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Unit 5 What were you doing when the rainstorm came
Section A 3a-3c
情景导入
Hello，boys and girls！Have you experienced something important？Do you still remember what were you doing when it happened
What were you doing when…happened
单词展示
storm
wind
light
n. 暴风雨
n. 光；光线；光亮
n. 风
wood
window
flashlight
match
n. 木；木头
n. 窗；窗户
n. 手电筒；火炬
n. 火柴
生成新知
3a
Read the passage and answer the questions.
What was the weather like before the heavy rain started
2. What was the neighborhood
like after the storm
n. 地区；地域
The Storm Brought People Closer Together
Ben could hear strong winds outside his home in Alabama. Black clouds were making the sky very dark. With no light outside, it felt like midnight. The news on TV reported that a heavy rainstorm was in the area.
Everyone in the neighborhood was busy. Ben’s dad was putting pieces of wood over the windows while his mom was
v.&n. 报道、公布
感觉像……；摸起来像……;想要
making sure the flashlights and radio were working. She also put some candles and matches on the table.
Ben was helping his mom make dinner when the rain began to beat heavily against the windows. After dinner, they tried to play a card game, but it was hard to have fun with a serious storm happening outside.
Ben could not sleep at first. He finally fell asleep when the
睡着
wind was dying down at around 3:00 a.m. When he woke up, the sun was rising. He went outside with his family and found the neighborhood in a mess. Fallen trees, broken windows and rubbish were everywhere. They joined the neighbors to help clean up the neighborhood together. Although the storm broke many things apart, it brought families and neighbors closer together.
die down 意为“逐渐变弱；逐渐消失”
v. & n. 升起；增加；提高
adv .分离；分开
What was the weather like before the heavy rain started
2. What was the neighborhood like after the storm
Black clouds were making the sky very dark.
With no light outside, it felt like midnight.
The neighborhood was in a mess. Fallen trees, broken windows and rubbish were everywhere.
Task 1
Match the paragraphs with the meanings.
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 4
The preparation before the rainstorm
The activities during the rainstorm
The result after the rainstorm
The weather before the rainstorm
Task 2
Read paragraphs and answer the question.
1. What was Ben doing during the storm
Ben was helping his mom make dinner.
2. Did they have fun
No, it was hard to have fun with a serious storm happening outside.
They joined the neighbors to help clean up the neighborhood together.
3. What did Ben’s family do after the rainstorm
3b
Complete the sentences using information from the passage.
When the news on TV was reported, strong winds ________outside.
2. While Ben’s mom was making sure the radio was working, his dad _________________________________________.
3. Ben ________________________________________.
when the heavy rain finally started.
4. When Ben __________________________ at 3:00a.m., the wind ___________________________________.
were
was putting pieces of wood over the windows.
was helping his mom make dinner
finally fell asleep
was dying down.
3c
Discuss the questions with a partner.
“Although the storm broke many things apart, it brought families and neighbors closer together.” What other things can bring people closer together How can we help each other in times of difficulty
The earthquake, typhoon and other natural disasters can also bring people closer together. In times of difficulty, we can encourage each other, send good and materials needed to each other…
问题探究
【知识点拨】
1．feel like
feel like 表示“感觉像……；摸起来像……”。
例句：It feels like a crystal and it shines in the sunlight.
它摸起来像水晶并且在阳光下闪闪发光。
【拓展】feel like 还可表示“想要”，后面通常接名词、代词和动名词。
例句：Do you feel like walking by the sea with me？
你想跟我一起到海边散步吗？
It is perfectly normal to feel like this.
有这样的感觉是完全正常的。
2．rise
rise是动词，意为“增加；提高；增强”，rise是不及物动词，不能用于被动结构，常与above，from，to等介词连用。rise 偶尔也用作系动词，后接形容词作表语，其过去式为rose。
例句：The sun rises in the east and sets in the west.
太阳从东方升起，在西方落下。
辨析：rise与raise
(1)rise：意为“增加；提高；上升；升起”，作不及物动词，后面不接宾语，主语通常为物。
例句：The river rose yesterday afternoon.昨天下午河水上涨了。
(2)raise：意为“使升起来；提高；举起”，作及物动词，后接宾语，主语通常为人。
例句：We raised our hands.我们举起了手。
随堂练习
Ⅰ.根据句意及首字母提示完成句子。
1．The weather r______ says it is going to rain tomorrow.
2．It was raining h______ when I went to school.
3．Could you please open the w_____？
4．We can use m________ to make fire.
5．People cut down too much w_______ and some forests have gone.
eport
eavily
indow
atches
ood
Ⅱ.翻译下列句子。
外面没有光亮，感觉就像半夜一样。
2. 外面的风渐渐平息了。
3. 我的房间一片混乱。
4. 离开教室时确保窗子是关着的。
With no light outside, it felt like midnight.
The wind outside is dying down.
Make sure the window is closed when you leave the classroom.
My room is in a mess.
