Unit_12_Life_is_full_of_the_unexpected_Section_A_3a-3c

1、Unit 12Life is full of the unexpected.What do you know about these pictures?How about these pictures?“911事件”又称“911恐怖袭击事件”、“美国911事件”等，指的是美国东部时间2001年9月11日上午（北京时间9月11日晚上）恐怖分子劫持的4架民航客机撞击美国纽约世界贸易中心和华盛顿五角大楼的历史事件。包括美国纽约地标性建筑世界贸易中心双塔在内的6座建筑被完全摧毁，其它23座高层建筑遭到破坏，美国国防部总部所在地五角大楼也遭到袭击。美国东部时间2001年9月11日早晨8:40，四架美国国

2、内民航航班几乎被同时劫持，其中两架撞击位于纽约曼哈顿的世界贸易中心，一架飞机袭击了首都华盛顿美国国防部所在地五角大楼。而第四架被劫持飞机在宾西法尼亚州坠毁，据事后调查失事前机上乘客试图从劫机者手中重夺飞机控制权。这架被劫持飞机目标不明，但相信劫机者撞击目标是美国国会或白宫（事后对参与策划袭击的恐怖分子进行审问的结果表明，恐怖袭击的第四个目标是国会大厦，而在此之前美国官方一直怀疑的目标是美国白宫）。纽约世界贸易中心的两幢110层摩天大楼（双子塔）在遭到攻击后相继倒塌，除此之外，世贸中心附近5幢建筑物也因地震而坍塌损毁、五角大楼遭到局部破坏、部分结构坍塌，袭击事件令曼哈顿岛上空布满尘烟。“911”

3、事件在911事件中共有2998人遇难，其中2974人被官方证实死亡，另外还有24人下落不明。遇难人员名单中包括：四架飞机上的全部乘客共246人，世贸中心2603人，五角大楼125人。共有411名救援人员在此事件中殉职。Read the passage and answer the questions.1. Which two events does the writer mention?2. How did the writer end up missing both events?end up 结束，告终结束，告终 finish +n./pron./v-ingend up with 以以.告

4、终，告终， up可以省去可以省去反义词组 begin withLife Is Full of the Unexpected 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 thoug

5、h 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 couldjoin the others outside to see what was goingon, the first plane had already hit my office building. We stared in disbelief at the black smoke rising above the burning bui

6、lding. I felt lucky to be alive. Almost 10 years later, I woke up at 10:00 a.m. on February 21, 2011 and realized that my alarm never went off. I jumped out of bed and went straight to the airport. But by the time I got to the airport, my plane to New Zealand had already taken off. “This is the firs

7、t holiday Ive taken in a year, and now I ve missed my plane. What bad luck!” I thought to myself. The other planes were full so I had to wait till the next day. The next morning, I heard about the earthquake in New Zealand the day before. My bad luckHad unexpectedly turned into a good thing. Which t

8、wo events does the writer mention? The writer mentions the September 11 attack in New York and the earthquake in New Zealand.2. How did the writer end up missing both events?The writer went to get a coffee first and was not in the office when the plane hit the World Trade Center. He or she had overs

9、lept and missed his or her flight, so he/she is able to avoid the earthquake. Life is full of the unexpected.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

10、. I went to my favorite coffee place even though it was two blocks east from be about to 忙于；即将做某事。忙于；即将做某事。侧重于表示动作马上就要发生，常与when引导的从句连用，但不与具体的时间状语连用。 even though 即使，即使， 虽然，虽然， 尽尽管，管， 用于引导让步状语从句。用于引导让步状语从句。 n. 街区街区expected adj. 预期的出乎预料的Hurry up, Tom! The train is _ to start. A. about B. with C. for D.

11、 At( ) I dont like vegetables _ they are good for my health. A. because B. even though C. after all D. so that 拓展拓展】even if / even though/ though 三者都可以引导让步状语从三者都可以引导让步状语从句。句。Even if =even though“即使、纵然即使、纵然”引出的从句叙述的是假设或引出的从句叙述的是假设或把握很大的事情把握很大的事情though “虽然虽然”，引出的从句叙述的是事实，引出的从句叙述的是事实。I will try even if

12、 I may fail. 即使失败，即使失败，我也要尝试一下。我也要尝试一下。Though it was very late, he went on working. 虽然很晚了，他还继续工虽然很晚了，他还继续工作。作。注注 though 和和but 不不能同时出现在句中。能同时出现在句中。A BLanguage pointsLife is full of the unexpected. 生活充满了生活充满了意外。意外。 the unexpected 为名词化的形容词，意为名词化的形容词，意为为 “出乎意料的事出乎意料的事”。 英语中，有些形英语中，有些形容词与定冠词容词与定冠词the连用，表

