人教版八年级下册英语 Unit 5 What were you doing when the rainstorm came Section A小阅读课件(共47张PPT，含内嵌视频)

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Unit 5
What were you doing when the rainstorm came
Section A 3a-3c
Teaching objectives
By the end of this class, students will be able to:
sort out what happened before, during and after the rainstorm.
infer the meaning of the title and the author’s intention.
talk about how to help each other when facing disasters.
Rainstorm hits Australia,
resulting in at least six deaths and many missing.
明确标注亚拉巴马州的地图或天气预报图片
There’s also a rainstorm in Alabama. Let’s see the report from one family in Alabama— Ben’s family
Rainstorm hits Australia,
resulting in at least six deaths and many missing.

many deaths
flooded cars

fallen buildings
Hello, Bob. This is Emma. The storm broke many things apart here. In Alabama, we can see_____________
broken windows

many deaths
flooded cars

fallen buildings
Hello, Bob. This is Emma. The storm broke many things apart here. In Alabama, we can see_____________
broken windows
Read for structure
before the rainstorm
during the rainstorm
after the rainstorm
The passage is written in _____ order.
time
Read the passage quickly and divide the passage into three parts.
a heavy rainstorm is coming.
The weather before the rainstorm
What was the weather like before the heavy rain started
with__________ outside,
it felt like__________.
black clouds
black clouds
black clouds
strong winds
strong winds
strong winds
no light
midnight
Before the rainstorm
What do you think of this rainstorm
It’s terrible, scary,…
What may this rainstorm bring
Because they were preparing for the difficulties that the storm may bring.
Why was everyone in the neighborhood so busy
This rainstorm may bring a lack of fresh water and blackout…
Before the rainstorm
What should we prepare before the rainstorm
a flashlight
first aid kit
power bank
a radio
candles and matches
bottled water
... ...
Before the rainstorm
What did Ben’s family prepare
a radio
a flashlight
first aid kit
bottled water
power bank
candles and matches
Ben’s dad put pieces of wood over the windows
Ben’s dad
Ben’s mom
Ben was helping his mom make dinner when the rain began to beat heavily against
the windows. After dinner, they tried to play a card game, but it was hard to have
fun with a serious storm happening outside.
During the rainstorm
Ben_____________________________when the rain___________________ against the windows.
was helping his mom make dinner
began to beat heavily
activity
feeling
They tried to play a card game.
calm
worried, serious
What was Ben doing when the rainstorm came
How did he feel
What did Ben’s family do after dinner
Ben
Ben’s family
How did they feel
Before the rainstorm
Ben’s family prepared
for the storm
together!
After the rainstorm
after the storm
Ben
at first:
finally:
the wind______________
the sun__________
fallen ________
_____________
_________were everywhere
____________
could not sleep
fell asleep when the wind was dying down
was dying down
was rising
broken windows
trees
rubbish
in a mess
They cleaned up the neighborhood
______________________________________
weather
neighborhood
together
Thinking time
The storm brought the family closer together.
The storm brought the neighborhood closer together.
The storm made people realize the power of dealing with difficulties/disasters（灾难） together.
“Although the storm broke many things apart, it brought families and neighbors closer together.”
What does the writer think of the storm
How do you understand the last sentence and the title of the passage
Disaster Mutual Aid Mini-Class（应灾互助小课堂）
What other things can bring people together
flood
wildfire
tornado
earthquake
pandemic
校 长
Our school is holding a Disaster Mutual Aid Mini-e and join! Let’s see who the best “little teacher” is!
How can we help each other in times of difficulty
