Unit 5
What were you doing when the rainstorm came?
Section A(3a-3c)
What were you doing at this time yesterday?
I was reading a book.
Lead-in
I was cooking my dinner.
I was listening to music.
Lead-in
We were having an English class.
We were playing basketball.
Lead-in
Lead-in
What kind of weather do you think is the worst? Why?
Many parts of the country had been badly hit by heavy rains and winds.
Lead-in
The storm brought people closer together.
Lead-in
Ben could hear strong winds outside his home in Alabama. Black clouds were making the sky very dark. With no light outside, it felt like midnight. The news on TV reported that a heavy rainstorm was in the area
The Storm Brought People Closer Together
Reading
Everyone in the neighborhood was busy. Ben’s dad was putting pieces of wood over the windows while his mom was making sure the flashlights and radio were working. She also put some candles and matches on the table.
Reading
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.
Ben could not sleep at first. He finally fell asleep when the wind was dying down at around 3:00 a.m.
Reading
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.
Reading
3a
Read the passage and answer the questions.
What was the weather like before the heavy rain started?
2. What was the neighborhood like after the storm?
Reading
Fast reading
The weather was very terrible. There were strong winds outside and black clouds in the sky.
The neighborhood was in a mess. Fallen trees, broken windows and rubbish were everywhere.
Reading
before the storm
weather
everyone
dad
mom
strong, black clouds, dark, felt like midght
busy
putting pieces of wood
making sure, f;ashlights, radio, put, candles and matches
Careful reading
Reading
during the storm
Ben
the family
helping his mom make dinner
tried to play a card game, it was hard to have fun
Careful reading
Reading
after the storm
in a mess
the family
the storm
fallen trees, broken windows, rubbish
joined the neighbors to help clean uo
brought families and neighbors closer together
Careful reading
What did the writer think of the rainstorm?
Discuss
Talking
“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?
3b
Complete the sentences using information from the passage.
1. When the news on TV was reported, strong
winds _____________.
2. While Ben's mom was making sure the radio
was working, his dad ___________________
_____________________________.
were blowing
was putting pieces
of wood over the windows
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3. Ben ______________________________ when the heavy rain finally started.
4. When Ben _______________ at 3:00 a.m., the wind ________________.
was helping his mom make dinner
finally fell asleep
was dying down
Let's Do It
Discuss the questions with a partner.
3c
“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?
Friendship can bring people closer together. We can
comfort each other in times of difficulty.
Talking
1.What other things can bring people closer together?
earthquake
floods
fire
Free talk
2. How can we help each other in times of difficulty?
Free talk
We can be a volunteer to help them out and cheer them up. We can raise some money and give away the food and clothes.
1.The news on TV reported that a heavy rainstorm was
in the area.电视新闻报道说这个地区将有一场大暴雨。
Language points
report v．报道；公布 report the discovery of a new planet报道新行星的发现
n．报告；汇报；报道 make/give a report作报告
Language points
report后常跟that引导的宾语从句，常用于句式
It is reported that...，意为“据报道……”。
eg: It is reported that the movie star is going to our city.
据报道这位电影明星要来我们城市。
2. fall asleep 睡着
Language points
be asleep 强调睡着的状态 The baby is asleep.
婴儿睡着了。
fall asleep
=get/go to sleep 强调入睡的动作 My father was so tired that he fell asleep quickly.我爸爸如此累以至于他很快就入睡了。
—It’s time to work now.
—OK. I’ll wake Carl up. He ______ for an hour.
A. has fallen asleep B. has been asleep
C. fell asleep D. falls asleep
B
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3. When he woke up，the sun was rising.
当他醒来时，太阳正在升起。
Language points
rise(rose,risen) (不及物动词)升起；上升 主语自身移向较高位置
raise (raised,raised) (及物动词)举起；提高 主语发出的动作作用于其他事物
Language points
He told me the river ________ two inches this morning.
A. rose B. raised
C. is rising D. is raising
A
一、用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空
1. Jack, please go to buy a box of________ (match).
2. Almost everyone knows that the sun________ (rise) in the east.
3. In autumn, the golden________ (fall) leaves on the ground are also beautiful.
4. It was ________(wind) and Jake felt cold.
5. The strong wind_____________ (die) down at midnight.
matches
rises
fallen
windy
was dying
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Let's Do It
二、根据汉语完成句子，每空一词
6. 有很多工作要做，我不能去看医生。
_______ _______ _______ to do, I couldn’t go to see the doctor.
7. 好像马上就要下雨了。
It ________ ________ rain soon.
8. 海浪冲击着海岸，拍打着岩石。
The waves_________ ________ the shore and the rocks.
With much work
feels like
beat against
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9. 杰克想要醒来，但睡意使他又沉入梦乡。
Jake wanted to ________ ________, but sleep held
him back.
10. 在大约凌晨三点风逐渐减弱的时候，他终于睡着了。
He finally________ ________ when the wind was ________ ________ at around 3：00 a.m.
wake up
fell asleep
dying
down
本节课主要学习了暴风雨来临之前的天气迹象、本一家采取的措施以及暴风雨之后的场景，进一步熟悉了过去进行时的结构和使用，提高了阅读理解能力。
Summary
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