1、Unit 12Life is full of the unexpected.Section A3a4cWhat do you know about these pictures?How about these pictures?3a Read the passage and fill the chart.How did the writer end up missing both events?Incident Date placeThe World Trade Center was hit by a plane.September 11,2001 In New YorkHe decided
2、to get a coffee first from a coffee place two blocks away.Earthquake February 22,2011 In New ZealandHe missed his plane to New Zealand.3b Find words from the passage with opposite meanings to the words below. Then write a sentence with each word.1. lost : _ _ 2. west :_ _3. below:_ _4. dead :_ _5. e
3、mpty:_ _foundeastI found the money on the floor.The sun rises in the east.There was a large bird flying above us.aboveHis family was so happy to hear that he was still alive.alivefull The train was so full that I couldnt get it on at all.Language point1. I was about to go up when I decided to get a
4、coffee first.be about to 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。 One of my friends is about to have her second baby. 我 的一个朋友 马上 就要生第二个小孩了。Language point2. We stared in disbelief at the black smoke rising above the burning building. stare v. 盯着看， 凝视 .表示看得比较仔细，有时候也带有吃惊的意味去看，常与 at, into连用。Do
5、nt stare at me like that.别 那样盯着我看 。She looked at him in disbelief. 她全然不信地看着他。in disbelief 不相信 ，疑惑， 怀疑Language point2. We stared in disbelief at the black smoke rising above the burning building. above 意为 “ 在 之上 ”The moon is now above the trees.月亮 正位于树梢上。【 辨析 】 above， on, over的用法above over on表示 相对高度，
6、不一定是在正上方，它的反义词 是below. 表示在垂直之上，其反义词是 under. 表示与表面接触。Language point3. I felt lucky to be alive. 能活下来我感到很幸运。alive (not dead) 形容词，意为 “ 活着的，活的 ,有生命的，还出气的 ” ，可指人也可指物。【 辨析 】 alive, living, live与 livelyLanguage point3. The 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。t
7、ill 意为 “ 到，直到 ” ，相当于 until. 用于肯定句时 , 主句的动词只用延续性的 ，它 所表示的动作一直延续到 till或 until表示 的时间 为止，意为 “ 直到 为止 ” 。She watched TV till her mother came back. 她 看电视直到她母亲回来。 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 till或 until所表示的时间才发生，意为 “ 直到 （才） ” 。She didnt watch TV till her mother came back. 直到 她母亲回来她才（开始）看电视。3c R
8、etell one of the events to your partner. Use these words and phrases to help you.stare in disbelief take o unexpected burn above alive till/until arrive at be about to even thoughOn September 11, 2001, I arrived at my .Grammar focusLanguage pointhad +动词的过去 分词一、结构二、用法1.表示 过去某一时间或动作之前已经发生或 完成 的动作或存在的状
9、态。句中常用 by, before, when, until等词引导时间状语 。它 是以过去某一时间为起点，所以过去 完成时 是一个相对的时态，表示的是 “ 过去的过去 ” 。只有和过去某时间或某动作相比较时才能 用到它。Most of the guests had left when he arrived at the party. 当 他到达晚会时，他发现大多数客人 已经离开 了。 2. 过去完成时还可表示过去某一时刻之前发生的动作或状态持续到过去某个时间或持续下去，常与 for, since等词连用。When Jack arrived, Mary had been away for al
10、most an hour. 当 杰克到时，玛丽已经离开快一个小时了。实战演练用所给词的适当形式填空。1. When I got there the bus _ (go). 2. By the time I got to class, the teacher_ (start) teaching. 3. We _ (learn) over 1,000 words by the end of last term.4. I _ (clean) the room before hearrived here. had gonehad startedhad learnthad cleaned4a Make
11、sentences using by the time or before.1.Tim went into the bathroom. Mary got up._2.The co ee became cold. I put cream in the co ee._3.The teacher collected the math homework. I got to school._4.I completed the work for my boss. The workday ended._5.The movie started. I arrived at the cinema._6.My mo
12、ther finished making the apple pie. I got home from my language course._By the time Mary got up, Tim had already gone into the bathroom.Before I put cream in the coffee, the coffee had become cold.By the time I got to school, the teacher had collected the math homework.I had completed the work for m
13、y boss before the workday ended.The movie had started before I arrived at the cinema.By the time I got home from my language course, my mother had finished making the apple pie.4b Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the words in the box.1. By the time I arrived at the party, everyone else_
14、already _ .2.When he put the noodles into a bowl, he realized he _to add the green beans.3. By the time my mother came back from the market, I _already _the door to go for my piano lesson.4. Before she got to the airport, she _ about the earthquake.5. When she _ the movie theater, she remembered she
15、 had forgotten to feed her dog. 6. Before she got a chance to say goodbye, he _ the building.rush out forget arrive atgo into show up find outhad shown uphad forgottenhadfound outarrived athad gone intorushed out4c Write two true statements and one false statement about your day yesterday. Then ask
16、your classmates to guess the false statement.1. By the time I left for school in the morning,_ 2. By the end of the school day,_ 3. By dinner time, I _Exercise根据汉语提示写出下面句中所缺的单词。1. I got up early this morning because I didnt want to _(错过 ) the early bus. 2. The drop in prices was quiet _ (出乎意料的 ). 3.
17、 The _ (工人 ) fell down and got hurt.4. The plane was flying _ (在上面 ) the clouds. 5. The river goes through the city from _ (西 ) to east.missunexpectedworkerabovewestExercise用方框中词的适当形式完成下面的句子。market burn above miss unexpected pie 1. I got up late and _ the early bus this morning. 2. The mountain is 1
18、,000 meters _ the sea level. 3. My daughter went with me to the _ and bought clothes. 4. His wife made some apple _ for supper.5. He became worried when he heard of the _ news. missedabovemarketpiesunexpectedExercise按要求完成下面的句子。1. She has gone to Shanghai. (用 by the time改写句子 )2. By the time I arrived
19、, Tom had finished the work. (对画线部分提问 )3. Jenny had already cleaned the room when I called her. (改为否定句 ) 4. He had left before she could say a word. (改为一般疑问句 ) She had gone to Shanghai by the time I arrived there. What had Tom done by the time you arrived? Jenny hadnt cleaned the room when I called her.Had he left before she could say a word? Homework 老师可以在这里布置作业噢
