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课件网) Unit 5 What were you doing when the rainstorm came Period 2 （Section A 3a-3c） Learing Objectives By the end of the class, you will be able to: 1. Master the usage of keywords, phrases, and sentence patterns in this lesson. 2. Skim and scan the passage and get the main idea and detailed information. 3. Learn about the friendship between neighbors in the face of difficulties by reading the article. Hi, Ben. How is everything going today Just so so. I’m staying at home. You seem upset. What happened Ben There was a rainstorm yesterday. The neighborhood is in a mess. Ben What happened in Alabama yesterday Ben is a boy from Alabama. Alabama is in the southeast of the United States. There are often rainstorms in March and April every year. Ben, a boy from Alabama, went through a rainstorm. 1. What can you see in the picture 2. Can you guess what happened Look at the picture and make predictions. broken windows a fallen house rubbish The Storm Brought People Closer Together Tip 1: Predict the content with the help of the title and the picture. What’s the main idea of each paragraph Para. 1 Para. 2 Para. 3 Para. 4 A. The activities during the rainstorm. B. The result after the rainstorm. C. The weather before the rainstorm. D. The preparation before the rainstorm. Tip 2: Look through the beginning or ending sentence in each paragraph to get the main idea. 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. time The weather before the rainstorm. The preparation before the rainstorm. The activities during the rainstorm. The result after the rainstorm. It’s in the order of _____. Before the storm During the storm After the storm dark _____ black _____ strong _____ the weather before the storm clouds winds sky Read para.1 and fill in the blanks. Before the rainstorm (Para1&2) Tip 3: Get the details by looking for the key words. Ben’s dad_____ _____ Ben’s ... ...
