1、What were you doing when the rainstorm came?,义务教育教科书（人教）八年级英语下册,Unit 5,Period 2,Section A(3a-4c),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,写出下列短语,in the library at the time of go to work wait for th
2、e bus walk home on the street play basketball,1. 在图书馆2. 在的时候3. 去上班4. 等公共汽车5. 走路回家6. 在街上7. 打篮球,Presentation,Look at the picture and think about what has happened.,3a Read the passage and answer the following questions.,1. What was the weather like before the heavy rain started? 2. What was the neighb
3、orhood like after the storm?,Reading,1. What was the weather like before the heavy rain started? 2. What was the neighborhood like after the storm?,1. Black clouds were making the sky very dark. With no light outside, it felt like midnight. 2. The neighborhood was in a mess.,3b Complete the sentence
4、s 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 working, 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
5、 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 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 dif
6、ficulty?,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.,e.g. With my parents away, Im the king of the house. 我爸妈不在家，我可是家中的“王”了！ I cant work with all that noise going on.由于那噪音响着，我无法工作。,1) 此句中的连词while的意思是 “当的时候；
7、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 sure the flashlights and radio wereworking.,e.g. Tom is active and outgoing while his sister Rosa is shy and quiet. 汤姆活跃外向，而他的妹妹罗莎却害羞腼腆。,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
8、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) 此句中的work表示机器，器官等 “运作，运转”，这是动词work的一种基本用法。 e.g. My watch is waterproof that means it would work fine even if its in water. 我的手表是防水的这就是说即便在 水里它也会正常运转。,3. , but it was hard to have fu
9、n with a serious storm happening 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。,1. 在街上踢球很危险。It is _ soccer on the street. 2. 每天早上读书对你来说很有必要。It is _ for you _ in the morning. 3. 对他来说完成作业很容易It is _
10、 for him _.,dangerous to play,necessary to read,easy to finish homework,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
11、”，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
12、、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. When he woke up, the sun was rising.,1. 感觉像 2. 首先 3. 入睡 4. 逐渐变弱 5. 确信 6. 醒来 7. 一团糟 8. 清洁 9. 互相帮助 10. 在困难时期,feel like at first fall asleep die down make sure wake up in a mess clean up help each other in times of difficulty,重点短语,结束语,Whatever you go, go with all your heart. 无论做什么事,一定要全力以赴.,