英语人教版本九年级全册unit 12 section a (3a-3c).doc

Unit 12 Life is full of the unexpected.Section A (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 workers, I heard a loud sound. Before I cold 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。

2）能运用所掌握的语法，句型和词汇进行交流3）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)掌握本课时中出现的生词block, in line with, worker, stare, disbelief, above, burn, burning, alive, airport, till , west2) 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Ⅰ. 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oversleep 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 Mary’s bad day according to the pictures in 1a and 2a. Ⅱ. DiscussionTell Ss Life is full of the expected. Did you experience the expected things? Share your story with the class.Ⅲ. Reading Warming upOn September 11, 2001, something unexpected happened in America. A plane hit the World Trade Center.The buildings were burning. And the black smoke rose above the two buildings.What can you see in the picture?What happened to New Zealand on Feb. 21nd?Work 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. Let 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 report．Keys: 1. The writer mentions the September 11 attack in New York and the earthquake in New Zealand. 2. 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 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 carefully．Tell them to find out the words or sentences which they can’t 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 Tense．Tell 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。

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, went off, had taken off , till, unexpectedly , turned into Ⅳ. Careful Reading 1. Read the first paragraph and answer the questions.1) What time did the writer arrive at World Trade Center on September 11, 2001?2) What did the writer decide to do first? 3) How far away was the coffee place from his office?2. Read the second paragraph and put the sentences in the correct order. A. I woke up at 10:00 a.m. on February 21, 2011 and realized that my alarm never went off.B. By the time I got to the airport, my plane to New Zealand had already taken off.C. The next morning, I heard about the earthquake in New Zealand the day before.D. The other planes were full so I had to wait till the next day.E. I jumped out of bed and went straight to the airport.3. Read the passage again and complete the table. Incident Date Place How did the writer end up missing both events?1The World Trade Center was hit by a planeHe decided to get a coffee first from a coffee place two blocks away.2In New ZealandWork on 3b. 1. Ask Ss to read the passage again and find words from 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. full 2. Let Ss write a sentence with each word on their own. e.g. I found the money on the floor.1. Ask several students to write their sentences on the blackboard. 2. 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 office 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. P。