Disaster Mutual Aid Mini-Class（应灾互助小课堂）
Choose one disaster, discuss the question in groups of four,
and finally share with us!
thinker
thinker
thinker
flood
wildfire
tornado
earthquake
pandemic
recorder
&
reporter
Useful expressions:
When _____ happens, we can help other people in these ways:
Firstly, we can…
Secondly, … is useful.
Finally, … will be a good help for people in need.
Best "little teacher"
speak loudly
use body language
have eye contact with students
come up with useful help
+ 1
point
+ 2
points
+4
points
+ 3
points
Disaster Mutual Aid Mini-Class（应灾互助小课堂）
Summary
When disasters come, we should…
pay attention to broadcast or news report.
make full preparation.
help each other!
Summary
街坊邻里 in the neighborhood
入睡 fall asleep
逐渐减弱 die down
一团糟 in a mess
当…的时候 at the time of…
猛烈地击打着窗户 beat heavily against the windows
被吹倒的树 fallen trees
破损的窗户 broken windows
使人们距离拉近了 bring people closer together
几块木头 pieces of wood
在困难的时候 in times of difficulty
玩纸牌游戏 play a card game
Homework
基础型作业：Retell the passage according to three pictures in former page.
实践型作业：Make a poster according to the discussion in the mini-class.
拓展型作业：Search and read articles about how to survive when different kinds of natural disasters happen.
Read the passage and answer the questions.
1. What was the weather like before the
heavy rain started
2. What was the neighborhood like after
the storm
Strong winds were blowing, and black clouds were making the sky very dark.
The neighborhood was in a mess. There were fallen trees, broken windows and rubbish everywhere.
3a
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 ______________.
were blowing
was putting
pieces of wood over the windows
was helping his mom make dinner
fell asleep
was dying down
Language points
With no light outside, it felt like midnight.
外面没有光亮，感觉就像半夜一样。（p.35, 3a）
(1) 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。介词with此处表示一种伴随状况，它还包含着某种因果关系，可译为“由于；因为”。
She said hello to us with a smile on her face.
她面带微笑跟我们打招呼。
With all that noise going on, I can’t work.
由于那噪声，我无法工作。
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 few minutes with my eyes fixed on the ceiling.
我在房间坐了一会儿，眼睛盯着天花板。
With no light outside, it felt like midnight.
外面没有光亮，感觉就像半夜一样。（p.35, 3a）
(2) light 此处用作可数名词，意为“光；光线；光亮”。
The light in the room is too poor. 房间里的光线太暗。
【拓展】①light用作可数名词，意为“灯”。
It’s too dark. Please turn on the lights.
②light用作形容词，意为“轻的”，与heavy互为反义词。
This is a heavy box, and that is a light one.
这是一个重箱子，那是一个轻箱子。
③light用作形容词，还可以为“浅色的”，反义词是dark。
I want to buy the light blue shirt.
我想买那件浅蓝色的衬衫。
(3) feel like 意为“感觉像……”，后常接名词（短语）或代词等。
They made me feel like one of the family.
他们让我觉得我像这个家庭中的一员。
【拓展】feel like还可表示“想要”，feel like doing sth. 意为“想要做某事”。
I didn’t feel like changing my mind.
With no light outside, it felt like midnight.
外面没有光亮，感觉就像半夜一样。（p.35, 3a）
report 此处用作及物动词，意为“报道；公布”，其后可接名词、代词或从句作宾语。其名词形式为reporter，意为“记者”。
He reported the accident to us.
他向我们报道了这起事故。
【拓展】① “It is reported+that从句”意为“据报道……”。
It’s reported that it’s cloudy tomorrow.
2. The news on TV reported that a heavy rainstorm was in the area.
电视里的新闻报道说猛烈的暴风雨已经到了这个地区。
②report用作多数名词，意为“报道；报告”。
a weather report 一则天气预报
【考点向导】常在用括号内所给词的适当形式填空题中考察report和reporter之间的词性转换。
wood 此处用作不可数名词，意为“木头；木材”，其数量的表达可借助于piece。a piece of wood意为“一块木头”。
He put some wood in the fire.
他往火里添了些木头。
【拓展】wood用作可数名词，常用复数，意为“树林”。She is afraid to walk through the woods at night.
她害怕晚上走过那片树林。
3. Ben’s dad was putting pieces of wood over the windows while his mom was making sure the flashlights and radio were working.
3. Ben’s dad was putting pieces of wood over the windows while his mom was making sure the flashlights and radio were working.
while连接的时间状语从句可以表示某个动作正在进行的同时，另一个动作也在进行中。
1) While Dad was washing his car, Mum was cooking.
爸爸在洗车时，妈妈在做饭。
2) I was doing my homework while he was listening to music.
我在做作业而他在听音乐。
