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Unit 12
Life is full of the unexpected.
Section A (3a-3c)
情景导入
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“9·11事件”又称“911恐怖袭击事件”、“美国911事件”等,指的是美国东部时间2001年9月11日上午(北京时间9月11日晚上)恐怖分子劫持的4架民航客机撞击美国纽约世界贸易中心World Trade Center和华盛顿五角大楼The Pentagon的历史事件。包括美国纽约地标性建筑世界贸易中心双塔在内的6座建筑被完全摧毁,其它23座高层建筑遭到破坏,美国国防部总部所在地五角大楼也遭到袭击。“911”事件是发生在美国本土的最为严重的恐怖攻击行动,遇难者总数高达2996人。
September 11 attacks were made by human beings.
How about these pictures?
earthquake地震
flood洪水
typhoon台风
snowstorm暴风雪
sandstorm沙尘暴
tsunami海啸
Life is full of the unexpected.
What do you know about these unexpected events?
How did they make you feel?
What should we do in the face of the unexpected?
3a
Read the passage and answer the questions.
1. Which 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 had overslept and missed his/her flight, so he/she was able to avoid the earthquake.
Let’s predict.
What does the passage may talk about?
The writer might have experienced some bad unexpected events.
bad events
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Read the passage quickly and answer the question.
Which two events does the writer mention?
the September 11 attacks in New York
the earthquake in
New Zealand
How much do you know about the two events?
9·11事件
“9·11事件”又称“9·11恐怖袭击事件”,指的是美国东部时间2001年9月11日上午(北京时间9月11日晚上)恐怖分子劫持的4架民航客机撞击美国纽约世界贸易中心和华盛顿五角大楼的历史事件。
2·22新西兰克莱斯特彻奇地震
当地时间2011年2月22日中午12时51分,新西兰第二大城市克莱斯特彻奇发生里氏6.3级强烈地震,震源深度距离地表仅有4公里。新西兰警方表示,地震共造成182人遇难,成为新西兰80年来死伤最为惨重的地震。
1.What time did the writer arrive at the 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/her office?
Answer the questions.
At around 8:30 a.m.
He/She decided to get a coffee first.
It was two blocks east from his/her office.
I was ________ go up when I decided to _______
________. The coffee plac