Unit12Lifeisfulloftheunexpected.Whatdoyouknowaboutthesepictures?Howaboutthesepictures?3aReadthepassageandanswerthequestions.1.Whichtwoeventsdoesthewritermention?2.Howdidthewriterendupmissingbothevents?LifeIsFulloftheUnexpectedInMay2001,IfoundajobinNewYorkattheWorldTradeCenter.OnSeptember11,2001,Iarrivedatmybuildingataround8:30a.m.IwasabouttogoupwhenIdecidedtogetacoffeefirst.Iwenttomyfavoritecoffeeplaceeventhoughitwastwoblockseastfrommyoffice.AsIwaswaitinginlinewithotherofficeworkers,Iheardaloudsound.BeforeIcouldjointheothersoutsidetoseewhatwasgoingon,thefirstplanehadalreadyhitmyofficebuilding.Westaredindisbeliefattheblacksmokerisingabovetheburningbuilding.Ifeltluckytobealive.Almost10yearslater,Iwokeupat10:00a.m.onFebruary21,2011andrealizedthatmyalarmneverwentoff.Ijumpedoutofbedandwentstraighttotheairport.ButbythetimeIgottotheairport,myplanetoNewZealandhadalreadytakenoff.“ThisisthefirstholidayI’vetakeninayear,andnowI’vemissedmyplane.Whatbadluck!”Ithoughttomyself.TheotherplaneswerefullsoIhadtowaittillthenextday.Thenextmorning,IheardabouttheearthquakeinNewZealandthedaybefore.MybadluckHadunexpectedlyturnedintoagoodthing.1.Whichtwoeventsdoesthewritermention?ThewritermentionstheSeptember11attackinNewYorkandtheearthquakeinNewZealand.2.Howdidthewriterendupmissingbothevents?ThewriterwenttogetacoffeefirstandwasnotintheofficewhentheplanehittheWorldTradeCenter.Heorshehadoversleptandmissedhisorherflight,sohe/sheisabletoavoidtheearthquake.IncidentDatePlaceHowdidthewriterendupmissingbothevents?12TheWorldTradeCenterwashitbyaplaneSeptember11,2001InNewYorkHedecidedtogetacoffeefirstfromacoffeeplacetwoblocksaway.EarthquakeFebruary22,2011InNewZealandHemissedhisplanetoNewZealand.3bFindwordsfromthepassagewithoppositemeaningstothewordsbelow.Thenwriteasentencewitheachword.1.lost:_________________________________2.west:_________________________________foundeastIfoundthemoneyonthefloor.Thesunrisesintheeast.3.below:______________________________________________4.dead:______________________________________________________________________________________5.empty:_____________________________________________________________________________________Therewasalargebirdflyingaboveus.aboveHisfamilywassohappytohearthathewasstillalive.alivefullThetrainwassofullthatIcouldn’tgetonatall.Languagepoints1.Lifeisfulloftheunexpected.生活充满了意外。theunexpected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:thehomeless(无家可归者)thedisabled(残疾人)theunwanted(无人认领物品)(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:Thesickarealwaystakengoodcareofinthathospital.在那家医院里病人们总是受到很好的照顾。(thesick=thesickpeople)2.Westaredindisbeliefattheblacksmokerisingabovetheburningbuilding.我们难以置信地看着燃烧的建筑物升起的黑烟。above意为“在……之上”作介词,意为“在……上面;超过;优于”。例:Themoonisnowabovethetrees.月亮正位于树梢上。Theyarechildrenabovesixyearsold.他们是六岁以上的孩子。above,on,over的用法aboveoverona.above的意思是“在…之上;高于……”,表示相对高度,不一定是在正上方,它的反义词是below.例:Theplaneflewabovetheclouds.飞机在云层上面飞行。b.over的意思是“在…之上”,表示在垂直之上,其反义词是under.例:Thereisabridgeovertheriver.河上有座桥。c.on的意思是“在…上面”,表示与表面接触。例:Heputthebookonthedesk.他把书放在课桌上。(2)burn动词,有两个基本意思。①燃烧;点燃;发光例:Weburncoaltokeepwarm.我们烧煤取暖。②烧伤;烧焦;烫伤;晒黑例:Thechildgotburntwhileplayingwithfire.那小孩玩火时,把自己烧伤了。3.Ifeltluckytobealive.我感到很幸运能活下来。alive(notdead)形容词,意为“活着的,活的,有生命的,还出气的”,可指人也可指物。拓展】⑴burnaway烧掉Halfofthecandlehadburntaway.蜡烛已烧掉一半了。⑵burndown渐渐烧完Theroomgrewcolderasthefireburntdown.随着炉火逐渐减弱,屋里越来越冷。alive,living,live与livelyalive活着的,活的,有生命的,还出气的可指人也可指物表语,后置定语,宾补living活着,尚在人间,健在的指人或物定语或表语live活着的,活生生的,现场直播的指物,不指人定语lively活泼的,活跃的,充满生气的可指人,也可指物定语Heisalive.peoplealiveHeisliving.livingpeoplealivefishalivelygirlstareindisbelieftakeoffunexpectedburnabovealivetill/untilarriveatbeabouttoeventhough3cRetelloneoftheeventstoyourpartner.Usethesewordsandphrasestohelpyou.e.g.OnSeptember11,2001,Iarrivedatmy...Translation1.我到家时她已经睡了。BythetimeIgothome,shehadalreadygonetobed.2.我没有去,因为我已看过这部电影。Ididn’tgobecauseIhadalreadyseenthefilm.3.他走以后我找到了那封信。Ifoundtheletterafterhehadgoneaway.Wereachedthecinemalate.Thefilmhadalreadybegun.4.我们到电影院晚了,电影已经开始了。5.我们发现有人把我们的窗户打破了。Wefoundthatsomebodyhadbrokenourwindow.IsoonrealizedthatIhadmadeaseriousmistake.6.不久我意识到自己犯了一个严重的错误。二、根据汉语意思完成句子。1.当我到车站时,火车已经开走了。____________Igottothestation,thetrain____________left.2.长大后,他会离开这儿。He__________herebythetimehe______up.3.他捎我去车站。He_________________tothestation.Bythetimehadalreadywillleavegrowsgavemealift4.有时,坏事可以变成好事。Abadthingcanbe___________agoodonesometimes.5.你知道飞机什么时间起飞吗?Doyouknowwhentheplanewill____________?6.房间里全是学生。Theroom_______________students.turnedintotakeoffisfullof