(共19张PPT)
Unit 5
What were you doing
when the rainstorm came
Section A 3a-3c
一、教学目标
1.学会本文中出现的重点单词、词组及句型。
2.感知并初步理解when和while连接时间状语从句的用法，
在语境中感知理解过去进行时。
二、教学重点
1.利用文章标题和主题图获取文章大意，利用思维导图
的提示概括文章内容。
2.通过课文学习，能学会在困境中互帮互助的品质。
三、教学难点
1.通过课文学习，能学会在困境中互帮互助的品质。
Was a heavy rainstorm in the area
一场严重的狂风暴雨
地区
It happened in Alabama.
亚拉巴马州
A. A rainstorm in Alabama
B. A happy family in Alabama
C. The friendly people in Alabama
主旨大意题：可从题目和图片获取
What’s the main idea of the story
match the main idea of each paragraph(段落).
A. The preparations(准备)
before the rainstorm .
Para. 1
Para. 2
Para. 3
Para. 4
B. The weather before the
rainstorm.
C. The result (结果) after the
rainstorm .
D. The activities during the
rainstorm .
Before
During
After
Fast-reading
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.
Careful-reading1
1.What was the weather like before the heavy rain started
用下列图片根据句意放到正确空格
The weather before the rainstorm暴风雨前天气
___________were blowing.______________were making
the sky dark. With no _________outside, it felt like midnight.
Strong winds
Black clouds
light
some candles and matches on the table
_________was making sure_________and_______were working
she also put_________________.
Careful-reading2
preparations before the rainstorm.暴风雨前准备
1.What did they do for the rainstorm
_______was putting_______________over the windows .
Everyone in the neighborhood was busy. Ben’s dad was putting pieces of wood over the windows while his mom was making sure the flashlights and radio were working. She also put some candles and matches on the table.
Ben’s dad
pieces of wood
Ben’s mom
flashlights
radio
The rain began to beat heavily against the windows.
beat against连续撞击/敲打
Careful-reading3
activities during the rainstorm暴风雨期间活动
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.
What was Ben doing when the rain began to beat against the windows
2. What did Ben’s family do during the storm
He was sleeping.
B. He was cooking.
C. He was doing housework.
A. They played a card game.
B. They had dinner together.
C. They had a fun after dinner.
The sun was rising.
After the rainstorm
Ben couldn't sleep at first. He finally fell asleep
when the wind was dying down .
die down（声音）逐渐消逝
Careful-reading4
result (结果) after the rainstorm.暴风雨后结果
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.
1.What was the neighborhood like after the storm
It was __________ .
in a mess
fallen
trees
broken
windows
rubbish
2. What did people do after the storm
They______the neighborhood cleaned up_________.
jioned together
主题句：
Although the storm______many things_______,
it________families and neighbors________together.
虽然暴风雨把许多东西分开，但是它让家庭和邻居更加紧密
broke
apart
break sth apart 把...分开
brought
closer
Before
the storm
weather
winds; clouds; light
Ben’s dad&mom
During
the storm
After
the storm
Ben
Ben’s family
neighborhood in a mess
clean up together
Retell
preparation
Discuss the questions with the partner.
When disasters / big events come,
they always bring people closer together.
(earthquake / flood / sleet / mudslide / the Olympic Games...)
[d 'z st ]灾难
[ 'vent]大事件
2.How can we help each other in times of difficulty
在困难时期
give away food/clothes raise money for...
be a volunteer ... encourage each other
After-reading
1. What other things can bring 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 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.
风
光
报道
地区
窗户
手电
火柴
敲打
beat sb 打败某人
sb win+比赛，奖品，某人赢比赛
倚/碰/撞
确保
After-reading
Ben could not sleep at first. He finally fell asleep when the 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.
首先
入睡
逐渐变弱
醒来
升起
一团糟
倒下的树
破碎的窗户
Exercises
dying down
Make sure
felt like
woke up
fall asleep
was blowing heavily
was putting pieces of wood over the windows.
was helping his mom make dinner
fell asleep
was dying down.
Thank you for listening!
