Unit12Lifeisfulloftheunexpected.SectionA2RetellMary’sbadday.PicturesoftheAmericanEventin9.11,2001OnSeptember11,2001,somethingunexpectedhappenedinAmerica.Two

planeshittheWorldTradeCenter.

September11attack(襲擊)inNewYorkThebuildingswereburning.Andtheblacksmokeroseabovethetwobuildings.AnearthquakehitNewZealand’ssecondlargestcityofChristchurchonFeb.22nd.3aReadthepassageandanswerthequestions.1.Whichtwoeventsdoesthe writermention?ThewritermentionstheSeptember11attackinNewYorkandtheearthquakeinNewZealand.Skimming(略讀)IncidentDatePlaceHowdidthewriterendupmissingbothevents?TheWorldTrade

CenterWashitbytwoplanesEarthquakeSeptember11,2001February22,2011InNewYorkInNewZealandHedecidedtogetacoffeefirstfromacoffeeplacetwoblocksaway.HemissedhisplanetoNewZealand.3aReadthepassageagainandcompletethechart.◆快速閱讀全文，注意描述事件的關(guān)鍵詞或短語，有助于整篇文章的理解?！暨@些關(guān)鍵詞可能是動詞或動詞短語，可能是介詞短語，形容詞，或連詞等。閱讀指導(dǎo)◆第一段：foundajob,arrivedat,wasaboutto,eventhough,heard,hit,stared,indisbelief,theburningbuilding,alive◆第二段：wokeup,wentoff,hadtakenoff,till,heardaboutunexpectedly,turnedinto3cRetelloneoftheeventstoyourpartner.Usethesewordsandphrasestohelpyou.第一段：foundajob,arrivedat,wasaboutto,eventhough,heard,hit,stared,indisbelief,theburningbuilding,alivee.g.IfoundajobinNewYorkattheWorldTradeCenter.OnSeptember11,2001,Iarrivedatmybuildinginthemorningandwasaboutto

goup,whenIdecidedtogetacoffeefirst.

AsIwaswaitingintheline,

Iheardaloudsound.AplanehittheofficebuildingwhereIwork.We

staredat

theburningplaneindisbelief.

Ifeltluckytobealive.3cRetelloneoftheeventstoyourpartner.Usethesewordsandphrasestohelpyou.第二段：wokeup,wentoff,hadtakenoff,till,heardabout,unexpectedly,turnedinto1.IwasabouttogoupwhenIdecidedtogetacoffeefirst.

beaboutto忙于；即將做某事。側(cè)重于表示動作馬上就要發(fā)生，常與when引導(dǎo)的從句連用，但不與具體的時間狀語連用。

e.g.Oneofmyfriendsisabouttohavehersecondbaby.我的一個朋友馬上就要生第二個小孩了。2.Iwenttomyfavoritecoffeeplaceeventhoughitwastwoblockseastfrommyoffice.eventhough即使，雖然，盡管，用于引導(dǎo)讓步狀語從句。

blockn.

街區(qū)

e.g.He’sthebestteacher,eventhoughhehastheleastexperience.

他雖然經(jīng)驗最少，卻是最好的老師。3.Westared

indisbeliefattheblacksmokerisingabovetheburningbuilding.

starev.

盯著看，凝視

表示看得比較仔細，有時候也帶有吃驚的意味去看，常與at,into連用。

e.g.Don’tstareatmelikethat.

別那樣盯著我看。indisbelief不相信，疑惑，懷疑e.g.Tamarastaredathimindisbelief,shakingherhead.

塔瑪拉一邊狐疑地盯著他看，一邊搖著頭。

Shelookedathimindisbelief.

她全然不信地看著他。burnv.

著火，燃燒(burnt,burnt/burned,burned)burningadj.

著火的；燃燒的e.g.Ouch!Thesandissohot!Itcanburn

myfeet.

哎喲！沙子這么燙！會燙傷腳的。

Hewastrappedinaburninghouse.

他被困在正在燃燒的房屋里。4.Ifeltluckytobealive.

alive一般作表語；也可以作后置定語或賓補?！盎?著)的；在世的；(繼續(xù))存在的”；反義詞是dead。

e.g.Doyouknowshe’salive?

你知道她還活著嗎？

Peoplealiveshouldtrytheirbesttolivebetter.(后置定語)

活下來的人應(yīng)該盡力生活得更好。

Tomwaskeptaliveinthebigfire.(賓補)湯姆在這次大火中活下來了。辨析alive,living,livelyalive“活著的”，在句中常作表語或定語。作表語時，?？膳c

living互換；作定語時，常要放在被修飾詞之后。living“活著的”，在句中用作表語或定語。lively“活潑的”，在句中可作表語或定語。Completethesentences.1.我在動物園里見過活鱷魚。

Ihaveseena_____

crocodileinthezoo.2.他是那場火災(zāi)中唯一活下來的人。

Heistheonlyperson____

inthefire.3.露西是個活潑的孩子，大家都喜歡她。

Lucyisa_____

childandeveryonelikesher.living

alivelively4.Theboy____________________(正要開始)butsomeonespokefirst.5.Hurryup.Thetrain______________(馬上就要開了).wasjustabouttobeginisabouttostart1.lost:2.west:3.below:4.dead:5.empty:3bFindtheoppositemeaningstothewords.foundeastabovealivefull1.Ifoundthemoneyonthefloor.2.Thesunrisesintheeast.3.Therewasalargebirdflyingaboveus.4.Hisfamilywassohappytohearhewasstill