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课件网) Unit 12 Life is full of the unexpected! Section A (3a-3c) P91 Learning objectives To improve your reading skills To learn some new words and phrases: alive, above…. Life was like a box of chocolates, you never know what you're going to get. --Forest Gump Sometimes the bad thing what you think is not necessarily a bad thing. Life is full of the unexpected. A Very Lucky Man Today I will tell you about some unexpected events that happened to me. Pre-reading Question: Which two events does the writer mention Para 1 Para 2 The earthquake in New Zealand The September 11 attack in New York How much do you know about the two events Fast reading On September 11th, 2001, terrorists (恐怖分子)hijacked (劫持）four planes in the United States. They flew into the World Trade Center in New York City, causing the 110-story twin towers to collapse（倒塌). In all, nearly 3000 people were killed. The September 11 attack in New York A 6.3-magnitude （震级） earthquake hit New Zealand’s second largest city on 22 February. According to the news report, at least 123 had died,about two hundred people was missing! The earthquake in New Zealand The September 11 attack in New York Para. 1 When Where What（happened) How（missed) September 11, 2001 two blocks east from his office the first plane had already hit his office building. got a coffee first and was not in the office Careful reading The earthquake in New Zealand Para. 2 When Where (wanted to go) What（happened) How（missed) February 21, 2011 New Zealand missed the plane and then heard about the earthquake in New Zealand alarm didn't go off and he overslept Careful reading 大本P133 Read and choose the best answers. ( )1.The World Trade Center ____. A. was destroyed on September 11, 2001 B. got destroyed by one plane C. was hit by a fire caused by some workers D. was in the center of London ( )2.The writer planned to go to New Zealand for _____. A. study B. business C. a holiday D.an interview A C ACBDA ( )3.The reason why the writer missed his plane to New Zealand was that _____. A. he predicted a coming tragedy and tried to avoid it B. there was something wrong with his alarm clock C. he decided to travel somewhere else D. it was so late that the airport had been closed already when he arrived ( )4. Which of the following is NOT true A. The writer missed the two events by accident. B. An earthquake happened in New Zealand on February 21, 2011. C. The writer felt lucky about missing the plane to New Zealand when he heard the news the next morning. D. The writer used to work as a waiter in a coffee house. B D ( )5.The passage mainly describes _____. A. the writer's two unexpected experiences B. why the two tragedies happened and how to avoid them C. how terrible the writer felt about almost being killed twice D. two horrible events which took place in the US and New Zealand A Life Is Full of the Unexpected In May 2001, I found a job in New York at ... ...