3. Ben’s dad was putting pieces of wood over the windows while his mom was making sure the flashlights and radio were working.
(3) make sure 意为“确认；查明；核实；确保；设法保证”，其后可接从句或介词of及宾语，用来引出需要确认的内容。
He made sure that all the lights were off before he went to bed.
他确保所有的灯都关了才上床睡觉。
We must make sure of it.
我们必须把这件事弄明白。
3. Ben’s dad was putting pieces of wood over the windows while his mom was making sure the flashlights and radio were working.
(4) Work 此处用作不及物动词，意为“（机器、器官、设备等）运作，运转”，这是动词work的一个基本用法。
There’s something wrong with my watch. It doesn’t work now.
我的手表出毛病了。它现在无法运转了。
My brain is working very well now.
这会儿我的脑子非常好使。
4. Ben was helping his mom make dinner when the rain began to beat heavily against the windows.
beat (beat, beaten) 此处用作不及物动词，意为“敲打；（心脏、脉搏等）跳动”。
Somebody was beating at the door。有人在敲门。
His heart stopped beating. 他的心脏停止了跳动。
【拓展】beat用作及物动词，意为“打败”。
We beat them by 3:2. 我们以3比2打败了他们。
4. Ben was helping his mom make dinner when the rain began to beat heavily against the windows.
(2) against 用作介词，意为“碰；撞；倚着；靠着”。
The rain beat against the car windscreen.
雨打在小汽车的挡风玻璃上。
Put the piano there, with its back against the wall.
把钢琴放在那里，使它的后面靠着墙。
【拓展】against用作介词，还可以表示“反对”。其反义词for意为“赞成”。
His parents are against his opinion.
他的父母反对他的意见。
4. Ben was helping his mom make dinner when the rain began to beat heavily against the windows.
beat against:
1) Waves beat against the cliffs.
海浪拍打着悬崖。
2) The rain beat against her face as she struggled through the wind.
她在风中奋力前进，雨水打在了她的脸上。
连续撞击；拍打
5. Ben could not sleep at first. 起初本睡不着。
at first：固定短语，意为“起初；起先”，它主要表示一段时间里最初发生的事，而这事后来又有了变化。
At first they were happy,
but then things started going wrong.
起初他们很幸福，但后来开始出现问题了。
asleep 睡着 常作表语，不可作前置定语
sleepy 瞌睡的；困倦的 可作表语或定语
sleeping 睡着的 作定语，还可表示与睡觉有关的东西
【辨析】三者均可用作形容词，用法区别如下：
He is asleep on the sofa. 他在沙发上睡着了。
I feel sleepy. I’m going to bed. 我感到困了，我要上床睡觉了。
A sleeping baby 一个睡着的婴儿
sleeping bags 睡袋
6. He finally fell asleep when the wind was dying down at around 3:00 a.m.
(1) fall asleep：是固定短语，意为“进入梦乡；睡着”。
She was very tired so she fell asleep soon.
她很累，因此很快就睡着了。
(2) die down：逐渐变弱；逐渐消失。
1) When the applause had died down, she began her speech.
掌声平息后，她就开始演讲了。
6. He finally fell asleep when the wind was dying down at around 3:00 a.m.
2) The music was dying down. The show was over.
音乐渐渐消失了。演出结束了。
7. When he woke up, the sun was rising.
当他醒来时，太阳正冉冉升起。
wake up意为“醒来”，还可表示“把……唤醒/弄醒”，是“动词＋副词”结构的短语，人称代词作宾语时须放在wake和up之间。
She wakes up early every morning.
她每天早晨醒得很早。
Please wake me up at five o’clock tomorrow morning.
请明天早晨5点钟把我叫醒。
(2) rise【辨析】rise和raise.
rise (rose, risen) 不及物动词 升起；增加；提高 其后不接宾语
raise (raised, raised) 及物动词 抬起；举起；提起 其后接宾语
The sun rises in the east. 太阳从东方升起。
The girl raised the box to the truck. 女孩将箱子搬到卡车上。
7. When he woke up, the sun was rising.
当他醒来时，太阳正冉冉升起。
8. Fallen trees, broken windows and rubbish were everywhere.
到处都是被吹倒的树、破了的窗户和垃圾。
fallen此处用作形容词，意为“倒下的；落下的”，只在名词前作定语。
Several books have fallen onto the floor.
几本书掉到了地上。
【拓展】fallen还可用作动词fall的过去分词，意为“掉落，
跌倒，倒塌”。
Fallen leaves cover the ground.
落叶覆盖着地面。
9. Although the storm broke many things apart, it brought families and neighbors closer together.
虽然这场暴风雨破坏了许多东西，但它把家人和邻居们的距离拉得更近了。
(1) apart 用作副词，此处意为“分离；分开”。
take…apart意为“拆开……，拆卸……”。
She took the radio apart to repair it.
她把收音机拆开修理。
(2) bring (brought, brought) 此处用作及物动词，意为“导致；引起”。
The news brought tears to his eyes.
这个消息使他不禁流下泪来。
【拓展】bring用作动词时还可表示“带来；取来”。
please bring your dictionary here.
请把你的词典带到这儿来。
10. My brother and I went out right away to have a look.
我和我弟弟马上出去看了看。
Have a look 意为“看一看”（=take a look），后不能跟宾语，相当于look。
如果后接宾语应用have/take a look at，相当于look at。
在have/take a look （at…）中，look为名词。
This is my new watch. You can have a look (at it).
这是我的新表，你可以看看（它）。
11. You’re kidding! 你在开玩笑吧！
kid (kidded, kidded, kidding) 用作动词，意为“开玩笑”，
多用于进行时态。
②kid还可用作名词，意为“孩子”，其复数形式为kids。
Don’t kid yourself! 别自欺欺人了！
①kid用作动词，还可表示“欺骗”，相当于动词cheat。
【拓展】
Don’t get mad. I was only kidding.
别生气，我只不过是在开玩笑。
He has two kids. 他有两个孩子。