英语人教版八年级下册Unit5 SectionA(3a-3c).ppt

1、Unit 5,Strong winds,Black clouds,Lightening,Heavy rain,The storm brought people closer together.,Unit5 What were you doing when the rainstorm came? SectionA(3a-3c),太和县高庙中心学校 房园园,fast reading,Guess the meanings of the words,Guessing the Meaning When reading something for the first time, do not worry

2、about words you dont know. Use the context (上下文）to help you guess the meaning.,Read the article quickly and tell the following sentences true( T ) or false( F ). ( ) The strong winds could be heard outside Bens home. ( ) The news on TV reported that a heavy rainstrom was in Alabama. ( ) Everyone in

3、the neighbourhood was free. ( ) After dinner,Bens family had fun playing a card game. ( ) Bens neighbours helped clean up the neighbourhood.,T,T,F,F,T,fast reading,The Storm Brought People Closer Together,The order:,C Before the storm,B During the storm,A After the storm,Para 1,Para 3,Para 4,time,ca

4、reful reading,Para 2,Para 1:,What was the weather like before the heavy rain started?,strong winds black clouds dark feel like midnight,Before the storm,When the news on TV was reported, strong winds _ outside.,were blowing,weather,The Storm Brought People Closer Together.,Ben could hear outside his

5、 home in Alabama. were making the sky very dark. With no light outside, it felt like midnight. The news on TV reported that was in the area.,strong winds,Black clouds,a heavy rainstorm,Before the storm,Para 2:,What were they doing before the storm?,busy,While Bens mom was making sure the radio was w

6、orking,his dad _ _.,was putting pieces of wood over the windows,peaple,Everyone in the neighborhood was . Bens dad was over the windows while his mom was making sure the flashlights and radio were . She also put some on the table.,busy,putting pieces of wood,working,candles and matches,During the st

7、orm,1. What was Ben doing when it rained heavily? 2. What did Bens family do after dinner? 3. Did they have fun? Why?,He was helping his mom make dinner.,They played a card game.,No, it was hard to have fun with a serious storm happening outside.,Para 3:,Ben was make dinner when the rain began to be

8、at heavily against the windows. After dinner, they tried to , but it was hard to with a serious storm happening outside.,helping his mom,play a card game,have fun,After the storm,After the storm，how was the neighborhood?,in a mess,fallen trees,broken windows,rubbish,Para 4:,When Ben _ at 3:00 a.m.,

9、the wind _.,fell asleep,was dying down,Ben could not sleep at first. He finally fell asleep when the wind was at around 3:00 a.m. when he woke up, the sun was rising. He went outside with his family and found the neighborhood . , and were everywhere. They joined the neighbors to help clean up the ne

10、ighborhood together. Although the storm broke many things apart, it .,dying down,in a mess,Fallen trees,broken windows,rubbish,brought families and neighbors closer together,Storms are always bad.,It brought people closer together.,We should help each other.,not,Discuss the questions with a partner.

11、,2. How can we help each other in times of difficulty?,3c,“Although the storm broke many things apart, it brought families and neighbors closer together.”,1. What other things can bring people closer together?,natural disasters ： earthquake, typhoon, flood, snowstorm,encourage each other 互相鼓励,give a

12、way 捐赠.,group,union is strength. strength,The storm,Before the storm,during the storm,after the storm,weather,strong winds,black clouds,dark,feel like midnight,people,Dad was .over the windows.,Mom was making sure the things ,Ben was helping his mom make dinner when the rain began _( beat )heavily a

13、gainst the windows. After dinner, they _(try) to play a card game, but it was hard to have fun with a serious storm _(happen) outside.,Ben could not sleep at first. He finally _when the wind was dying down at around 3:00 a.m. When he woke up, the sun_. He went outside with his family and _the neighborhood_. Fallen trees, broken windows and rubbish _everywhere. They joined the neighbors _clean up the neighborhood together. Although the storm broke many things apart, it_closer together.,w