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Unit 12

Unit 12. Life is full of the unexpected. Section A 3a-3c. Could you please make sentences with these words and phrases below?. 1.unexpected 2.by the time 3.backpack 4.oversleep. adj. 出乎意料的. 在 …… 以前. n . 背包. v . 睡过头；睡得太久. Retell Mary’s bad day.

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  1. Unit 12 Life is full of the unexpected. Section A 3a-3c

  2. Could you please make sentences with these words and phrases below? 1.unexpected 2.by the time 3.backpack 4.oversleep adj.出乎意料的 在……以前 n. 背包 v. 睡过头；睡得太久

  3. Retell Mary’s bad day.

  4. 3aRead the passage and answer the questions. • Which two events does the writer • mention? • 2. How did the writer end up missing • both events?

  5. 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. 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

  6. building. We stared in disbelief at the black smoke rising above the burning building. 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

  7. is the first holiday I’ve 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 luck Had unexpectedly turned into a good thing.

  8. Answer the questions • Which two 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/she had over slept and missed his/her flight, so he/she is able to avoid the earthquake.

  9. 3bFind 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. empty: found east above alive full

  10. 1. I found the money on the floor. 2. The sun rises in the east. 3. There was a large bird flying above us. 4. His family was so happy to hear he was still alive. 5. The train was so full that I couldn’t get on the train at all.

  11. stare in disbelief take off unexpected burn above arrive at alive till/until even though be about to 3c Retell one of the events to your partner. Use these words and phrases to help you.

  12. On September 11, 2001, I arrived at my building in the morning and was about to enter the office building, when suddenly I decided to buy a coffee. The unexpected thing came about when I was waiting in the line that a plane crashed the office building where I work. People were staring at the burning plane in disbelief. How dangerous it was!

  13. 1. I was about to go up when I decided to get a 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。

  14. 2. I went to my favorite coffee place even though it was two blocks east from my office. even though 即使; 虽然; 尽管， 用于引导让步状语从句。 block n.街区 He’s the best teacher, even though he has the least experience. 他虽然经验最少，却是最好的老师。

  15. 3. We started in disbelief at the black smoke rising above the burning building. (1) start作动词，意为“开始”， started是过去式。 John then unlocked the front door and I started to follow him up the stairs. 约翰接着打开前门，我开始跟他上楼。 She started cleaning the kitchen. 她开始打扫厨房。

  16. (2) disbelief作名词，表示“不相信；怀疑”。 He stared at me in disbelief . 他满腹疑惑地盯着我。 The film version requires greater suspension of disbelief than the book. 与原书比起来，电影版需要带给观众更多的悬念。 It left us reeling with disbelief. 它让我们感到心烦意乱，难以置信。

  17. (3) above作介词，意为“（表示程度）超过；（表示 等级）在……之上；（表示位置）在……正上方”。 The glider was soaring above the valley. 那架滑翔机在山谷上空滑翔。 above作副词，意为“在上面； 以上； 上述 ”。 We are fascinated by the stars twinkling above. 天空中闪烁的星星让我们陶醉着。

  18. 4. I felt lucky to be alive. alive 一般作表语；也可以作后置定语或宾补。 “活(着)的；在世的；(继续)存在的”；反义词是dead。 Do you know she’s alive? 你知道她还活着吗？ People alive should try their best to live better. (后置定语) 活下来的人应该尽力生活得更好。 Tom was kept alive in the big fire.( 宾补) 汤姆在这次大火中活下来了。

  19. 5. The other planes were full so I had to wait till  the next day.  till意为“到; 直到”，相当于until.   (1)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 tillher mother came back.  她看电视直到她母亲回来。

  20. ⑵ 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 didn’t watch TVtill her mother came back.  直到她母亲回来她才（开始）看电视。

  21. 1.根据汉语意思完成句子 (1)当我到车站时，火车已经开走了。 ____ ____ ____ I got to the station, the train  ____ ________ left.   (2)长大后，他会离开这儿。    He _____ _____ here by the time he ______ up. (3)他捎我去车站。 He _____ ____ ____ ____ to the station.  By the time had already grows will leave gave me a lift

  22. (4)有时，坏事可以变成好事。    A bad thing can be ______ _____ a good  one sometimes. (5)你知道飞机什么时间起飞吗？    Do you know when the plane will ______ ______ ?   (6)房间里全是学生。    The room _____ _____ _____ students. turned into take off is full of

  23. 2.单项填空 (1)She will be a nurse ____ she graduates from the  school.    A. by the time    B. at this time   C. at that time   D. at a time (2)I ___ this morning and missed the early bus.     A. overslept   B. slept    C. held    D. caught  A A

  24. (3)----Mark, you look so tired.   ----Oh, I worked ____ it was 12 o’clock last night.       A. unless   B. after    C. till    D. as  (4)Teachers are often compared to _____ candles.   A. burnt    B. is burning   C. burns   D. burning   C D

  25. (5)----Is his grandmother still ____ ?    ----Yes, she is 102 years old!     A. live   B. living   C. alive   D. lively (6)I didn’t believe he could drive ____ he told me.   A. once  B. while  C. since  D. till    B D

  26. (7)I don’t like vegetables ____ they are good  for my  health.    A. because   B. even though    C. after all   D. so that   (8)Hurry up, Tom! The train is _____ to start.    A. about  B. with   C. for  D. at B A

  27. Recall the unexpected in your daily life and try to tell them to your friends in English. Once I was 9 years old …

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