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Unit 12
Life is full of the unexpected.
Section A 3a-3c
To learn new words and phrases.
block, worker, stare, disbelief, above, burn, alive, airport, till, west,
was about to, in line with, in disbelief, think to oneself, turn..into...
To narrate past events.
Learning objectives
2
By the time (When) Bill took a shower,
6:30
8:00
now
Make sentences :
his sister had eaten breakfast.
Bill took a shower at 8:00 .
His sister ate breakfast at 6:30
By the time (When) Bill took a shower,
7:00
8:00
now
his mother had gone shopping.
Bill took a shower at 8:00
His mother went shopping at 7:00
Do you remember any unexpected situations in your daily life?
Let’s talk
fell down
overslept
Lost the keys
won the lottery
missed
the bus
Unexpected
events
The car broke down!
Presentation
Lead in
Pre-listening
Look and say.
Do you remember any unexpected situation in your daily life?
What do you think of the people in these pictures?
They look bad.
They look scared/ sad…
Incident Date Place How did the writer end up missing both events?
1
2
3a careful reading and finish the chart
The world trade center
was hit by two planes
Earthquake
Sep.11,2001
Feb.22
2011
In New York
He decided to get a coffee first from a coffee place two blocks away.
In
New Zealand
He missed his plane to New Zealand
Let’s scan!
Read paragraph 1 and answer the following questions.
At around 8:30 a.m.
He/ She decided to get a coffee first.
It was two blocks east from his/ her office.
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 was the coffee place from his/her office?
Match the main idea with each paragraph
Para. 1 The earthquacke in
New Zealand
Para. 2 The September 11
atrract in New York
Fast-reading
How much do you know about the two events ?
Read para. 1 carefully and answer the questions.
Careful-reading
1.When did the Septembe