1、Unit 5 Whatwereyoudoingwhentherainstormcame? Period 2 (Section A 3a-3c) 一、教学目标: 1. 语言知识目标:1) 能掌握以下单词和短语:report,area,wood,light,window,match,beat,heavily,against,asleep,fallasleep,2) 能掌握以下句型:1.WhatwasBendoingwhenitbegantorainheavily?Whenitbegantorain,Benwashelpinghismommakedinner.2.WhatwasJennydoingw
2、hileLindawassleeping?WhileLindawassleeping,JennywashelpingMarywithherhomework2. 语言技能目标:提高学生快速阅读能力和细节理解能力3. 情感态度价值观目标:培养学生在困境中互帮互助的品质二、教学重难点1. 教学重点:通过听力和文章的阅读培养学生听说读写的能力。2. 教学难点:理解文章中一些句子结构并学会使用。三、教学过程Step 1 Revision 1. Ask students to talk about what they were doing last night in groups of four then
3、 give a report.2. 写出下列短语在图书馆 in the library在的时候 at the time of 去上班 go to work 等公共汽车 wait for the bus 走路回家 walk home在街上 on the street打篮球 play basketball Step 2 PresentationAsk the students to look at the picture and think about what has happened.Step 3 Reading 3a Read the passage quickly and answer t
4、he following questions1) What was the weather like before the heavy ran started?2)What was the neighborhood like after the storm?Keys: 1. Black clouds were making the sky very dark. With no light outside, it felt like midnight.2. The neighborhood was in a mess.3b Read the passage again and complete
5、the sentences using information from the passage. 1) When the news on TV was reported, strong winds were _ 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 _at 3:00 a.m., the wind _.Keys: 1) were blowing 2) was puttin
6、g pieces of wood over the windows 3) was helping his mom make dinner 4) fell asleep: was dying downStep 4 Speaking3c Discuss the questions with a partner. “Although the storm broke many things apart, it brought families and neighbors closer together.” What other can bring people closer together? How
7、 can we help each other in times of difficulty?Step 5 Language points1. With no light outside, it felt like midnight. 此句中介词with表示一种伴随状况,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”, 因此可翻译成“由于;因为”等。e.g. With my parents away, Im the king of the house. 我爸妈不在家,我可是家中的“王”了! I cant work with all that noise going on. 由于那噪音
8、响着,我无法工作。2. Bens dad 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”,while还可以表示“而;然而;但”之意,用来说明和强调两种事情或情形不同。e.g. Tom is active and outgoing while his sister Rosa is shy and quiet. 汤姆活跃外向,而他的妹妹罗莎却害羞腼腆。2) make sure“确认,查明,核实;确保;设法保证”,其后可接句子,或接介词of及宾语,用
9、来引入需要确认的内容。e.g. Could you make sure what time hes arriving? 你能确认一下他几点到达吗?Make sure you turn off the TV before you leave the house. 在你离开屋子前确认关闭了电视。3) 此句中的work表示机器,器官等 “运作,运转”,这是动词work的一种基本用法。e.g. My watch is waterproof that means it would work fine even if its in water. 我的手表是防水的 这就是说即便在水里它也会正常运转。3. I
10、t was hard to have fun with a serious storm happening outside.It is adj.+ to do sth. 做怎么样。It is adj. for sb. to do sth. 对某人来说做怎么样。e.g. It is important for us to learn English. 对我们来说学英语很重要。活学活用:1. 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。It is _ for you _ in the morning.3. 对他来说完成作业很容易I
11、t is _ for him _.4. He finally fell asleep when the wind was dying down at around 3:00 a.m.fall asleep 进入梦乡,睡着asleep adj. 睡着区别sleepy, asleep & sleepsleepy是形容词,可意为 “困倦的;瞌睡的”,可作定语和表语。如:Ill go to bed. Im sleepy. 我要去睡觉了。我困了。asleep是形容词,意思是“睡着的”,强调状态,常作表语。短语fall asleep意为“入睡;睡着”。如:Grandma fell asleep when
12、watching TV. 奶奶看电视时睡着了。sleep可作动词,意为 “睡觉”,也可作名词,意为“睡眠;睡觉”。 如:My father is sleeping. Please keep quiet. 我父亲在睡觉,请保持安静。die down逐渐变弱,逐渐平息e.g. When you saw him, his anger had died down a bit. 你看见他的时候,他的火气已经下去了。5. When he woke up, the sun was rising.rise是不及物动词,意为:(价格、水位等)上涨;(月亮、太阳等)上升。e.g. It is too hot. The temperature rises by 6 today. 太热了。今天的气温一下子上升了6摄氏度。 Step 6 重点短语feel likeat firstfall asleepdie downmake surewake up in a messclean up help each otherin times of difficulty HomeworkRead the text and remember the language points.Preview next lesson.教学反思: