九年级英语第12单元A部分课件.pptVIP

LOGO Unit 12 Life is full of the unexpected. 3a Read the passage and answer the questions. 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 co?ee first. I went to my favorite co?ee place even though it was two blocks east from my o?ce. As I was waiting in line with other o?ce workers, 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 o?ce 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 o?. 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 o?. “This 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. 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 or she had overslept and missed his or her flight, so he/she is able to avoid the earthquake. Incident Date Place How did the writer end up missing both events? 1 2 The World Trade Center was hit by a plane September 11,2001 In New York He decided to get a coffee first from a coffee place two blocks away. Earthquake