Unit5
Section A 3a-3c
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Unit5 Section A 3a-3c
创境启思
What’s a storm like?
Strong winds
Black clouds
Heavy rain
Loud noise
very bad weather with strong winds
and heavy rain, often with thunder (雷)and lightning(闪电)
...
问题导思
The Storm Brought People Closer Together
Reading Strategy
Look at the title and the picture, and predict(预测) what happened in the area.
Alabama
Alabama is in the southeast of the United States. There are often tornados(龙卷风), hurricanes(飓风) and storms in March and April every year.
Skimming(略读)
Read the passage and try to divide the passage.
After the storm
Before the storm
During the storm
Para.1
Para.2
Para.3
Para.4
Reading strategy:Sometimes the time order can help understand the text.
探究析思
Guess how people indoor felt then.
What was the weather like before the heavy rain started?
nervous
terrible
afraid
…
The winds were very ____________ outside.
Although it was day, it felt like ____________.
Because _______________ were making the sky
very ______. The news reported the storm.
set
off
Describing the environment
people's
feelings.
strong
midnight
black clouds
dark
Para.1
flashlights
What things can people prepare if there is a storm?
matches
candles
some pieces
of wood
food and water
radio
was making sure the flashlights and radio were working. She put some candles and matches on the table.
What preparations were they doing?
Ben’s father
Ben’s mother
while
was putting pieces
of wood over the windows
The windows might be broken.
The power might be off.
Heavy work.
Easy work.
Love
Warmth
Everyone in the neighborhood was busy.
Para.2
Why was Ben's mother preparing these things when the storm came?
During the storm
Para.3
How was the weather?
What was Ben and his family doing?
The rain began to beat heavily against the windows.
Deep thinking
Ben was helping his mom make dinner.
Ben and his family tried to play a card game.
Why does the writer use‘tried’to play a card game in para.3?
After the storm
1.How was the weather?
2.What was the neighborhood like after the storm?
Para.4
In a mess
fallen trees
broken windows
rubbish
3.What did Ben’s family do?
They joined the neighbors to help clean up the neighborhood together.
The storm broke many things apart.
Storms are not always bad.
They brought people closer together.
What can we learn from para.4?
建构反思
closer
together
Changes of the weather
The weather before the storm
The weather during the storm
The weather after the storm
Actions of people in the neighborhood
The actions before the storm
The actions duing the storm
The actions after the storm
Nature brings us gorgeous beauty.
NATURE’s POWER
Nature also brings people many disasters.
storm
flood
cyclone
earthquake
tsunami
sleet
drought
Although nature brings all kinds of disasters(灾难), we never give up hopes.
As long as we help each other,we'll get over any difficulty.
How can we help each other in times of difficulty?
raise money
give away food and water
be a volunteer
encourage each other…
give away…
raise money…
be a volunteer…
Ask more people to be volunteers.
save people
迁移拓思
1、 Read the passage fluently and correctly with the right pronunciation. (流利正确地朗读文章)
2、Retell the passage .
选做作业: Write a short passage about what other things can bring people closer together and how we can help each other in times of difficulty.
If everyone gives a hand,
our world will be full of love.
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