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课件网) Unit 12 Life is full of the unexpected. Section A 3a-3c Learning Objectives 感知学习一些描述灾难的词汇和短语：block; in line with; worker; stare; disbelief; above; burn; burning; alive; airport; till; west…能够了解 9.11 袭击事件和新西兰地震；能够理解从哪些维度去介绍过去发生的事件。（学习理解） 理清阅读文本的主题以及基本结构；能够梳理每一段所谈论的细节信息，并结合关键词和句式对事件的发生进行复述。（应用实践） 运用一些核心关键词，对自己熟悉的或了解到的一些重大意外事件进行介绍，学会用目标语言描述过去的事件；能够理解到我们的生活中随时都有可能发生各种意外，我们需要做的是珍惜时间，珍惜当下。（迁移创新） 通过本课时学习，我们能够： 1 2 3 Life is full of the unexpected. lsraelis and Palestinians woke up to war. Life is full of the unexpected. Life is full of the unexpected. Kobe Bryant died from a helicopter crash. Do you know the meaning of “a blessing in disguise” It wasn’t until I experienced two unexpected events that I understood what that meant. Maybe something bad/ unexpected happened. What can you know from the title and the picture Which two events does the writer mention The earthquake in New Zealand The September 11 attack in New York What do you think of the writer Lucky Unlucky How did the writer end up missing both events On September 11, 2001, al-Qaeda(基地组织) launched a terrorist attack on the US. They hijacked (劫持) four passenger planes and planned to hit three targets. Two planes flew to crash into the World Trade Center, one to the Pentagon, and the last to Washington D.C. The last plane was the only one that missed its target because the passengers on the plane managed to overcome the hijackers. The most destructive attack was the one on the World Trade Center, which claimed 2,606 lives. Background Read Para.1 carefully and answer the questions. 1.When did the writer arrive at World Trade Center on September 11, 2001 2.What did the writer decide to do first 3.How far was the coffee place from his office 4.What happened to his office building 5.How did the writer feel after the event happened The writer arrived at World Trade Center at around 8:30 a.m. The writer decided to get a coffee first. It was two blocks east from his office. It was hit by a plane and black smoke rose above the burning building. The writer felt lucky to be alive. block [bl k] n. 街区 burn-burnt-burntv.燃烧 burning adj. 着火的；燃烧的 [ la v]adj. 活着；有生气的 [ b v] prep. 在…上面; adv. 在......上面 Read Para.1 again and finish the mind map. When Where How Feeling I felt lucky_____. I arrived at my building at around 8:30 a.m. I was _____ go up when I decided to _____. The coffee place was _____ from my office. miss event By the time I waited _____other office workers, the first plane _____my office building. We _____ at the black smoke rising above the burning building. about to get a coffee first in line with had hit two blocks east to be alive stared in disbelief the September 11 event i ... ...
