1、 1 Unit 5 What were you doing when the rainstorm came Section A 2( 2d-3c) Step 1 Revision 1. Ask students to talk about what they were doing last night in groups of four then give a report. Step 2 Presentation Ask the students to look at the picture and think about what has happened. Step 3 Reading
2、Keys: 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 Read the passage again and complete the sentences using information from the passage. 1) When the news on TV was reported, strong winds were _ outside. 2) While Be
3、ns mom was making sure the radio was working, his dad _. 3) Ben _ when the heavy rain finally started. 4) When Ben _at 3:00 a.m., the wind _. Keys: 1) were blowing 2) was putting pieces of wood over the windows 3) was helping his mom make dinner 4) fell asleep: was dying down Step 4 Speaking 3c Disc
4、uss the questions with a partner. “Although the storm broke many things apart, it brought families and neighbors closer together.” What other can bring people closer together? How can we help each other in times of difficulty? Step 5 Language points 1. With no light outside, it felt like midnight. 2
5、. Bens dad? while his mom was making sure the flashlights and r adio were working. 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. It was hard to have fun with a serious storm happenin
6、g outside. It is adj.+ to do sth. 做?怎么样。 2 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。 活学活用: 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 _ for him _. 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