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Unit 5
What were you doing when the rainstorm came？
Section A 3a-3c
阅读课公开课
1. What can you see in the video
Let’s enjoy a video.
2. What’s the weather like in the vedio？
The rainstorm.
Yes, I have.\No, I haven't.
rain heavily
strong wind
black clouds
thunder and
lightning
4. Have you ever experienced it in your life
What will a storm bring to us
strong wind
no light
break many things apart
The storm brings us some trouble.Everything will be in a mess.
fallen trees
broken windows
rubbish everywhere
storm
area
beat
rise (rose)
a part of a town, a country or the world
move upward
bad weather, with heavy, rain strong winds
hit someone or something hard
New Words and Phrases
make sure
die down
in a mess
break…apart
become weaker and weaker
make things into pieces; make parts of something away from each other
things are everywhere; not tidy
check and be sure that something happens
New Words and Phrases
Presentation
storm n. 暴风雨
wind n. 风
light n. 光；
光线；光亮
report v.&n.
报道；公布
area n.地域；
地区
wood n. 木；
木头
window n.
窗；窗户
flashlight n.
手电筒
match n. 火柴
beat v. 敲打；打败
against prep.
倚；碰；撞
asleep adj. 睡着
fall asleep 进入
梦乡；睡着
die down 逐渐
变弱；逐渐消失
rise v.&n. 升起；
增加；提高
fallen adj.倒下
的；落下的
apart adv.分离；
分开
Let’s check.
Presentation
Look at the title and the photo and make predictions.
1. What can you see in the photo
2. What happened
3. How can the storm bring people together
A storm happened.
Maybe people will help each other because of the storm.
暴风雨让人们更加
紧密地联系在一起
Tip: The title and picture can help you quickly predict the main idea of an article.
3a
Let’s predict.
The weather
The buildings
The rubbish
The windows
cloudy, bad
fall down
everywhere
broken
It is about a storm and what the storm brought to people.
1.What is the topic sentence of the passage
Although the storm broke many things apart, it brought families and neighbors closer together.
Fast-reading
2. The general idea of the article is about_______
A. a storm
B. Ben’s family
C. What Ben’s family and his neighbors did before and after a storm
C
Read and divide the passage into 3 parts (把文章划分为三部分)
Before the storm
During the storm
Para4
After the storm
Para1
﹠2
Para3
Fast-reading
The order(顺序) of the passage is
according to (根据) _______.
A. time B. place C. character(人物)
C
Read and match each paragraph (段落)with the main idea.
Para 1.
Para 2.
Para 3.
Para 4.
The weather and people's activities during the rainstorm
The result(结果) after the rainstorm
The weather before the rainstorm
The preparations before the rainstorm
Fast-reading
Presentation
Read Para.1 carefully and
answer the question.
1. What was the weather like
before the heavy rainstorm started
2. Where did the storm happen
3. How did Ben’s family know the storm was coming
Strong winds were blowing, and
black clouds were making the sky
very dark.With no light outside, it felt like midnight.
In Alabama.
The news on TV reported that
a heavy rainstorm was in the area.
Culture focus:
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.
Careful-reading
Read Para.1 carefully again and finish the task.
The weather before the store.
the weather before
the store
black _______
strong _______
make the sky very
_________
With no_____, and
it felt like _______
clouds
winds
dark
light
midnight
How did Ben's family know the storm was coming
The news on TV.
Careful-reading
Read Para2 and finish the task.
The preparations before the storm.
People were busy _________ for the storm.
Ben’s father
Ben’s mother
__________ pieces of wood over the windows.
__________ sure the flashlights and radio were working.
____ some candles and matches on the table.
was putting
was making
put
when
while
preparing
What were Ben’s family doing during the storm
Careful-reading
Ben could hear __________ outside.
__________ were making the sky very dark.
With __________ outside, it ________midnight.
strong winds
Black clouds
no light
What was the weather like before the heavy rain started
felt like
Before the storm
Who What was she /he doing
Ben’s dad
Ben’s mom
He was putting pieces of wood over the windows.
