Unit 5 What were you doing when the rainstorm came? Section A (3a~3c) 课件(共21张PPT，内嵌音视频) 2024-2025学年英

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Unit 5
What were you doing when the rainstorm came
Section A (3a~3c)
Let's watch a video
What happened
Do you know something about rainstorm
能理解并运用下列重点单词及短语：storm, wind, light, report, area, match, rise, fallen, at first, fall asleep, die down...等
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能运用略读精读等阅读策略,掌握文章大意,并能运用过去进行时讲述过去的故事。
目标:运用略读精读等阅读策略,掌握文章大意,并能运用过去进行时讲述过去的故事
Activity 1
Look through the story, underline the new words and phrases,
read them with your partner and then let's check.
storm
wind
light
report
area
wood
window
flashlight
match
beat
against
at first
asleep
fall asleep
die down
rise
fallen
Activity 2
Look and predict
What happened
What is the passage is about
Activity 3
Skimming
Read passage quickly, then match the main idea with each paragraph.
Para. 1
Para. 2
Para. 3
Para. 4
The activities during the rainstorm.
The result after the rainstorm.
The weather before the rainstorm.
The preparation before the rainstorm.
Careful reading
Read paragraph 1 carefully and answer the questions.
1.What was the weather like before the heavy rain started
Black clouds were making the sky very dark. With no light outside, it felt like midnight.
2. When the news on TV was reported, strong winds
_____________ outside.
were blowing
Read paragraph 2 carefully and answer the questions.
What preparations were people doing before the storm
Ben’s mother
was putting pieces of wood over the windows.
was making sure the flashlights and radio were working.
Ben’s father
Everyone in the neighborhood was busy.
was putting some candles and matches on the table.
Read paragraph 3 carefully and answer the questions.
1. What was Ben doing when the heavy rain finally started
2. What did Ben's family do after dinner
3. Why didn't they have fun
He was helping his mom make dinner.
They tried to play a card game.
Because of a serious storm happening outside.
Read paragraph 4 carefully and answer the questions.
1.What was the neighborhood like after the storm
2.When Ben _________________ at 3:00 a.m., the wind _______________.
The neighborhood was in a mess. Fallen trees, broken windows and rubbish were everywhere.
finally fell asleep
was dying down
Activity 4
Work in groups. Find out some language points that you think are important and share their use with your classmates and give some examples.
Language point
1. With no light outside, it felt like midnight.
外面没有光亮，感觉就像半夜一样。
此句中介词with表示一种伴随的状况，同时还包含着某种因果关系，表示“因某种状况的存在而导致……”，因此可译作“由于；因为”等。
e.g. With my parents away, I’m the king of the house.
我爸妈不在，我可是家中的“王”
I can't work with all that noise going on.
由于那噪音响着，我无法工作。
Language point
2. Ben was helping his mom make dinner when the rain began to beat heavily against the windows. 当大雨开始猛烈地击打着窗户的时候，本正在帮她妈妈做晚餐。
against 是介词，后常跟名词、代词或V.-ing 形式。常有以下用法：
(1) against意为“靠着”，表示位置关系。
例如： Tom was leaning against the big table then.
那时汤姆正靠在大桌子上。
Language point
(2) against意为“反对；不同意；违背”，与介词for互为反义词。
例如：I don't agree with you. I'm against the plan.
我不同意你的看法，我反对这个计划。
(3) against意为“和……作战（比赛、竞赛）”。
例如：Which class are we going to play against next week？
下星期我们将和哪个班比赛？
Language point
3. …, but it was hard to have fun with a serious storm happening outside. 但是在外面下着这么大的暴风雨的情况下，很难玩得开心。
(2).It is +adj. +for sb. +to do sth. 对某人来说做某事怎么样。如：
It is important for us to learn English. 对我们来说学英语很重要。
(1).It is +adj.+ to do sth. 固定句式，表示“ 做某事很……。”
如：
It’s dangerous to play soccer on the street.在大街上踢足球很危险。
Language point
4. He finally fell asleep when the wind was dying down at around 3:00 a.m. 大约在凌晨三点，大风逐渐平息，他终于进入了梦乡。
（1）fall asleep 进入梦乡，睡着 asleep adj. 睡着
区别sleepy, asleep & sleep
①sleepy是形容词，可意为 “困倦的；瞌睡的”，可作定语和表语。如：
I’ll go to bed. I’m sleepy. 我要去睡觉了。我困了。
Language point
②asleep是形容词，意思是“睡着的”，强调状态，常作表语。短语fall asleep意为“入睡；睡着”。如：
Grandma fell asleep when watching TV. 奶奶看电视时睡着了。
③sleep可作动词，意为 “睡觉”，也可作名词，意为“睡眠；睡觉”。 如：
My father is sleeping. Please keep quiet.
我父亲在睡觉，请保持安静。
Language point
5. When he woke up, the sun was rising.
当他醒来的时候，太阳正在升起。
rise是不及物动词，意为：（价格、水位等）上涨；（月亮、太阳等）上升。
e.g. It is too hot. The temperature rises by 6℃ today.
太热了。今天的气温一下子上升了6 摄氏度。
Activity 5
Discuss the questions with your partner.
“Although the storm broke many things apart, it brought families and neighbors closer together.” What other things can bring people closer together How can we help each other in times of difficulty
Discussion
earthquake
1. What other things can bring people closer together
flood 洪水
typhoon台风
snow storm
2. How can we help each other in times of difficulty
(1) Cheer people up by saying some kind words to encourage them.
(2) Donate clothes, food and other things to those who need help.
(3) Donate some money to those who lost their homes.
(4) Send some police officers and doctors to save the people in danger.
We should keep closer!
When the disasters(灾难) arrived , what should we do
Retelling time
Try to retell the passage according to mind map.
Before the rainstorm
During the rainstorm
After the rainstorm
weather
activities
weather
activities
weather
activities
winds; clouds; sky; light
Ben’s dad
Ben’s mom
Ben
Ben’s family
winds; sun
Ben, his family and the neighbors
the rain
The storm