新目标八年级英语下册Unit-5-(The-storm-brought-people-closer-together).

Section A 3a—3c

Learning aims

❖ Learn some new words and expressions such as storm,area,wood,flashlight,match… ❖ Know the order of an event.

❖ Learn how to describe an event. Teaching steps 1.Predict

The passage is about _________. A .A rainstorm in Alabama. B.A happy family in Alabama C.The friendly people in Alabama

2.Fast reading.

Read the whole passage, match each paragraph with the idea it discusses.

Para.1 A. The heavy rain finally started.

Para.2 B. The neighborhood was in a mess after the storm.

Para.3 C. Everyone was busy for the coming storm.

Para.4 D. It’s reported that a rainstorm was coming. 3.Careful reading

(1) Read paras.1-2 and fill in the chart and blanks.

1) Before the storm black__________ strong_________ make the sky very__________ With no _______,and it felt like ________.

2) What were Ben’s parents doing before the storm? Ben’s Dad Ben’s Mom While Ben’s mom was making sure the radio was working, his dad ____________________________. While his mom was putting some candles on the table, his dad _______________________________ . (2) Read Para. 3 and answer the questions.

1) What was Ben doing at the time of rainstorm?

2) What did they do after dinner?

(3) Read para.4 and decide if the statements are true or false. 1) Ben fell asleep when the wind was dying down. 2) When Ben woke up, the sun rose. 3) The storm broke nothing apart.

4) The neighborhood was as clean and tidy as usual. 5) Many people volunteered to clean up the street. 6) The storm brought neighbors closer.

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4.Retell the story

Before the storm was putting…over… was making sure … put…on… During the storm was helping… tried to… It was hard to… After the storm …rising… He found …… were everywhere. 5. Group Work: Share in your group and give a report.

Report

Before the rainstorm, I could see…

During the rainstorm, I … My friend… My parents… After the rainstorm, … ……

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6.Homework

(1) Retell the passage.

(2) You can write your opinions down and then share your writings with us .

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