Unit 5 What were you doing when the rainstorm came 阅读导学案
Activity 1: Revision
Translate the phrases and sentences.
Activity 2: Prediction
Look at the title and the photo and make predictions.
1. What can you see in the photo 2. What happened
3. What can a storm bring to us 4. How can a storm bring people closer together
Activity 3:Reading
Fast-reading
1.Read the passage quickly and answer.
1. What kind of passage is it
A. narration (记叙文) B. argumentation (议论文)
2. Characters (人物): __________________________________
3. Place: ____________________
4. What is the order of the passage It's according to _______.
A. place B. time C. character
2.Read the passage quickly and get the main idea.
1. How many parts can the passage be divided into 2. What is the main idea of each part
_________the rainstorm(Para__-Para__） The _______ and ____________ _____ the rainstorm.
_________the rainstorm(Para__-Para__） The ________ and _________ _____ the rainstorm.
_________the rainstorm(Para__-Para__） The _______ _____ the rainstorm.
Careful-reading
1.Read Part 1 (Para. 1 & 2) and finish the mind map.
How did Ben's family know the storm was coming
What did people do before the storm
How did they feel before the storm A. nervous B. calm(淡定的)
2.Read Part 2 (Para. 3) and fill in the blanks.
What were Ben's family doing during the storm
Ben: He was ___________________________.
Ben's family:They tried to play ____________ after dinner. But it was _______ to have fun ________________________.
Although the storm was serious, they still tried to play card games to make themselves _______.
3.Read Part 3 (Para. 4) and answer the questions.
1.What was the neighborhood like after the storm
____________________________________________________________
2.What Ben’s family do
____________________________________________________________
3.What did the writer think of the rainstorm
____________________________________________________________
Activity 4:Interview
A: Excuse me. I'm a reporter from CCTV. Can I ask you some questions about the rainstorm
B/C/D/E/F: Yes, of course.
A: How was the weather like before /during/ after the storm
B/C/D/E/F: It …
A: What did you do before / during /after the storm
B/C/D/E/F: I …
A: How did you feel before / during /after the storm
B/C/D/E/F: I …
Activity 5: Discussion
1. Does the rainstorm only bring the damage to us
2. Besides natural disasters (自然灾害), what other things can bring people closer together
3. How can we help each other in times of difficulty (共29张PPT)
Topic: Unforgettable events (难忘的事件)
Period 2
Language goals:
1. Talk about past events
(Past Progressive Tense)
2. Tell a story (5W + 1H)
Revision
1. 一场大暴风雨
2. 目前为止
3. 在暴风雨时
4. 拍打卧室窗户
5. 决定等待公交车
6. 突然雨开始下得很大
7. 淋湿
8. 被大雨淋湿
9. 花费数小时到家
10. （闹钟）响
11. 醒得晚
12. 忙于做某事
13. 接电话
a heavy rainstorm
so far
at the time of the rainstorm
against the bedroom window
decide to wait for the bus
It suddenly began/ started to rain heavily.
get wet
get water all over sb./ be caught in the rain
take hours to get home
go off
wake up late
be busy doing sth./ be busy with sth.
pick up (the phone)/ answer the phone
1.当暴风雨来的时候你正在做什么？我正在家做家庭作业。
2.当你睡觉时，我给珍妮打了电话，她帮助了我。
3.她上学迟到了因为她的闹钟没有响。
4.我在忙着找雨伞，因此没有看到一辆小车过来。
5.当雨开始下大的时候，我正在等公车。
6.昨天的暴风雨是今年目前最猛烈的一次。
What were you doing when the rainstorm came I was doing my homework at home.
While you were sleeping, I called Jenny and she helped me.
She was late for school because her alarm didn't go off.
I was so busy looking for the umbrella that I didn’t see a car coming.
When it began to rain heavily, I was waiting for the bus.
Yesterday's rainstorm was the heaviest one so far this year.
Activity1 Prediction
Look at the title and the photo and predict.
The Storm Brought People Closer Together
1. What can you see in the photo
2. What happened
3. What can a storm bring to us
4. How can a storm bring people closer together
Fallen houses and rubbish everywhere.
