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新课标 八年级下册
Unit 5
Section A
3a-3c
What were you doing when the rainstorm came?
学 习 目 标
Objectives
1. 掌握和运用下列重点单词和短语：
storm, area ,wood, flashlight, match, asleep, rise,
fallen, apart，beat against, fall asleep, die down
2. To know the order (顺序） of an event.
3. To learn how to describe(描述） an event.
4. 学习在危难中互助的精神。
New words
Learn some new words!
storm
n. 暴风雨
wind
n. 风
light
n. 光, 光线
window
n. 窗户
flashlight
n. 手电筒
match
n. 火柴
fallen
adj. 落下的
report
n. & v. 报道; 公布; 宣告
New words
Learn some new words!
I have left my report at the desk.
我已经把报告留在书桌上了
[ ri'p?:t ]
At the meeting he gave a long report.
他在会上作了长篇报告。
It is reported that two passengers were killed in the accident.
据报道，两名乘客在事故中丧生。
beat [bi:t]
v. 打败; 跳动; 连打，
(beat - beat - beaten)
New words
Learn some new words!
He is alive — his heart is still beating.
他还活着心脏还在跳。
Their team beat ours by a large score .
他们队以很高比分打败了我们队。
The raindrop was beating against the window-panes.
雨点拍打着窗玻璃。
New words
Learn some new words!
The chinese people have risen to their feet.
中国人民站起来了。
rise [raiz]
vi. 上升; 崛起;上涨
The sun rises in the east and sets in the west.
太阳从东方升起，在西方落下。
The waters continue to rise.
河水持续上涨。
The next morning I was the first to rise.
第二天早上,我是第一个起床的。
He stood with his feet wide apart.
他两脚叉开很大距离站着。
The boy was sitting there tearing apart a piece of paper.
那个男孩坐在那里撕开一张纸。
He feels as if he is breaking apart.
他只觉得身子象散了架似的。
One day apart seems like three years.
一日不见，如隔三秋。
New words
Learn some new words!
apart [?'pɑ?t]
adv. 相距; 分开; 分离
die down
渐渐消失; 平息; 变弱
New words
Learn some new words!
The child 's sobs gradually died down.
那孩子的啜泣声渐渐静了下来。
Plants often die down in winter.
草木往往冬天枯死。
Then the noise died down and the music stopped.
接着喧闹声逐渐消失，音乐也终止了。
The fire had died down, so we put more coal on it.
炉火变弱了，我们再加了些煤。
fall asleep
入睡; 睡着
New words
Learn some new words!
Because I am tired, I fall asleep quickly.
因为我很疲劳，因此很快就睡着了。
He soon fell asleep and began to snore.
他很快睡着并开始打起鼾来。
It took him a long time to fall asleep last night.
昨晚他过了好一会儿才入睡。
He thought about it all night, unable to fall asleep.
他彻夜反复地想，无法入睡。
storm
wind
light
report
area
wood
window
n. 暴风雨
n. 风
n. 光; 光线; 光亮
v. & n. 报道；公布
n. 地域；区域
n. 木; 木头
n. 窗; 窗户
New words
Let's read together!
flashlight
match
beat
against
asleep
fall asleep
die down
n. 手电筒; 火炬
n. 火柴
v. 敲打; 打败
prep. 倚; 碰; 撞
adj. 睡着
进入梦乡; 睡着
逐渐变弱; 逐渐消失
New words
Let's read together!
rise
fallen
apart
have a look
icy
kid
v. & n. 升起, 增加, 提高
adj. 倒下的; 落下的
adv. 分离; 分开
看一看
adj. 覆盖着冰的; 冰冷的
v. 开玩笑; 欺骗
New words
Let's read together!
How is the weather today?
What kind of weather do you like? Why?
What kind of weather do you think is the worst?
Why?
Warm-up
Free talk
What happened ?
There's a storm coming.
Lead-in
dark sky
strong winds
heavy rain
Lightning and thunder
Lead-in
black clouds
Do you know something about rainstorm?
A heavy rainstorm
Do you think the storm is a good thing
or a bad thing for people?
Why?
Lead-in
fallen trees
broken windows
fallen houses
Look and say
break things apart(分离)
使…分裂开
Lead-in
bring people closer together
Look and say
让人们更加亲密
Lead-in
Ben
in Alabama
He went through(经历) a heavy storm.
Let’s go with him and feel the storm.
