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课件网) What were you doing when the rainstorm came Unit 5 Section A (2a-2d) Heavy rain Black clouds Lightening Rainstorm Strong winds Alabanma Ben’s story New Words and Phrases storm a part of a town, a country or the world area move upward beat bad weather, with heavy, rain strong winds rise (rose) hit someone or something hard New Words and Phrases make sure become weaker and weaker die down make things into pieces; make parts of something away from each other in a mess things are everywhere; not tidy break…apart check and be sure that something happens He went through(经历) a rainstorm. Let’s go with him and feel the storm. Leading role : Ben Alabama lies in the middle south of America. On April 27,2011，it was caught a serious storm. It was reported that 194 people were killed in the rainstorm. Listen and read. Although the storm broke many things apart, it brought families and neighbors closer together. What is the topic sentence of the passage Fast reading - Skimming The activities during the rainstorm. Paragraph 1 Match the paragraphs(段落) with the meanings. Paragraph 2 Paragraph 3 Paragraph 4 The result after the rainstorm. The weather before the rainstorm. The preparation（准备）before the rainstorm. Fast reading - Skimming Paragraph 1 in the order of time Paragraph 2 Paragraph 3 Paragraph 4 during the storm after the storm before the storm during the storm after the storm before the storm Para____ Para___ Para____ 1.2 3 4 storm skimming Before the storm Weather Strong_____ winds Black_____ No_____ clouds Light Ben’s family Ben’s father was putting pieces of wood over the windows. Ben’s mother was making sure the flashlights and the radio were working. she also put some candles and matches on the table. scanning para.1.2 scanning para.3 He was helping his mom make dinner. after the storm What was Ben doing at the time of rainstorm What did they do after dinner were they happy They tried to play a card game. No,they weren’t. scanning para.4 before the storm in a mess scanning para.4 What did the neighbors do Report time Reporter： Hello，everyone. The storm has just passed . Everyone was busy before the strom. For example, When the storm came. Gropwork An Interview (四人一组) I was _____ and my Dad was _____ and my Mom was _____ and my parter Tony was_____ and my friend Mary was _____ and my ...... ...... reading /...... watching TV/...... cooking/...... helping his mother doing …/... listening to music/...... 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. Complete the sentences using information from the passage. 3b Discuss the questions in your group. 3c “Although the sto ... ...
