初中英语人教版八年级下册unit5SectionA.ppt

1、Unit 5 What were you doing when the rainstorm came?,Section A 3a-3c,Ask your classmates in your group what they were doing last night then give a report.,Report: Yesterday 7:00 was reading. was shopping,Revision,Presentation,Look at the picture and think about what has happened.,3a Read the passage

2、and answer the following questions.,1. What was the weather like before the heavy rain started? 2. What was the neighborhood like after the storm?,Reading,1. What was the weather like before the heavy rain started? The strong winds were blowing. Black clouds were making the sky very dark. With no li

3、ght outside, it felt like midnight. 2. What was the neighborhood like after the storm? The neighbors are much closer together.,3b Complete the sentences using information from the passage.,1. When the news on TV was reported, strong winds _ outside. 2. While Bens mom was making sure the radio was wo

4、rking, his dad _ _.,was putting pieces of wood over the windows,were blowing,3. Ben _ when the heavy rain finally started. 4. When Ben _ at 3:00 a.m., the wind _.,was helping his mom make dinner,fell asleep,was dying down,3c Discuss the questions with a partner.,“Although the storm broke many things

5、 apart, it brought families and neighbors closer together.” What other things can bring people closer together? How can we help each other in times of difficulty? The earthquake, typhoon and other natural disasters can also bring people closer together. In times of difficulty, we can encourage each

6、other, send good and materials needed to each other,Speaking,Language points,此句中介词with表示一种伴随状况，同时还包含着某种因果关系，表示“因某种状况的存在而导致”, 因此可翻译成“由于；因为”等。,1. With no light outside, it felt like midnight.,1) 此句中的连词while的意思是 “当 的时候；和同时”，while还可以 表示“而；然而；但”之意，用来说明 和强调两种事情或情形不同。,2. Bens dad while his mom was making s

7、ure the flashlights and radio were working.,2) make sure“确认，查明，核实；确保；设法保证”，其后可接句子，或接介词of及宾语，用来引入需要确认的内容。 e.g. Could you make sure what time hes arriving? 你能确认一下他几点到达吗？,Make sure you turn off the TV before you leave the house. 在你离开屋子前确认关闭了电视。,3. , but it was hard to have fun with a serious storm happ

8、ening outside.,你能否想出此句中包含的句型？,It is adj.+ to do sth. 做怎么样。 It is adj. for sb. to do sth. 对某人来说做怎么样。 e.g. It is important for us to learn English. 对我们来说学英语很重要。,4. He finally fell asleep when the wind was dying down at around 3:00 a.m.,fall asleep 进入梦乡，睡着 asleep adj. 睡着 区别sleepy, asleep & sleep sleepy

9、是形容词，可意为 “困倦的；瞌 睡的”，可作定语和表语。如： Ill go to bed. Im sleepy. 我要去睡觉了。我困了。,asleep是形容词，意思是“睡着的”，强调状态，常作表语。短语fall asleep意为“入睡；睡着”。如： Grandma fell asleep when watching TV. 奶奶看电视时睡着了。 sleep可作动词，意为 “睡觉”，也可作名词，意为“睡眠；睡觉”。 如： My father is sleeping. Please keep quiet. 我父亲在睡觉，请保持安静。,die down逐渐变弱，逐渐平息 e.g. When you saw him, his anger had died down a bit. 你看见他的时候，他的火气已经下去了。,rise是不及物动词，意为：（价格、水位等）上涨；（月亮、太阳等）上升。 e.g. It is too hot. The temperature rises by 6 today. 太热了。今天的气温一下子上升了6 摄氏度。,5