Presentation
It reported that a heavy rainstorm was coming in the _____. There were strong winds, black clouds and no ____. People were ____ making preparations. Ben’s dad was putting pieces of _____ over the windows while his mom was preparing the _________, radio, candles and _______ for the coming storm. When the rain began to ____ against the windows, Ben was _______ dinner. After dinner, they tried to play a card game but it was _____ to have fun because of the heavy storm. The wind was _____ down at around 3:00 a.m. and Ben finally fell _______. When he woke up, the sun was _______. the neighborhood was in a _____. Families and neighbors joined to help clean it up _______.
area
light
busy
wood
flashlights
matches
making
hard
dying
asleep
rising
mess
together
beat
Listening
Listening
Listen to the article and fill in the blanks.
暴风雨让人们更加紧密地联系在一起
Reading
Predicting
Reading the title and the picture to find the main idea.
What’s the main idea of the story?
A. A rainstorm in Alabama
B. A happy family in Alabama
C. The friendly people in Alabama
Reading tips:
The title and the picture of the story can help you get the main idea.
Predicting
Reading
What kind of passage is it?
narration(记叙文)
B. argumentative(议论文)
It tells something happened in the past.
It talks about a opinion.
Fast-reading
Reading
1. What is the order (顺序) of the passage?
The order: It’s according to (根据) ____
A. time B. place C. character
2. Place (地点): _________
3. Character(人物): ___________________________
4. Event(事件): _________
Alabama
Ben, Ben's family and his neighbors
A storm
Reading
Fast-reading
Read the article and finish the tasks.
How many paragraphs are there in the article?
②
①
③
④
Fast-reading
Four
Reading
The storm began to fall.
A rainstorm was coming in the area.
People were busy doing preparations.
The storm finally died down.
Match the paragraphs with the main idea.
How many parts can you divide them into?
Three
(para.1-2)
Part1
Part 2
(para.3)
Part 3
(para.4)
Why?
Before the storm
At the time of the storm
After the storm
Fast-reading
Reading
Read the passage quickly and think.
Which sentence shows the title directly?
(哪个句子直接表达了文章的主题?)
Although the storm broke many things apart,
it brought families and neighbors closer together.
The topic sentence (主题句)
1. What was the weather like before the heavy rain started?
2. What was the neighborhood like after the storm?
Black clouds were making the sky very dark.
With no light outside, it felt like midnight.
The neighborhood was in a mess. Fallen trees,
broken windows and rubbish were everywhere.
Read the passage and answer the questions.
Reading
Fast-reading
1
2
Where to find the answer?
Reading
with no light
strong winds
black clouds
dark sky
it feels like midnight
What was the weather like before the heavy rain started?
Before the storm
(Para1)
weather
Careful-reading
Reading
Strong winds were blowing outside and black clouds were making the sky very dark.
Read para. 1 carefully and complete the weather description.
The winds were very ______ outside. Although it
was in the day time, it felt like ________. Because ___________ were making the sky very ____. The
news on TV ________ that a heavy rainstorm was
in the area.
strong
midnight
black clouds
dark
reported
Reading
Careful-reading
Before the storm
(Para 2)
What are people busy doing before the heavy rain started?
Ben’s dad
pieces of wood
a piece of wood
was putting pieces of wood over the windows
?
strong winds
Ben’s mom
flashlight
radio
◆was making sure the flashlights and radio were working
candle
matches
◆put some candles and matches on the table
?
no light(光)
praprations
Careful-reading
Reading
Ask and answer
Dad _______________________________________
What were people doing before the storm?
Mom ______________________________________
___________________________________________
was putting pieces of wood over the windows.
was making sure the things were working.
also put some candles and matches on the table.
while
Careful-reading
Reading
Everyone was busy.
During the storm
Part 2: (Para3)
the rain beat heavily against the windows
1. What was Ben doing when it rained heavily?
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.
During the rainstorm
Ben
Ben’s family
Careful-reading
Reading
A. 敲打 B.打败 C.穿透
After the storm
Part 3 (Para. 4)
Read Para. 4 and answer the questions.
1. What was the weather like after the storm?
The wind was dying down.
die down 逐渐变弱, 逐渐平息
The sun was rising.
rise: vi . ( 价格，水位等)上涨
（太阳，月亮等）上升.
2. How was the neighborhood after the storm?
fallen trees
broken windows
rubbish
The neighborhood was in a mess.
were everywhere.
3. What did people do after the storm?
They cleaned up the neighborhood together.
4. What does the writer want to tell us?
Although the storm broke many things apart,
It brought people closer together.
Careful-reading
Reading
Read Para. 4 again and fill in the blanks.
