Unit 12 Life is full of the unexpected.
Section A 1a–2c
你能说出下列规则动词的过去式和过去分词吗？
walk ________ _______

rush __________ ________

play ________ ________

want ________ ________
Warm up
walked walked
rushed rushed
played played
wanted wanted
get _______ ___________

go ________ _________

leave ______ ______

oversleep ________ ________

have _________ ________

give ________ _________
你能写出下列不规则动词的过去式和过去分词吗？
ring ________ _______

run __________ ________

wake ________ ________

put _________ _________
Warm up
rang rung
ran run
woke waken
got got/gotten
went gone
left left
overslept overslept
had had
put put
gave given
Warming up
Do you remember any unexpected situation in your daily life?
What do you think of the people in these pictures?
They look scared/ sad…
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He broke his arm.
He is getting an electric shock.
What happened to the boy?
Life is full of the unexpected.
I was late for work today. When I got up, I found my clock had rung. It was 7:30. When I went out, I found the bus had already left.
1a
Look at the pictures. What happened to the girl?
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Tina’s Bad Day
Tina’s morning
1a
How did Tina look?
She got up late. She overslept.
Tell a story
oversleep (overslept, overslept)
v. 睡过头；睡得太久
复合词中的over常有“过于……”之意
Don’t oversleep, Dean! You are to be late.
迪恩，别睡过头了！你要迟到了。
By the time she got up, her brother
had already gotten in the shower.
=when当…时候
By the time she got outside,
the bus had already left.
=when当…时候
She was running quickly.
What was Tina doing?
When she got to school, she realized
she had left her backpack at home.
Listen to Mary talking about her morning. Complete the sentences.
By the time I got up, my brother _____________ already _______________ in the shower.
By the time I got outside, the bus _____________ already ____________.
When I got to school, I realized I __________ ___________ my backpack at home.
had
gotten
had
left
had
left
Boy: Hi, Mary. You look so tired.
Mary: I am. I had a bad morning.
Boy: Really? What happened?
Mary: Well, first of all I ___________. By the time I got up, my brother _____ already _______ in the shower.
Boy: Oh, what a pain!
Mary: So, after he got out of the shower, I took a quick shower and got dressed. But by the time I ________outside, the bus _______ already _________.
Boy: Oh, no!
Mary: Oh, yes! So I ran all the way to school. But when I got to school, I ________ I _____________ my backpack at home.
Boy: No wonder you look stressed.
overslept
had
gotten
realized
had
went
left
had left
咱们对话吧
I got home
My little brother went to bed
By the time I got home, my little brother
had gone to bed
past过去
过去的过去
过去完成时
通过刚才的听力训练，你来总结一下。
（1）By the time I got up, my brother had already gotten
in the shower.
By the time I got outside, the bus had already left.
When I got to the school, I realized I had left my
backpack at home.
这三句话是什么时态的句子?_____________
（2）过去完成时表示在过去某个时间,或动作之前
已经发生或完成的动作。即“__________”。
结构为：_________
3）by the time 意思是 __________, = when, 后接过去时的句子时, 主语的谓语动词用____________。
观察与思考：
过去的过去
过去完成时
had +过去分词
在 … 时候
过去式
过去完成时
(1) 构成：由“助动词had(用于各种人称和数) + 过去分词”构成
否定式：had not + 过去分词
缩写形式：hadn’t
(2) 用法：过去完成时表示在过去某一时间或动作之前已经发生或完成了的动作。
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(3) 它所表示动作发生的时间是“过去
的过去”。
① 表示过去某一时间可用by, before 等构成的短语来表示。
② 也可以用when, before 等引导的时间状语从句来表示。
③ 还可以通过状语从句或通过上下文暗示。
The Past Perfect Tense过去完成时
常用于:
（1）含介词by到…为止, before 等时间短语的句中.

（2）连词when, by the time ，before
等引导的时间状语从句的主句中.
（3）用于主过从过的从句中.
I realized he had already left here.
We had learnt 20 English songs by the end
of last month.
The plane had taken off when I reached the
airport.
By the time I got up , my brother had left home.
过去完成时和 already, just, ever, yet 等连用表示过去的过去。
用法：
例如：1. 他告诉我说他们队已经赢了。
He told me that his team _________ already ___________ (win).
had
won
2. 她说她仍没去过长城。
She said that she _______________(not go to) the Great Wall yet.
hadn’t been to
3. 到昨晚上，他已写完那封信。
By yesterday evening he ___________ (write) that letter.
4. 他说他以前见过你。
He said that he ____________(see) you before.
5. 当我进来时，他已做完了作业。
When I came in， he ________________(finish) his homework.
had written
had seen
had finished
1. 她到家之前她的孩子已经睡着了。
When she got home her children， ____________(sleep).
2. 在他们到达之前电影已经开始了。
Before they arrived here， the film _________ already ___________ (start).
had slept
had
started
练习：用所给词的适当形式填空

