(共18张PPT)
Unit 5
What were you doing when the rainstorm came
Section A (3a-3c)
Learning Objectivies
By the end of the class, we will be able to:
1. use the correct words or phrases to describe a rainstorm.
2. improve our reading efficiency by using some reading skills like skimming.
3. learn to be united and work together in times of difficulties.
rubbish
broken
windows
fallen trees
strong winds
black clouds
dark sky
lightning
/ la tn /
Pre-reading
More pictures about the rainstorm in Zhengzhou.
Alabama
the area
/ e ri /
There was also a rainstorm in Alabama.
/ l 'b m /
It’s in the southeastern of United States.
Tom
Find the main idea of each paragraph
The activities during the rainstorm.
The weather before the rainstorm.
The result after the rainstorm.
The preparations before the rainstorm.
Part 1: before the rainstorm
Part 2: during the rainstorm
Part 3: after the rainstorm
Structure(结构)
Reading skills
Tip 1:
Skimming(略读获取大意)
This passage is in the order of_______________.(time/place.)
time
While-reading
Careful reading
Part 1: before the rainstorm
1. What was the weather like
2. What did they prepare
3. What were Ben’s family doing
Read part 1 and answer the following questions.
Careful reading
Part 1: before the rainstorm
What was the weather like
strong winds
Black clouds
no light
felt like midnight
midnight
Reading skills
Tip 2:
Careful reading(精读文章加深理解)
Careful reading
What did they prepare
Part 1: before the rainstorm
pieces of wood
over the windows
flashlights
radio
candles and matches
What were Ben’s family doing
Part 1: before the rainstorm
Ben’s dad
Ben’s mom
He ______ ________ pieces of _______ over the windows.
She ________ ________ ________ the ___________ and radio
were working.
She ________ ________ some ________ and __________
on the table.
was
putting
wood
was
making
sure
flashlights
was
putting
candles
matches
Careful reading
Careful reading
Read part 2 and judge true (A) or false (B).
They kept calm(保持冷静) when they met the rainstorm.
1.Ben was helping his father make dinner when the rainstorm came.
2.Ben played a card game with his family after dinner.
3.They were excited during this serious rainstorm.
( )
( )
( )
B
A
B
Ben could not sleep at first. He finally fell asleep when the wind was dying down at around 3:00 a.m. When he woke up, the sun was rising. He went outside with his family and found the neighborhood in a mess. Fallen trees, broken windows and rubbish were everywhere. 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.
Part 3: after the rainstorm
Careful reading
“in a mess” means:
B. crowded
C. wet
D. untidy
A. noisy
Reading skills
Tip 3:
Guessing the meaning
(根据上下文猜测义)
break... apart (把...分开)
neighborhood
5.________
after the rainstorm
Ben
weather
Read part 3 and finish the mind map.
At first: couldn’t sleep
Finally:1.___________
fell asleep
The wind was 2._________.
The sun was rising.
dying down
Fallen trees, 3.____________________ and
rubbish were everywhere.
broken windows
Many things were broken apart, but families and neighbors were
4. ________ than before.
closer
feelings
Careful reading
Reading skills
Tip 4:
Mind map(利用思维导图梳理段落)
Complete the article with the words in brackets.
Post reading
Before the rainstorm, when the news on TV was reported , strong winds
1. _____________(blow). Black 2.______(cloud) were making the sky dark. Ben’s dad was putting pieces of wood over the windows while Ben’s mom was making sure the flashlights and radio were working. She also 3. _____(put) some candles and 4. _______(match) on the table. 5._________ the rainstorm, The rain beat 6. _________(heavy) against the windows . Ben was helping his mom . After dinner, they tried to play a card game. After the storm, Ben couldn’t fall 7._________(sleep) at first . When Ben was sleeping at 3:00a.m, the wind 8.___________(die) down. The neighborhood was in a mess. Ben with his family joined the neighbors 9.__________(help) clean up the neighborhood. The rainstorm brought people 10. ________(close) together.
were blowing
clouds
put
matches
During
heavily
asleep
was dying
to help
closer
Thinking
Can you find the main idea of this passage
Although the storm broke many things apart, it brought families and neighbors closer together.
One in difficulty, all will support.
To be united and work together in times of difficulties.
flood
drought
landslide
mudslide
tornado
tsunami
earthquake
Useful expressions and reading skills
Tip 1:Skimming(略读获取大意)
Tip 2:Careful reading(精读文章加深理解)
Tip 3:
Guessing the meaning(根据上下文猜测义。)
Tip 4:
Mind map(利用思维导图梳理段落)
Reading skills
Summary
Draw a mind map and retell the passage according to your own mind map.
课后作业评价方式与标准
评价方式 自评 互评 师评
评价标准 Brilliant (7-10) 内容完整,语序正确,上下文连贯,无语法错误,语速适中,发音清晰流畅。
Good (5-7) 内容大体完整,句子结构基本完整,有较少的语法错误,发音基本清晰流畅。
Not bad (3-5) 能复述简单的内容,结构不够完整,有语法错误,存在卡顿情况,发音不够清晰流畅。
Bad (0-3) 内容缺漏较多,结构不完整,上下文不连贯,卡顿较多,发音不准确,不清晰。
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