英语人教版八年级下册Unite5 3a-3c.doc

Unit 5 What were you doing when the rainstorm came?SectionA 3a-3c一、Teaching Objectives：1.Students grasp the vocabulary:storm,wind,light,report,area, wood,window,flashlight,match,beat, against, asleep, fall asleep, at first,die down, and so on.2. Students can get the reading skills. 3.They can face disasters actively and help each other in trouble.二. Teaching difficulties:1. Grasp the vocabulary and improve the reading skills;2. Studendts can use the reading strategies to read freely and tell the stories.三. Teaching procedures:Step 1 Preparation 1.Ask the questions:Whats the weather like today? What kind of weather is the worst? How about the weather in the video?2.Wacth a video.3.Lead-inHow was the weather in this area?(Teach new words )What do you think of it? Why? Yes,because it can break many things apart.,teaching the new words at the same time.Step 2 Presentation Ask the students to look at the picture and thinkabout what has happened.Step 3 Reading3a Read thepassage quickly and answer the following questions1) What was the weatherlike before the heavy ran started?2）What was the neighborhood like after the storm?Keys: 1. Black clouds were making the sky very dark.With no light outside, it felt like midnight.2.The neighborhood was in a mess.3bRead the passage again and complete the sentences using information from thepassage.1) When the news on TV was reported, strongwinds were _ outside.2）While Bens momwas making sure the radio was working, his dad_.3) Ben _ when the heavyrain finally started.4) When Ben _at 3:00 a.m., the wind _.1.Prensent some pictures to teach other new words one by one:breakapart, fallen trees, broken windows, beat against, rise, die down, flashlights, match(es)2.Game: Magic Eyes.- Check the new words .Step 4 Practice 1.Pre-readingPresent the title and picture of this passage and ask:Predict what well learn about from the title and the picture? Can you find out the sentences that can support the title?(They joined the neighbors to help clean up the neiborhood together.)2. Fast readingActivity 1: Read the passage quickly and divide the four paragraghs into three parts in the order of time: “ before the storm”、“during the storm”and“after the storm”;3.Careful resdingActivity 2.-Task 4: Have Ss read the three parts separately and finish the related exercises in each part. Activity 5: Put six sentences in right order.Step 5 Speaking3c Discussthe questions with a partner.“Although the storm broke many things apart,it brought families and neighborscloser together.” What other can bring peoplecloser together? How can we helpeach other in times of difficulty?competition, sports meeting, Art Festival, a basketball game, a car accident,learn from Leifeng, knowledge competition, help the old/volunteeringStep 6 SummaryThis lesson weve