(共40张PPT)
Unit 5 What were you doing
when the rainstorm came
Section A 3a-3c
What’s a storm
Which words can describe it
Strong winds
Black clouds
A heavy rainstorm
rain
Predicting
Pre-reading
Black clouds were making the sky very ________.
dark
with little or no light
It felt like midnight.
There were strong winds and a heavy rain.
The rain beats heavily against the windows.
The rain was beating heavily against the windows.
倚; 碰; 撞(prep.)
反对 (prep.)
对抗 (prep.)
beat v.打败;战胜;超过
beat v.敲打
broken cars
rubbish everywhere
fallen trees
The street was in a mess.
If your family were in a storm,
what things would you prepare Choose three.
1 matches
3 food
4 an iphone
6 a radio
2 candles
water
7 money
5 flashlights
What’s the main idea of the story
A. A rainstorm in Alabama
B. A happy family in Alabama
C. The friendly people in Alabama
Reading tips:
The title and the picture of the story can help you get the main idea.
Who is the story about
Where did the storm happen
In Alabama
It's about Ben
[ l 'b m ]
While - Reading
What kind of passage is it
narration(记叙文)
B. argumentative(议论文)
It tells something happened in the past.
It talks about an opinion.
Fast-reading
While - Reading
Match the main idea with each paragraph.
Reading tip:
Pay attention to (关注)the first and last sentence(句子) in each paragraph.
Para. 1
Para. 2
Para. 3
Para. 4
A . The activities during (在……期间) the rainstorm.
B . The result (结果) after the rainstorm.
C . The weather before the rainstorm.
D . The preparation (准备) before the rainstorm.
Before the storm
During the storm
After the storm
It’s in the order of(顺序) ____
time
Ben could hear _____ _____ outside.
_______ ______were making the sky very dark.
With ______ ______ outside, it felt like midnight.
1.What was the weather like before the heavy rainstorm started
2.What preparations(准备) were people doing before the storm
Everyone was busy. Ben’s dad was putting pieces of ______over the windows.
while his mom was putting some ______ and ______ on the table.
no light
Black clouds
wood
candles
matches
strong winds
=Ben could hear that the strong winds
were _____________ .
blowing(吹)
Read part1 carefully and Fill in the blanks.
3 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.
Read part 2 and finish the tasks.
Task:True or False
1. Ben was helping his mom when the rain finally started.
2.Ben’s family had fun playing a card game.
T
F
During the storm
4 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.
Read part3 and finish the tasks.
After the storm
Tasks:1.The wind ________________when Ben feel asleep at 3:00 a.m..
2. What was the neighborhood like
was dying down
The neighborhood was _________.
_____ trees
_______windows
rubbish
Para.4 — key words
in a mess
fallen
broken
_______ everywhere
After the storm
Everywhere was in a mess.
The storm broke many things apart.
Are storms always bad
Help each other
However,
It brought people closer together.
So, when disasters come, we should help each other.
Guess how people indoor felt then.
The weather description.
nervous
terrible
afraid
…
Para 1
set off
Describing the environment
people’s feelings.
was making sure the flashlights and radio were working. She put some candles and matches on the table.
Para 2
Ben’s father
while
was putting pieces
of wood over the windows
The windows might be broken.
Heavy work.
Love
Warmth
Everyone in the neighborhood was busy.
Ben’s mother
The power might be off.
Easy work.
Although the weather was bad, they still tried to make themselves _______.
relaxed
Warm
Para 3
Although nature brings all kinds of disasters, we never give up hopes.
Para 4
What other things can bring people closer together
…
Things
fires
studying problems
illness
traffic accident
earthquake
(地震)
floods( 洪水)
Although 2019-nCoV has a big influence on our lives, it brings us closer together.
We'll never forget them and learn from them.
Although the fire broke many things apart, it brought us Chinese closer together!
hough difficulties are common,
ll of us can do something.
o matter who you are,where you from,
elping people in need can make the world warmer.
eep it in your mind,
unshine will be always around you!