Unit 12SectionA 1a-3c

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.
Matt: Why were you late for class today, Kevin? Kevin: My alarm clock didn’t go off! 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 didn’t eat breakfast?
1.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.
Why were you late for class today, Kevin?
My alarm clock didn’t go off! ...
What do you know about these pictures?
How about these pictures?
3a Read the passage and answer the questions.
(1)当名词化的形容词用作主语时，谓语动词 的单复数形式取决于它们所表示的概念的单 复数情况。 多数情况下，表示一类人或物品 时，谓语动词用复数；少数情况下，当指抽 象概念或不可数的物品及事件时，谓语动词 用单数。 例：The sick are always taken good care of in that hospital. 在那家医院里病人们总是受到 很好的照顾。(the sick=the sick people)
She ran 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.
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 happened next?
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In New He missed his plane Zealand to New Zealand.
Language points
1. Life is full of the unexpected. 生活充满了 意外。 the unexpected 为名词化的形容词，意为 “出乎意料的事”。 英语中，有些形容词 与定冠词the连用，表示一类人或事物， 在句子中起名词的作用。 例：the homeless (无家可归者) the disabled(残疾人) the unwanted( 无人认领物品)
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.
Unit 12
Life is full of the unexpected.
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.
2a Listen to Mary continue her story. Number the pictures [1–4] in the correct order.
3 4 1
2
2b Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the verbs in brackets. Then listen again and check your answers.
(2) 这种结构中的形容词虽已名词化，但其语言
行为仍具有极强的形容词特征，受到副词修饰
或具有比较的特征。
例：The severely disabled need full-time care.重
1.Which two events does the writer mention? 2. How did the writer end up missing both events?
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
Incident
Date
Place
How did the writer end up missing both events? He decided to get a coffee first from a coffee place two blocks away.
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The World September In New Trade Center 11,2001 York was hit by a plane Earthquake February 22,2011
There was an accident when I was on my way to school.
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I forgot to take my schoolbag!
I left my schoolwork in my house! I had to go back and get it !
I thought it was Saturday, but actually it was Friday!
on, the first plane had already hit my office 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
1.When I ________ got (get) home, I realized I ________ had left (leave) my keys in the backpack. got 2. By the time I ________ (get) back to school, the bell ________ had rung (ring). 3. By the time I ________ walked (walk) into class, the teacher had ___________ started (start) teaching already.
Kevin: No, I didn’t even brush my teeth or wash my face! But before I got to the bus stop, the bus had already left. Matt: Then how did you get here? Kevin: Luckily, Carl’s 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.
So, don’t 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.
1. By the time I got up, my brother ______ had gotten in the shower. already ______ 2.By the time I got outside, the bus ______ had already ______ left . had 3.When I got to school, I realized I ______ ______ left my backpack at home.