1) When they got to the station, the train _________ (leave).
2) By the time she got to class, the teacher _______ already _________ (start) teaching.
3) she realized she _____________ (forget) to lock the door.
4）When he _________ (get) to the cinema, the film_________________ (begin).
had left
had
started
had forgotten
got
had already begun
Listen to Mary continue her story. Number the pictures [1–4] in the correct order.
3
4
1
2
Fill the blanks with the correct forms of the verbs in brackets. Then listen again and check your answers.
When I ________ (get) home, I realized I ________________ (leave) my keys in the backpack.
By the time I _______ (get) back to school, the bell _________ (ring).
By the time I ________ (walk) into class, the teacher __________ (start) teaching already.
got
got
had left
had rung
walked
had started
听两遍录音，完成下面的对话。
Boy: So then what did you do, Mary?
Mary: Well, I ____________ to get my backpack. But when I got home, I realized I _________ my keys in the backpack.
Boy: You’re kidding!
Mary: So I ran back to school without my keys or my backpack. But by the time I got back to school, the bell __________.
Boy: Oh, no!
Mary: And by the time I walked into class, the teacher ______________ teaching already. She asked for our homework, but of course I didn’t have it.
ran home
had left
had rung
had started
2c
Make up an ending for the story and share it with your partner.
The teacher looked at Mary and asked her if she had finished the homework. Mary told her the unexpected things she met with this morning but they sound like excuses to the teacher. Therefore, Mary was asked to finish the homework in the class. What an unforgettable day it is for Mary!
Section A 2d / Section B 1a–1e
Unit 12 Life is full of the unexpected.
Section A 2d---3a
Listen to 2d and answer the questions:
Why was Kevin late for class?
How did Kevin get to school?
[mæt] 马特（男名）
[kevin]

凯文
（男名）
1.
上学迟到
发出响声
一直睡觉
一直做某事
醒来；弄醒
穿上
冲出门
幸运地是，…
捎我一程
至少
2.
找出两个过去完成时的句子
be late for class
keep sleeping
keep (on) doing sth.
wake up

A Very Lucky Man
Today I will tell you about some unexpected events that happened to me.
略读3a，回答下面的问题：
Which two events does the writer mention?
The writer mentions the plane hit the World Trade Center世贸中心 on September 11,2001 in New York and the earthquake on February 21, 2011 in New Zealand.
the World Trade Center世贸中心
the earthquake地震
in New Zealand新西兰
How did the writer end up missing both events?
The writer was waiting in a line in a coffee shop when the plane hit the World Trade Center.
He overslept and missed his plane, so he didn’t go to New Zealand.
听录音，划出3a中包含的三个过去完成时的句子
阅读与讲解.
世贸中心
两条街
大约=about
be about to （do sth.） 打算；将要
Eg: The plane is about to take off.
飞机即将起飞。
即使；纵然= even if
当…时候=when
wait in a line排队等候stand in a line 站队 cut in a line 插队
Eg: In the dinning hall, we should wait in a line.
在餐厅我们应该排队等候。
发生=happen
stare at…盯着…
in disbelief 不敢相信地
在…上面
正在燃烧的大楼
活着的（dead死的）
径直走向机场
起飞
错过；思念
满的；吃饱的
hear about/of…听说…
变成….
从床上跳起来
not…..until/till…直到…才…
Eg: I didn’t go to bed until/till 10:00 last night.
昨晚我直到十点才睡觉。
直到
1.发出响声
go off
2.冲出门
rush out
3.幸运地是，
…luckily，…
4.捎我一程
give me a lift
5.打算；将要
be about to （do sth.）
6.排队等候
wait in a line
站队
stand in a line
插队
cut in a line
7.盯着…
stare at…
8.不敢相信地;怀疑地
in disbelief
9.直到…才…
not…..until/till…
10.听说…
hear about/of…
再读3a, 完成3b
Find words from the passage with opposite meanings to the words below. Then write a sentence with each word.
lost: _____ _______________________
west: _____ _____________________
3. below: ____ ______________________
4. dead: ___ _________________________
5. empty: ___ ____________________________
found I found the money on the floor.
east The sun rises in the east.
above There was a large bird flying above us.
alive His family was so happy to hear he was still alive.
full The train was so full that I couldn’t get on at all.
Reading and retelling
stare
in disbelief
take off
unexpected
above
alive
till/until
arrive at
Grammar Focus / Self Check
Unit 12 Life is full of the unexpected.
在我到车站以前，车已经离开了。
Before I got to the bus stop, the bus had already left.