Ben could not sleep _______. He finally _________
when the wind was __________ at around 3:00 a.m. When he woke up, the sun was ________. He went outside with his family and found the neighborhood ________. _____ trees, ______ windows and rubbish were everywhere. They joined the neighbors to help ________ the neighborhood together. Although the
storm _____ many things _____, it _______ families
and neighbors _____ together.
fell asleep
dying down
rising
clean up
broke
apart
in a mess
at first
Fallen
broken
brought
closer
Careful-reading
Reading
Before the rainstorm
During the rainstorm
After the rainstorm
weather
activities
weather
activities
weather
activities
The storm
winds; clouds; sky; light
Ben’s dad
Ben’s mom
Ben
Ben’s family
winds; sun
Ben, his family and the neighbors
the rain
Try to retell the whole passage
Reading
“Although the storm broke many things apart, it brought families and neighbors close together.” What other things can bring people closer together? How can we help each other in times of difficulty?
Discuss the questions with a partner.
Share your ideas and reasons with your
partner, then share them with the class.
Post reading
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.
Discussion
When the disasters(灾难) arrived , what should we do?
We should keep closer!
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 blowing
was putting pieces of
wood over the windows.
was helping his mom make dinner
finally fell asleep
was dying down.
After-reading
1. With no light outside, it felt like midnight.
外面没有光亮，感觉就像半夜一样。
1) 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。
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 points
用途: 在句中常做伴随, 方式, 原因，条件等状语。
构成: with + 宾语 + 宾语补足语
宾语可以是名词或代词，宾语补足语可以是名词、形容词、副词、介词短语、动词不定式以及分词等。
宾语与宾语补足语有逻辑上的主谓关系。
例句: He left the room with the door open. （形容词）
With the meal over , we all went home.（副词）
He was asleep with his head on his arms. （介词短语）
All the afternoon he worked with the door locked.
I can't go out with all these dishes to wash.
She fell asleep with the light burning.
with复合结构
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2) light在此处意为 “光, 光线”, 为不可数名词。还可用作可数名词, 意为 “灯”。此外还可用作形容词, 意为 “浅色的”，反义词为dark; 还有 “轻的”意思, 反义词为heavy。
3) feel like... “感觉像……” eg：
They made me feel like one of the family.
【拓展】
feel like还可意为 “想要”, 后面跟n./v-ing形式。e.g.
I don't feel like eating anything now.
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2. Ben’s dad was putting pieces of wood over the windows.
1) wood 此处用作不可数名词, 意为 “木头; 木材”。
a piece of wood 意为 “一块木头”
wood 用作可数名词, 常用复数, 意为 “树木”。
They are walking in the woods. 他们在小森林里散步。
2) over 在此为介词, 意思为 “在…之上”。e.g.
The lamp hung over the table.
She put a blanket over the sleeping child.
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3. while his mom was making sure the flashlights and radio
were working.
1) 此句中的连词while的意思是“当…的时候; 和…同时”, 引导时间状语从句。while还连接两个并列句子，表示“对比”关系,意思为“然而, 却”。例如：
Tom is outgoing while his sister Rosa is quiet.
I like singing while she likes dancing.?
2) 此句中的work表示 “(机器等)运转 ; (药物等)起作用,奏效”, 这是动词work作不及物动词的一种基本用法。
The machine won't work. 机器不转了。
Your suggestion works well.你的建议很有效。
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3) make sure意思是 “确信, 确保”, “查明 ,弄清楚”。
常见结构：
① make sure to do sth.
② make sure of sth
③ make sure + that 从句
Please make sure to turn off the lights when you leave.
离开时请确保要关灯。
I tried to make sure of the problem.
我想把这个问题弄明白。
I make sure (that) he will come. 我确信他会来。
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4. Ben was helping his mom make dinner when the rain
began to beat heavily against the windows.
1) beat 此处用作不及物动词, 意为“ (连续)敲打; (心脏等)跳动”。beat还可用作及物动词, 意为 “打败”。
【辨析】beat与win
① beat 后常接的是比赛的对手, 即指人或参赛队的名词或代词。
② win后常接的是比赛、战争、奖品、奖金等名词。
At last, we win the game！
I finally beat her in that match.
He tried his best to beat his friend and win the game！
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2) against prep. 意为 “倚靠; 碰撞; 逆着; 对抗”。e.g.
He stood against the wall. 他倚着墙站着。
He ran against the wall. 他撞到了墙上。
We sailed against the wind. 我们逆风航行。
They played against Australia. 他们对阵澳大利亚队。
against还可意为“反对”, 其反义词为for。eg:
They are strongly against the plan.
3) beat against: 雨打，风吹；拍击
The waves beat against the sea shore.
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5. He finally fell asleep when the wind was dying down ...
(1) fall asleep 固定短语, 意为 “睡着; 进入梦乡”。
(2) asleep, 形容词, 意为 “睡着的”, 常作表语, 无比较级和最高级, 其反义词是awake。 eg:
She cleaned the room while the baby was asleep.
