(
课件网) Unit 5 What were you doing when the rainstorm came Section A (3a-3c) Free talk Have you ever experienced a rainstorm in your life What can we do in face of rainstorms Do you know what will happen before a rainstorm black clouds strong winds thunder and lightening Do you know what may happen after a rainstorm fallen trees broken windows rubbish Everywhere is in a mess. 一团糟 What can we do after a rainstorm help people in need clean up the mess rebuild broken houses Pre-reading Title: The Storm Brought People Closer Together Look at the title and the photo and make predictions. 1. What can you see in the photo What happened 2. How can a storm bring people closer 阿拉巴马州 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. Alabama Background Task 1 Skimming and matching Fast reading What is the main idea of each paragraph Para .1 Para. 2 Para. 3 Para. 4 The preparation before the rainstorm. The result after the rainstorm. The activities during the rainstorm. The weather before the rainstorm. The Storm Brought People Closer Together 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. 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. 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. 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 rubbish were everywhere. They joined the neighbors to help clean up the neighborhood together. Althouth the storm broke many things apart, it brought families and neighbors closer together. Structure ① ② ③ ④ before the storm during the storm after the storm in the order of time Task 2 Scanning for details Careful reading Read para.1 carefully and answer the questions. 1. What was the weather like before the heavy rain started 2. How did Ben's family know the storm was coming The weather was very terrible. Strong winds were blowing, and black clouds were making the sky very dark. The news on TV reported that a heavy rainstorm was in the area. black clouds made sky dark strong winds no light felt like midnight Task 3 Scanning for details Read para.2 carefully and fill in the blanks. Careful reading What did people do before the storm _____ in the neighborhood was busy. was putting pieces of _____ ove ... ...
