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What were you doing
when the rain storm came
Unit 5
Section B Reading
课堂导入 Lead-in
Do you know what happened in the video
Do you remember what you were doing when some important events happened
Read the passage and answer the questions.
1. What are the two events in the passage
2. When did they happen
3. How did Robert Allen’s parents feel and what
did they do after they knew Dr. King’s death
4. How did Kate Smith feel after the World
Trade Center was taken down
2b
Interaction
1. What are the two events in the passage
2. When did they happen
3. How did Robert Allen’s parents feel and what did
they do after they knew Dr. King’s death
4. How did Kate Smith feel after the World Trade
Center was taken down
Dr. Martin Luther King was killed.
The World Trade Center was taken down by terrorists.
Dr. Martin Luther King was killed on April 4, 1968.
The World Trade Center was taken down by
terrorists on September 11, 2001.
They were completely shocked. They didn’t talk
and finished the rest of their dinner in silence.
She was so scared that she could hardly think
clearly after that.
Read the passage again. Are the following statements
true (T) or false (F), or is the information not given (NG)
2c
___ 1. Everyone in America remembers who
killed Dr. King.
___ 2. Robert Allen was eating lunch when
Dr. King was killed.
___ 3. Robert’s parents were shocked to hear
the news.
___ 4. Kate Smith was watching a movie when
a plane hit the World Trade Center.
___ 5. Kate didn’t think her friend was telling
the truth about the event.
F
F
T
F
T
Interaction
important events in history
be completely shocked
the rest of…
in silence
more recently
be taken down
have meaning to…
at first
look out of the window
can hardly think clearly
1.历史上的重大事件
2.彻底被震惊了
3.剩下的……
4.默默地
5.不久前
6.被摧毁
7.对…有意义
8.首先
9.向窗外看
10.几乎不能清晰思考
Research
Read the passage again and try to find out the following phrases and expressions.
1.他对她抽烟感到很震惊。
He was shocked at her smoking.
be shocked at sth. 对某事感到很震惊
be shocked to do sth. 因做某事感到震惊
2.他们对听到这个消息感到很震惊。
They were shocked to hear the news.
shocked adj. 惊愕的;受震惊的
e.g.她大为震惊, 几乎一句话也说不出来。
She was so shocked that she could hardly
say a word.
与其近似的短语我们还学过:
be surprised at sth. be surprised to do sth.
Research
Underline sentences from the passage with similar meanings to the ones below.
2d
Research
1. Not everyone will remember who killed him, but they can
remember what they were doing when they heard that
he got killed.
2. No one said anything for the rest of dinner.
3. September 11, 2001---- the date alone means something
to most people in the US.
4. At the beginning, I thought he was just joking. However,
I found he told the truth after looking out of window.
5. I had trouble thinking clearly after that because I was
very afraid.
2. We finished the rest of our dinner in silence.
3. Even the date --- September 11, 2001 --- has
meaning to most Americans.
4. I didn’t believe him at first, but then I looked out of
the window and realized that it was true.
5. I was so scared that I could hardly think clearly
after that.
1. Although some people may not remember who killed
him, they remember what they were doing when they
heard the news.
Task 3: Translate it and make a sentence with the words in red
Task 1: Discuss the usage of “hear”.
Task 2: Please explain the words in red.
Task 4: Discuss the usage of “realize”.
Task 5: Translate it and make a sentence with the words in red
Interaction
1. –When did you ____ the news
-Just now.
A. hear about B. hear from C. heard D. hearing
2. Tom likes to ____ others but he never writes to
them.
A. hear B. hear of C. hear about D. hear from
sb. do sth. 听见某人做某事
sb. doing sth. 听见某人正在做某事
of/about sth./sb. 听说某事/某人
from sb. 到某人的来信
that 从句 听说……
hear
Feedback
1. We often heard Tom play the piano at home.
We heard the girl singing in the room.
I heard of him but I don’t know him.
Lucy heard from her brother yesterday.
I heard that he had left Beijing.
2. My parents did not talk after that, and we finished the rest of our dinner in silence.
词形变化:
adj. -- silent adv. -- silently
Many patients were waiting _______.
