SectionA(3a-3c)Unit12Lifeisfulloftheunexpected.,学习目标Keywords&phrases:block,inlinewith,worker,stare,disbelief,above,burn,alive,airport,till,west.Keysentences:1.IwasabouttogoupwhenIdecidedtogetacoffeefirst.2.BeforeIcouldjointheothersoutsidetoseewhatwasgoingon,thefirstplanehadalreadyhitmyofficebuilding.3.ButbythetimeIgottotheairport,myplanetoNewZealandhadalreadytakenoff.Tolearntonarrateunexpectedthingsusingpastperfecttense.,Lead-inLifeisfulloftheunexpected.flood洪水earthquake地震typhoon台风sandstorm沙尘暴snowstorm暴风雪mudslide泥石流tsunami海啸,FreetalkWhatdoyouknowabouttheseunexpectedevents?Havetheyeverhappenedtoyou?Howdidtheymakeyoufeel?Whatshouldwedointhefaceoftheunexpected?,Background“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WorldTradeCenter和华盛顿五角大楼ThePentagon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。September11attacksweremadebyhumanbeings.,,EarthquakeinNewZealand,Pre-readingAVeryLuckyManTodayIwilltellyouaboutsomeunexpectedeventsthathappenedtome.,While-readingTask1SkimmingandunderliningParagraph1InMay2001,IfoundajobinNewYorkattheWorldTradeCenter.OnSeptember11,2001,Iarrivedatmybuildingataround8:30a.m.IwasabouttogoupwhenIdecidedtogetacoffeefirst.Iwenttomyfavoritecoffeeplaceeventhoughitwastwoblockseastfrommyoffice.AsIwaswaitinginlinewithotherofficeworkers,Iheardaloudsound.BeforeIcouldjointheothersoutsidetoseewhatwasgoingon,thefirstplanehadalreadyhitmyofficebuilding.Westaredindisbeliefattheblacksmokerisingabovetheburningbuilding.Ifeltluckytobealive.whatwhenwherethekeysentence,WhenWhereHowtheSep.11AttacksFeelingOnSeptember11,2001.Ifeltlucky____________.Iarrivedatmybuildingataround8:30a.m.Iwas_______goupwhenIdecidedto_______________.Thecoffeeplacewas______________frommyoffice.misseventBythetimeIwaited__________otherofficeworkers,thefirstplane________myofficebuilding.We________________attheblacksmokerisingabovetheburningbuilding.abouttogetacoffeefirstinlinewithhadhittwoblockseasttobealivestaredindisbeliefInNewYork.Paragraph1Task2Mind-mapping,Task3ScanningandansweringParagraph1ReadPara.1carefullyandanswerthequestions.1.WhattimedidthewriterarriveatWorldTradeCenteronSeptember11,2001?2.Whatdidthewriterdecidetodofirst?3.Howfarwasthecoffeeplacefromhisoffice?ThewriterarrivedatWorldTradeCenterataround8:30a.m.Thewriterdecidedtogetacoffeefirst.Itwastwoblockseastfromhisoffice.,WhenWhereHowFeelingEarthquakeFebruary21,2011InNewZealandHemissedhisplaneTurnintoagoodthingWhygooffBythetime…takenoff…werefull…hadtowaittill…Paragraph2Task4Mind-mapping,Readpara.2carefullyandputthesentencesintherightorder.Thenextmorning,IheardabouttheearthquakeinNewZealandthedaybefore.Iwokeupat10:00a.m.onFebruary21,2011andrealizedthatmyalarmhadnevergoneoff.BythetimeIgottotheairport,myplanetoNewZealandhadalreadytakenoff.TheotherplaneswerefullsoIhadtowaittillthenextday.Ijumpedoutofbedandwentstraighttotheairport.51342Paragraph2Task5Reordering,Task6SummaryTwoeventstheSep.11AttackstheEarth-quakeOnSeptember11,2001InNewYorkbeaboutto...getacoffeefirsttwoblocksawayHefeltluckytobealive.OnFebruary21,2011InNewZealandHemissedhisplaneTurnintoagoodthingWhenWhereHowFeelingParagraph1&2,Post-readingWhatcanwelearnfromthepassage?,1.A bad thing canturnintoa goodonesometimes.2.Pleasevalueeverythingyouhaveandeveryminuteyouspendwithyourfamilyandfriends.3.Nomatterwhatyoumeetinyourlife,pleasefacethembravely.4.Ifyougosomewherenew,youshouldfindtheentranceandexitfirst.5.Pleaseremembersafetymustcomefirst.6....Reflection,Presentation3aReadthepassageandanswerthequestions.ThewritermentionedtheSeptember11attacksinNewYorkandtheFebruary21earthquakeinNewZealand.ThewriterwenttogetacoffeefirstandwasnotintheofficewhentheplanehittheWorldTradeCenter.He/Shehadoversleptandmissedhis/herflight,sohe/shewasabletoavoidtheearthquake.1.Whichtwoeventsdidthewritermention?2.Howdidthewriterendupmissingbothevents?,LifeIsFulloftheUnexpectedInMay2001,IfoundajobinNewYorkattheWorldTradeCenter.OnSeptember11,2001,Iarrivedatmybuildingataround8:30a.m.IwasabouttogoupwhenIdecidedtogetacoffeefirst.Iwenttomyfavoritecoffeeplaceeventhoughitwastwoblockseastfrommyoffice.AsIwas即将做某事n.