八年级下册Unit 5 Section A3a-3c

Unit 5What were you doing when the rainstorm came?Section A 3a-3c学习目标：1. 掌握词汇：wood，flashlight，match，area，beat，against，asleep，die down，rise，fallen，apart 等以及文中短语。2. 学习3a，阅读、翻译课文并回答问题，能根据文章内容完成3b，并讨论3c。学习重难点：1. 过去进行时的用法:句型结构;主语+was/were+doing sth.用法：过去某一时间或时间段正在做某事2. When或while引导时间状语从句时，主句一般用过去进行时。区别;When后一般跟一般过去时，而while则跟过去进行时。一预习自学1. Fill in the blanks.（1）用when/while填空:_ I saw Mark, he was wearing a white shirt._ I was dancing, he was singing loudly.（2）在时候 at the time of 等待 wait for 在街上 in/on the street 闹钟发出响声 go off 接电话；捡起；接某人 pick up 洗澡 take a shower雨下地大 rain heavily/hard2. Read the new words.wood，flashlight，match，area，beat，against，at first,asleep，die down，rise，fallen，apart .3. Read the passage by yourselves and find out the following phrases. 感觉像 _ 确信，务必 _ 玩纸牌 _ 最初，首先_睡着 _ 逐渐消失_醒来，弄醒 _ 乱七八糟_二合作与探究1. Read the passage again and translate it one by one. 2. Answer my questions: (1). Where was the rainstorm happen?(2). Did Ben fall asleep that night? (3). The writer thinks the storm can bring people closer together. Do you think so? 3.Answer the questions in the textbook:(1).What was the weather like before the heavy rain started?It was very terrible. There were strong winds outside and black clouds in the sky. (2). What was the neighborhood like after the storm?It was in a mess. Fallen trees, broken windows and rubbish were everywhere.三Language points1.With no lightoutside, it felt like midnight.1) light 不可数n“光亮” ；可数n“灯，电源”e.g. There is no enough _ in the room. Dont cross the road when the traffic _ are red.light adj “(颜色)浅的” darke.g. He is wearing a light coat.light adj “轻的” heavye.g. Its as light as a feather.2) feel like “感觉像”e.g. The smooth stones feel like eggs.feel like doing sth“想要做”e.g. I dont feel like eating today.2. Bens dad wasputting pieces of wood over the windows while his mom wasmaking sure theflashlights and radio were working.wood 不可数n “木头” a piece of wood“一块木头” 可数n “树林”e.g. He used to cut up _ for cooking every day.There are few _ in that area.3. He finally fell asleep when thewind was dying down at around 3:00 a.m. die down“逐渐变弱，逐渐消失” die - died - dyinge.g. The loud music died down after the Police came.4. He went outside with his family and found the neighborhood in a mess. 1)in a mess “不整齐，混乱，乱七八糟”e.g. The room was in a mess.2)in a mess =in trouble“在困境中”e.g. Can you please me ?Im in a mess.四巩固提升1. _ Jenny was reading a magazine, her sister was listening to the pop music.A. WhileB. When C. What time2. I was trying to draw a cat on the board _ the teacher came in.A. whileB. when C. what time3. My best friend visited my house while I _ dinner in the kitchen.A. cookedB. cooking C. was cooking4. Dick gave me a notewhileI _ in the library. I guess he made it to say “sorry” to you. A. am reading B. was re