(共21张PPT)
Unit 5 What were you doing when the rainstorm came
R·八年级下册
Section A 3a-4c
What's the weather like in the video
What's the video about
Watch a vedio
What's the weather like in the video
What's the video about
A storm
rain heavily
cloudy
windy
What will be like when the storm comes
A storm
There will be strong winds,
The winds will break many things apart.
In order to keep safe,
people will put pieces of wood over the windows.
What's more,black clouds will make the sky very dark,
so there will be no light.
We must prepare some ...
flashlights
candles
matches
At last, the rain will die down.
What can you see in the picture
How can the storm bring people together
Prediction:
weather, buildings
Maybe people will help each other
because of the storm.
bad
fallen
Skimming: Match the main idea of each paragraph
Para 1
Para 2
Para 3
Para 4
Everyone was busy before the storm.
It's hard to have fun during the storm.
After the storm,it brings people closer.
The weather is terrible before the storm
Skimming: Looking quickly through a passage to find the main idea without reading every word,it is best to read the 1st and last sentence in each paragraph.
The article is in the order of .
time
Before the storm
During the storm
After the storm
Scanning Para 1:
How was the weather before the strom
Where did the storm happen
winds
clouds
sky
light
strong
black
dark
no light midnight
In Alabama
Alabama is in the southeast of the United States. There are often tornadoes (龙卷风), hurricanes (飓风) and rainstorms in March and April every year.
Scanning Para 2&3:
What were they doing before and during the storm
Why was it hard to have fun for Ben's family
when
Before
During
who
Dad
Mom
Ben
Ben's family
what activities
pieces of wood the windows
the flashlight and radio .
putting candles and on the table.
helping his mom .
having no fun .
The heavy rain was heavily the windows,
the storm was happening outside.
putting
over
making sure
were
working
make dinner
playing a card game
beating
against
serious
matches
Scanning Para 4:
How was the neighborhood after the storm
What did they do when they saw the mess
The neighborhood
was .
trees
windows
Too much .
They the neighbors to help to the neighborhood .
joined
clean up
in a mess
fallen
broken
rubbish
Although the storm broke many things apart,
it brought families and neighbors closer together.
3b
Complete the sentences using information 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 _____________________________________.
3. Ben ________________________ when the heavy rain finally started.
4. When Ben _______________ at 3:00 a.m.,
the wind ________________.
were blowing
was putting pieces of wood over the windows
was helping his mom make dinner
finally fell asleep
was dying down
Storms are not always terrible,
they bring people closer together,
we should help each other in times of diffculty.
Discussion
What other things can bring people closer together
How can we help each other in times of difficulty
earthquake
fire
Covid-19
flood
set up a
food bank
raise money
care for
the disabled
help homeless
animals
When we defeat terrible disaters,
don't forget them!
Salute to the lovely heroes!