街区,waitinginlinewithotherofficeworkers,Iheardaloudsound.BeforeIcouldjointheothersoutsidetoseewhatwasgoingon,thefirstplanehadalreadyhitmyofficebuilding.Westaredindisbeliefattheblacksmokerisingabovetheburningbuilding.Ifeltluckytobealive.Almost10yearslater,Iwokeupat10:00a.m.onFebruary21,2011andrealizedthatmyalarmhadnevergoneoff.Ijumpedoutofbedandwentstraighttotheairport.Butby排队等候v.盯着看；凝视怀疑地；难以置信地adj.着火的；燃烧的adj.活着的；有生气的n.机场n.工人；工作者,thetimeIgottotheairport,myplanetoNewZealandhadalreadytakenoff.“ThisisthefirstholidayI’vetakeninayear,andnowI’vemissedmyplane.Whatbadluck!”Ithoughttomyself.TheotherplaneswerefullsoIhadtowaittillthenextday.Thenextmorning,IheardabouttheearthquakeinNewZealandthedaybefore.Mybadluckhadunexpectedlyturnedintoagoodthing.听说；得知变成,3bFindwordsfromthepassagewithoppositemeaningstothewordsbelow.Thenwriteasentencewitheachword.1.lost:__________________________________________2.west:_________________________________________3.below:________________________________________4.dead:_________________________________________5.empty:________________________________________foundIfoundapenonthedesk.eastThesunrisesintheeast.aboveTherewasaplaneflyingaboveus.aliveShewassohappytohearhewasstillalive.fullTheroomisfullofpeople.,3cRetelloneoftheeventstoyourpartner.Usethesewordsandphrasestohelpyou.stareindisbelieftakeoffunexpectedburnabovealivetill/untilarriveatbeabouttoeventhough,e.g.OnSeptember11,2001,Iarrivedatmybuildinginthemorningandwasabouttoentertheofficebuilding,whensuddenlyIdecidedtobuyacoffee.TheunexpectedthingcameaboutwhenIwaswaitinginthelinethataplanecrashedtheofficebuildingwhereIwork.Peoplewerestaringattheburningplaneindisbelief.Howdangerousitwas!,与你的同伴交流一下，你们经历过类似3a中提到的事情吗？哪些事情你曾经经历过？给你的同伴讲一下你的经历吧！可借助如下对话形式：—Didsomethingunexpectedeverhappentoyou?—Yes!—Whendidithappen?—IthappenedonFebruary21,2013.—Whathappenedtoyou?—WhenI…—Howdidyoufeel?—Whatdidyoulearnfromit?PairWork,Lifecanbegood,Lifecanbebad,Lifeismostlycheerful(欢乐的),Butsometimessad.Lifecanbedirty,Lifecanevenbepainful;Butlifeiswhatyoumakeit,Sotrytomakeitbeautiful.LangstonHughesLifeLifeisfulloftheunexpected,goodthingsorbadthings.Weshouldfacethemoptimistically.Let'sread,Languagepoints1.IwasabouttogoupwhenIdecidedtogetacoffeefirst.beabouttodosth.意为“刚要做某事，即将做某事”，表示即将发生的动作，在时间上指最近的将来。beabouttodosth.通常不与具体的时间状语连用，而常与when引导的时间状语从句连用。,2.Ifeltluckytobealive.alive是形容词,侧重说明生与死之间的界限，既可指人，也可指物。可用来作表语，后置定语或宾补等。虽有死的可能，但还活着。e.g.Heisdead，buthisdogisstillalive.他死了，但他的狗仍还活着。e.g.Hewantedtokeepthefishalive.他想让鱼活着。,living意为“活着的”，强调说明“尚在人间”，“健在”，可用来指人或物，作定语或表语。Myfirstteacherisstillliving.我的启蒙老师仍健在。live意为“活的”，通常指物，不指人，常用作定语放在名词的前面。还指“实况转播的”。Hesaidhehadseenalivewhale.他说他看见过活鲸鱼。lively意为“活泼的；活跃热情的；充满活力的”，可作定语、表语或宾补，既可指人，也可指物。Jennyisalivelygirl.珍妮是个活泼的女孩。辨析,3.Westaredindisbeliefattheblacksmokerisingabovetheburningbuilding.starev.后常接介词at/into，意为“凝视，盯着”，指由于好奇、惊讶、赞叹等原因而瞪大眼睛长时间地、直接地注视，有时含有粗鲁无礼的意思。lookat指集中注意力地看，是有意的，强调“看”的动作。indisbelief不相信，疑惑，怀疑,aboveprep.1)（表示位置）在……正上方；高于”（与below相对）。2)表示在地位、级别、能力、资历、重要性等方面“超过”、“在……之上”、“比……强”。注意：on,over与above都可以表示“在……上”。e.g.Leaveyourthingsonthetableoverthere.Thereisalighthangingoverthedesk.Wewereflyingabovetheclouds.,Exercises一、单项选择1.—IliketheweatherinKunming.It’swarmallyearlong.—Yes.Andthetemperaturestays______zeroallthetime.atB.belowC.aroundD.above2.LifemustgoonsinceIwasstill_______.A.aliveB.livelyC.liveD.lovely3.“Areyousureyoucanworkouttheproblemyourself?”Peteraskedmein_______.A.believeB.beliefC.believableD.disbeliefDAD,二、根据汉语提示或首字母填写单词1.Hekeptwalkingfour_________(街区)downHighStreet.2.TheyaregoingtotaketheplanetoLondon.Nowtheyareonthewaytothea_________.3.Theteachertoldusthatthesunrisesintheeastandsetsinthew_______.4.Thiskindofmaterialcanb_____easily.Pleasekeepitawayfromthefire.5.Iliveonthefourthfloor.Shelivesontheninthfloor.Soshelivesonthefloora_____us.blocksirportesturnbove,Homework1.Readandrecitethepassagein3a.3.Dotheexercisesinstudents’book.
