Unit 5 What were you doing when the rainstorm came? Section A (3a-3c)-课件（16张PPT）

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Unit 5
What were you doing when the
rainstorm came
Section A
(3a-3c)
Ask your classmates in your group what they were doing last night then give a report.
Yesterday 7:00 … was reading.
… was shopping…
Revision
1. What was the weather like before the heavy rain started
Strong winds were blowing, and black clouds were making the sky very dark.
3a
Read the passage and answer the following questions.
2. What was the neighborhood like after the storm
The neighborhood was in a mess. There are fallen trees, broken windows and rubbish everywhere.
3b
Complete the sentences using formation from the passage.
1. When the news on TV was reported, strong winds ____________ outside.
2. While Ben’s mom was making sure the radio was working, his dad ___________________________
___________.
was putting pieces of wood over
were blowing
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
“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
3c
Discuss the questions with a partner.
此句中介词with表示一种伴随状况，同时还包含着某种因果关系，表示“因某种状况的存在而导致……”, 因此可翻译成“由于；因为”等。
①With no light outside, it felt like midnight.外面一丝光都没有,如同午夜一般。(教材P35)
e.g. With my parents away, I’m the king of the house.我爸妈不在家，我可是家中的“王”了！
I can’t work with all that noise going on.由于那噪音响着，我无法工作。
Language points
本句中的连词while的意思是“当……的时候；和……同时”，while还可以表示“而；然而；但”之意，用来说 明和强调两种事情或情形不同。
②Ben’s dad… while his mom was making sure the flashlights and radio were working.本的爸爸……妈妈正调试手电筒和收音机,以确保它们能正常使用。 (教材P35)
e.g. Tom is active and outgoing while his sister Rosa is shy and quiet.汤姆活跃外向，而他的妹妹罗莎却害羞腼腆。
make sure“确认，查明，核实；确保；设法保证”，其后可接句子，或接介词of及宾语，用来引入需要确认的内容。
e.g. Could you make sure what time he’s arriving 你能确认一下他几点到达吗？
Make sure you turn off the TV before you leave the house.在你离开屋子前确认关闭了电视。
work在此处表示机器，器官等“运作，运转”，这是动词work的一种基本用法。
e.g. My watch is waterproof—that means it would work fine even if it’s in water.我的手表是防水的—这就是说即便在水里它也会正常运转。
beat v. 本句中意为 “敲打；锤砸”，还可意为可意为 “打败；取胜”。
e.g. The rain beat against the windows.雨敲打在窗户上。
I can easily beat him at golf.在高尔夫球上，群殴合一轻易地打败他。
③Ben was helping his mom make dinner when the rain began to beat heavily against the window.当雨开始重重地敲打在窗户上时,本正帮妈妈做着晚餐。 (教材P35)
④…, but it was hard to have fun with a serious storm happening outside.但屋外的狂风暴雨让谁也没有兴致。 (教材P38)
本句中包含以下句型：
It is adj.+ to do sth. 做……怎么样。
It is adj. for sb. to do sth.
对某人来说做……怎么样。
e.g. It is important for us to learn English.
对我们来说学英语很重要。
⑤Ben could not sleep at first. He finally fell asleep when the wind was dying down at around 3:00 a.m.本一开始睡不着。凌晨三点左右风渐渐平息,他才终于得以入眠。(教材P39)
sleep可作动词，意为“睡觉”；它也可作名词，意为“睡眠；睡觉”。
e.g. The baby is sleeping. Please be quiet.那个婴儿正在睡觉。请安静。
I didn’t get much sleep last night.昨天晚上我睡的不多。
asleep是形容词，意为“睡着”，强调状态，常作表语。fall asleep意为“进入梦乡；睡着”。
e.g. My daughter was asleep with her head on her arms.我的女儿正头枕在胳膊上睡觉。
He was so tired that he fell asleep at his desk.他太累了以至于他在书桌前睡着了。
die down逐渐变弱；逐渐消失
e.g. When you saw him, his anger had died down a bit.你看见他的时候，他的火气已经下去了。
与die 相关的短语:
die away 逐渐减弱；逐渐模糊 die out 灭绝；消失
die of/ from 死于……
⑥When he woke up, the sun was rising .当他一觉醒来时,太阳正在升起。 (教材P35)
rise v. & n. 作动词时，常用作不及物动词，意为“升起；增加；提高”。并且还有“起床”的意思。
raise常用作及物动词，含有“(人为地)使
升起；使提升”的意思，并且还有“筹集；饲养；抚养”的意思。
I. 根据汉语意思，完成英语句子。
1. 在街上踢球很危险。
It is _______________ soccer on the street.
2. 每天早上读书对你来说很有必要。
It is ________ for you _______ in the morning.
3. 对他来说完成作业很容易
It is ____ for him __________________.
dangerous to play
necessary to read
easy to finish homework
即学即练
II. 根据句意，用sleep或asleep填空。
(1) We ________ very well every night.
sleep
(2) I need to get some ________.
(3) He was ________ the minute he lay down.
sleep
asleep
III. 根据句意选用raise或rise的适当形式填空。
1. Tom _______ his head when he heard the sound.
2. The moon has not _______ yet.
3. My brother often _______ at about 6:30 a.m.
4. We _______ money to help the sick girl yesterday.
raised
risen
rises
raised
Read the text and remember the language points.
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Homework