许多病人在静静地等候着。
Could you please _________for a while
请你保持安静一会儿好吗?
keep silent 保持沉默;保持安静
in silence
keep silent
n. 寂静;沉默
Feedback
3. Even the date --- September 11, 2001 --- has meaning to most Americans.
e.g. 九月十日对教师们来说有意义。
September 10th has meaning to teachers.
甚至2001年9月11日这个日子,对大多数美国人都有意义。
mean(V.)“意思是,意味着”
Extension
(n.)meaning “含义,意思”
mean + n./doing/从句
What do you mean by…
What’s the meaning of …
What do/does…mean
…是什么意思?
Feedback
What do you mean____ “mooncake”
by
4. … but then I looked out the window and realized
that it was true.
1.) 作动词意为“理解;领会;意识到”,接名词、宾从。
e.g. 她没有意识到她的错误。
She didn’t realize her mistake.
当我到家时,我才意识到我错了。
When I got home, I realized that I was wrong.
2.) realize还有“实现”的意思,与come true同义。
e.g. 他最终实现了自己的梦想。
At last, he realized his dream.
=At last, his dream came true.
realize one’s dream
实现某人的梦想
5. I was so scared that I could hardly think clearly
after that.
e.g. 他是如此聪明的男孩以至于他成功地解决了这个难题。
He was so smart a boy that he solved the
problem successfully.
我如此害怕以至于在那之后我几乎无法清晰思考。
Extension
如何用such…that改写此句呢?
He was such a smart boy that he solved the
problem successfully.
so + adj + a/an + n + that
= such + a/an + adj + n + that
Write a short article about the important
event in 3a. Try to write three paragraphs.
First, write about the event (when and where it happened).
An important event that I remember
well was _____________________.
It happened in/on _____________
at /in __________________.
The explosion in Tianjin
August 12, 2015
Binhai, Tianjin
3b
Next, write about what you and some of your friends were doing when this event happened.
When I heard the news of this event/
When this event happened, I was _________. My friends were ____________.
Then, write about why this event was important.
This event is very important to me because ____________. / I remember this event well because ___________________.
An important event that I remember well was the explosion in Tianjin. It happened on August 12, 2015 in Binhai, Tianjin. When I heard the news of this event, I was watching a TV show at home. My friends were chatting on the internet. This event is very important to me because many people died in this serious disaster. They need some help. Lots of people came to help them.
One possible version
important events in history
the rest of…
in silence
more recently
have meaning to…
be taken down
at first
look out of the window
be shocked to do sth.
tell the truth
hear of sth./sb.
hear from sb.
realize sth./that 从句
1.历史上的重大事件
2.剩下的……
3.默默地
4.不久前
5.对…有意义
6.被摧毁
7.首先
8.向窗外看
9.因做某事感到吃惊
10.讲实话
11.听说某事/某人
收到某人来信
12.意识到……
Summary
Feedback
Keep ______(silence), please. The teacher is coming.
Did she have a party ________(recent)
Can you tell me the _____(true) of that thing
Tom and Jerry were really _________ the death of the young man.
The tall building _____________(被摧毁) by terrorists.
He didn’t ______(意识到) he was lost until he walked to the end of the road.
I. Fill in the blanks with the words or phrases.
silent
recently
truth
shocked at
was taken down
realize
II. Choose the right answer.
We sat on the chair face to face _____ silence.
A. on B. in C. with D. for
2. After hearing the news, I _____ the event is true.
A. see B. hear C. realize D. wonder
3. We ______ the bad news yesterday.
A. hear from B. heard from
C. hear of D. heard of
4. We were shocked _____ the dog lying on the table
A. find B. to find C. found D. finding
Feedback
What was/were sb. doing when the plane hit World Trade Center
Sandy
Twin brothers
Sammy
father
mother
dog
Suppose you are Sandy. Make a conversation with your partner according to the picture.
Interaction
Pair work
Discuss about an important event you remember well in groups. Take notes about it.
What was the event
When did it happen
Where did it happen
What were you doing
What were your friends doing
Why was it important
Why do you remember this event
3a
Interaction
Group work