1、Section A3a 3cWhat were you doing when the rainstorm came?1.在在时候时候2.等公交等公交3.(闹钟)响(闹钟)响4.洗个热水澡洗个热水澡5.错过公交错过公交6.雨下得很大雨下得很大7.接电话接电话8.昨天很多人都昨天很多人都遭遇了暴风雨。遭遇了暴风雨。1.at the time of2.wait for the bus3.go off4.take a hot shower5.miss the bus6.rain heavily7.pick up/answer the call8.Many people were caught in t
2、he rainstorm yesterday.Translate the expressionsa stormdestroy/damage 毁坏,损毁毁坏,损毁Think:Think:Do you think a storm can be good for people?The first reading:In this passage,why does the writer think that the storm is good for the people?The 2nd reading:Read the passage and answer the questions.1.What w
3、as the weather like before the heavy rain started?2.What was the neighborhood like after the storm?(1)The strong winds were blowing outside.(2)Black clouds were making the sky very dark.(1)The neighborhood was in a mess.(2)Fallen trees,broken windows and rubbish were everywhere.12The 3rd reading:Com
4、plete the sentences using the information from the passage.1.When the news on TV was reported,strong winds _ outside.2.While Bens mom was making sure the radio was working,his dad _.3.Ben _ when the heavy rain finally started.4.When Ben _ around 3:00 a.m.,the wind _.were blowingwas putting pieces of
5、 wood over the windowswas helping his mom make dinnerfell asleepwas dying downBen 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.1.1.with no:with
6、out 没有没有2.feel like:感觉像感觉像当我在水中游泳的时候感觉自己就像一条鱼。当我在水中游泳的时候感觉自己就像一条鱼。e.g.I felt like I was a fish when I was swimming in the water.v.报道报道 /reporter n.记者记者Everyone in the neighborhood was busy.Bens dad was putting pieces of wood over the windows while his mom was making sure the flashlights and radio we
7、re working.She also put some candles and matches on the table.2.1.over:(prep.)(部分或者全部覆盖部分或者全部覆盖)在在上面上面她给熟睡的孩子盖上毯子。她给熟睡的孩子盖上毯子。e.g.She put a blanket over the sleeping child.2.while:(conj.)在在期间,当期间,当的时候的时候While we were sleeping,it was snowing outside.Ben was helping his mom make dinner when the rain b
8、egan 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.3.1.beat against:雨打,风吹;拍击雨打,风吹;拍击e.g.波浪拍击着海岸。波浪拍击着海岸。The waves beat against the sea shore.2.with+(n.)+doing:介词介词+动词的动词的-ing形式,表正在形式,表正在发生的事情。发生的事情。e
9、.g.With the world changing fast,we have a lot to learn every day.Ben 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
10、 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.4.1.in a mess:一团糟,一片混乱一团糟,一片混乱2.fallen trees:倒伏的树倒伏的树 broken windows:破碎的窗户:破碎的窗户动词的过去分词动词的过去分词(v-ed)做做形容词形容词e.g.T
11、he changed program is very helpful.3.break(sth.)apart:使使分裂开分裂开4.bring(sth./sb.)close together:把把密切联系到一起密切联系到一起一些大事情的发生总能把人们密切联系到一起。一些大事情的发生总能把人们密切联系到一起。e.g.Some big events always bring people close together.Post-reading:Discuss the questions with your partner.“Although the storm broke many things ap
12、art,it brought families and neighbors closer together.”1.What other things can bring people closer together?Share your ideas and reasons with your partner first;then share them with the class.Natural disasters,for example,an earthquake,always brings people closer together.Wenchuan earthquake Beijing
13、 Olympic GamesBig events,for example,the Olympic Games,can also bring people together.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
14、 their homes(4)send some police officers and doctors to save the people in danger在困境中在困境中-in times of 在在的时候的时候/时期时期What can we learn from this passage besides the language structures?(1)We should protect the environment.(2)When a natural disaster happens,we human beings should work together to help
15、each other and overcome the difficulties.(3)We should remember that“each coin has two sides”.Natural disasters can cause lots of damage to the environment,but they can be good for us if people work hard together.1.When he saw a wallet on the ground,he _ at once.A.picked it up B.gave it up C.picked u
16、p it2.The _ dishes lay on the floor and no one was in the room.A.breaking B.broken C.broke D.break 单项选择。单项选择。3.Why do you always sleep _?Because Im 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
17、homework in the bedroom.A.since B.while C.when D.if5.Betty was doing her homework _ the door bell rang.A.when B.if C.because D.and1.在街上踢球很危险。在街上踢球很危险。It is _ soccer on the street.2.每天早上读书对你来说很有必要。每天早上读书对你来说很有必要。It is _ for you _ in the morning.3.对他来说完成作业很容易对他来说完成作业很容易 It is _ for him _.dangerous to playnecessary to readeasy to finish homework