13、示一类人或事连用，表示一类人或事物，在句子中起名词的作用。物，在句子中起名词的作用。例：例：the homeless (无家可归者无家可归者) the disabled(残疾人残疾人) the unwanted( 无人认领物品无人认领物品) 当名词化的形容词用作当名词化的形容词用作主语主语时，谓语动词的时，谓语动词的单复数形式取决于它们所表示的概念的单复单复数形式取决于它们所表示的概念的单复数情况。数情况。 多数多数情况下，表示一类人或物品时，情况下，表示一类人或物品时，谓语动词用谓语动词用复数复数；少数少数情况下，当指抽象概情况下，当指抽象概念或不可数的物品及事件时，谓语动词用念或不可数的物

14、品及事件时，谓语动词用单单数数。 例：例：The sick are always taken good care of in that hospital. 在那家医院里病人们总是受在那家医院里病人们总是受到很好的照顾。到很好的照顾。(the sick=the sick people) 2. By the time I got to the airport, my plane to New Zealand had already taken off. 当我到机场时，飞往新西兰的飞机已经起当我到机场时，飞往新西兰的飞机已经起飞了。飞了。 “by the time”表示表示“_”，引导时间状语从句。

15、如果从句中用了引导时间状语从句。如果从句中用了_，主语中常用，主语中常用_；如果主句中用了将来时，从句中常用如果主句中用了将来时，从句中常用_表将来。表将来。 例：例：By the time I_, he _already_. 当我起床时，他已经离开了。当我起床时，他已经离开了。 当当/到到时时一般过去时一般过去时过去完成时过去完成时一般现在时一般现在时got uphadleftHe will be a teacher by the time he _twenty. 到他二十岁时，他会成为一名教师。到他二十岁时，他会成为一名教师。is by now 表示表示“到现在为止到现在为止”，通常，通常

16、与与 现在完成时连用。现在完成时连用。例：例：By now I have collected 200 dolls. 到现在为止，我已收集了二百个到现在为止，我已收集了二百个 布娃娃。布娃娃。 2. We stared in disbelief at the black smoke rising above the burning building. 我们我们难以置信地看着燃烧的建筑物升起的黑烟。难以置信地看着燃烧的建筑物升起的黑烟。 above 意为意为“在在之上之上” 作介词作介词 ，意为，意为“在在上面；超过；优上面；超过；优于于”。例：例：The moon is now above th

17、e trees. 月亮正位于树梢上。月亮正位于树梢上。They are childrenabove six years old. 他们是六岁以上的孩子。他们是六岁以上的孩子。above，on, over的用法的用法 aboveoverona. above的意思是的意思是“在在之上；高于之上；高于”，表表 示相对高度，示相对高度，不一定是在正上方不一定是在正上方，它的反，它的反 义词是义词是below. 例：例：The plane flew above the clouds. 飞机在云层上面飞行。飞机在云层上面飞行。 b. over的意思是的意思是“在在之上之上”，表示在，表示在垂直垂直之之 上

18、上，其反义词是，其反义词是under. 例：例：There is a bridge over the river. 河上有座桥。河上有座桥。 c. on的意思是的意思是“在在上面上面”，表示，表示与表面接与表面接触触。 例：例：He put the book on the desk. 他把书放在课桌上。他把书放在课桌上。 (2) burn 动词，有两个基本意思。动词，有两个基本意思。 燃烧；点燃；发光燃烧；点燃；发光 例：例：We burn coal to keep warm. 我们烧煤取暖。我们烧煤取暖。 烧伤；烧焦；烫伤；晒黑烧伤；烧焦；烫伤；晒黑例：例： The child got bu

19、rnt while playing with fire. 那小孩玩火时，把自己烧伤了。那小孩玩火时，把自己烧伤了。3. I felt lucky to be alive.我感到很幸运能活下来。我感到很幸运能活下来。 alive (not dead) 形容词，意为形容词，意为“活着的，活活着的，活 的的,有生命的，还出气的有生命的，还出气的” ，可指人也可指物。，可指人也可指物。【拓展拓展】 burn away烧掉烧掉 Half of the candle had burnt away. 蜡烛已烧掉一半了。蜡烛已烧掉一半了。burn down 渐渐烧完渐渐烧完burn v. burn v. 着火

20、，燃烧着火，燃烧(burnt, burnt / burned, burned) burning adj. burning adj. 着火的；燃烧的着火的；燃烧的He was trapped in a burning house. He was trapped in a burning house. 他被困在正在燃烧的房屋里。他被困在正在燃烧的房屋里。( ) Teachers are often compared to _ candles. A. burnt B. is burning C. burns D. burning alive, living, live与与livelyalive活着的

