感兴趣，你看过美美丽化学丽化学之后也会爱上它。之后也会爱上它。even though即使。即使。B 3.Seeing the burning building,I felt lucky to be _.A.lived B.lovely C.lively D.alive【点拨
26、点拨】本题用语境判断法。句意：看着这燃烧的建本题用语境判断法。句意：看着这燃烧的建筑物，我为活着而感到幸运。筑物，我为活着而感到幸运。alive活着。故选活着。故选D。D 4.It was too hot,so _ I my coat.A.took away B.took out C.took down D.took off【点拨点拨】句意：天气太热，因此我脱掉了外套。句意：天气太热，因此我脱掉了外套。take off脱掉。脱掉。D 5._ you told me,I had heard nothing of the accident.A.After B.Till C.Until D.When【点拨点拨】直到你告诉我，我才知道这个事故。根据句直到你告诉我，我才知道这个事故。根据句意排除意排除A和和D。till不能用于句首，不能用于句首，until可用于句首。可用于句首。CDid your parents or grandparents meet something unexpected like that?Then write one of them down.And share it with us in the next class.Homework