A storm attacked.
The storm brought people closer together.
1
2
我的标题
我的标题
Gulf of Mexico
墨西哥湾
Atlantic Ocean
大西洋
Alabama is one of the states in the USA.
It’s in the southeast of the USA.
It’s near the sea. So rainstorms always happen in this area.
On April 27, 2011, it was attacked (袭击) by a serious storm.
Alabama [ l b m ]
Ben experienced(经历) the heavy storm.
Let’s go with him and feel the storm.
Ben
Activity2 Fast-reading
Read the passage quickly and answer.
1. What kind of passage is it
A. narration (记叙文)
B. argumentative (议论文)
2. What is the order of the passage
It's according to _______.
A. place B. time C. character
3. Characters (人物): __________________________________
4. Place: ____________________
It tells something happened in the past.
Ben, Ben's family and his neighbors
Alabama, USA
It talks about a opinion.
1. How many parts can the passage be divided into
Read and get the main idea of each part.
Before the rainstorm
After the rainstorm
In the order of time
The _______ and ____________ before the rainstorm.
The ________ and _________ during the rainstorm.
The ______ after the rainstorm.
weather preparations
result
activities weather
preparations, weather, activities, result
Part 1
Part 3
2. What is the main idea of each part
Part 2
During the rainstorm
Read Part 1 and finish the exercises.
the weather before
the storm
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 reported that a heavy rainstorm was in the area.
Activity3 Careful-reading
What did people do before the storm
__________ in the neighborhood was busy.
Ben's dad
Ben's mom
_________________________ over the windows.
___________________________ and _____ were working.
______________________ and _______ on the table.
Everyone
was putting pieces of wood
was making sure the flashlights radio
was putting some candles matches
How did they feel before the storm
A. nervous
B. calm(淡定的)
Read Part 1 and finish the exercises.
Activity3 Careful-reading
Read Part 2 (Para. 3) and fill in the blanks.
What were Ben's family doing during the storm
Ben
Ben's family
He was ___________________________.
They tried to play ____________ after dinner.
But it was _______ to have fun __________________________________.
helping his mom make dinner
a card game
hard
Although the storm was serious, they still tried to play card games to make themselves _____.
calm
with短语表伴随
with a serious storm happening outside
Activity3 Careful-reading
Read Part 3 (Para. 4) and answer the questions.
1. What was the neighborhood like after the storm
2. What Ben’s family do
3. What did the writer think of the rainstorm
It was in a mess.
fallen trees
broken windows
rubbish
They joined the neighbors to help clean up the neighborhood together.
Although the storm broke many things apart, it brought families and neighbors closer together
How did they feel after the storm
A. lonely B. warm
Activity3 Careful-reading
Activity4 Interview
Student A
(Interviewer)
Student B
(Ben)
Student C
(Ben’s dad)
Student D
(Ben’s mom)
Student E, F
(neighbors)
Ask questions about :
the weather
Activities before/during/after
the storm
…
A: Excuse me. I'm a reporter from CCTV. Can I ask you some questions
about the rainstorm
B/C/D/E/F: Yes, of course.
A: Ask questions about : the weather/ activities before/during/after
the storm …
B/C/D/E/F: …
1. Does the rainstorm only bring the damage to us
2. Besides natural disasters (自然灾害), what other things can bring people closer together
3. How can we help each other in times of difficulty
Activity5 Discussion
1. Does the rainstorm only bring the damage to us
The terrible rainstorm broke many things apart.
It brought families
and neighbors closer together.
2. Besides natural disasters (自然灾害), what other things can bring people closer together
Diseases, for example, Corona Virus Disease in 2019, make Chinese people work together and fight against the virus.
Big events, for example, the Beijing Winter Olympics (冬奥会), can also bring people closer together. The wonderful opening ceremony amazed people all over the world. We are all proud to be Chinese.
3. How can we help each other in times of difficulty
cheer them up
provide food and medicine
give away clothes
raise money
… …
Pull together, come together, and work together.
齐心协力众志成城!
