英语人教版八年级下册The storm brought people close.docx

Unit 5 What were you doing when the rainstorm came?Section A (3a-3c)The storm brought people closer together. Teaching Objectives 1. Knowledge objectives. 1.1 Key words:Storm, area, wood, match, flashlight, asleep, rise, fallen, wind, light, beat 1.2 Phrases:feel like, make sure, die down, fall asleep, at first, in a mess, clean up1.3 Sentences:1) With no light outside, it felt like midnight.2) His mom was making sure the flashlights and radio were working. 3) When he woke up, the sun was rising.4) Black clouds were making the sky very dark. It was hard to have fun with a serious storm happening outside.2. Ability ObjectivesDevelop Ss reading ability and they can use the context to help guess the meaning of thewords or phrases.3. Moral Objectives When we meet disasters or difficulties, lets help each other, then we will be closer together.Key and difficult points 1. Ss can use Past Progressive Tense.2. Ss learn some reading skills and they can use the context to help guess the meaning of the word or phrases.III. Teaching ProceduresStep1 Lead inT: Good morning, everybody. How are you? Whats the weather like today?S:(根据实际情况回答)T: .In our daily life, we will meet a lot of difficulties. Such as earthquakes, typhoon, floods and so on.T: Now, lets watch a video T: After you watched the video, what are your feelings? Ss: sad and terrible.T:(展示图片) Have you ever seen this in a movie ?Ss:.T: Do you know what happened here?Ss: Maybe a storm.T:.Have you ever experienced(经历)it in your life ?Ss：. T: OK. Today, we will learn the passage about storm-the storm brought people closer together.T: (Show the learning aims) These are the learning aims of the class. Please read it quickly.Step 2 Fast readingTask 1. Read the passage quickly and choose the best answer to the question “which sentence is the topic sentence?”A. Everyone in the neighborhood was busy.B. Ben could not sleep at first.C. Although the storm broke many things apart, it brought families and neighbors closer together.Task2. Read the passage quickly and match the columns. para1 and para2 after the storm. Para3 during the storm. Para4 before the storm.Step3 Careful readingTask 1: Ss read para1 (before the storm) carefully and answer the questions 1) What was the weather like before the storm?”A. The rain began to beat heavily against the windows.B. Black clouds were making the sky very dark and people could hear strong winds.C. The sun was rising.2) Which words are about the weather?Task 2: Ss read para2 (before the storm) carefully and answer the questions.1) What was Bens dad doing before the storm? A. Bens dad was sleeping before the storm.B. Bens dad was putting pieces of wood over the windows.C. Bens dad was reading a book.2) What was Bens mom doing before the storm? A. His mom was making sure the flashlights and radio were working.B. His mom was cleaning up the room.C. His mom was playing a card game.3) She also put some candles and matches on the table. The underlined word “matches” means_. A. 比赛 B.火柴 C.与. 相配Task 3: Ss read para3(during the storm) carefully and answer the questions. 1) What was Ben doing when it rained heavily?A. He was helping his mom make dinner.B. He was putting pieces of wood over the window.C. He was cleaning up the neighborhood2) What did Bens family do after dinner?They played a card game.Task 4: Ss read para4 (after the storm) carefully and answer the questions1) What was the neighborhood like after the storm?A. The neighborhood was very clean and tidy.B. The neighborhood in a mess .Fallen trees, broken windows and rubbish were everywhere.C. The neighborhood was very beautiful.2) What did they do when they see the mess?Step 4: Post reading Use the correct forms of the following words.Clean up, rise, make sure, die down, work, help, make, have funDear Tom, I couldnt wait to tell you a serious storm happened in this area yesterday. Before the storm came, the weather was so bad. I could hear strong winds outside. Black clouds _the sky so dark that it felt like a midnight.When the storm was coming, my father was putting pieces of wood over the windows while my mother _ the flashlights and radios _. When the storm came, I was helping my mum make dinner. After dinner, we tried to play a card game but it was hard _ with a serious storm happening outside. When the wind _ at around 3:00a.m, I fell asleep. When I_, the sun _. We went out and found my neighborhood in a mess. Then we joined the neighbors _the neighborhood. Although the storm broke many things apart, it brought families and neighbors closer together I am looking forward to your reply and I hope you can tell me something new happened around you. Best wishesBenStep 5 Discussion T: Please discuss the question “what do you learned from the passage?”Ss:.T: Storms are not always bad. The storm brought people closer together. So, when disasters(灾难) come, we should help each other.Step 6 SummaryReview the words and phrases.Step 7 Homewo