初二英语(人教版)-Unit 5 What were you doing when the rainstorn came Period 2-3 学习任务单

Unit5Whatwereyoudoingwhentherainstormcame?Period2学习任务单【学习目标】1.文本解读：通过关注故事中的人物活动，了解语篇叙事结构；通过分析人物情感，把握语篇深层涵义。2.能力发展：通过寻读（scanning）获取文章主要信息；能够运用构词法中的合成词和派生词知识拓展词汇量；培养在困境中保持乐观、互帮互助的精神。【课前预习任务】请查字典并了解下列词语或短语的意思：wind,light,report,wood,match,fallasleep,diedown,rise,apart【课上学习任务】I.Lead-in.1.Howwastheweatherbeforetheheavyrainstarted?__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________2.Whatwastheneighborhoodlikeafterthedisaster?__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________II.Readandfillinthecharts.1.ReadParagraph1andanswerthequestions.(1)Whatwasthedisaster?_______________________________________________(2)Wherewasthedisaster?_____________________________________________2.ReadParagraph2to4andfillinthechart.TimePeopleActivitiesFeelingsBeforethestormEveryoneBen’sdadBen’smom________thestormBenHisfamilies________thestormBenEveryone3.Analyzepeople’sfeelingsanduseadjectivestodescribepeople’sfeelingsinthechart.(openanswers)4.Drawtheplotcurveaboutpeople’sactivitiesandfeelings.Everyonewasbusywith...Everyonewasbusywith...Ben’sdadwasputting...Ben’smomwasmakingsure...Nervous,worried,well-prepared5.Thinkaboutthefollowingquestion:Wastheneighborhoodpositiveornegative?Why?__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________III.Pleasereadthenewsandunderlinethenewwords.Notesaboutthewordsexplainedinclass:(a)_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________(b)_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________(c)_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________(d)_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________IV.Completethesentencesusinginformationfromthepassage.1.WhenthenewsonTVwasreported,strongwinds___________outside.2.WhileBen’smomwasmakingsuretheradiowasworking,hisdad___________________________.3.Ben____________________________whentheheavyrainfinallystarted.4.WhenBen_________at3a.m.,thewind_______________.V.CompletetheletterfromRedStarMiddleSchool.Dearfriends,Wearewritingthislettertoaskyouforhelp.OnestudentofoursisterschooltoldusthathishometowninAlabamahadaheavy_________afewdaysago.Beforethedisaster,thelocalpeoplemadealotofpreparations.Asthestrongwinds___________outside,theyput____________overthewindowsandpreparedsome__________________.Itwassuchacrazystormthattherain___________againstthewindows.Mostpeoplecouldn’t_________untilthewindwas__________.Onthesecondmorning,theneighborhoodwas_________.Therewere______trees,______windowsand______everywhere.Everyonejoinedtohelp________theneighborhood.Althoughmanythingswererebuilt,MaxwellVillageSchoolurgentlyneedssomemoneytofixtheirschoolbuildings.Itwillbehighlyappreciatedifyoucangiveahand.Formoreinformation,pleasegotoourwebsite:RedStarMiddleSchoolVI.Thinkaboutthefollowingquestions.“Althoughthestormbrokemanythingsapart,itbroughtfamiliesandneighborsclosertogether.”1.Whatotherthingscanbringpeopleclosertogether?__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________2.Howcanwehelpeachotherintimesofdifficulty?__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________【课后作业】Pleaseretellthestoryaccordingtotheplotcurve.Haveyoueverexperiencedanyhardtimes?Pleasewriteaboutyourandpeople’sactivitiesandfeelingsbefore,duringandafterthatexperience.(about80words,optional)______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________【课后作业参考答案】1.略2.Ilookedoutofthewindow.Theskywasgettingdarker.Leaveswereflyingthroughtheair.Iclosedallthewindowsandwentoutside.MymomturnedontheTV.TheTVpersonsaiditwasabigstormanditwouldrainalot.Latertherainstormcame,butmybrotherMikewasstillatwork.Herecentlygraduatedandbecameapoliceman.Mymotherwasworriedabouthersonandcalledhim.However,Mikedidn’tanswerherphonecall.Asthewindwasdyingdown,thephonerang.Mikesaidheshouldbeondutyandhelpthoseinneedinthecommunityforthenextfew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