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课件网) Unit 5 What were you doing when the rainstorm came Section A 3a-3c R·八年级下册 Learning objects Learn curriculum words and useful expressions: storm, wind, light, report, area, wood, window... Read and understand the meaning of the passage. Improve students’ reading skills through doing some reading tasks. Have you ever experienced a storm in your life What happened to you during a storm Free talk Discussion What was the weather like before the storm black clouds and dark sky thunder and lightning strong wind What may happen after a storm fallen trees broken windows fallen houses Everywhere is in a mess. storm Brainstorm: What is a storm like broken windows strong wind black clouds lightening fallen trees heavy rain Pre-reading Look at the title and the picture and make predictions. 1. What can you see in the picture What happened 2. How can a storm bring people closer Reading skill: The heading and picture can help you quickly predict the main idea of an article. Paragraph 1 Paragraph 2 Paragraph 3 Paragraph 4 The preparation before the rainstorm. The activities during the rainstorm. The result after the rainstorm. Task 1: Match the paragraphs with the main ideas. The weather before the rainstorm. Fast reading Reading skill: Find the key words in the passage. Paras. 1~2 Before the storm Para. 3 During the storm Para. 4 After the storm Task 2: Analyze the structure of the passage. before the storm during the storm after the storm in the order of _____ time Task 1: Read Para. 1 and answer the questions. 1. What was the weather like before the heavy rainstorm started before the storm Ben could hear _____ outside. _____ were making the sky very dark. With _____ outside, it felt like midnight. strong winds Black clouds no light Careful reading Reading skill: Scan the paragraph and find the key words. 2. Where did the storm happen 3. How did Ben’s family know the storm was coming The news on TV reported that a heavy rainstorm was in the area. Alabama. 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. Culture Focus Task 2: Read Para. 2 and fill in the blanks. What did people do before the storm _____ in the neighborhood was busy. was putting pieces of _____ over the windows. was making sure the _____ and _____ were working. Ben’s dad Ben’s mom was putting some _____ and _____ on the table. Everyone wood flashlights radio candles matches before the storm What were Ben’s family doing during the storm Task 3: Read Para. 3 and fill in the blanks. He was helping his mom _____. They tried to play _____ after dinner. But it was _____ to have fun. Ben Ben’s family hard a card game make dinner during the storm 1. When did Ben fall asleep 2. What was the neighborhood like after the storm The neighborhood was in a mess. Fallen trees, broken windows and rubbish were everywhere. Task 4: Read Par ... ...
