Unit 12 It could happen to you!

Tell your lucky or unlucky stories.

Listen to what happened to these people.

Which events are lucky?Which are unlucky?

p.78, Session2

I was eating when the phone rang.

Earlier actionLater action (interrupting the first)

Grammar focus 一般过去时 VS 过去进行时

e.g. While I was shopping one day, professor Du walked into the store.

Complete these statements with interesting information about yourself.(simple past / past continuous)

1.During my childhood, …2.When I was going to elementary

school, …3.I met my best friend while…4.Two years ago, …5.Last month, …

p.79 Session3, Exercises A

Role play Role play AlibisAlibis

A famous painting has been A famous painting has been stolen from a local museum. stolen from a local museum. It disappeared sometime last It disappeared sometime last Sunday afternoon between 12 Sunday afternoon between 12 a.m. and 4 p.m.a.m. and 4 p.m.

Student A:Student A: Student B suspects you Student B suspects you stole the painting. Make up an alibi. stole the painting. Make up an alibi. Take notes on what you were doing that Take notes on what you were doing that day. Then answer Student Bday. Then answer Student B’’s s questions.questions.

Student B:Student B: You are a police detective. You are a police detective. You think Student A stole the painting. You think Student A stole the painting. Add two questions to the notebook. Add two questions to the notebook. Then ask Student A the questions.Then ask Student A the questions.

Possible qustionsPossible qustions

Where were you last Sunday?Where were you last Sunday? What did you do last Sunday?What did you do last Sunday? Did you eat lunch? Who was with Did you eat lunch? Who was with

you? Where did you have lunch?you? Where did you have lunch? What were you wearing that day?What were you wearing that day? What were you doing between 12 What were you doing between 12

a.m. and 4 p.m.?a.m. and 4 p.m.? Was anyone with you?Was anyone with you?

Listening Lucky breaks p.80

Listen to these stories about lucky breaks. What were the people doing before they got their lucky breaks? What was their lucky break?

What they were doing

Lucky break

1. Yang Zhifa

2. Gwyneth Paltrow

Listening Lucky breaks p.80

live off: 依赖（依靠）…生活archaeological [,ɑ:kɪə‘lɒdʒɪkl] 考古学的Eighth Wonder of the World 世界第八大奇观drill a well v. 钻，打（眼）pottery n. 陶器terracotta n. 陶瓦pose for 为…摆好姿势；给…带来， 向…提出autograph v. 亲笔书写 n. 签名

A 1. He was looking for water/ drilling a well when he hit something hard. He discovered an important archaeological site.2. She was at a movie theater/ waiting in line to buy popcorn when she noticed Steven Spielberg. He offered her a part in a movie.

B Before the discovery, Yang Zhifa was an ordinary farmer. Today he sits in the museum, signs autographs, and poses for pictures.Gwyneth Paltrow got her first movie role. This led to a career as an international actress.

Word power p.80 Session5

positive (P) negative (N) neutral (E)

coincidentally fortunatelyluckily miraculouslysadly strangelysuddenly surprisinglyunexpectedly unfortunately

Make up short stories with adverbs discussed above according to the two situations.

I was walking down the street when, …, …

We were on our way to the party when, …, …

Conversation What have you been doing?

Read aloud and answer the questions:What have Gina and Pete been

doing?How long have they been doing it?

Conversation

PartB Listen to two other people at the

party. What has happened since they last saw each other?

The man has been looking for a house to buy and finally found one last month. The woman just got back from a vacation in Italy; she just got engaged to a man she met there.

Grammar focus

Present perfect continuous(actions that start in the past and continue

into the present)subject + have/has (not) been doing + sth.e.g. I have been working two jobs for the last six

months.Pete has been spending money.I haven’t been getting any work.

现在完成时 VS 现在完成进行时

have done 强调动作的结果或成就，而不是动作本身。(emphasis on achievement)have been doing 强调动作持续的过程（在一段时期内某项活动的持续性），强调的是动作本身。

(emphasis on duration)

a. My hands are very dirty. I’ve been painting the house. b. I have painted the house green. The house was white, but now it’s green.

p.81, Session8, Exercise A

Have you been … lately?taking driving lessonsworking long hoursreading any interesting booksdoing anything unusualtraveling dating anyone

Group work

Take turns by playing the finger-guessing game  (rock, paper, scissors):

If Rock wins the game, move 1 space. If Paper wins the game, move 2 spaces. If Scissors wins the game, move 3

spaces.

The losers need to complete the sentence in the space you land on.

Life is like a game!

Modeling

A: It’s been a year since I graduated from high school.

B: Oh, really? What do you do now?A: Well, I’m a college student.B: What about your college life?A: It’s great because I’ve made lots of

friends.