当我到学校时，我意识到我把书包忘家里了。
When I got to school, I realized that I had left my backpack at home.

当我回到学校时，铃已经响了。
By the time I got back to school, the bell had rung.

我正要去我的办公室时,我决定先喝杯咖啡。
I was about to go up to my office when I decided to get a coffee first .
我在与其他办公室工作人员排队等候，我听到一个响亮的声音
As I was waiting in line with the other office workers,
I heard a loud sound.
Grammar
Focus
过去
过去的过去
过去完成时：
had+过去分词
be about to （do sth.） 打算；将要
过去进行时：was/were +doing
Make sentences using by the time or before.
Tim went into the bathroom. Mary got up.
____________________________________________________________
2. The coffee became cold. I put cream in the coffee.
____________________________________________________________
3. The teacher collect the math homework. I got to school.
________________________________________________________
4. I completed the work for my boss. The workday ended.
_______________________________________________________
5. The movie started. I arrived at the cinema.
______________________________________________________
6. My mother finished making the apple pie. I got home from my language course.
____________________________________________________________
By the time Mary got up, Tim had already gone into the bathroom.
By the time I put cream in the coffee, the coffee had already become cold.
Before I got to school , the teacher had already collected the math homework.
By the time the workday ended ，I had already completed the work for my boss.
Before I arrived at the cinema, the movie had already started.
By the time I got home from my language course, my mother
had already finished making the apple pie.
Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the words in the box.
1. By the time I arrived at the party, everyone else __________ already _____________.
2. When he put the noodles into a bowl, he realized he ______________ to add the green beans.
3. By the time my mother came back from the market , I __________ already ___________ the door to go for my piano lesson.
4. Before she got to the airport, she __________ about the earthquake.
5. When she _________ the movie theater, she remembered she had forgotten to feed her dog.
6. Before she got a chance to say goodbye, he _______________ the building.
rush out
forget
arrive at
go into
show up
find out
had
showed up
had forgotten
had
rushed out
had found out
arrived at
had gone into
Complete the passage with the correct form of the words in the box.
Last Saturday after my French course, I decided to drive to the __________ to buy a meat pie for dinner. As I was heading _________, I saw a huge truck in the middle of the road .
There had been a(n) ___________ and there were many police _____________around. I turned around and decided to go to a nearby mall. However, I __________ the road that led to the mall. Then I saw a restaurant that sold chicken noodles. I went inside and the ________, who was the owner, served me
the most delicious bowl of chicken noodles ever. I had made a(n) _____________ discovery! I’m so glad that I ___________ my plan to go to the market.
cancel
miss
west
accident
lady
officer
market
unexpected
market
west
accident
officers
missed
lady
unexpected
cancelled
朝西开车
Think of ways to finish the answers.
1. A: Why didn’t you hand in your science homework?
B: Before I could start working on it, ______________________.

2. A: Why didn’t you take a shower this morning?
B: By the time I got up, __________________________________.
3. A: Why did you have to walk home from school?
B: By the time I left my school, ___________________________.
上交
work on…从事；忙于…
hand out
分发
=
give out
give away
捐赠
give up
放弃
work out
解决
Unit 12 Life is full of the unexpected.
Section B 2a–2e
1a Put these words in the correct
columns in the chart.
fool invite
costume embarrassed
go off call
get dressed empty
show up realize
change clock
tired stay up
n. （特定场合穿的）服装；装束
adj. 窘迫的，害羞的
fool
costume
change
clock
fool invite
go off
get dressed
show up
realize change stay up
embarrassed
tired
empty
I was waiting for the school bus but it didn’t come. Then I ________ it was Saturday.
2. I woke up late this morning. I had to
really ______ to get to school on time.
rush realize invite show up stay up
realized
rush
Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the words or phrases.
3. There’s a good TV show tonight but
it’s at 1:00 am. I don’t want to
_________ that late.
4. Sally _______ me to her birthday
party. It’s at her house on Saturday.
5. Do you know where John is? He was
going to meet me earlier but he didn’t
_________.
rush realize invite show up stay up
stay up
invited
show up
Last Friday night, my friend invited me to his birthday party……
1b Tell your partner something that
happened to you recently. Use
two or more words in 1a.
Pair Work
What did you do on Last April Fool’s Day?
April Fool’s Day
A: Have you ever played jokes on others, especially on April Fool’s Day?
B: …

