1、Unit 12 Life is full of the unexpected.,Section A 1a-3c,Objectives,Learn how to narrate past events.,Do you ever be late for school?,What happened?,I overslept.,The bus was too crowded to get on.,There was an accident when I was on my way to school.,I forgot to take my schoolbag!,I left my schoolwor

2、k in my house! I had to go back and get it !,I thought it was Saturday, but actually it was Friday!,So, dont be late next time, or the teacher will punish you.,1a Look at the pictures. What happened to the girl?,She woke up late.,She wanted to use the bathroom but someone was in the bathroom.,She ra

3、n to catch the bus.,The bus had just left.,She got to school and realized she had left her bag at home.,1b Listen to Mary talking about her morning. Complete the sentences.,1. By the time I got up, my brother _ already _ in the shower. 2.By the time I got outside, the bus _ already _ . 3.When I got

4、to school, I realized I _ _ my backpack at home.,had,gotten,had,left,had,left,Watch and read,1c Take turns being Mary. Look at the pictures above and talk about what happened this morning.,A: What happened? B: I overslept. By the time I got up, my brother had already gotten in the shower.,What happe

5、ned next?,2a Listen to Mary continue her story. Number the pictures 14 in the correct order.,1,2,3,4,2b Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the verbs in brackets. Then listen again and check your answers.,When I _ (get) home, I realized I _ (leave) my keys in the backpack. 2. By the time I

6、_ (get) back to school, the bell _ (ring). 3. By the time I _ (walk) into class, the teacher _ (start) teaching already.,got,had left,got,had rung,walked,had started,2c Make up an ending for the story and share it with your partner.,The teacher looked at Mary and .,2d Role-play the conversation.,Mat

7、t: Why were you late for class today, Kevin? Kevin: My alarm clock didnt go o! I kept sleeping, and when I woke up it was already 8:00 a.m.! Matt: Oh, no! Kevin: So I just quickly put on some clothes and rushed out the door. Matt: You didnt eat breakfast?,Kevin: No, I didnt even brush my teeth or wa

8、sh my face! But before I got to the bus stop, the bus had already left. Matt: Then how did you get here? Kevin: Luckily, Carls dad saw me on the street and gave me a lift in his car. Matt: Well, at least by the time you got to school, you were only five minutes late for class.,Watch and read,role-pl

9、ay,Why were you late for class today, Kevin?,My alarm clock didnt go o! .,What do you know about these pictures?,How about these pictures?,3a Read the passage and answer the questions.,Which two events does the writer mention? 2. How did the writer end up missing both events?,Life Is Full of the Une

10、xpected,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 coee first. I went to my favorite coee place even though it was two blocks east from my oce. As I was waiting in

11、line with other oce 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 oce 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

12、 at 10:00 a.m. on February 21, 2011 and realized that my alarm never went o. 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 o. “This,is the first holiday Ive taken in a year, and now I ve missed my plane. What bad

13、 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.,Answer the questions,Which two events does the writer mention? The writer m

14、entions 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 ab

15、le to avoid the earthquake.,Summary,The World Trade Center was hit by a plane,September 11,2001,In New York,He decided to get a coffee first from a coffee place two blocks away.,Earthquake,February 22,2011,In New Zealand,He missed his plane to New Zealand.,Language points,Life is full of the unexpec

16、ted. 生活充滿了意外。 the unexpected 為名詞化的形容詞，意為 “出乎意料的事”。 英語中，有些形容詞與定冠詞the連用，表示一類人或事物，在句子中起名詞的作用。 例：the homeless (無家可歸者) the disabled(殘疾人) the unwanted( 無人認領物品),注意,當名詞化的形容詞用作主語時，謂語動詞的單復數形式取決于它們所表示的概念的單復數情況。 多數情況下，表示一類人或物品時，謂語動詞用復數；少數情況下，當指抽象概念或不可數的物品及事件時，謂語動詞用單數。 例：The sick are always taken good care of in

