Section A
3a
Unit 12 Life is full of the unexpected.
ring
get
go
leave
start
be
take
run
wake
rang rung
got gotten
went gone
left left
started started
was/were been
took taken
ran run
woke woken
Write down the past forms and the p.p. of the words
Tell the story:故事接龙
First of all , I overslept.
By the time …, my brother…
ran to school
ran back to school
When …,I realized …
got back to…, the bell
walked into, the teacher had started teaching
got outside, the bus..
When …,I realized…
school
home
I had a really … morning.
Can you translate the following into English?
上课迟到
发出响声
睡醒
穿衣
冲出门
刷牙
洗脸
捎 … 一程
be late for class
go off
wake up
put on
rush out the door
brush teeth
wash face
give … a lift
By the time Kevin got to the bus stop, the bus…
What would Kevin complain (抱怨) at that time about missing the bus ?
What bad luck (it is)!
=How bad the luck is!
His bad luck had unexpectedly turned into a good thing!
He felt lucky to miss that bus. He was still alive.
Life is full of the unexpected.
Which two events does the writer mention?
How did the writer end up missing both events?
Event of 9.11 in 2001.
The earthquake in New Zealand on Feb. 21, 2011
The writer went to get a coffee first and was not in the office when the plane hit the World Trade Center.
The writer overslept and missed his flight(航班), so he was able to avoid the earthquake.
划出3a中包含过去完成时的句子
细读3a，完成下面表格：
September 11, 2001
at my building
8:30 a.m
was about to
two blocks east
heard a loud sound
had already hit
stared in disbelief at
lucky to be alive
February 21, 2011
the airport
had already taken off
had unexpectedly turned into a good thing
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.
再读3a，尝试写出下列短语：
充满意想不到的事 ______________________
在大约上午8点半__________________
正要前往 _______________
到达 ___________________
尽管 _________________
在正着火的建筑物之上 __________________
感到幸运的活着 _______________
错过飞机 _____________________
full of unexpected events
at around 8:30 a.m.
be about to
arrive at
even though
above the burning building
feel lucky to be alive
miss the plane
Read and retell
Reading and retelling
stare
in disbelief
take off
unexpected
above
alive
till/until
arrive at
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：
— Did something unexpected ever happen to you?
— Yes!
— When did it happen?
— It happened on February 21, 2013.
— What happened to you?
— When I …
— How did you feel?
— What did you learn from it?
— …
Pair work