Unit 5 What were you doing when the rainstorm came? SectionA 3a-3c（共16张PPT）

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Unit5
What were you doing
when the rainstorm came?

SectionA3a-3c
1.Words
storm wind light report wood flashlight match beat against rise apart
2.Phrases
at first fall asleep feel like make sure die down in a mess clean up
3.Sentences
With no light outside,it felt like midnight.

Ben's dad was putting pieces of wood over the windows while his mother was making sure the flashlight and radio were working.

When he woke up,the sun was rising
Learning aims
Match the main idea of each paragraph.
A. Everyone was busy for the coming storm..
Para. 1
Para. 2
Para. 3
Para. 4
B. It is reported(报道) that
a rainstorm was coming.


C. The neighborhood was
in a mess after the storm.

D. A serious storm happening outside .





Fast-reading
Careful-reading

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.
Read Paragraph1 and answer
The Storm Brought People
Closer Together
① 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.

with +宾语+宾语补足语，表示伴随。翻译成因为，由于
feel like 想要，感觉像是...+doing
Read Paragraph 2 -3 and answer
2.Before the storm,what were Ben and his parents doing?
He was helping his mom make dinner.
His father was putting pieces of wood over the windows.
His mather was making sure the flashlights and radio were working.

②Everyone 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.
③Ben 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.

同时
+to do /of短语/(that)从句
当
try to do 尝试做某事 try doing 努力做某事
it is +adj+to do sth 做...是...的
Read the Paragraph4,circle True or False.

After the storm,the wind was dying down at around 3:00 p.m.
The storm broke many things apart and it also broke families and nerghbors apart .
Ben’s family joined the neighbors to help clean up the neighborhood together.
T
F
a.m.
it brought families and nerghbors closer together.
F
④Ben 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.

die down
wake up
原形fall （落下）的过去分词 ，做定语（形容词）
break -broke-broken 打碎
What was the neighborhood look like after the storm?



Practice-read last time and fill the blanks.
Before the storm, strong winds were blowing.
__________were making the sky dark. Ben’s dad was putting pieces of wood______ the windows while Ben’s mom __________sure the flashlights and radio were working. She _____ put some candles and matches on the table.
During the storm, Ben ____________his mom . After dinner, they tried to ______________.
play a card game
After the storm, the neighborhood
Was_________. People________the neighborhood together.
in a mess
clean up
Black clouds
over
was making
also
was helping


3b Complete the sentences using information from the passage.
When the news on TV was reported, strong winds ________outside.
2. 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 3:00a.m., the wind ___________________________________.
were
was putting pieces of wood over the windows.
was helping his mom make dinner
finally fell asleep
was dying down.
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?
The earthquake, typhoon and other natural disasters can also bring people closer together. In times of difficulty, we can encourage each other, send good and materials to each other…

3c Discuss the questions with a partner.
1. When he saw a wallet on the ground, he ____
at once.
A. picked it up B. gave it up
C. picked up it
2. The _____ dishes lay on the floor and no one
was in the room.
A. breaking B. broken C. broke D. break
Exercises
3. — Why do you always sleep _______?
— Because I’m afraid of the dark.
A. by yourself
B. with the door open
C. with the window open
D. with the light on
4. — What was Tom doing ____ it was raining?
— He was doing his homework in the bedroom.
A. since B. while C. when D. if
5. Betty was doing her homework ____ the door
bell rang.
A. when B. if C. because D. and
Homework
1. remember the new words and phrases


2.Try to retell the story to your classmates.