1、 Section A 2 (3a-3c)一、教学目标：1. 语言知识目标：1) 学习掌握下列单词和短语：block, in line with, worker, stare, disbelief, above, burn, burning, alive, airport, till , west2) 能掌握以下句型： Life is full of the unexpected. I was about to go up when I decided to get a coffee first. As I was waiting in line with other office worker
2、s, 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 building.3) 进一步熟练掌握过去完成时的用法。2. 情感态度价值观目标： 1) 通过学习使学生认识到生活中充满着许多出乎预料的事件，培养学生正确看待事物的积极心态。3. 能力目标：1) 能运用所掌握的语法，句型和词汇进行交流。 2) 能比较流利地讲述自己曾经有的特别的一天。二、教学重难点1. 教学重点： 1) 掌握本课时中出现
3、的生词 block, in line with, worker, stare, disbelief, above, burn, burning, alive, airport, till , west 2) 学会用过去完成时叙述自己曾经有的特别的一天。2. 教学难点： 用过去完成时叙述自己曾经有的特别的一天。三、教学过程. Revision 1. Could you please make sentences with these words and phrases below?unexpected adj. 出乎意料的by the time 在以前backpack n. 背包overslee
4、p v. 睡过头；睡得太久2. Please make your own sentences.By the time I got home, _.By the time I came in, _.By the time I got to school, _.By the time the bell rang, _.By the time I got up, _.3. Retell the story of Marys bad day according to the pictures in 1a and 2a. DiscussionTell Ss Life is full of the exp
5、ected. Did you experience the expected things? Share your story with the class. ReadingWork on 3a. Read the passage and answer the questions: 1) Which two events does the writer mention? 2) How did the writer end up missing both events?1. Ask Ss to have a look at the questions before they start.2. L
6、et Ss complete the work on their own.3. After a while, ask some students to report their answers to the class. Write the events on the blackboard as they reportKeys: 1) The writer mentions the September 11 attack in New York and theearthquake in New Zealand. 2) The writer went to get a coffee first
7、and was not in the office when the plane hit the World Trade Center. He/she had overslept and missed his/her flight, so he/she was able to avoid the earthquake.4. After checking the answers, tell students to read the article again more carefullyTell them to find out the words or sentences which they
8、 cant understand this time.Do some explanation and make sure that the students make everything clear about the article.5. Ask students to pick out the sentences with the Past Perfect TenseTell them to underline them and come up with the reason to use the tense.阅读方法指导：快速阅读全文，注意描述事件的关键词或短语，有助于整篇文章的理解。
9、这些关键词可能是动词或动词短语，可能是介词短语，形容词，或连词等。第一段：found a job, arrived at, was about to, even though, stared, in disbelief, the burning building alive第二段：woke up, had never gone off, had taken off, till, unexpectedly, turned into. Careful ReadingWork on 3b.1. Ask Ss to read the passage again and find words from
10、the passage with opposite meanings to the words below. 1) lost - 2) west - 3) below - 4) dead - 5) empty - Keys: 1) found 2) east 3) up 4) alive 5) full2. Let Ss write a sentence with each word on their own. e.g. I found the money on the floor.3.Ask several students to write their sentences on the b
11、lackboard.4.Check their answers together.V. PracticeFinish 3c.1. Work in pairs. Retell one of the events to your partner.2. Ask some Ss to retell one of the events to the class. Practice their skills.Keys: On September 11, 2001, I arrived at my building in the morning and was about to enter the offi
12、ce 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!. Language points1. I was about to go up when I deci
13、ded 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。 e.g. 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。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 e
14、.g. Hes the best teacher, even though he has the least experience. 他虽然经验最少，却是最好的老师。3. 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。 e.g. Dont stare at me like that. 别那样盯着我看。 in disbelief 不相信，疑惑，怀疑 e.g. Tamara stared
15、at him in disbelief, shaking her head. 塔玛拉一边狐疑地盯着他看，一边摇着头。 She looked at him in disbelief. 她全然不信地看着他。above prep.1)（表示位置）“在正上方；高于”（与 below相对）。 e.g. That big high-rise above us is where Brian lives. 我们上面的那座摩天大楼就是布赖恩住的地方。 He lifted his hands above his head. 他将双手举过头顶。2) 表示在地位、级别、能力、资历、重要性等方面“超过”、 “在之上”、
16、“比强”。 e.g. He is above the others in ability. 他的能力优于其他人。 He is above me in every way. 他各个方面都比我强。3) adv. 在上面 e.g. There are snowy peaks above. 上面是白雪皑皑的群峰。 See the examples given above. 见上述例子。burn v. 着火，燃烧(burnt, burnt / burned, burned)burning adj. 着火的；燃烧的e.g. Ouch! The sand is so hot! I can burn my f
17、eet. 哎哟！沙子这么烫！会烫伤脚的。 He was trapped in a burning house. 他被困在正在燃烧的房屋里。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。 e.g. Do you know shes 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。 辨析 alive, living, lively alive “活着的
18、”，在句中常作表语或定语。作表语时，常可与 living 互换；作定语时，常要放在被修饰词之后。living“活着的”，在句中用作表语或定语。lively“活泼的”，在句中可作表语或定语。5. But by the time I got to the airport, my plane to New Zealand had already taken off. airport n. 机场 take off 脱掉； 起飞 e.g. He took off his hat and bowed as he passed. 他经过时脱帽鞠躬。 We eventually took off at 11
19、oclock and arrived in Venice at 1:30. 我们终于在11点起飞，1:30 到达威尼斯。VII. ExercisesComplete the sentences.1. 我在动物园里见过活鳄鱼。 I have seen a _ crocodile in the zoo.2. 他是那场火灾中唯一活下来的人。 He is the only person _ in the fire.3. 露西是个活泼的孩子，大家都喜欢她。 Lucy is a _ child and everyone likes her.4. The boy _ (正要开始) but someone spoke first.5. Hurry up. The train _ (马上就要开了).Keys: living, alive, lively, was just about to begin, is about to start.HomeworkRecall the unexpected in your daily life and try to tell them to your friends in English
