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课件网) Unit 12 Unit 12 Life is full of the unexpected. Life is full of the unexpected. Section A 3a-3c Learning objectives： By the end of this class, we will be able to: learn to talk about past events with simple past tense and past perfect tense. know something detail about 9.11 attacks and the earthquake in New Zealand; retell one of the story according to the key words. This is Frane Selak. He is called the luckiest man in the world. Let me tell you his story. 弗拉诺 塞拉克 “世界上最幸运的人” Step 1 lead in What do you think of Selak’s life experience His life is full of the unexpected. I know another woman who has similar experience as his. Let’s read! Step 1 lead in Step 2 prediction What can we know from the title and the picture A. How to keep safe B. How to keep calm when you are in danger C. Something unexpected happened to the writer. Step 3 fast reading How many unexpected things did the writer mentioned The writer mentioned ____ unexpected things in the passage. two There are two paragraphs in the passage. Step 3 fast reading When Where What On _____ _____ On _____ _____ In _____ In _____ The earthquake The September 11 attack September 11, 2001 February 21, 2011 New York New Zealand Step 4 careful reading How did the writer end up missing both events end up doing sth 以...结束 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 her flight, so the writer avoided the earthquake in New Zealand. Step 4 careful reading -- para.1 In May 2001, I found a job in New York at the World Trade Center. On September 11, 2001, I arrived at my building at around 8:30 a.m. I was about to go up when I decided to get a coffee first. I went to my favorite coffee place even though it was two blocks east from my office. As I was waiting in line with other office workers, I heard a loud sound. Before I could join the others outside to see what was going on, the first plane had already hit my office building. We stared in disbelief at the black smoke rising above the burning building. I felt lucky to be alive. The September 11 attack Step 4 careful reading Read Para.1 carefully and answer the questions. 1) When did the writer arrive at the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001 2) What did the writer decide to do first before going up 3) When were the buildings hit 4) Did the writer see everything 5) How did the writer feel Step 4 careful reading -- para.1 In May 2001, I found a job in New York at the World Trade Center. On September 11, 2001, I arrived at my building at around 8:30 a.m. I was about to go up when I decided to get a coffee first. I went to my favorite coffee place even though it was two blocks east from my office. As I was waiting in line with other office workers, I heard a loud sound. Before I could join the others outside to see what was going on, the first plane had already hit my office ... ...
