(
课件网) Unit 7 Life is full of the unexpected. Section A（3a-3c） 教学目标 Lead in 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. A huge earthquake happened in New Zealand on February 21, 2011. Many people died and lost their homes. Life is full of the unexpected. 生活充满了意外。 Read the passage quickly and answer the question. Which two events does the writer mention The September 11 attack in New York. The earthquake in New Zealand. 3a Fast reading What time did the writer arrive at the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001 Read Para 1 and find the answers to the questions. 2. What did the writer decide to do first 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 was the coffee place from his office 4. How did the writer feel Careful reading Read Para. 2 and make the correct order of the following sentences. A. I woke up at 10:00 a.m. on February 21, 2011 and realized that my alarm had never gone 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. 1 3 5 4 2 Read the passage again and complete the table. Incident Date Place How did the writer end up missing both events 1 The World Trade Center was hit by a plane 2 Earthquake Careful reading Life is like a box of chocolates, we never know what we're going to get. How should we deal with the unexpected things Think: Face Change Try Smile what we have to face what we can change to be more optimistic whatever we meet above 单词 含义 反义词 两物体之间的关系 above over on 在...上面 在...正上方 在...上面 不接触，不强调垂直 不接触，恰好垂直 表面接触 below under beneath e.g The moon was _____ the tree. 月亮在树的上方。 above 1. 世界贸易中心 2. 正要做某事 3. 即使；虽然 4. 与……成一排 5. 盯着 6. 怀疑地；不相信地 7. （闹钟）响起 8. 在……之前 9.错过了我的飞机 10. (飞机)起飞 11. 得知；听到关于 12. 变成 Translate the following expressions. the World Trade Center be about to do sth. even though stare at in disbelief go off by the time... miss my plane take off in line with... hear about turn into 1. lost: _____ _____ 2. west: _____ _____ 3. below: _____ _____ 4. dead: _____ _____ 5. empty: _____ _____ Find words from the passage with opposite meanings to the words below. Then write a sentence with each word. found east above alive 3b full Retell one of the events to your partner. Use these words and phrases to help you. 3c stare in disbelief take off unexpected burn above alive till/until arrive at be about to even though Even though life is full of the unexpected, life also is full of hope and energy. So we should ... ...
