1、The storm brought people closer together The storm brought people closer together Look at the title and picture, and predict(预测) what happened? Whats a storm? very bad weather with strong winds and heavy rain, often with thunder and lightning In Alabama. Alabama is in the southeast of the United Sta
2、tes. Gulf of Mexico is to the south of it. There are often cyclones(龙卷风), hurricanes(飓风) and storms in March and April every year. Where did the storm happen? Scan the passage and answer the question. Before the storm: During the storm: After the storm: Para 1 and 2 Para 3 Para 4 Divide the passage
3、into 3 parts. While-reading: Before the storm Para 1: weather strong winds black clouds dark feel like midnight Whats the weather like before the storm? Para.1 If your family were in a storm, what things would you prepare? Choose three and tell the reasons. matches food an iPhone a radio candles wat
4、er money flashlights Before the storm fllat mt Before the storm Para 2: activities Dad _ What were people doing? Mom _ was putting pieces of wood over the windows. was making sure the flashlights and radio were working. a piece of wood During the storm Para 3: 1. What was Ben doing when it rained he
5、avily? 2. What did Bens family do after dinner? 3. Did they have fun? He was helping his mom make dinner. The rain beat heavily against the windows They played a card game. No, it was hard to have fun. How was the neighborhood after the storm? In a mess. fallen trees broken windows rubbish They join
6、ed the neighbors to help clean up the neighborhood together. What did Bens family do? After the storm Para 4: 1. 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 started. 4. When Ben _
7、 at 3:00 a.m., the wind _. Complete the sentences using information from the passage. were blowing was putting pieces of wood over the windows was helping his mom make dinner fell asleep was dying down 3b3b Lets try to retell （复述）the passage. Ben could hear outside. Bens father while his mom She als
8、o Ben was when the rain After dinner, they , but Ben couldnt sleep at first. He finally when the wind They joined to Although before while after earthquake typhoon tsunami snow storm The rainstorm is a disaster. It broke many things apart. Storms are not always bad. They brought people closerThey brought people closer together.together. We should help each other.