A: Have you ever been fooled by others?
B: …
Pair work
开玩笑
被愚弄
It’s on April 1st.
Joe
Nick
Dave
1c Dave, Nick and Joe are talking
about April Fool’s Day. Listen and
write each person’s name under
the correct picture.
1. ______ a costume party
2. ______ my alarm went off
3. ______ stayed up all night
4. ______ was tired
5. ______ was really embarrassed
6. ______ the other kids showed up
D
N
J
J
D
N
1d Listen again. Who says each of the
phrases below? Write D for Dave,
N for Nick and J for Joe.
A: What happened to Dave on April Fool’s Day?
B: Well, a friend invited him to a costume party, ….
1e Tell April Fool’s Day stories in
your group. Use the information
in 1c and 1d.
Group work
1.开某人的玩笑
play jokes on sb.
2.尽可能…
as adj/adv. as one can/could
= as adj/adv. as possible.
3.卖光
sell out
4.被卖光
be sold out
(sell—sold--sold)
5.过去将来时结构：
would+动原
常用于主过从过的从句中，表示从过去看将要发生的事情。
6. 减肥
lose weight
7.到…末为止
by the end of..
8.邀请某人去某处
invite sb. to spl.
9.邀请某人做某事
invite sb. to do sth.
10.（与某人）结婚
marry sb.
=be/get married (to sb.)
2a Have you ever played jokes on others,
especially on Aril Fool’s Day? Have
you ever been fooled by others? Tell
your story to your partner.
Practice
Task 1
Read the passage quickly. Then answer the question:
How many stories are mentioned in this passage?
Four
Task 2
Read the passage quickly and match each paragraph with the main idea.
Paragraph 1 The most famous trick played
Paragraph 2 Examples of funny stories that happened on April Fool's Day
Paragraph 3 An introduction to April Fool's Day
Paragraph 4 A sad story that happened on April Fool's Day
(
)
(
)
宣布
意大利面条
骗局
恶作剧
玩笑
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
2.不再
3. 尽可能…

4.整个国家
5. 卖光
被卖光
种植意大利面的农民
（1）Why did the supermarkets run out of spaghetti one April Fool’s Day?

（2）What did the TV show say the special water could do?
Because a reporter announced that there would be no more spaghetti and the spaghetti farmer in Italy had stopped growing spaghetti .Many People ran to their local supermarkets to buy as much spaghetti as they could.
It could help people lose weight.
6.….的发现
7.过去将来时结构：


8. 减肥
9.到…末为止
10. 找出；查明（真相）
as adj/adv. as one can/could
= as adj/adv. as possible.

sell out
be sold out
(sell—sold--sold)
Eg: I can’t buy rice. Because it was sold out.
would+动原
常用于主过从过的从句中，表示从过去看将要发生的事情。
lose weight
by the end of..
Eg: He said he would leave for Bejing.
发生
1.开某人的玩笑
play jokes on sb.
(
)
(
)
宣布
意大利面条
骗局
花招
玩笑
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
到…上
阅读第二个故事，判断句子正（T）误（F）。
（1）A famous star invited his girlfriend onto his show.
（2）He really wanted to marry his girlfriend but she refused.
（3）The little joke had a very happy ending.
F
T
F
11.结束做某事
12. 邀请某人去某处
邀请某人做某事
13.在愚人节
14. （与某人）结婚

15 有一个快乐的结局
16.被取消
end up doing sth.
invite sb. to spl.
invite sb. to do sth.

marry sb.
be/get married (to sb.)

be canceled
(
)
(
)
宣布
意大利面条
骗局
花招
玩笑
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
到…上
In October, 1938
Orson Welles
奥森.威尔斯
He announced on his radio program that aliens from Mars had landed on the earth.
By the time police officers announced that the story was a hoax, thousands of people had left their homes.
而不是
通过广播
穿越
数百
数千
恐慌
1. One April Fool’s Day, a reporter in England announced that there would be no more spaghetti because the spaghetti farmers in Italy had stopped growing spaghetti.

