Unit 5 What were you doing when the rainstorm came?Section A (3a-3c)课件（共有PPT46张）

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Unit 5 What were you doing when the rainstorm came
人教版 八年级下
Period (two) sectionA (3a-3c)
Lead in
Learning objects
Objectives
Learn curriculum words and useful expressions:
storm, wind, light, report, area, wood, window...
Read and understand the meaning of the passage.
Improve students’ reading skills through doing some reading tasks.
Words review
n. 暴风雨
n. 风
n. 光；光线；光亮
v.&n. 报道、公布
n. 地区；地域
storm
wind
light
report
area
n. 木；木头
n. 窗；窗户
n. 手电筒；火炬
n. 火柴
v. 敲打；打败
prep. 倚；碰；撞
wood
window
flashlight
match
beat (beat)
against
adj. 睡着
v. & n. 升起；增加；提高
adj. 倒下的；落下的
adv .分离；分开
adj. 覆盖着冰的；冰冷的
v. 开玩笑；欺骗
asleep
rise
fallen
apart
icy
kid
Phrases review
起初；起先
进入梦乡；睡着
逐渐变弱；逐渐消失
看一看
at first
fall asleep
die down
have a look
What is it
What’s the weather like
typhoon
wind
It’s windy.
What is it
What’s the weather like
snowstorm
It’s snowy.
What is it
What’s the weather like
thunder and lightning
It’s bad weather. It’s going to rain.
What is it
rain
rainstorm
What’s the weather like
It’s rainy.
3a
Read the passage and answer the questions.
1. What was the weather like before the heavy rain started
Strong winds were blowing, and black clouds were making the sky very dark.
2. What was the neighborhood like after the storm
The neighborhood was in a mess. There were fallen trees, broken windows and rubbish everywhere.
Complete the sentences using information from the passage.
3b
When the news on TV was reported, strong winds
_______________ outside.
2. While Ben’s mom was making sure the radio was working, his dad _________________________________________.
were blowing
was putting pieces of wood over the windows
3. Ben _______________________________ when the heavy
rain finally started.
4. When Ben ___________ at 3:00 a.m, the wind
_______________.
was helping his mom make dinner
fell asleep
was dying down
flood
Can you name these natural or man-made disasters
A flood washed the village away.
wash sth. away
mudslide
The mudslide buried the villages in Zhouqu.
earthquake
tsunami
car accident
drought
snowslide
air crash
volcano
landslide
Discuss the questions with a partner.
3c
“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
in times of意为“在……的时刻/时期”，其后常接抽象名词，如trouble, difficulty, stress, education等。
1.What other things can bring people closer together
earthquake
flood
typhoon
2. How can we help each other in times
of difficulty
provide food and medicine
give away clothes
raise money
1. With no light outside, it felt like midnight.
with no light outside“外面没有光亮”，“with＋宾语＋宾语补足语”结构。
with在此表示一种伴随状态，它还包含着某种
因果关系，“由于；因为”。
Language points
light在此作不可数名词，“光；光线；光亮”。
light作名词，“灯”。
灯还是亮着的。
The light is on.
light作形容词，“轻的；浅色的”。
我喜欢那个留着浅色头发的年轻人。
I like the young man with light hair.
light作动词，“点燃”。
请点燃蜡烛。
Please light the candles.
feel like“感觉像”，其后可接名词或代词作宾语，也可接句子。
那个时候，我感觉自己像个傻瓜。
I felt like a fool at that moment.
feel like还可表示“想要”，其后接名词、代词或
动名词。
今天我不想走路。
I don’t feel like walking today.
2. The news on TV reported that a heavy rainstorm was
in the area.
report作动词，意为“报道”，后接名词、代词或that引导的宾语从句。
report的其他用法
(1) report还可作名词，意为“报告”。
(2) reporter是名词，意为“记者；新闻通讯员”。
(3) It’s reported … 意为“据报道……”。
It’s reported that we will have a day off.
据说我们将放假一天。
拓展：report -er →reporter（n.记者）
work 工作 worker 工人
clean 打扫 cleaner 清洁工
teach 教 teacher 老师
sing 唱 singer 歌手
read 读 reader 读者
3. ...the rain began to beat heavily against the windows.
beat在此意为“敲打”。
beat还可意为“（心脏、脉搏等）跳动”。
beat还可意为“战胜；打败”，其后接打败的对象。
辨析：beat与win
beat
win
意为“战胜；打败”，宾语是人或团队，即竞争的对手。
意为“赢；获胜”，宾语通常是比赛、战争、奖品、金钱等。
3. He finally fell asleep when the wind was dying
down at around 3:00 a.m.
asleep 与 sleep
asleep 为形容词，意思是“睡着的 ”。
sleep 可作名词，也可作动词，意思是“睡觉”。
be asleep 与 fall asleep
be asleep 强调睡觉的状态。
fall asleep＝get / go to sleep， 强调入睡的动作。
杰克太疲劳了以至于他在沙发上睡着了。
Jack was so tired that he ___________ on
the sofa.
fell asleep
die down 逐渐变弱；逐渐消失
die away 变弱
die out 灭绝
die from 死于（外因）
die of 死于（内因）
die of 相关的短语：
4. When he woke up, the sun was rising.
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。
太阳从东方升起，在西方落下。
The sun rises in the east and sets in the west.
辨析：rise 与 raise
单词意思 及物/不及物动词 后面是否接宾语 句子主语
rise
raise
增加；提高；增强；上升；升起
不及物
动词
不接宾语
通常为物
使升起来；提高；举起
及物动词
接宾语
通常为人
一、根据句意及首字母提示填写单词。
1．The only l_______ in her room is coming from this small window.
2．I don't think the information in the r_______ is true.
3．—How can people make a living in this poor a_____
—Most of them plant apple trees and vegetables.
4．—Do you bring m_______ with you I want to make a fire.
—Sorry, I don't.
5．I felt afraid when the rain b____ against the window of my room.
light
report
area
matches
beat
二、用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空。
6．The sun _______(rise) in the east.
7．The rain _____(beat) the trees while the wind was blowing.
8．From seven o'clock to nine o'clock yesterday evening, he _____________________(report) that story.
9．After a rainstorm, the ________(fall) trees and _________(break) windows were here and there.
10．The baby is __________(sleep)，and don't make noise.
rises
beat
was reporting
fallen
broken
sleeping
三、单项选择。　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
11．(黄石中考)—What were you doing ____ I knocked at the door
—I was sleeping.
A．unless B．once C．when D．while
12．My father was preparing for his speech ____ my mother was doing some washing last night.
A．if B．while C．until D．so
C
B
13．Yesterday evening, I ____ along the street when I suddenly met my math teacher.
A．walk B．walked
C．was walking D．am walking
14．There aren't many tickets left for the concert, you'd better ____ that you get one today.
A．make sure of B．make a decision
C．make sure D．make plans
C
C
15．He is so good at playing chess that he ____ other players and ________ the match at last.
A．beat；beat B．beat；won
C．won；beat D．won；won
B
1. Review the key words, phrases and grammar of this lesson.
2. Try to retell the article with your partners.