The Second Period—Section A(3a－4c)
Teaching Important Points 【教学重点】
Key words & phrases：
block，worker，above，burn，alive，airport，till，west，cream，pie，bean，market
in line with，show up，by the end of
Key sentences：
1.I was about to go up when I decided to get a coffee first.
2.As I was waiting in line with other office workers，I heard a loud sound.
3.Before I could join the others outside to see what was going on，the first plane had already hit my office building.
Key structure：
had＋done
when/before/by the time＋clause
e．g.Almost ten years later，I woke up at 10：00 a．m.on February 21，2011 and realized that my alarm had never gone off.
By the time I got to the airport，my plane to New Zealand had already taken off.
Teaching Difficult Points 【教学难点】
★Practice the past perfect tense and simple past tense.
Teaching Aids 【教学工具】
A tape recorder，pictures，CAI or multimedia courseware.
Teaching Steps 【教学过程】
★Step 1 Leading in 【新课导入】
1．Greeting
2．Brainstorming
Quickly ask questions about unexpected events happened to the students.
3．Read aloud the conversation in 2d.
★Step 2 Cooperative inquiry 【合作探究】
1．Finish the task in 3a
①Show pictures on PPT about the September 11th terrorist attacks and other events.Talk about them and ask the students to learn the new words.
e．g.On 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.
②Read the passage quickly and answer the first question.
③Read the passage carefully and ask questions about each paragraph.Help students to learn the new items.Get students to sum up the details about each event.
2．Finish the task in 3b
①Read the instructions.Get the students to find the key words and difficult sentences.Discuss and learn these words and sentences.
②Scan for the exercises in 3b.The teacher helps.