21、活着的, 活的活的, 有生有生命的命的, 还出气的还出气的可指人也可可指人也可指物指物 表语表语, 后置后置定语定语, 宾补宾补 living 活着活着, 尚在人间尚在人间, 健健在的在的 指人或物指人或物定语或表语定语或表语live活着的，活生生的活着的，活生生的,现场直播的现场直播的指物，不指指物，不指人人 定语定语lively 活泼的活泼的, 活跃的活跃的, 充充满生气的满生气的可指人，也可指人，也可指物可指物定语定语He is alive. people aliveHe is living. living peoplea live fish a lively girl卓越卓越舜耕舜耕舜

22、德弘远舜德弘远 耕学载道耕学载道 我感到很幸运还活着。我感到很幸运还活着。 I felt lucky to _ _. be alive He is the_ image of his father.(比喻义比喻义,不用不用alive) 他活象他父亲他活象他父亲 She is a _ girl. 她是一个活泼的女孩她是一个活泼的女孩 living livelyMy mother bought a _ fish in the morning. 我妈妈今天早上买了一只活鱼。我妈妈今天早上买了一只活鱼。 live找到工作找到工作到达到达将要上楼将要上楼即使即使办公室往东两个街区办公室往东两个街区和其他

23、同事一起排队和其他同事一起排队等候等候凝视，盯着看凝视，盯着看怀疑的，难以置信的怀疑的，难以置信的正在燃烧的大楼正在燃烧的大楼能活着我感到很幸运能活着我感到很幸运写出写出 第一段短语句子：第一段短语句子：found a jobarrived at was about to go upeven thoughstared atin disbeliefthe burning building alivetwo blocks east from my officewas waiting in line with other office workersI felt lucky to be alive3

24、. My alarm clock didnt go off! 我的闹钟没响。我的闹钟没响。 go off 意为意为“_”。 例：例：Something was wrong with my alarm clock and it didnt _. 我的闹钟出毛病了，它没有响。我的闹钟出毛病了，它没有响。 go by 意为意为“(时间时间)过去；消逝过去；消逝”。 Time goes by second by second. 时间一秒秒地消逝。时间一秒秒地消逝。 go on 意为意为“继续继续”。 Please go on working. 请继续工作。请继续工作。发出响声发出响声gooff6. T

25、he other planes were full so I had to wait till the next day. 别的飞机也满员了，因此我不得不等到第二天。别的飞机也满员了，因此我不得不等到第二天。 till 意为意为“_”，相当于，相当于_. 用于肯定句时用于肯定句时, 主句的动词只用延续性的，它所表主句的动词只用延续性的，它所表 示的动作一直延续到示的动作一直延续到till或或until表示的时间为止，意表示的时间为止，意 为为“_”。 She watched TV _ her mother came back. 她看电视直到她母亲回来。她看电视直到她母亲回来。到，直到到，直到u

26、ntil直到直到为止为止till 用于否定句时，主句的动词一般是非延续性的，用于否定句时，主句的动词一般是非延续性的，也可以是延续性的，它所表示的动作直到也可以是延续性的，它所表示的动作直到till或或until所表示的时间才发生，意为所表示的时间才发生，意为“直到直到（才）（才）”。She didnShe didnt watch TV till her mother came back. 直到她母亲回来她才（开始）直到她母亲回来她才（开始）看电视。看电视。( ( )-Mark, you look so tired. -Oh, I worked _ it was 12 oclock last

27、night. A. unless B. after C. till D. as till比until语气轻， until一般用于正式文体中醒来醒来发出响声发出响声直接去机场直接去机场已经起飞了已经起飞了真不幸！真不幸！我心里想我心里想woke upwent offhad taken offWhat bad luck!went to straightI thought to myself我的坏运气意外的变成了一件好事情我的坏运气意外的变成了一件好事情My bad luck had unexpectedly turned into a good thing. 写出第二段短语句子：写出第二段短语句子

28、：IncidentDatePlaceHow did the writer end up missing both events?12The World Trade Center was hit bya planeSeptember 11,2001In New YorkHe decided to get a coffee first from a coffee place two blocks away.EarthquakeFebruary 22,2011In New ZealandHe missed his planeto New Zealand.3b Find words from the

29、passage with opposite meanings to the words below. Then write a sentence with each word. lost : _ _ 2. west :_ _ foundeastI found the money on the floor.The sun rises in the east.3. below:_ _4. dead :_ _5. empty:_ _There was a large bird flying above us.aboveHis family was so happy to hear that he was still alive.alivefullThe train was so full that I couldnt get on at all.stare in disbelief take off unexpected burn above alive till/until arrive at be about to even though3c Retell one of the events to your partner. Use these words and phrases to help you.e.g. On September 11, 2001,