17、 that hospital. 在那家醫(yī)院里病人們總是受到很好的照顧。(the sick=the sick people),(2) 這種結構中的形容詞雖已名詞化，但其語言 行為仍具有極強的形容詞特征，受到副詞修飾 或具有比較的特征。 例：The severely disabled need full-time care.重 度殘疾人需要全天候拌護。 He is spoiled, and always asks for the most expensive. 他被慣壞了，總是嚷著要最貴的東西。,(3) 名詞化的形容詞前面一般用定冠詞the. 但 若由and鏈接(兩形容詞往往為反義詞）， 成對的使

18、用時，又通常被省略。 例： He is popular with both young and old. 老老少少都喜歡他。 It is said that the man was widely respected by both rich and poor. 據說那個人頗收人尊敬，無論是窮人還 是富人。,2. By the time I got up, my brother _ already _ in the shower. 我起床時，我弟弟已經進入浴室了。 “by the time”表示“當/到時”，引導時間狀語從句。如果從句中用了一般過去時，主語中常用過去完成時；如果主句中用了將來時，

19、從句中常用一般現在時表將來。 例：By the time I got up, he had already left. 當我起床時，他已經離開了。,He will be a teacher by the time he is twenty. 到他二十歲時，他會成為一名教師。,bynow,表示,“到現在為止”,，,通常與現在完成時,連用。,BynowIhavecollected200dolls.,到現在為止，,我已收集了二百個布娃娃。,bynow,表示,“到現在為止”,，,通常與現在完成時,連用。,BynowIhavecollected200dolls.,到現在為止，,我已收集了二百個布娃娃。,

20、，,通常與現在完成時,連用。,BynowIhavecollected200dolls.,到現在為止，,我已收集了二百個布娃娃。,bynow表示“到現在為止”，通常與 現在完成時連用。 例：BynowIhavecollected200dolls. 到現在為止，我已收集了二百個 布娃娃。,拓展,3.When I got to school, I realized I _ _ my backpack at home. 當我到學校時我意識到我把書包忘在家里了。 表示“把某物忘在某處”要用詞組leave sth. +地點。forget意為“遺忘某物”，指忘記一件具體的東西，但不能有具體的地點。 例：Il

21、eftmybookonthedesk. 我把書忘在了桌 子上。 Iforgotmyumbrellayesterday. 我昨天忘了帶傘。,My,alarm,clock,didn,t,go,off!,我的鬧鐘沒,響。,gooff,意為“發(fā)出響聲”,。,Somethingwaswrongwithmyalarmclockandit,didn,tgooff.,我的鬧鐘出毛病了，它沒有響。,4. Myalarmclockdidntgooff!我的鬧鐘沒響。 gooff意為“發(fā)出響聲”。 例：Somethingwaswrongwithmyalarm clockanditdidntgooff. 我的鬧鐘出毛

22、病了，它沒有響。,goby,意為“,(,時間,),過去；消逝”,。,Timegoesbysecondbysecond.,時間一秒秒地消,逝。,goon,繼續(xù),Pleasegoonworking.,請繼續(xù)工作。,goby意為“(時間)過去；消逝”。 例：Timegoesbysecondbysecond. 時間一秒秒地消逝。 goon意為“繼續(xù)”。 例：Pleasegoonworking. 請繼續(xù)工作。,拓展,5.Carlsdadsawmeonthestreetandgaveme aliftinhiscar.Carl的爸爸在街上看到我， 捎了我一程。 givesb.alift是動詞短語，意為“捎某

23、人一程”， 相當于givesb.aride/givearidetosb. 例：Imalittlelate,canyougivemealift,dad? 我要遲到了，你能捎我一程嗎，爸爸？ 6. We stared in disbelief at the black smoke rising above the burning building. 我們難以 置信地看著燃燒的建筑物升起的黑煙。, above 意為“在之上” 作介詞，意為“在上面；超過；優(yōu)于”。 例：Themoonisnowabovethetrees. 月亮正位于樹梢上。 Theyarechildrenabovesixyearsol