Language Points
1.With no light outside, it felt like midnight.
e.g.当我正在大海里游泳的时候我感觉自己像一条鱼。
I felt like a fish when I was swimming in the sea.
她真的想打个电话给她的父母。
She really feels like making a phone call to her parents.
1) with no = without 没有
2) feel like ①feel like+名词/代词/句子 感觉像
②feel like doing sth. 想要做某事
with 复合结构：
宾语补足语可以是形容词、副词、介词短语、V-ing、V-ed等。
with+宾语+宾补
1) With the door open, he left the room.
门开着，他就离开了屋子。
2) With my parents away, I’m the king of the house.
我爸妈不在，我可是家中的“王”了！
3) He walked into the dark street with a stick in his hand.
他走进黑暗的街道时手里拿着根棍子。
4) With the crowds cheering, they drove to the palace.
在人群的欢呼声中，他们驱车来到皇宫。
5) I sat in my room for a while with my eyes fixed on the ceiling.
我在房间坐了一会儿，眼睛盯着天花板。
2.The news on TV reported that a heavy rainstorm was in the area.
e.g.记者报道说物价正在上涨。
The reporter reported that the prices were going up.
所有的报告必须在本星期前上交。
All the reports must be handed in by the end of this week.
report v./n. 报告；公布
reporter n. 记者
in the area 在区域内
It is reported that … 据报道……
e.g. 据报道，这种植物可以防治癌症。
It is reported that this plant can prevent cancer.
3.Ben’s dad was putting pieces of wood over the windows while his mom was making sure the flashlights and radio were working.
e.g.
当我们正在睡觉的时候，外面正在下雪。
While we were sleeping, it was snowing outside.
while: (conj.) 在......期间，当......的时候
4.Ben was helping his mom make dinner when the rain began to beat heavily against the windows.
e.g.波浪拍击着海滩。
The waves beat against the beach.
1) beat against 拍击；拍打
2) against prep.
①That’s against the law.
②The picture hangs against the wall.
③I could hear the heavy rain against my bedroom window.
违反；反对
倚；靠
碰；撞
5.After dinner, they tried to play a card game, but it was hard to have fun with a serious storm happening outside.
e.g.
随着世界的快速发展，我们每天都有很多要学的.
With the world changing fast, we have a lot to learn every day.
with + (n.) + doing介词+动词-ing形式, 表正在发生的事情。
6.He finally fell asleep when the wind was dying down at around 3:00 a.m.
death n. 死亡 die v. 死亡 (强调死亡的瞬间动作，不能和一段时间连用。)
dying adj. 垂死的，要死的 (die的现在分词)
dead adj. 死的,无生命的(表状态,可以同时间段连用。)
Dr. King died for 10 minutes.
Dr. King has been dead for 10 minutes.
= Dr. King died 10 minutes ago.
e.g. 我奶奶五年前去世了。
医生正在挽救那个奄奄一息的男孩。
我狗的死使我很难过。
他的朋友去世三年了。
My grandma died five years ago.
The doctors are saving the dying boy.
The death of my dog makes me very sad.
His friend has been dead for three years.
die down 减弱；逐渐平息，侧重减弱的过程
e.g.班主任进了教室后，笑声逐渐平息。
After the haed teacher came in the classroom, the laughter died down.
其他搭配：die away 消失
die out 灭绝
die of/ from 死于
7.He went outside with his family and found the neighborhood in a mess. Fallen trees, broken windows and rubbish were everywhere.
你的房间一团糟，你必须收拾一下你的东西。
Your room is in a mess. You have to put your things away.
in a mess 一团糟，一片混乱
fallen trees 倒下的树 (fall-fell-fallen)
broken windows 破碎的窗户 (break-broke-broken)
fallen和broken属于动词的过去分词做形容词
一个喝醉的男人
一辆被盗的单车
a drunk man (drink-drank-drunk)
a stolen bike (steal-stole-stolen)
8.Although the storm broke many things apart, it brought families and neighbors closer together.
e.g.
一些大事件总能把人们密切联系到一起。
Some big events always bring people close together.
1) break ... apart 使......分裂开
2) bring ... close together 使......紧紧在一起
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