Unit 5 What were you doing when the rainstorm came Section B 2a-2e reading课件（人教八下）

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Unit 5
What were you doing
when the rainstorm came
Section B 2a-2e
language goal: talk about past events; tell a story
Reading
Lead-in
What are they talking about
Read the passage and answer the questions.
Reading the Title and First Sentences
The title can be helpful for you to understand a text. It is also a good idea to read the first sentence of each paragraph before you read the whole text.
Do you remember what you were doing
People often remember what they were doing when they heard the news of important events in history.
What are the two events in the passage
When did they happen
Dr. Martin Luther King was killed on April 4, 1968.
The World Trade Center in New York was taken down by terrorists on September 11, 2001.
People often _________ what they were doing when they heard the news of important events in history.
Read the passage carefully. Complete the blanks.
Dr. Martin Luther King was killed on April 4, 1968.
remember
The World Trade Center was taken down by terrorists on September 11, 2001.
The writer’s opinion
When Kate Smith got the news from her friend, she was __________________. At that moment, she was very __________.
When Robert Allen heard the news, he was
__________________________ in the kitchen. At that time, they were completely ________!
eating dinner with his parents
working in her office
scared
Dr. Martin Luther King was killed on April 4, 1968.
The World Trade Center was taken down by terrorists on September 11, 2001.
shocked
What were they doing
What were they doing
Read again. Are the following statements true (T) or
false (F), or is the information not given (NG)
___ 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
T
F
T
2c
F
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. 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 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.
2d
Underline sentences from the passage with similar meanings to the ones below.
important events in history
be completely shocked
on the radio
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. 在收音机上
4. 剩下的……
5. 默默地
6. 不久前;最近
7. 被摧毁
8. 对…有意义
9. 首先
10.向窗外看
11.几乎不能清晰思考
phrases
be shocked at sth. /be shocked to do sth.
keep/stay silent 保持沉默
Key Sentences
1. People often remember what they were doing
when they heard the news of important events in
history.
2. My parents did not talk after that, and we
finished the rest of our dinner in silence.
3. Even the date -- September 11, 2001 -- has
meaning to most Americans.
4. I looked out the window and realized that it was
true.
hear sb. do/doing sth.
hear of/about sth. 听说某事 hear from sb
truth n.
tell the truth
(1)理解；意识到 +n./从句
(2)实现 realized one‘s dream.
mean (V.)“意思是，意味着”
silence n. 寂静；沉默adj. silent keep/stay silent
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/about 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
recently
truth
shocked at
was taken down
realize
7.他们对听到这个消息感到很震惊。
They were shocked to hear the news.
Keep ______(silence), please. The teacher is coming.
Did she have a party ________(recent)
Can you tell me the _____(true) of that thing
Tom was really _________ (震惊) the death of the young man.
5. The tall building _____________(被摧毁) by terrorists.
6. He didn’t ______(意识到) he was lost until he walked to
the end of the road.
Fill in the blanks with the words or phrases.
silent
8.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.
He was such a smart boy that he solved the problem successfully.
something, repair, beat, begin, when, against, happen, realize, but, reach
One afternoon, Tara was making her way to her friend’s house (1)____ she heard a boy crying. She noticed a boy sitting (2)____ a tree and crying.
“Why are you crying ” Tara asked. That boy answered, “I lost my new watch. I’m from a poor family. If Dad knows this, he’ll be angry. Perhaps he’ll (3)____ me.” Tara said, “Please tell me (4)_______ about your watch and where you live. If I find it, I can return it to you. ” When Tara (5)______ her friend’s house, her friend Jimmy (6)___________ his alarm.
Next to the alarm, there was a new watch. Tara asked him about the watch, then she (7)____ that it’s the watch of that poor boy. So she advised Jimmy to return it to him (8)____ Jimmy refused. Tara felt very sad and left. A month later, Tara saw Jimmy crying in the park. She asked what (9)____ to him. And she knew he lost his new mobile phone. She told him, “Don’t worry. If anyone finds it, he will return it.” After hearing this, Jimmy (10)_______ crying again, “No, he won’t return because I never returned the watch of that poor boy.”
when
against
beat
something
reached
was repairing
realized
but
happened
began
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