24、d. 他們是六歲以上的孩子。 Inthecompany,DickranksaboveTom. 在公司里,迪克的地位比湯姆高。,作副詞，意為“在上面; (級別、數目等)更高; 更大;更多；在上文”。 例：Therearesnowypeaksabove. 上面是白雪皚皚的群峰。 Menandwomenofeighteenandabove areeligibletovote. 年齡在十八歲以上的男女有投票表決權。 Seetheexamplesgivenabove. 見上述例子。,above，on,over的用法,辨析,above,over,on,a.above的意思是“在之上；高于”，表 示相對高度

25、，不一定是在正上方，它的反 義詞是below. 例：Theplaneflewabovetheclouds. 飛機在云層上面飛行。 b.over的意思是“在之上”，表示在垂直之 上，其反義詞是under. 例：Thereisabridgeovertheriver. 河上有座橋。 c. on的意思是“在上面”，表示與表面接觸。 例：Heputthebookonthedesk. 他把書放在課桌上。,(2) burn動詞，有兩個基本意思。 燃燒；點燃；發(fā)光 例：Weburncoaltokeepwarm.我們燒煤取暖。 燒傷；燒焦；燙傷；曬黑 例：Thechildgotburntwhileplaying

26、with fire. 那小孩玩火時，把自己燒傷了。 7.Ifeltluckytobealive.我感到很幸運能活下來。 alive(not dead) 形容詞，意為“活著的，活 的,有生命的，還出氣的”，可指人也可指物。,拓展】,burnaway,燒掉,Halfofthecandlehadburntaway.,蠟,燭,已,燒,掉一半了。,burndown,漸漸燒完,Theroomgrewcolderasthefireburntdown.,隨著爐火逐漸減弱，屋里越來越冷。,alive,living,live與lively,辨析,8. TheotherplaneswerefullsoIhadtow

27、aittill thenextday.別的飛機也滿員了，因此我不得 不等到第二天。 till意為“到，直到”，相當于until. 用于肯定句時, 主句的動詞只用延續(xù)性的， 它所表示的動作一直延續(xù)到till或until表示的 時間為止，意為“直到為止”。 例： ShewatchedTVtillhermothercameback. 她看電視直到她母親回來。,用于否定句時，主句的動詞一般是非延續(xù) 性的，也可以是延續(xù)性的，它所表示的動作直到till或until所表示的時間才發(fā)生，意為“直到（才）”。 例：ShedidntwatchTVtillhermother cameback. 直到她母親回來她才（

28、開始）看電視。,3b Find words from the passage with opposite meanings to the words below. Then write a sentence with each word.,lost : _ _ 2. west :_ _,found,east,I 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.,above,H

29、is family was so happy to hear that he was still alive.,alive,full,The train was so full that I couldnt get on at all.,stare in disbelief take o unexpected burn above alive till/until arrive at be about to even though,3c Retell one of the events to your partner. Use these words and phrases to help y

30、ou.,e.g. On September 11, 2001, I arrived at my .,Retell a story !,練習題,一、單項選擇,1.-Whywereyoulatethismorning? -Myalarmclockdidnt_,soIoverslept. A.goby B.goon C.gooff D. godown 2. WhenIgottothecinema,themovie_for fiveminutes. A.began B.hadbegun C.hadbeenon D.hasbeenon,C,C,3.Shewillbeanurse_shegraduates

31、fromtheschool. A.bythetime B.atthistime C.atthattime D.atatime 4. I_thismorningandmissedtheearly bus. A.overslept B.slept C.held D.caught,A,A,5. -Ishisgrandmotherstill _? -Yes,sheis102yearsold! A.live B.living C.alive D.lively 6. Ididntbelievehecoulddrive_he toldme. A.once B.while C.since D.till,B,D,7.-Mark,youlooksotired. -Oh,Iworked_itwas12oclocklast night. A.unless B.after C.till D.as 8. Teachersareoftencomparedto_ candles. A.burnt B.isburning C.burns D.burning,C,D,9.Mi