辨析: asleep, sleepy, sleeping
asleep “睡着的”, 常作表语。
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,
如: sleeping bags(睡袋); sleeping pills(安眠药)
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(3) die down 为固定短语，意为“减弱;逐渐平息”。
e.g.: The loud music died down after the police came.
警察来了之后，吵闹的音乐声逐渐变弱了。
【区别】
① die away 是指声音、光等渐渐消失; 风等渐渐减弱、停
下来; 也可指人慢慢死去。相当于是从强到弱变化过程
的尾端, 是一个静态的动词词组。
② die down主要指火等渐熄; 草木等枯萎、凋谢。侧重于减
弱的变化过程，是一个动态的动词词组。
③ die out“渐渐消灭”（指的是不复存在的消失灭绝，如恐
龙die out）?
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6. When he woke up, the sun was rising.
1) wake up “醒来；唤醒”
I woke up at six o'clock. 我在6点钟醒了。
Would you please wake me up at seven o'clock?
请在7点把我叫醒，好吗？
2) rise vi. “上升；升起”
【区别】rise和raise
这两个词都有“提高,上升,增加”的意思,但其用法不同。
① raise是及物动词,其主语通常是人。
② rise是不及物动词,其主语通常是物。
The sun rises and bathes the earth. 太阳升起,普照大地。
He raised his hand. 他把手举了起来。
Language points
7. Fallen trees, broken windows and rubbish were
everywhere.
fallen和broken在此作前置定语修饰名词。又如：
口语与书面语在很多方面都不同。
Spoken English is different from written English in many ways.
他们正在打扫院子里的落叶。
They are cleaning the fallen leaves in the yard.
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8. He went outside with his family and found the
neighborhood in a mess.
in a mess 一团糟，一片混乱
屋子里乱糟糟的。
The?room?is?in?a?mess.?
艾文总是把浴室弄得乱七八糟。
Evan?always leaves?the?bathroom?in?a?mess.??
Language points
9. Although the storm broke many things apart, it
brought families and neighbors closer together.
(1) apart 用作副词, 此处意为 “分离, 分开”。
break sth. apart “把某物折断或分开”
(2) bring在此处的意思是“使处于某种状态”。
eg: We couldn't bring him back to life.
我们不能使他复生。
Language points
一、根据句意及所给提示补全单词。
1. Soon the sun will r___, and it will be a new day.
2. I saw a ______ (fall) tree lying on the side of the street.
3. The l____ in the room is very weak. Please turn on the
light.
4. Listen to the teacher carefully in class. Don’t look out
of the w______.
5. I can't get these two things a_____.
6. Tom hit his head a______ a tree in the dark.
ise
fallen
ight
indow
part
gainst
Exercise
Exercise
1. 感觉像
2. 首先
3. 入睡
4. 逐渐变弱
5. 确信
6. 醒来
7. 一团糟
8. 清洁
9. 互相帮助
10. 在困难时期
feel like
at first
fall asleep
die down
make sure
wake up
in a mess
clean up
help each other
in times of difficulty
二、翻译下列短语
Exercise
Exercise
三、翻译下列句子：
外面没有光亮，感觉就像半夜一样。
外面的风渐渐平息了。
离开教室时确保窗子是关着的。
我的房间一片混乱。
With no light outside, it felt like midnight.
The wind outside is dying down.
Make sure the window is closed when you leave.
My room is in a mess.
Exercise
Exercise
1. The quiet girl doesn’t feel like ______ outside. She likes to
stay at home and read.
A. plays B. playing C. to play D. played
2. It was _____ that another earthquake happened in Sichuan.
A. report B. reports C. reported D. to report
3. Sam took a picture of his friends while they _____ football.
A. are playing B. play C. were playing D. played
4. The girl played all day and was tired. She fell _____ quickly.
A. sleep B. sleeping C. to sleep D. asleep
5. Because the light was _____, we found it difficult to find the
way home.
A. die down B. die up C. dying down D. dying up
四、单项选择
B
C
C
D
C
Exercise
Exercise
6. Lily ran out and found the neighborhood ______ a mess.
A. in B. to C. of D. on
7. We are sure to ____ Class 1 in this football match.
A. hit B. beat C. took D. knock
8. Lucy was taking a walk ____ the phone rang.
A. when B. while C. until D. unless
9. - What was your dad doing at nine yesterday?
- He was reading books _____ I was playing the piano.
A. until B. while C. because D. if
10. I _____ just now, so I didn’t hear what you said.
A. was ready B. woke up C. fell behind D. fell asleep
A
B
A
B
D
Exercise
Exercise
1. 请写一篇短文，讲述一件你亲身经历过
的事，谈谈当时的情景和你的感受。
2. Preview the Grammar Focus.
Homework
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