1、Teaching DesignUnit 12 Section A 3aLife is full of the unexpected.Class TypeReading ObjectivesTo read and understand the stories about the writer. To practice describing the useful expressions mentioned in the stories.Key structure1. Life is full of the unexpected.2. I was about to go up when I deci

2、ded to get a coffee first.3. As I was waiting in line with other office workers, I heard a loud sound.4. Before I could join the others outside to see what were going on, the first plane had already hit my office building.5. But by the time I got to the airport, my plane to New Zealand had already t

3、aken off . 6. My bad luck had unexpectedly turned into a good thing.DifficultiesHow to understand and express the two events about the author. Vocabularymiss, unexpected, block, above, burn, alive, raisetake off, arrive at, in disbelief, be about to, stare in disbelief at, jump out of Period1Procedu

4、reStep 1Revision. 1. Words：unexpected, by the time, backpack, oversleep2. Complete the sentences._ (到的時候) she got up, her brother had already gone into the bathroom.By the time I _ (get) back to school, the bell _ (ring).Step 2Lead-in.Show Ss a video about September 11th attack in America in 2001 an

5、d a picture about an earthquake in New Zealand in 2011. Show Ss about the background about the two events. The two events mentioned above were unexpected and they changed many peoples lives. Now, lets read a persons stories related to the two events.Step 3First listen to the tape.Then skim the passa

6、ge and match the event the writer mentioned with each paragraph. Step 4Listen and read the passage again. Please guess the meanings of the new words.Step 5Read the passage again and answer the questions.1. Which two events does the writer mention?2. How did the writer end up missing both events?Step

7、 6Reading guide.(Pay attention to the key words in the passage.)Step 7Ask Ss to fill in the blanks according to the passage.Step 8Language points.Explain the key words and phrases in the passage.Step 9Practice.Translation. 1)我們到車站晚了五分鐘。 We_thestationfiveminuteslate. 2)他們將于下周星期一到達巴黎。 Theywill_Parisne

8、xtMonday. 3)我怎樣才能到達郵局。 HowcanI_thepostoffice? 4)他們到達了山頂。 They_thetopofthemountain. 句型攻關。1. 在我到公共汽車站之前, 汽車已經離開了。Before I_ _ the bus stop, the bus_ _. 2. 當我到家的時候, 我意識到我把鑰匙落在背包里了。When I got home, I realized I_ _my keys in the backpack. 英漢互譯。 1.BythetimeIgottoschool,theteacherhadcollectedthemathhomework

9、.2.Beforetheworkdayended,Ihad completedtheworkformyboss.3. 我到家時她已經睡了。根據句意完成句子。 1.當男孩到車站的時候，火車已經開走了。 When the boy got to the station, the train .2.當她到校的時候，第一節課已經開始了。 When she got to school, _ .Step 10Summary.(Show some key phrases and sentences in the passage.)Step 11Free talk.(if possible)Two events happened to the writer. What were they?Try to retell one event to your partner by using the key words given in the blank.e.g. On September 11, 2001,