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Unit 12 Life is full of the unexpected. Section A (3a – 4c) What do you know about these pictures? How about these pictures? 學習目標 1) 學習掌握下列單詞和短語: block, in line with, worker, stare, disbelief, above, burn, burning, alive, airport, till , west 2) 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) 進一步熟練掌握過去完成時的用法。 Read the passage and answer the questions. two events does the writer mention? 2. How did the writer end up missing both events? 3a Life Is Full of the Unexpected In May 2022, I found a job in New York at the World Trade Center. On September 11, 2022, I arrived at my building at around 8:30 . I was about to go up when I decided to get a coffee first. I went to my favorite coffee place even though it was two blocks east from my office. As I was waiting in line with other office 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 office 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 . on February 21, 2022 and realized that my alarm never went off. 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 off. “This is the first holiday I’ve taken