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课件网) Section A 3a-3c Unit 5 What were you doing when the rainstorm came 初中英语 八年级下册 RJ 1. New words: storm, wind, light, report, area, wood, window, flashlight, match, beat, against, asleep, rise, fallen, apart 2. Expressions: at first, fall asleep, die down Learning goals 1. Have you experienced a rainstorm in your life strong wind black clouds 2. Do you know what happened before the storm Free talk thunder dark sky It feels like midnight. What may happen after a rainstorm fallen trees broken windows fallen houses Free talk adj. 倒下的；落下的 Everywhere is in a mess. Title: The Storm Brought People Closer Together Look at the title and the photo. Alabama is in the southeast of the United States. There are often tornadoes(龙卷风), hurricanes(飓风) and rainstorms in March and April every year. Structure before the storm during the storm after the storm Para 1 Para 2 Para 3 Para 4 Ben 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. Before the storm(Para. 1) with+名词+副词，表示一种伴随状况，译为“由于……; 因为……” light n.光; 光线；光亮 (不可数名词) feel like 感觉像 report v. 报道；公布(后面跟that引导的宾语从句) n. 报道 Answer the questions after reading Para. 1. 1. What was the weather like before the heavy rain started The weather was very terrible. Strong winds were blowing, and black clouds were making the sky very dark. Everyone in the neighborhood was busy. Ben’s dad was putting pieces of wood over the windows while his mom was making sure the flashlights and radio were working. She also put some candles and matches on the table. Underline the expressions with past continuous tense. n. 木；木头(不可数名词) a piece of wood一块木头 在此处为动词，常指机器、装置等的“运作；运转”。 match n. 火柴 在此作可数名词 Before the storm(Para. 2) Ben was helping his mom make dinner when the rain began 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. Underline the expressions with past continuous tense. During the storm(Para. 3) when 引导时间状语从句 倚；碰；撞 Ben was helping his mom make dinner when the rain began to beat heavily against the windows. (教材P35 3a) beat /bi t/ v. 敲打；打败 Sid was beating at the door with his hand. (1) beat在此处作不及物动词，意为“敲打”，其过去式为beat，过去分词为beaten。 In yesterday’s game, Switzerland beat the United States two to one. (2) beat还可作及物动词，意为“战胜，打败”。 Language point win 意为“获胜；赢，赢得”，指在竞赛或战争中获得胜利，其宾语多为表示比赛、战争、奖品、金钱或奖牌等的名词。 beat 意为“打败”，指在游戏或竞赛中击败对手,其宾语是比赛或竞争的对手。 What were Ben’s family doing during the storm Fill in the blanks after reading Para. 3. He was helping his mom _____. They ... ...
