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Unit12
Life is full of the unexpected. Section A(3a-3c)
初中英语人教版九年级全一册
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在语境中理解,识记并运用本课时词汇:burn, alive, till, west, airport, above …
能读取过去发生的事情的语篇大意和细节信息,能根据上下文猜测生词含义,并能根据重点词汇复述文章内容。
3. 能运用本单元词汇和句式讲述过去发生的事情。
学习目标
Life is full of the unexpected, what unexpected things have you ever met?
It may be a disaster, or it might be a little accident.
Now, let’s have a word diction.
It may be an unexpected test or a fail in exam.
It might be man-made sabotage, or it may be natural disasters.
It may be floods or it might be a fire.
Read the title, the picture and the questions, predict what the passage is about.
Two unexpected events happened to the writer, one of them happened in New York city.
3a
1. Which two events does the writer mention?
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.
The writer mentions the September 11 attack in New York and
the earthquake in New Zealand.
Scan the passage and answer the questions.
Para. 1
Read the 1st paragraph and answer questions.
1. What time did the writer arrive at the World Trade Center on
September 11, 2001?
The writer arrived at the World Trade Center at around 8:30 a.m.
The writer decided to get a coffee first.
3. How far away was the coffee place from his office?
It was two blocks east from his office.
2. What did the writer decide to do first?
Para. 2
Read the 2nd paragraph and put the sentences in the correct order.
( ) I woke up at 10:00 a.m. on February 21, 2011 and realized that
my alarm had never gone off.
( ) By the time I got to the airport, my plane to New Zealand had
already taken off.
( ) The next morning, I heard about the earthquake in New
Zealand the day before.
( ) The other planes were full so I had to wait till the next day.
( ) I jumped out of bed and went straight to the airport.
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2
3
5
4
Read the passage again and fill in the chart.
Date Place Incident How did the writer end up missing both events? How did the writer feel afterwards?
1
2
The World Trade Center was hit by two planes
Earthquake
Sep. 11, 2001
Feb. 22, 2011
In New York
In New Zealand
He /she decided to get a coffee first from a coffee place two blocks away.
He /she missed his plane to New Zealand.
He /she felt lucky to be alive.
His /her bad luck had unexpectedly turned into a good thing.
Read the passage and underline the past perfect tense “had + done” sentences.
Life Is Full of the Unexpected
In May 2001, I found a job in New York at the World Trade 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 office. As I was waiting in line with other office workers, I heard a loud sound. Before I could join the others outside to see what was going on, the first plane had already hit my office building. We stared in disbelief at the black smoke rising above the burning building. I felt lucky to be alive.
Almost 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 is the first holiday I’ve 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 next before. My bad luck had
unexpectedly turned into a good thing.
Before I could join the others outside to see what was going on, the first plane had already hit my office building.
我还没来得及加入外面的人群去看看发生了什么事,第一架飞机已经撞上了我的办公室大楼。
作后置定语修饰others
此句为before引导的时间状语从句
动词不定式作目的状语
what引导的宾语从句作see的宾语
“had+过去分词”构成过去完成时
长难句解析。
2. We stared in disbelief at the black smoke rising above the burning
building.
作宾语
作状语
stare at 作谓语
现在分词短语作smoke的后置定语
我们直愣愣地盯着燃烧着的大楼上升起的黑烟,无法相信这一切。
Infer the meaning of the following phrases in the passage, then fill in the blanks with the appropriate forms.
be about to in line with stare at in disbelief turn into take off think to oneself decide to do be full of end up
1. 他们决定齐心协力赢得比赛。
They ____________ pull together to win the game.
2.你应该和其他人一起排队等候,而不是插队。
You are supposed to wait ___________ others instead of cutting in line.
3.盯着人看不礼貌。
It’s impolite to ________ a person.
decided to
in line with
stare at
4. 他满腹狐疑地听着这个奇怪的故事。
He listened ___________ to this strange story.
5. 你如果继续这样,早晚得进监狱。
If you go on like this, you’ll _______ in prison.
6. 瓶子里装满了水。
The bottle _________ water.
be about to in line with stare at in disbelief turn into take off think to oneself decide to do be full of end up
in disbelief
end up
is full of
7. 我刚要上床睡觉,这时有人敲门。
I _____________ go to bed when someone knocked at the door.
8. 他暗自思量着下一步该做什么。
He was ___________ himself that what he should do next.
9. 我们终于在11点起飞,1:30到达威尼斯。
We eventually _________ at 11 o’clock and arrived in Venice at 1:30.
be about to in line with stare at in disbelief take off think to oneself decide to do be full of end up
was about to
thinking to
took off
arrived at my building
get a coffee first
heard a loud sound
woke up
waiting in line
Sep. 11, 2001
Feb. 21, 2011
Summary
my alarm had never gone off
jumped out of bed…
my plane had taken off
Life is full of the unexpected
the plane had hit my office building
stared in disbelief at …
had to wait till the next day
heard about the earth-quake
felt lucky to be alive
bad luck had turned into a good thing
Find words from the passage with opposite meanings to the words below. Then write a sentence with each word.
3b
lost : _______ _____________________________________
2. west :_______ _____________________________________
3. below:______ _____________________________________
4. dead : ______ _____________________________________
5. empty:_____ _________________________________________
found
east
I found the money on the floor.
The sun rises in the east.
There was a large bird flying above us.
above
His grandparents are still alive.
alive
full
The train was so full that I couldn’t get on at all.
Retell one of the events to your partner. Use these words an phrases to help you.
3c
stare, in disbelief, take off, unexpected, burn, above,
alive, till / until, arrive at, be about to, even though
e.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. When I was waiting in the line, a plane hit the office building where I worked. People were staring at the burning plane in disbelief. How dangerous it was!
Ⅰ.根据句意及汉语提示填写单词。
1. I think Beijing Capital International ________ (机场) is the
busiest one in China.
2. This _______ (街区) is right in the center of the city.
3. I will go to the ________ (市场) to buy some food with my
mother this afternoon.
4. I prefer bread with _______ (奶油) in it.
Exercises
Airport
block
market
cream
Ⅱ. 根据句意用所给词的适当形式填空。
1. Almost no one can stay _____ (live) for 10 days without any food.
2. Most of the _________ (work) in Foxconn are young people.
3. I saw the smoke _______ (rise) from the chimney when I walked
past the house yesterday.
4. The dog rushed into the _________ (burn) house to save his owner.
5. Don’t _______ (stare) at her like that!
workers
rising
burning
stare
alive
Read a passage about the unexpected, then make a reading report or draw a mind-map.
Homework
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