1、Unit 5 What were you doing when the rainstorm came?,Section A 3a-3c,What were you doing when the rainstorm came?,alarm,Words study,storm,wind,pick up,Read the passage and answer the questions.,What was the weather like before the heavy rain started? 2. What was the neighborhood like after the storm?
2、,3a,Ben could hear strong winds outside his home in Alabama. Black clouds were making the sky very dark. With no light outside, it felt like midnight. The news on TV reported that a heavy rainstorm was in the area. Everyone in the neighborhood was busy. Bens dad was putting pieces of wood over the w
3、indows,The Storm Brought People Closer Together,while his mom was making sure the flashlights and radio were working. She also put some candles and matches on the table. Ben was helping his mom make dinner when the rain began to beat heavily against the windows. After dinner, they tried to play a ca
4、rd game, but it was hard to have fun with a serious storm happening outside. Ben could not sleep at first. He finally fell,asleep when the wind was dying down at around 3:00 a.m. When he woke up, the sun was rising. He went outside with his family and found the neighborhood in a mess. Fallen trees,
5、broken windows and rubbish were everywhere. They joined the neighbors to help clean up the neighborhood together. Although the storm broke many things apart, it brought families and neighbors closer together.,What was the weather like before the heavy rain started? 2. What was the neighborhood like
6、after the storm?,Black clouds were making the sky very dark. With no light outside, it felt like midnight.,The neighborhood was in a mess. Fallen trees, broken windows and rubbish were everywhere.,With no light outside, it felt like midnight. 外面没有光亮，感觉就像半夜一样。 此句中介词with表示一种伴随的状况，同时还 包含着某种因果关系，表示“因某种状
7、况的存 在而导致”因此可译作“由于；因为”等。,Language points,With my parents away, Im the king of the house. 我爸妈不在，我可是家中的“王”。 I cant work with all that noise going on. 由于那噪音响着，我无法工作。,2. Bens dad . while his mom was making sure the flashlights and radio were working. 本的爸爸同时他妈妈在确认手电筒和收音机都能正常使用。 1)此句中的连词while的意思是“当的时候；和同时”
8、，while还可以表示 “然而；但（是）”之意，用来说明或强调两种事情或情形的不同。例如：,Tom is active and outgoing while his sister Rosa is shy and quiet. 汤姆活跃外向，而他的妹妹罗莎却羞怯腼腆。 I like this, while she likes that. 我喜欢这个，而她喜欢那个。 You like sports while I like reading. 你喜欢运动而我喜欢阅读。,2）make sure的意思是“确认；查明；核实”，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。例如： Could yo
9、u make sure what time hes arriving? I would like to go and meet him at the airport? 你确认一下他几点到达好吗？我想去机场接他。 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、器官等的“运作；运 转”，这是动词work的一种基本用法 My watch is waterproof that means it would work fine even if its in water.
10、我的手表是防水的 这就是说即便在水里它也会正常运转。 My brain isnt working well now. 这会儿我的脑子不好使。,Complete the sentences using information from the passage.,When the news on TV was reported, strong winds _outside. 2. While Bens mom was making sure the radio was working, his dad _ _. 3. Ben _. when the heavy rain finally start
11、ed. 4. When Ben _ at 3:00a.m., the wind _.,were,was putting pieces of wood over the windows.,was helping his mom make dinner,finally fell asleep was dying down.,3b,Discuss the questions with a partner.,“Although the storm broke many things apart, it brought families and neighbors closer together.” W
12、hat 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 other, send good and materials needed to each other,3c,19,1.
13、When he saw a wallet on the ground, he _ at once. A. picked it up B. gave it up C. picked up it 2. The _ dishes lay on the floor and no one was in the room. A. breaking B. broken C. broke D. break,I. 单项选择。,Exercises,3. Why do you always sleep _? Because Im afraid of the dark. A. by yourself B. with
14、the door open C. with the window open D. with the light on,4. What was Tom doing _ it was raining? He was doing his homework in the bedroom. A. since B. while C. when D. if 5. Betty was doing her homework _ the door bell rang. A. when B. if C. because D. and,II. 翻译下列句子。,外面没有光亮，感觉就像半夜一样。 2. 外面的风渐渐平息了。 3. 我的房间一片混乱。 4. 离开教室时确保窗子是关着的。,With no light outside, it felt like midnight.,The wind outside is dying down.,Make sure the window is closed when you leave the classroom.,My room is in a mess.,发挥想象，连词成文。(50-100字) strange, rainstorm, suddenly, flashlight, die down, fallen, apart,Homework,