2. By the time people realized that the story was a hoax, all of the spaghetti across the country had been sold out.

3. By the end of the day, more than 10,000 people had phoned the TV station to find out how to get this water.

4. By the time police officers announced that the story was a hoax, thousands of people had left their homes.
Learn these sentences by heart.
2c Read the passage carefully and
answer these questions.
1. Why did the supermarkets run out of spaghetti one April Fool’s Day?
A reporter announced that there would be no more spaghetti as spaghetti farmers in Italy had stopped growing spaghetti.
Careful reading
2. What did the TV show say the special
water could do?
3. Why did the TV star’s joke have a bad
ending?
It was said that the special water would help people lose weight.
He lost both his girlfriend and his show.
4. When did Orson Welles tell people about aliens from Mars landing on the earth?

5. Why did so many people believe Orson Welles?
It was in October 1938.
Orson Welles made it sound so real that hundreds of people believed the story.
6. Which of these stories is the most
believable? Which is the least believable?
Why?

7. Would you be fooled by any of these stories?
I think the story of a famous movie star is the most believable. The story of aliens from Mars is the least believable. Because the movie star is living with people. People never see any aliens on the earth.
After reading
2d.Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the verbs in brackets.
After the spaghetti story _____________ (appear) in the news, everyone ______________ (rush) to the supermarkets.
By the time people ____________ (find out) the story was not true, all the spaghetti in the supermarkets ___________________ (disappear).
By the time the day __________ (end), more than 10,000 people ____________ (call) the TV station to ask about the special water.
By the time the show ____________ (end), the TV star ___________ (lose) his girlfriend.
By the time police officers ____________ (tell) the country that the story was a hoax, many people _________________ (run away) from their homes.
appeared
rushed
found out
had disappeared
ended
had called
ended
had lost
told
had run away
1. fool n. 傻瓜；愚人；受骗者
vt. 愚弄，欺骗；
e.g. He was fooled by his friend on
April Fool’s Day.
愚人节那天他被他的朋友愚弄了。
Language points
2. embarrassed adj. 局促不安的；为难
的；尴尬的；窘迫的
e.g. He looked a bit embarrassed.
他看起来有点尴尬。
embarrassing adj. 使人尴尬的，
令人为难的
e.g. That was an embarrassing situation
for me.
那种情形让我难堪。
3. sell out 卖完；售完；出售
e.g. The next day the bookshops sold out.
第二天书店就卖断了货。
4. discovery n. 发现，发觉；（剧情的）
发展；被发现的事物
e.g. He knows that he had made a real
discovery.
他知道他已经发现了一件真正的珍
品。
5. marry v. “嫁，娶，结婚”
e.g. Henry didn’t marry until he was
over fifty．
亨利直到过了50岁才结婚。
(1) marry sb. 表示“嫁给某人”、“娶了某
人”或“和某人结婚”
(2) get/be married to sb.
e.g. John is going to marry Jane.
约翰要和简结婚了。
6. The other kids showed up.
show up 露面，到场； （使）看得见
e.g. We waited until five o’clock, but he
did not show up.
我们一直等到了5点，但是他始终没
有露面。
7. Many April Fool’s jokes may end up being not very funny.
end up (doing sth.)（以…）结束；最终成为；最后处于
e.g. Every time she tried to argue with
her husband, she ended up crying
her eyes out.
每回她试着和她丈夫争辩，她总是
以流泪结束。
end up sth. 表示“结束某事”。
e.g. The scientist ended up his speech at
last.
那个科学家最后结束了演讲。
end up sth. 表示“结束某事”。
e.g. The scientist ended up his speech at
last.
那个科学家最后结束了演讲。
end up sth. 表示“结束某事”。
e.g. The scientist ended up his speech at
last.
那个科学家最后结束了演讲。
end up with sth. （以……）结束
e.g. The students began with speaking
English, but ended up with speaking
Chinese.
同学们以说英语开始，却以说汉语结
束。
1.开某人的玩笑
play jokes on sb.
2.尽可能…
as adj/adv. as one can/could
= as adj/adv. as possible.
3.卖光
sell out
4.被卖光
be sold out
(sell—sold--sold)
5.过去将来时结构：
would+动原
常用于主过从过的从句中，表示从过去看将要发生的事情。
6. 减肥
lose weight
7.到…末为止
by the end of..
8.邀请某人去某处
invite sb. to spl.
9.邀请某人做某事
invite sb. to do sth.
10.（与某人）结婚
marry sb.
=be/get married (to sb.)
Homework
1. 与组长背诵本单元知识。
2.听写本单元所有单词
3. 课时练习题（部分习题）。
Thank you!