1、学习目标学习目标1、掌握过去进行时的基本用法。、掌握过去进行时的基本用法。2、阅读、理解文章、阅读、理解文章Tom was in the library.Last week,there was a rainstorm.Where was Tom when the rainstorm came?What was he doing when the rainstorm came?He was reading.Tom They were at the bus stop.Where were they when the rainstorm came?What were they doing when
2、the rainstorm came?They were waiting for the busWhat happened?heavy rain/rainstorm Last summer vacation,there was a rainstorm in Xinxiang.What were they doing when the heavy rain happened in last summer vacation?The heavy rain brought trouble for us,but it Para 14Four.Alabama,lb:m1.How many paragrap
3、hs(段落）段落）are there?2.Please match them.Before the stormDuring the stormAfter the stormPara 1Para2Para 3Para4The Storm Brought People Closer TogetherStrong winds were outside.Black clouds were making the sky very dark.With no light outside,it felt like midnight.1.What was the weather like before the
4、heavy rain started?2.How could Bens family know the storm would come?The news on TV reported that a heavy rainstorm was in the area.Ben could hear strong winds outside his room in Alabama.Black clouds were making the sky very dark.With no light outside,it felt like midnight.The news on TV reported t
5、hat a heavy rainstorm was in the area.Everyone in the neighborhood was busy.Bens dad was putting pieces of wood over the windows 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 b
6、egan to beat heavily against the windows.After dinner,they tried to play a card game,but it was hard to have fun with a serious storm happening outside.Everyone in the neighborhood was busy.busyBen was helping his mom make dinner when the rain began to beat heavily against the windows.After dinner,t
7、hey tried to play a card game,but it was hard to have fun with a serious storm happening outside.1.It rained hard outside.2.Bens family had fun playing a card game.Do True or FalseTF1.When did Ben fall asleep?2.What was the neighborhood like after the storm?He finally fell asleep when the wind was d
8、ying down at around 3:00 a.m.die down 逐渐消失fallen treesbroken windowsrubbishWhat a big mess!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.Falle
9、n trees,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.Complete the sentences using information from the passage.1.When the news on TV was rep
10、orted,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 _ at 3:00a.m.,the wind_were(blowing)was putting pieces of wood over the windows.was helping his mom make dinner finally fell asleep was dying down.3bcomm
11、on interestsSerious disastersterrible weather like1.What other things can bring people closer together?2.How can we help each other in times of difficulty?The Storm Brought People Closer TogetherThe stormBefore the stormDuring the stormAfter the stormweatherstrong windsblack cloudsdarkfeel like midn
12、ightpeopleDad was.over the windows.Mom was making sure the things Ben was helping his mom make dinner when the rain began _(beat)heavily against the windows.After dinner,they _(try)to play a card game,but it was hard to have fun with a serious storm _(happen)outside.Ben could not sleep at first.He f
13、inally _when the wind was dying down at around 3:00 a.m.When he woke up,the sun_.He went outside with his family and _the neighborhood_.Fallen trees,broken windows and rubbish _everywhere.They joined the neighbors _clean up the neighborhood together.Although the storm broke many things apart,it_closer together.was risingfoundwereto help fell asleepto beattriedhappeningin a messbrought families and neighborsLets help each other,and we will be closer together!Please read the passage fluently and correctly with the right pronunciation.
