Unit 12 Life is full of unexpected.
Section A
Matt:Why were you late for school today,Kevin?
Kevin:My alarm clock didn't _____________! I kept sleeping,and when I ___________, it was already 8:00 a.m.!
Matt:Oh,no!
Kevin:So I just quickly ________ some clothes and _____________ the door.
Matt:You didn't ________________?
Kevin:No, I didn't even __________ or ___________! But before I ___________ the bus stop ,the bus had already left.
Matt:Then how did you get here?
go off
woke up
put on
rushed out
eat breakfast
brush my teeth
wash my face
got to
Kevin:Luckily ,Carl's dad saw me on the street and _________________ in his car.
Matt:Well, at least by the time you got to school,you were only five minutes late for the class.
give me a lift
the World Trade Center
On September 11,2001,something unexpected happened in America.
A plane hit the World Trade Center.
The buildings were burning.And the black smoke rose above the two buildings.
New Zealand
On Feb.21,2011,something unexpected happened in New Zealand.
Life is full of unexpected.
What time did the writer arrive at World Trade Center on September 11,2001?
What did the writer decide to do first?
How far away was the coffee place from his office?
A.I woke up at 10:00 a.m. on February 21,2011 and realized that my alarm never went off.
B.By the time I got to the airport ,my plane to New Zealand had already taken off.
C.The next morning,I heard about the earthquake in New Zealand the day before.
D.The other planes were full so I had to wait till the next day.
E. I jumped out of bed and went straight to the airport.
Unit 12 Life is full of unexpected.
Section B
过去完成时态
Past perfect Tense
过去完成时可以表示过去某一时刻
或某一动作之前完成的动作或呈现
的状态。也就是说发生在“过去的
过去”。
定义：
构成：had＋过去分词
常用的时间状语等标志词：
by, before, when, by the time等构成的短语或引导的从句。
Eg. 1)By the time she came to the bus stop, the bus had already gone.
2) We had finished the task before last midnight.
3) When I arrived at the post office, I found that I had left the letter at home
4) After I had finished my homework, I went to bed.
1.在我到家前，她已经睡了。
By the time I got home, she had already gone to bed.
2.到昨天晚上时消息已传遍全球。
By yesterday evening the news had spread through the world.
A story
Yesterday my friends invited me to a costume party.
I dressed up like Snow White.
I sang and danced with my friends at the party. I enjoyed myself at first .But then I didn't hold my cup of coffee carefully.It dropped on the floor.The coffee splashed on my dress.I was so embarrassed, and my face turned red.
1c
b.Joe
c.Nick
d.Dave
1d
1.D
2.N
3.J
4.J
5.D
6.N
April Fools' Day
April Fools' Day is a day to play jokes on others, No one knows how this holiday began but people think it first started in France.
In the 16 th century, people celebrated New Year's Day from March 25 to April 1. In the mid—1560s King Charles IX changed it from March 25 to January 1. But some people still celebrated in on April 1, so others called them April Fools.
Each country celebrates April Fools' Day differently. In France, people call the April Fools “April Fish”. They tape a paper fish to their friends' backs to fool them. When he or she finds this , they shout “April Fish!”
In England, people play jokes only in the morning. You are a “noodle” if someone fools you. In Scotland, April Fools' Day is 48 hours long. They call an April Fool “April Gowk”. Gowk is another name for a cuckoo bird.
In the America, people play small jokes on their friends and any other people on the first of Aprol. They may point down to your shoe and say, “ Your shoelace is untied.” If you believe them and look down to see, you are an April Fool then.