(
课件网) Unit 4 What were you doing whenthe rainstorm came? Section A 3a - 3c What were you doing at five yesterday? She was doing her homework They were playing basketball They were having a picnic We were watching TV. The girl was listening to music. But, I was playing... king's honor 错过公交车 等公交车 闹钟响 在公交车站 走回家 接电话 在那个时候 我昨晚这时候在写作业 雨下得很大 昨晚这时你在干嘛 wait for the bus go off pick up at that time miss the bus walk home at the bus stop rain heavily what were you doing at this time..? I was doing my homework at this time last night. What happened? What will you see when there is a storm? black clouds broken windows rubbish everywhere fallen trees heavy rain What happened? Where was it? What is the passage is about? Whose story is it? Pre-reading Look and predict. Title: The storm happened. In Alabama. A story about the storm. Ben's story. Alabama Alabama[?l?'b?m?] 亚拉巴马（美国州名） Alabama is in the southeast of the United States. Gulf of Mexico is to the south of it. There are often cyclones(龙卷风), hurricanes(飓风) and storms in March and April every year. Ben's story Theme （主题） Reading tip: Pay attention to the title , the beginning or the ending. The Storm Brought People Closer Together 风暴把人们拉得更近了。 Questions weather What was the weather like before the heavy rain started? What was the neighborhood like after the storm? neigh- borhood Fast-reading Read the passage and answer the questions. bad in a mess What did the neighbors do? Although the storm broke many things apart, it brought families and neighbors closer together. weather neighborhood people together main idea was was were Listening task ① ② ③ ④ After the storm Before the storm During the storm Structure（分段） The order: time Fast-reading Read the passage and match the paras with the meanings. a.The activities during the rainstorm b.The result after the rainstorm c.The weather before the rainstorm d.The preparation before the rainstorm during the storm after the storm before the storm Para. 1 Para.4 Para. 2 Para. 3 Reading tip: Pay attention to the first and last sentence in each paragraph. 1 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. Reading task Read para1 carefully and finish the tasks. The Storm Brought People Closer Together Task 1: Underline the weather words. Before the storm strong wind Storm black clouds no light outside Ben could hear strong wind outside. Black clouds were making the sky very dark. With no light outside, it felt like midnight. Task 2: Answer the questions. 1.What was the weather like before the heavy rainstorm started? 2.How could Ben’s family know the storm would come? The news on TV reported that a heavy rainstorm was in the area. 2 Everyone in the neighborhood was bus ... ...
