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课件网) Unit 5 What were you doing when the rainstorm came? Period(Two) Section A(3a-3c) 版本:人教版八年级下册 Objectives To understand the passage about the storm; To learn some new words and expressions: storm, wind, light, report, area, window, match, beat, fall asleep, die down, rise, in a mess. storm wind light report area wood window flashlight match n. 暴风雨 n. 风 n. 光；光线；光亮 v.&n. 报道；公布 n. 地域；地区 n. 木；木头 n. 窗；窗户 n. 手电筒；火炬 n. 火柴 New words beat against at first asleep fall asleep die down rise fallen apart v. 敲打；打败 prep. 倚；碰；撞 起初；起先 adj. 睡着 进入梦乡；睡着 逐渐变弱；逐渐消失 v.&n. 升起；增加；提高 adj. 倒下的；落下的 adv. 分离；分开 What were you doing at this time yesterday? I was watching TV. Lead in I was doing my homework. I was singing. What were you doing at this time yesterday? We were having a picnic. We were playing basketball. What were you doing at this time yesterday? What is it? What’s the weather like? typhoon wind It’s windy. Look and say What is it? What’s the weather like? snowstorm It’s snowy. What is it? What’s the weather like? thunder and lightning It’s bad weather. It’s going to rain. What is it? rain rainstorm What’s the weather like? It’s rainy. 3a Read the passage and answer the questions. What was the weather like before the heavy rain started? What was the neighborhood like after the storm? 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. The Storm Brought People Closer Together 感觉像……； 摸起来像…… 想要 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. work在此处作不及物动词，意为“运转；发挥作用” make sure 意为“确信，确保” 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. die down 意为“逐渐变弱； 逐渐消失” 睡着 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. Although the storm broke many things apart, it brought families and neighbors closer together. 作副词, 意为“处处；到处；各个地方” 一般作名词，意为“暴风雨” 一团糟 短语集锦 feel like make sure fall asleep in a mess die down wake up clean up break apart Paragraph 1 Paragraph 2 Paragraph 3 Paragraph 4 The preparation before the rainstorm The activities during the rainstorm The ... ...
