Unit 12 Life is full of the unexpected. Section A 3a-3 课件2023-2024学年人教版英语九年级全册

Life is full of the unexpected. Unit 12 Section A 3a-3c Aims 1 Learn to use some words and expressions. 2 Read the passage to know the unexpected things happened to the writer. 3 Understand and master the past perfect tense usage in paragraphs. Warming up Do you know about these unexpected events? tsunami海啸 flood洪水 typhoon台风 Volcano eruption 火山喷发 earthquake地震 snowstorm暴风雪 sandstorm沙尘暴 debris flow泥石流 3 Free talk What do you know about these unexpected events? Have they ever happened to you? How did they make you feel? What should we do in the face of the unexpected? Life is full of the unexpected. be full of 充满，满是与be filled with 同义 expected：预料中的 unexpected:出乎意料的 4 Reading Which two events does the writer mention? The September 11 attack in New York Para.1 Para.2 The earthquake in New Zealand 5 Reading the man-made disaster (人灾) 6 Reading The September 11 attack in New York When Where What (happened) How (missed) September 11,2001 two blocks east from his office the first plane had already hit his office building. got a coffee first and was not in the office How did he feel? 7 Reading The September 11 attack in New York be about to do sth.“刚要做某事” decided to do sth “决定做某事” 在我办公室的东边，有两个街区远 排队等候 stare at 盯着看 难以置信地 燃烧的建筑 活着的 8 Reading the natural disaster (天灾) 9 Reading The earthquake in New Zealand When What (planed to do) What (happened) How (missed) February 21, 2011 fly to New Zealand missed the plane and then heard about the earthquake in New Zealand alarm didn't go off and he overslept What did he realize? 10 Reading The earthquake in New Zealand wake up 醒来 go off (闹钟)响 直奔去... take off 起飞 真倒霉！ 我暗想。 till（=until），意为“直到，到” not...till/untill 直到...才... hear about/of 听说 11 Exercise Read the passage and answer the questions. 1. Which two events does the writer mention? 2. How did the writer end up missing both events? The writer mentions the September 11 attack in New York and the earthquake in New Zealand. The writer went to get a coffee first and w