Unit 5 What were you doing when the rainstorm came? Section A 3a~3c教案

Unit 5 What were you doing
when the rainstorm came
Section A (3a~3c)
教学目标
【知识与技能】
1. 掌握运用阅读技巧skimming和scanning来获取信息。
2. 能够理解过去进行时态在文章中的运用。
【情感、态度与价值观】
培养学生良好的合作意识，鼓励学生大胆表达自己的想法和意愿。正确认识生活中的一些困难，能采用正确的方式解决生活中的问题。
教学重难点
【教学重点】
过去进行时的用法
【教学难点】
理解过去进行时在文章中的运用
教学准备
图片、视频、多媒体等
教学过程
Step 1 Revision
Ask your partner what he/she was doing last night, then give a report.
Step 2 Free talk
Rainstorm is coming… Preparation…
After the rainstorm…
Step 3 Reading
1. Fast reading
Read the passage quickly and answer the questions.
1) Were winds strong or weak
2) Were clouds black or white
3) Was the sky dark or bright
4) Did neighbors stay inside or clean up outside.
5) How was the neighborhood after the storm
6) How were the windows Were they good or broken
7) Where was the rubbish
Match the main idea with each paragraph.
Para. 1 The activities during (在……期间) the rainstorm.
Para. 2 The result (结果) after the rainstorm.
Para. 3 The weather before the rainstorm.
Para. 4 The preparation (准备) before the rainstorm.
2. Work on 3a. Read the passage and answer the following questions
1) What was the weather like before the heavy ran started
2）What was the neighborhood like after the storm
Keys: 1. Black clouds were making the sky very dark. With no light outside, it felt like midnight.
2. The neighborhood was in a mess.
3. Work on 3b. Read the passage again and complete the sentences using information from the passage.
1) When the news on TV was reported, strong winds were _____________ 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 3:00 a.m., the wind _________________.
Keys: 1) were blowing
2) was putting pieces of wood over the windows
3) was helping his mom make dinner
4) fell asleep: was dying down
Step 4 Speaking
Work on 3c. Discuss the questions with a partner.
“Although the storm broke many things apart, it brought families and neighbors closer together.” What other can bring people closer together How can we help each other in times of difficulty
Step 5 Language points
1. With no light outside, it felt like midnight.
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。
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。
2. Ben’s dad… while his mom was making sure the flashlights and radio were
working.
1) 此句中的连词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。
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。
2) 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了电视。
3) 此句中的work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. The radio doesn’t work. 收音机坏了。
3. Ben was helping his mom make dinner when the rain began to beat heavily against
the window.
◆beat作动词，可意为 “敲打；锤砸”。
如：The rain beat against the windows.
◆beat作动词，可意为 “打败；取胜”。
如：I can easily beat him at golf.
◆beat作动词，可意为 “(心)跳动”。如：
Her heart beat so quickly that she could hardly breathe.
【运用】根据句意，选出下列各题中划线部分的含义。
A. (心)跳动 B. 敲打；锤砸 C. 打败；取胜
1) He often beats me at chess. __________ C
2) She’s still alive — her heart is still beating. __________ A
3) The boy is beating a drum. __________ B
4. It was hard to have fun with a serious storm happening outside.
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。
活学活用：
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 __________________.
5. Ben could not sleep at first. He finally fell asleep when the wind was dying down at around 3:00 a.m.
sleep可作动词，意为“睡觉”；它也可作名词，意为“睡眠；睡觉”。 如：
The baby is sleeping. Please be quiet.
I didn’t get much sleep last night.
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”。如：
My daughter was asleep with her head on her arms.
He was so tired that he fell asleep at his desk.
根据句意，用sleep或asleep填空。
1) We ________ very well every night.
2) I need to get some ________.
3) He was ________ the minute he lay down.
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……
6. When he woke up, the sun was rising.
rise v. & n. 做动词时，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。
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.
Step 6 重点短语
feel like at first fall asleep
die down make sure wake up
in a mess clean up help each other
in times of difficulty
Step 7 Exercises
Ⅰ. 根据句意及所给首字母提示，补全句中所缺单词。
1. There’s no l_____, so it is dark in the room.
2. I’m surprised to see you awake (醒着) — ten minutes ago you were a______.
3. The sun r______ in the east and sets (落下) in the west.
4. It is hot in the room, so please open the door and the w________.
5. The news on TV r_______ there would be snow this evening.
Ⅱ. 根据句意，用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空。
1. All _________(area) of the country will have some rain tonight.
2. There are some _________(match) in the small box.
3. Don’t be angry and he’s only _________(kid).
4. The roads are _________(ice) because of the heavy snow.
5. After the storm, you can see _________(fall) leaves and rubbish here and there.
课堂作业
1. Retell the text.
2. Review language points.
教学反思