1、Unit 12Life is full of the unexpected.Section A1a2dDo you ever be late for school?What happened？I overslept.?The bus was too crowded to get on.?There was an accident when I was on my way to school.?I forgot to take my schoolbag!?I left my schoolwork in my house!I had to go back and get it!I thought
2、it was Saturday,but actually it was Friday!So,dont be late next time,or the teacher will punish you.1aLook at the pictures.What happened to the girl?She woke up late.1aLook at the pictures.What happened to the girl?She wanted to use the bathroom but someone was in it.1aLook at the pictures.What happ
3、ened to the girl?She ran to catch the bus.1aLook at the pictures.What happened to the girl?The bus had just left.1aLook at the pictures.What happened to the girl?She got to school and realized she had left her bag at home.1bListen to Mary talking about her morning.Complete the sentence.1.By the time
4、 I_,my brother _.got uphad gotten in the showernowgot in the showergot upPast perfect tenseLanguage point1.By the time I_,my brother _.got uphad gotten in the shower我起床时，我弟弟已经进入浴室了。“by the time”表示“当/到时”，引导时间状语从句。如果从句中用了一般过去时，主句中常用过去完成时；如果主句中用了将来时，从句中常用一般现在时表将来。By the time I got up,he had already lef
5、t.当我起床时，他已经离开了。He will be a teacher by the time he is twenty.到他二十岁时，他会成为一名教师。1bListen to Mary talking about her morning.Complete the sentence.2.By the time I_,the bus _ already_.hadgot outsideleftnowthe bus leftgot outside1bListen to Mary talking about her morning.Complete the sentence.3.By the time
6、 I_,I realized I _ my backpack at home.had leftgot to schoolnowleft my backpack at homegot to schoolRetell a story about Marys morning.pair workMary had a terrible morning yesterday.She _.When she_,her brother_ in the shower.By the time she _,the bus _.So she had to_.Oh,dear.When she _,she realized
7、she_.overslepthad already gottengot outsidehad already leftgot uprun to school got to schoolhad left her backpack at home2aListen to Mary continue her story.Number the pictures【1-4】in the correct order.12342bFill in the blanks with the correct forms of the verbs in brackets.Then listen again and che
8、ck your answers.1.When I _(get home),I _(realize)I _(leave)my keys in the backpack.2.By the time I _(get)back to school,the bell _(ring).3.By the time I _(walk)into class,the teacher_(start)teaching already.got homegot walked realizedhad lefthad runghad started2cMake up an ending for the story and s
9、hare it with the rest of the class.The teacher looked at Mary and asked angrily.“Oh Mary,can you tell me why you are late for the class?”“Sorry,teacher.I didnt get up until it was time for school today And my brother was in the bathroom so I couldnt wash my face Then I found out that I didnt take my
10、 school and keys Oh,the most important thing was that I missed the bus!”All her classmates laughed at her.“You are so unlucky!”Marys classmate laughed again.Marys face turned red and tears came to her eyes.“Please stop!”Her teacher shouted,”This isnt a funny story.Remember,we shouldnt laugh at other
11、s mistakes.Mary,take your seat and well go on with our lesson.”The class became very quiet.Mary smiled.One possible version2dRole-play the conversation.Matt:Why were you late for class today,Kevin?Kevin:My alarm clock didnt go off!I kept sleeping,and when I woke up it was already 8:00 a.m.!Matt:Oh,n
12、o!Kevin:So I just quickly put on some clothes and rushed out the door.Matt:You didnt eat breakfast?Kevin:No,I didnt even brush my teeth or wash my face!But before I got to the bus stop,the bus had already left.Matt:Then how did you get here?Kevin:Luckily,Carls dad saw me on the street and gave me a
13、lift in his car.Matt:Well,at least by the time you got to school,you were only five minutes late for class.Language point1.Life is full of the unexpected.生活充满了意外。the unexpected 为名词化的形容词，意为“出乎意料的事”。英语中，有些形容词与定冠词the连用，表示一类人或事物，在句子中起名词的作用。the homeless (无家可归者)the disabled(残疾人)当名词化的形容词用作主语时，谓语动词的单复数形式取决于
14、它们所表示的概念的单复数情况。多数情况下，表示一类人或物品时，谓语动词用复数；少数情况下，当指抽象概念或不可数的物品及事件时，谓语动词用单数。【注意】The sick are always taken good care of in that hospital.在那家医院里病人们总是受到很好的照顾。(the sick=the sick people)Language point2.By the time I got to school,I realized I had left my backpack at home.当我到学校时我意识到我把书包忘在家里了。表示“把某物忘在某处”要用词组lea
15、ve sth.+地点。forget意为“遗忘某物”，指忘记一件具体的东西，但不能有具体的地点。I left my book on the desk.我把书忘在了桌子上。I forgot my umbrella yesterday.我昨天忘了带伞。Language point3.My alarm clock didnt go off.我的闹钟没有响。The siren went off suddenly and the robbers dropped their things and dashed off.突然警笛大作，盗贼丢下他们的东西撒腿便跑。go off 为动词短语，意为“（闹钟）响”，也
16、可以表示“（质量）变坏、恶化；（灯）熄灭；（水、电）断掉”。Language point4.Luckily,Carls dad saw me on the street and gave me a lift in his car.give a lift 捎一程Could you give me a lift,please?请问你能否捎我一程？Jim gave me a lift on my way home yesterday.吉姆昨天在我回家的路上捎了我一程。Exercise用方框内短语的适当形式填空。by the time,wake up,rush out1.Tom _,running a
17、fter his brother in the dark night yesterday.2._ I was 10,I had been able to either play piano or violin.3._,Sammy!It has been late for you to go to school.rushed outBy the timeWake up Exercise根据句意和汉语提示，填写单词。1.There will be an _(意外的）surprise.2.The children _(冲，奔)out of the school when the bell rang.3.Yesterday the girl _(违反)the rule and her teacher was angry.4.When I was about to read my book,I found I _(忘了带)it at home.unexpectedrushedbrokehad leftHomework 老师可以在这里布置作业噢