She was making sure the flashlight and radio were working.
She also put some candles and matches on the table.
___________before the storm
Preparations
Ben’s dad was putting pieces of wood over the windows.
a piece of wood
Read Para.3 carefully and answer the questions.
The weather and people’s activities during the storm.
The rain began to
beat heavily against
the windows
1. What was the weather like
2. What was Ben doing when it
rained heavily
3. What did Ben’s family do after
dinner
4. Did they have fun
The rain began to beat heavily against the windows.
They tried to play a card game.
He was helping his mom make dinner.
No, they didn’t.
Careful-reading
Read paragraph 3 and tell “T” or “F”
( )1. Ben was helping his mom make lunch when the rain beat heavily against the window.
( )2. They wanted to play a card game, but it was easy to have fun.
F
dinner
F
hard
During the storm
Read Para. 4 carefully and finish the task.
The result after the storm.
2. What was the weather like
3. What was the neighborhood like after
the storm
4. What Ben’s family do
5. What did the writer think of the rainstorm
At around 3:00 a.m., the wind
was dying down.
When Tom woke up, the sun was rising.
1.When did Ben fall asleep
At around 3:00 a.m.
Everything was in a mess.
Fallen trees, broken windows and rubbish
were everywhere.
They joined the neighbors to help clean…
Although the storm broken many things
apart, it brought families and neighbors…
Careful-reading
Scanning for details.
What was the neighborhood like after the storm
The neighborhood was __________.
in a mess
_____ trees
fallen
_______windows
broken
Too much ______
rubbish
The storm broke many things apart.
But it brought people closer together.
Help each other
The result after the storm.
Careful-reading
3b
Complete the sentences using information from the passage.
When the news on TV was reported, strong winds ____________ outside.
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
________________.
was blowing
was putting pieces of wood over the windows
was helping his mom make dinner
finally fell asleep
was dying down
Careful-reading
Presentation
Reading
Listen and repeat.
Post-reading
Presentation
Retelling
Post-reading
Listen and repeat.
暴风雨前
(Para. 1-2)
暴风雨中(Para. 3)
暴风雨后(Para. 4)
Strong winds; Black clouds were making the sky very dark; felt like midnight
Everyone in the neighborhood was busy.
Ben's dad was putting pieces of wood over the windows.
his mom was making sure the flashlights and radio were working; also put some candles and mathes on the table.
Ben was helping his mom make dinner→they tried to play a card game→it was hard to have fun
the sun was rising; fallen trees, broken windows and rubbish were everywhere
They joined the neighbors to help clean up the neighborhood together
it brought families and neighbors closer together
Presentation
Discussion
Look and say.
3c
Discuss the questions with a partner.
1. “Although the storm broke many things apart, it brought
families and neighbors closer together.” What other things can
bring people closer together
earthquake
flood
typhoon
Natural disasters always bring people closer together.
Big events can also bring people closer together.
Post-reading
3c
Discuss the questions with a partner.
2. How can we help each other in times of difficulty
（在困难时期）
cheer them up
provide food and medicine
give away clothes
raise money
… …
Pulls together, comes together, works together.
齐心协力众志成城
Post-reading
in a mess fallen die down rise make sure fall asleep
Fill in the blanks with the words.
1.Before you leave the classroom, _______ all
the lights are off.
2.After the storm, the city was __________ .
3.He ________ while he was listening to music.
4.Don’t worry. The pain(疼痛) will _______ after taking the medicine.
5.The price(价格) of the vegetables keeps _____ these days.
6.He found many _____ trees on the road after the storm.
make sure
in a mess
fell asleep
die down
rising
fallen
Homework
Compulsory（必做）: Draw your own mind map and write a summary of the reading using no more than 100 words.
Optional（选做）: Retell the passage in pairs using your own mind map.
